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Dioscuri Denarius, 211 BCE
Coins of this design were the first issued by the Roman Republic after 211 BCE. This issue introduced a new weight standard that would be the standard for Roman denarii until the 3rd century CE. The front design depicts the goddess Roma...
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July, Les Tres Riches Heures
A medieval manuscript illustration depicting the work on an agricultural estate during the month of July. From 'Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry', c. 1412-1440 CE.
(Condé Museum, Château de Chantilly, Oise, France)
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March, Les Très Riches Heures
Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, a medieval illuminated manuscript illustration depicting the work on an agricultural estate during the month of March. In the background, Mesuline is flying in dragon form over Lusignan Castle, c. 1412-1440...
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Tiberius, Michael C. Carlos Museum
A colossal marble bust of the Roman Emperor Tiberius (r. 14-37 CE), probably from a public building. Housed at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Young Woman Haniwa
This is the head from what was originally a complete figure. The young woman's hair is tied in loops, her face is partly painted red, and she wears a bead necklace. This suggests that she may be a performer of a ritual dance or a shaman...
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Portrait of a Sophist
Portrait of a sophist (a teacher of philosophy and rhetoric), from Smyrna, 193–211 CE. Izmir Museum of History and Art, Turkey.
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Artemis, Poseidon and Demeter
A marble grouping of three deities from the Agora of Smyrna. In the center is Poseidon who probably held a trident in his right hand. On his left is a statue of Demeter. To his right is the lower half of the goddess Artemis. The grouping...
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A. Hogh Anderson as Ivar the Boneless
Alex Hogh Anderson as Ivar the Boneless in the TV series Vikings.
Photo by HISTORY - © 2017 The HISTORY Channel
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Publicity Still, Vikings TV Show by HISTORY Channel
A publicity still showing several of the key characters from the Vikings TV series 2013-present.
Photo by HISTORY - © 2016 The HISTORY Channel
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Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok
Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok in the TV series Vikings.
Photo by HISTORY - © 2016 The HISTORY Channel