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In Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, animals are often seen along the main street Norzim Lam.

The distinctive architecture of Bhutan. A building in Thimphu.

The stadium of Kourion is located between the archaeological site of Kourion and the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates in Cyprus. It was constructed during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius in the 2nd century CE and was used for the sports of...

The Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates lies two miles west of Kourion near Limassol in Cyprus. Here Apollo was worshipped as the god of the woodlands. This large sacred complex, one of the most important religious centres on the island of Cyprus...

An early Christian basilica in Agios Georgios (Cyprus) dating back to the 6th century CE. It is adorned with lovely mosaic floors depicting animals and sea-creatures. Located near the village of Pegeia, it was the site of a late Roman and...

The Sanctuary of Aphrodite (Palaepaphos) is located in the village of Kouklia in Cyprus. Palaepaphos was one of the most important religious centres of the ancient Greek world, established in the 12th century BCE. Already famous in the time...

The Byzantine basilica of Panagia Chrysopolitissa was built at the end of the 4th century CE and destroyed in the middle of the 7th century CE. It the largest basilica ever excavated in Cyprus.

Mosaic depicting two gladiators being separated by a referee, late-3rd century CE. House of the Gladiators, Kourion, Cyprus.

Mosaic depicting two gladiators in combat. Their names in Greek are listed above them: Margarites (left) and Hellenikos (right), late-3rd century CE. House of the Gladiators in Kourion, Cyprus.

The tepidarium (warm room) and the caldarium (hot room) of the Roman public baths in Kourion, Cyprus.