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A modern recreation of the court of Darius the Great (r. 522-486 BCE), by Zvonimir Grbasic. Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

This map shows the Roman-Parthian trade route system, circa between the 1st and the 3rd centuries CE. During this period, the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire were the two superpowers of the region and the Roman-Parthian trade system...

A recreation of a port in the Roman Empire. Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

The city of Londinium (London) as it probably appeared in the 2nd Century CE, by Rocío Espin. Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

A painting of Pompeii as it probably appeared before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. By Rocío Espin. Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

A painting of the Roman Forum as it probably would have appeared in the 5th Century BCE. By Vilius Petrauskas. Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

A reconstruction of the ancient city of Alexandria as it probably appeared in the 1st Century BCE, during the reign of Cleopatra VII of Egypt (r. 51-30 BCE). By Rocío Espin. Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

A modern depiction of Roman emperor Septimius Severus (r. 193 - 211 CE) at the Battle of Lugdunum (197 CE) by Séan Ó’Brógáín. The battle resulted in a victory for Septimius Severus. Courtesy of Ancient Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers...

A depiction of the Siege of Paris in 885-886 CE, by Mirco Paganessi. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

The Etemenanki (Sumerian for: "temple of the foundation of heaven and earth") was a massive ziggurat dedicated to Marduk in ancient Babylon. It is unclear when the Etemenanki was originally constructed, and it is sometimes associated with...