Images

Ateshgah Fire Temple, Azerbaijan.

Copper alloy coin from Begram, Afghanistan, 90-113 CE. Obverse: Bust of Mithra to right. 6 rays; 3 pronged tamgha. Reverse: Mithra on horseback to right. Greek legend; 3 pronged tamgha.

Parthian silver coin, 1st-2nd century CE. Reverse: Short-bearded bust of Mithra facing left, with a long moustache and bushy hair. Mithra wears diadem, torque and Persian V-neck jacket with beaded lapels. Rays of a halo shine above his head...

Western view of Bamburgh Castle. Bamburgh was originally built as a fort in the 5th Century CE and a castle was built on the site by the Normans at the turn of the 11th Century CE. The castle was besieged twice by forces loyal to Edward IV...

Interior of Evora Cathedral, Evora Portugal. Photo taken 2011 CE.

The great (main) door of Evora Cathedral, Evora, Portugal. Photo taken 2006 CE.

Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones) Evora, Portugal showing hanging skeleton. Photo taken 2015 CE.

A square in Evora, Portugal showing the white buildings with mustard-coloured trim that is typical of the Moorish architecture of the city. Photo taken 2008 CE.

Sculptures of the twelve apostles at Evora Cathedral, Portugal - attributed to Pero and Telo de Garcia (Spanish sculptors of the 14th century CE). Photo take 2006 CE.

Peacocks in Jardim Publico de Evora (Evora Public Garden), Evora, Portugal. Photo taken in 2008 CE.