Images

A samurai helmet with facemask in metal. First half of the 17th century CE. (Asian Art Museum, San Francisco)

Remains of a Roman road in Tarsus, Cilicia, modern-day Turkey.

Remains of a Roman road in Tarsus, Cilicia.

Artist's impression of Sima Ying (d. 306 CE) as depicted in the video game Total War: Three Kingdoms, The Eight Princes Chapter Pack.

Artist's impression of Sima Wei (d. 291 CE) as depicted in the video game Total War: The Three Kingdoms, The Eight Princes Chapter Pack.

Sima Yan, convinced Cao Huan to abdicate in his favor and then founded the Jin Dynasty in 266 CE, taking the throne name of Emperor Wu of Jin. Thirteen Emperors Scroll, Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Artist's impression of the War of the Eight Princes (291-306 CE). Screenshot from the video game Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, The Eight Princes Chapter Pack.

The hot water- sacred spring at Aquae Sulis, now Bath. The goddess Sulis Minerva was seen as the embodiment of the sacred water in the Roman era (1st- early 5th century CE).

Pediment from the temple of Luna, the Roman moon goddess. The temple was in use during the Roman era in Britain (1st- early 5th century CE). The carving from the pediment at Luna’s temple is still preserved and can be viewed in the Roman...

Curse tablets from the Roman era in Britan (1st- early 5th century CE), containing messages to the goddess Sulis Minerva. On display in the Roman Baths Museum in Bath, UK.