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A Celtic warrior statue from Gaul. Bronze with glass inlay, 1st century BCE or 1st century CE. From Saint-Maur-en-Chaussée, Oise, France. (Musée départemental de l'Oise)

The five Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. These were: - Augustus (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE) - centre photo - Tiberius (r. 14-37 CE) - top left - Caligula (r. 37-41 CE) - top right - Claudius (r. 41-54 CE...

Statues outside the temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849 CE. Wellcome Collection, London. David Roberts travelled in the Middle East and North Africa...

Statues inside the temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849 CE. Wellcome Collection, London. David Roberts travelled in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly...

Sandstorm approaching the sphinx at Gîza at sunset, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849 CE. Wellcome Collection, London David Roberts travelled in the Middle East and...

Entrance to the temple at Luxor, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1848 CE. Wellcome Collection, London. David Roberts travelled in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly Egypt...

Bronze shield, Crete, Geometric period, 8th-7th century BCE. Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. The bronze tympanon/shield found in the Idaean Cave is a votive offering from around the 8th century BCE. It is decorated...

Close-up of the front panel of the Franks Casket, Auzon, France, 8th century CE. The British Museum, London. This part of the casket features an Anglo-Saxon depiction of the Wayland (Volund) legend. Wayland is depicted next...

Reconstruction of Mount Malady, the first English hospital built in North America c. 1611 CE, at Henricus Colony of Virginia. It was destroyed in the so-called Indian Massacre of 1622 CE when the Powhatan...

Reconstruction of an English colonist's home at Henricus Colony of Virginia, c. 1611 CE.