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Greek warrior fighting an Amazon, detail from a painted alabaster sarcophagus, photograph by Sailko, Italy, 01 January, 2014. Section of the painted alabaster sarcophagus known as the "Amazon Sarcophagus" found...

An August 1914 photograph showing the retreat of Belgian troops to Antwerp during the Battle of the Frontiers which opened hostilities on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums...

A 1914 photograph showing armour plating on a fortress pierced by shells on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums

A September 1914 photograph showing German artillery troops heading to the Battle of the Frontiers which opened hostilities on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums

An August 1914 photograph showing Belgian troops wearing rather primitive camouflage prior to the Battle of Haleine, part of the wider Battle of the Frontiers which opened hostilities on the Western Front during...

Page 1r of the Codex Palatinus Germanicus 367, showing the opening lines of the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle (Livländische Reimchronik), c. 1415 CE. Though the original...

A map of the Roman Empire under Theodosius I “the Great” (reign 379–395 CE). His reign marked a decisive turning point in Roman imperial history, bringing together political...

Roman coin depicting Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, c. 39 BCE.

Virgil reading the Aeneid to Augustus and Octavia, oil on canvas painting by Jean-Joseph Taillasson, 1787. The Roman poet Virgil reads the Aeneid to Augustus and his sister Octavia Minor. Octavia is...

Marble bust of a Roman woman, possibly Octavia Minor, sister of Augustus, 20-10 BCE. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.