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3D model render of the Saqqara necropolis looking north. The pyramids of Unas (r. c. 2345–2315 BCE) (left) and Djoser (c. 2670 BCE) (middle) are in the foreground. Render by Savannah Dawson. Reprinted from Constructing...

A photorealistic representation of Ptolemy II of Egypt (284-246 BCE) as he may have appeared early in his reign. This reconstruction is based on archaeological evidence including busts, coinage, and descriptions...

A photorealistic representation of Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) as he may have appeared in life. This reconstruction is based on archaeological evidence including bust, coinage, and descriptions of Julius...

A photorealistic representation of the Persian king Darius III (r. 336-330 BCE) as he may have appeared. This reconstruction is largely based on artistic evidence like the Alexander Mosaic (c. 100 BCE) and...

A photorealistic representation of Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 BCE) as he may have appeared in life. This reconstruction is based on archaeological evidence including busts, coin portraits and...

This map shows the place of the Levant (highlighted in red) within the eastern Mediterranean.

Statue of Captain John Smith (l. 1580-1631 CE), English explorer, soldier, author, and early governor of the Jamestown Colony of Virginia between 1607-1609 CE, in Historic Jamestowne, Jamestown, Virginia.

Oribasius (c. 320-400/403 CE). Close-up of the title page of Spiegel der Artzney by Lorenz Fries, with 24 portraits of physicians, Strasbourg: Balthasar Beck, 1532 CE. British Museum, London.

Gold coin of Roman emperor Julian the Apostate (r. 361-363 CE), minted in Antiochia ad Orontem. British Museum, London.

The Hunterston Brooch, a Celtic penannular brooch discovered in Ayrshire, Scotland c. 1830 CE. It was made c. 700 CE and is 12 centimetres (4.75 in) in diameter. The brooch is made of cast silver with gold, silver and amber...