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The Large Palaestra of Pompeii (also known as the Great Gymnasium) is of a large open air square, approximately 140 x 140 m, surrounded by porticoes. Built in the Augustan period, at the beginning of the 1st century CE, as a space to practise...

The amphitheatre of Pompeii was used for gladiatorial combat and is the oldest one of its kind in existence. Built 150 years before the Colosseum in 70 BCE, it could hold up to 20,000 spectators not only from Pompeii but also from neighbouring...

A street in Pompeii with stepping stones, wheel-ruts and a public fountain with a relief of Silenus as fountain-god resting on a wineskin. The fountain is located in front of a water tower. Regio VI, corner of Via della Fortuna and Via del...

The streets of Pompeii were paved during Roman times with large polygonal blocks of stone. The stepping stones kept Romans' feet dry and out of the rainwater, slops, and animal waste that would have filled the streets of Pompeii.

These official guides and maps of Pompeii and neighbouring sites are essentials items for visiting the archaeological sites independently.

The School of Gladiators (Schola Armaturarum) in Pompeii was probably the headquarters of a military association of gladiators, a place used for meetings and social gatherings. The building suffered heavy damage from bombing during World...

A Mongolian saddle from China dating to between c. 1271–1368 CE, when China was ruled by the Yuan Dynasty. From the Inner Mongolia Museum in Hohhot, China.

This 40 meter (131 foot) tall equestrian statue of Genghis Khan (r. 1206-1227 CE) was erected in 2008 CE. The statue stands on top of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex, on the bank of the Tuul River near Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.

The statue of the Mongolian general Bo'orchu (c. 13th Century CE), in front of the Mongolian Parliament House. Bo'orchu was one of the most trusted generals of Genghis Khan (c. 1206 - 1227 CE), and later, a close friend of Ogedei Khan (1229...

A Chinese ink painting of a Mongol rider with a horse and camel. The painting was produced by an unidentified artist c. 1271–1368, when China was ruled by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty established by Kublai Khan. Ink and color on silk. 30...