Images

An illustration of Queen Guinevere about to burnt at the stake for adultery, by Sir W. Russell Flint (1880 - 1969 CE). From a 1927 CE edition of Thomas Malory's (c. 1415 - 1471 CE) Le Morte D'Arthur. Courtesy of the University of Rochester's...

A photograph of Maxstoke Castle, built in 1345 CE near Maxstoke, Warwickshire, England.

A map indicating the major ancient and medieval states in sub-Saharan Africa. Areas and dates relate to a state at its peak. In addition, shaded areas are approximate indicators only. For the majority of the states, their precise borders...

A terracotta sculpture of a male figure from Djenne-Djenno, Mali. 13th century CE (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

Etruscan-Corinthian Cotyla cup with the image of the Gorgon Medusa, from Pontecagnano, beginning 6th century BCE. Museo Nazionale dell' Agro Picentino (inv. 35272). Photo taken at the 'Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth' exhibition...

Over life-size marble mask of Medusa from the Temple of Venus and Roma in Rome, 2nd century CE. New Wing, Vatican Museums.

Central panel of a mosaic floor with the head of Medusa, 1st - 2nd century CE. National Museum of Rome, Baths of Diocletian, Rome.

This black diorite statue depictes Entemena, a king (or ruler) of Lagash, around 2400 BCE; identified by the cuneiform inscriptions on the right shoulder and back. The king wears the typical flounced Sumerian skirt. The statue was found in...

A map illustrating the general route of the Bantu migration which occurred in various stages from the second millennium BCE to c. 1500 CE.

Illustration from the book Tales of the Round Table (1908 CE), based on the tales in the Book of Romance (1902 CE).