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The amphitheatre of Augusta Emerita (modern-day Mérida, Spain) was construced in 8 BCE for use in gladiatorial contests and staged beast-hunts. It had a capacity of up to 15,000 people. The elliptical building was of considerable dimentions...

Augusta Emerita (modern-day Mérida in Spain) was a Roman colony established by Augustus in 25 BCE. The city was the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania, and was one of the largest in Hispania with an area of over 20,000 square kilometres...

A contemporary engraving of the conspirators involved in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, a failed attempt to blow up the English Parliament. National Portrait Gallery, London.

Portraits of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567) and her son James I of England (r. 1603-1625). Painted in 1583. (Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland)

A 1621 portrait of James I of England (r. 1603-1625) by Daniel Mytens. The king is wearing the insignia of the Order of the Garter. National Portrait Gallery, London.

10th-century runestones at Jelling, Denmark. The smaller stone was erected by Harald Bluetooth’s father Gorm in honour of his wife Thyra before 958. The larger stone honours Harald's parents and proclaims his achievements: "Harald the king...

Harald Bluetooth being baptized by Bishop Poppo the missionary, probably c. 960. Baptismal font in Tamdrup Kirke, Denmark, c. 1200.

Photorealistic reconstruction of Roman statesman Mark Antony (l. 83-30 BCE). This reconstruction is based on archaeological evidence including busts, coin portraits and statuary This reconstruction was made using Artbreeder, an AI neural...

Atalanta wrestling Peleus. A detail from a c. 530 BCE black-figure Chalcidian hydria from Vulci. The two wrestlers have a boar skin in the background, undoubtedly the prize for the victor and a clear link between this event and the Calydonian...

Bear Baiting, painting by Abraham Hondius (1631-1691). Private collection.