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A detail of the sandstone warrior figures often called the “Prince of Glauberg’, excavated at the site in Hesse, Germany. It is an example of La Tène culture sculpture and dates to the second half of the 5th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum...

"St. Thomas Aquinas, Fountain of Wisdom" (French: "Saint Thomas d’Aquin, Fontaine de Sagesse") by French painter Nicolas Antoine in 1648 CE. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.

Photo of Monte Cassino abbey in Italy. The monastery was established in the 6th Century CE, and reached its peak in the 11th Century CE. Over the centuries, the monastery was damaged by wars and political turmoil. It was finally rebuilt in...

Painting of Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274 CE) by Italian painter Carlo Crivelli (c. 1435-1495 CE). Part of the Demidoff Altarpiece, made c. 1476 CE for the Church of San Domenico in Ascoli Piceno, Italy. 61 cm (24 in) x 40 cm (15.7 in). Collection...

Illustration of Monte Cassino in the 15th-century Nuremberg Chronicle. Published in Nuremberg, Germany, 1493.

"Vision of St. Thomas Aquinas" by Santi di Tito (1536-1603 CE). Church of San Marco, Florence.

This is an example of the armor of Ottoman or Mamluk horseman and his horse armor c. 1550 CE. Collection of the Army Museum, Paris.

Norse god Tyr sacrificing his arm to Fenrir the wolf, in exchange for him accepting to be bound with a magical chain. Illustration by John Albert Bauer (1882–1918 ce), for Our Fathers' Godsaga by Viktor Rydberg, published 1911 CE.

Jelling tones raised by King Harold Bluetooth (r. 958-985 CE) in memory of his deceased parents. As a Christian convert, Bluetooth was responsible for Denmark’s adoption of the new religion, thus he had one side of the larger stone depict...

Another view of the stupa at the Harwan Monastery in Kashmir, India.