Images

A cast of a dog from Pompeii. The dog was trapped in the ash flows of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.

Detail of the Lod Mosaic: a rabbit eating grapes and a Lakonian hunting dog wearing a harness. The mosaic is believed to belong to a large and well-appointed Roman house in Lod, Israel, c. 300 CE.

Cave Canem - Beware of dog - sign from Pompeii Guard dog mosaics were a frequent feature of the entryways to houses in Pompeii. Archaeological Museum of Naples

An Augustan era Roman triumph, celebrating a military victory. Illustration by Zvonimir Grbasic.

Athenian women attacking the messenger who brings news that their husbands' died in battle. Illustration by Marek Szyszko.

A marble statuette of Bona Dea, the Roman goddess of chastity, fertility and healing.

Silver denarius minted by M Servilius depicting the goddess Roma or Bellona on the obverse. On the reverse are two soldiers, with their horses in the background. c. 100 BCE. Rome. (British Museum)

An illustration of the Battle of Arginusae (406 BCE), during the Peloponnesian War. Illustration by Marek Szyszko.

An illustration of the Battle of Turin (312 CE) fought between the forces of Constantine I (r. 306-337 CE) and Maxentius (r. 306-312). Illustration by Sean Ó’Brógáín.

The forces of Julius Caesar (100 BCE-48 BCE) battle a faction of the Egyptian army during the Siege of Alexandria in 47 BCE, part of a struggle over the Egyptian line of succession. Illustration by by Zvonimir Grbasic.