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One of the sacred Glastonbury Thorns located at The Glastonbury Abbey. The tree is linked to the legend of Joseph of Arimathea who supposedly brought Christianity to England during the 1st century CE.

The St. Margaret’s Chapel and Royal Magdalene Almshouses in Glastonbury, Somerset. A chapel dedicated to St. Margaret was built in the 1070s CE on Magdalene Street, originally as a hospital, but the preserved building dates from 1444 CE.

Persian Poet Nizami (l. c. 1141-1209 CE) depicted on a rug. Ganja Museum, Azerbaijan

Tomb of Persian poet Hafez (l. 1315-1390 CE) in Shiraz.

Collection of poems (masnavi), Walters Art Museum Ms. W.625, fol. 51b A leaf from an elegantly calligraphed and illuminated copy of the collection of poems, known as Mas̱navī-i maʿnavī, by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (d.672 AH / 1273 CE). This codex...

Modern Center of Dushanbe, Tajikistan Rudaki Park with the statue of Persian poet Rudaki (l. 859 - c. 940 CE).

A plaster cast of a domestic pig found in Villa Regina at Boscoreale (Italy). The pig died in the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE. As its body decomposed it left a void in the volcanic material around it.

A map showing the cities and towns affected by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Date of map is 2007 CE.

Room II of the Antiquarium of Boscoreale (Italy) displays some of the archaeological finds of the many villas excavated in the neighbourhood of Boscoreale.

Room I of the Antiquarium of Boscoreale (Italy) is devoted to the economy and environment of the Vesuvius area in Roman times and showcases a copy of the famous plaster cast of a dog from Pompeii, and another of a domestic pig found in one...