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Moses and the Fiery Serpent
According to the Bible, Nehushtan was a metal serpent mounted on a staff that Moses had made, by God’s command, to cure the Israelites of snake bites while wandering in the desert.
Detail of a window in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.
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Tumulus of Karakus (south side)
The Tumulus of Karakus with the eagle on top of the south column. The Tumulus of Karakus is a funerary monument (hierothesion) of the Commagene Royal Family, located in the Kahta district of Adiyaman Province in Eastern Turkey.
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Arsameia on the Nymphaios
Arsameia on the Nymphaios (Arsameia ad Nymphaeum) is located at the foot of Mount Nemrut in Eastern Turkey. In the 1st century BCE, it was a royal seat and the summer capital of the Kingdom of Commagene, an ancient kingdom of the Hellenistic...
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Great Cult Inscription of Arsameia
The Great Cult Inscription contains the history of the founding of Arsameia on the Nymphaios, a royal seat, and the summer capital of the Kingdom of Commagene located at the foot of Mount Nemrut in Eastern Turkey. The Great Cult Inscription...
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Madonna della Sedia by Raphael
The Madonna della Sedia painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520 CE). Painted c. 1514 CE. (Uffizi, Florence)
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Baldassare Castiglione by Raphael
A portrait by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520 CE) of the diplomat, courtier and author Baldassare Castiglione. Painted c. 1515 CE. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Hebrew Roots for Saraph and Nachash
This graph was produced using information from Strong's Concordance, to help visualize the context of the Biblical Hebrew words Saraph and Nachash.
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View of the Severan Bridge from the Southeast
The Severan Bridge (also known as Cendere Bridge) is a Roman bridge located near the ancient city of Arsameia (today Eskikale), 55 km (34 miles) north east of Adıyaman in southeastern Turkey. It was built by the Sixteenth Roman legion stationed...
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Tumulus of Karakus with Distant Views of Mount Nemrut
The eastern side of the Tumulus of Karakus with two columns still standing upright. One column has traces of a relief, the other is decorated with an animal sculpture. The Tumulus of Karakus is a funerary monument (hierothesion) of the Commagene...
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Galatea by Raphael
The Galatea nymph fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520 CE). Completed in 1512 CE, the work is part of a series of frescoes with a mythological theme painted by Raphael in Rome’s Villa Farnesina.
