Images

The Hellenistic Theatre at Dion in Macedon with Mount Olympus in the background. The theatre was built into a natural hill during the 3rd century BCE. It underwent several phases of modification during the reign of Philip V (r. 221-179 BCE...

A portrait by Nuno Gonçalves of Prince Henry the Navigator (aka Infante Dom Henrique, 1394-1460), one of the prime instigators of the Portuguese Empire. (National Museum of Art, Lisbon)

Mount Pico in the Azores archipelago, North Atlantic. 2,351 metres (7,713 ft).

Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne. Photo by Jo Murricane

Stamped Brick with the mark of Legio VII Gemina. Interpretation Center of Roman León at Casona de Puerta Castillo, León, Spain.

Reenactor with the emblem of Legio VII Gemina on the third day of the Roman fair held in the district of Navia, Vigo, 24 August 2014.

The Faial volcanic crater in the Azores archipelago, North Atlantic. The Azores were colonized by the Portuguese from the 15th century.

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint.

A c.1584 map of the Azores archipelago in the North Atlantic. The islands were uninhabited before they were colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century.

An 1850 painting of the Madeira landscape by Karl Briullov. The scene shows the transport of barrels of Madeira wine on the Portuguese island. (State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg)