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The Pula Arena is the name of the Roman amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. It is among the six largest surviving Roman amphitheatres in the world.

Trinity College is the only ancient university located in Ireland and was established in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) as the sole college of the University of Dublin. Most of the buildings...

Red-figure vase depicting an artist painting a statue of Hercules, identified by his club and lion-skin cape. Greek and Roman statues were frequently painted in Antiquity, to impart a more impressive and life-like...

The Steine is a replica of a Viking longstone standing in Dublin. The use of the original standing stone is not clear, but it is believed to have been raised by the Viking settlers sometime during the 10th or 11th centuries...

A 19th-century painting by an unknown artist of Portuguese Macao, a colony of the Portuguese Empire from c. 1557 to 1999.

A map showing the location of Portuguese Macao, a colony of the Portuguese Empire from c. 1557 to 1999. Macao is now a part of the People's Republic of China.

A panoramic painting of Portuguese Macao, a colony of the Portuguese Empire from c. 1557 to 1999. Painted c. 1870 by an unknown artist.

Artist's impression of a medieval battle scene, depicting knights both on foot and horseback fighting.

Comparison between a relief of a drunken Dionysus with a digitally restored version. Dionysus leans on a satyr while Maenads dance around him. A small Pan tugs on his robe. This restoration shows the relief...

Fresco depicting a relief and bust within a garden. From the House of the Golden Bracelet, Pompeii. 1st Century CE. ©Jackie and Bob Dunn www.pompeiiinpictures.com