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House of the Black Hall, Herculaneum
View from the tablinum to the peristyle of the House of the Black Hall in Herculaneum.
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The Samnite House in Herculaneum
The atrium of the Samnite House in Herculaneum has a gallery with Ionic columns and latticework fences made of stucco on three sides. The house, which dates from the 2nd century BCE, is one of the oldest buildings so far discovered in Herculaneum...
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Hercules Receives the Poisoned Robe
Red-figure pottery depicting Hercules who receives the poisoned robe with Nessus' blood. c. 430 BCE
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The Central Baths at Herculaneum
The Central Baths at Herculaneum were laid out around the beginning of the 1st century CE and were divided into separate (larger) men's and (smaller) women facilities, each with their sequence of changing room (apodyterium), warm room (tepidarium...
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Marine Mosaic in the Central Baths of Herculaneum
Marine mosaic floor decorating the apodyterium (changing room) of the women's baths in Herculaneum. The Central Baths at Herculaneum were built around the beginning of the 1st century CE and were divided, as was then the common practice...
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The so-called College of the Augustales in Herculaneum
The interior of the so-called College of the Augustales in Herculaneum. The building has often been associated with the presence of the imperial cult in Herculaneum, but it might just as well be a meeting place for the town council, the local...
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Cardo III at Herculaneum
View of Cardo III at the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Italy. The site is divided into three parallel streets running north-south (Cardo III, IV, and V) which have upper and lower segments (superiore and inferiore).
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Seal of Edward the Confessor
The seal of Edward the Confessor, king of England from 1042 to 1066 CE. (Image taken from: Samuel R. Gardiner, A Student's History of England (1915), Longmans, Green & Co., vol. 1, p. 86.)
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Funeral of Edward the Confessor, Bayeux Tapestry
A depiction on the Bayeux Tapestry (1067-1079 CE) of the funeral of Edward the Confessor, king of England from 1042 to 1066 CE. The building is Westminster Abbey, which Edward founded. (Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France)
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Different Types of Roman Gladius Swords
This image shows the different major types of Roman gladius hispaniensis, the most well-known sword of the Roman army. The image shows the following gladius types:
- Republican Gladius
- Mainz Gladius
- Pompeian Gladius
