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Votive gold plaques from the Oxus Treasure. Achaemenid Period (550-330 BCE) British Museum

Cast silver statuette of a nude youth from the Oxus Treasure. Achaemenid Period (550-330 BCE) British Museum

Ceremonial gold scabbard from the Oxus treasure. Achaemenid Period (550-330 BCE). British Museum.

Detailed view of Venus, from the Renaissance artwork "Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli (created 1483 - 1485 CE). Tempera on panel. Provenance: Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici family collections. Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

Artist's impression of the Laocoön group based on the reconstruction of the original composition suggested by Seymour Howard.

The mythical coat of arms and white hart symbol of Richard II of England (r. 1377-1399 CE). From the back of the Wilton diptych, a painted panel created c. 1395-99 CE. (National Gallery, London)

A portrait of Richard II of England (r. 1377-1399 CE). The painting was the first of an English king to be painted in his lifetime and was hung in Westminster Abbey. Some scholars have attributed the painting to Andre Beauneveu of Valenciennes...

A modern recreation of the Hittite city of Hattusa as it probably appeared in antiquity, by Rocío Espín. Courtesy of Ancient Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

A recreation of the Battle of Thapsus in 46 CE, by Seán Ó’Brógáín. The Battle of Thapsus was an important battle during Caesar's Civil War (49-45 BCE), and was one of the last engagements where elephants were used in Mediterranean warfare.

A modern recreation of the Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256 BCE) by Radu Oltean. The battle was fought between the forces of the Roman Republic, led by Marcus Atilius Regulus and Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus, and the Carthaginian navy led by Hamilcar...