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Roman mural, House of the Vettii Pompeii, ItalyRoman mural, House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Italy
Person killed by the Pompeii eruption, 79 AD. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD killing the people of the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Mosaic of a satyr and nymph, House of Faun, Pompeii, Italy
Quadriga, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Kerkouane was a Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia. It was abandoned c250 BC during the First Punic War and was never rebuilt by the Romans
Heads of dignitaries, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunisia
Money, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Kerkouane was a Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia. It was abandoned c250 BC during the First Punic War and was never rebuilt by the Romans
Lions, from Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Kerkouane was a Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia. It was abandoned c250 BC during the First Punic War and was never rebuilt by the Romans
Statue of the chaste Venus, from Carthage. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunisia
Mural of Mercury, Pompeii, Italy. Erotic portrait of a figure with an erection
Roman Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon, 2nd century AD. Interior with columns. Baalbek, in Lebanons Bekaa Valley, was known as Heliopolis, the City of the Sun
Nymphs, Roman mosaic, Volubilis, Morocco. Built in c40 BC, Voubilis was a Roman town near the western border of Romes territory in North Africa
Wall Fresco, House of the Menander, Pompeii
An Ancient Obelisk at Matarea, Formerly Heliopolis, Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas MiltonAn Ancient Obelisk at Matarea, Formerly Heliopolis, Egypt, 1801. The oldest standing Ancient Egyptian obelisk in existence
Fort and Harbour of Aboukir, Ancient Canopus, Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas MiltonFort and Harbour of Aboukir, Ancient Canopus, Egypt, 1801. The village of Aboukir on Egypts Mediterranean coast stands on what is believed to be the site of Canopus
A cobblestone Roman road in Pompeii, Italy
Frieze of the Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii
Judgement of Paris (1645-1646). Artist: Claude LorrainJudgement of Paris (1645-1646). Paris of Troy is called on to judge the most beautiful of three godesses. Minerva offers him victory in battle, Juno offers a great empire
Battle of Heliopolis, Egypt, 20 March 1800. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) launched an invasion on Egypt to attack British interests in India
Death of the Dido, 1757. Artist: Giovanni Battista TiepoloDeath of the Dido, 1757. After piling a wooden effigy of her deceased husband in their matrimonial bed atop her own funeral pyre, Dido, the queen of Carthage
Madame Sophie Schliemann, 1877. Madame Schliemann wearing jewellery excavated by her husband Heinrich at Troy (in modern Turkey) in 1876
Coptic figure of woman clasping a crucifix, Sheik Ibada, Upper Egypt, 350-400
Wax portrait from Antinoe, 3rd century. Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits is the modern term given to a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden boards attached to Egyptian mummies
Wax portrait from Antinoe, 2nd century. Mummy portraits or Fayum mummy portraits is the modern term given to a type of naturalistic painted portrait on wooden boards attached to Egyptian mummies
Gold Pendant of Satyrs Head from Caere, Etruscan Jewellery, c500 BC. The Etruscan civilization is the modern name given to a powerful
Pottery Bowl from Tiahuanaco Culture, Peru, 600-1000Pottery Bowl from Coast Tianuanaco Culture, Peru, 600-1000. Pottery bowl on three feet painted with crowned heads and a check pattern
Roman mosaic from Carthage, Horseman hunts leopard, c3rd century
Hunting animals with net, Roman mosaic from Carthage, c3rd century
Atlanta on Horseback, Carthage Mosaic, c3rd century. Atalanta, in Greek mythology, a renowned and swift-footed huntress, probably a parallel and less important form of the goddess Artemis
Mosaic at the Roman Villas, Carthage, Tunisia, c2nd-3rd century. The ancient city of Carthage was destroyed by the Roman Republic in the Third Punic War in 146 BC then re-developed as Roman Carthage
Roman Mosaic detail of Bear, from Diana the Huntress, Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, c4th century. In general mosaics had a large decorative, often geometric
Roman Mosaic, Tragic Poet and Two Masks from Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, 3rd century. At Bardo Museumn, Tunis
Vegetation figure on Roman Capital at Carthage Tunisia, 2nd-3rd century. Rome took control of Carthage after the Third Punic War (149-146), annexed the city and its vicinity
Ram or Goat in a Bush from Ur, Early Dynastic, 2600 BC. Statuette of a goat perched against a bush looking for food in gold and lapis lazuli
The Shrine of Hendursag, Old Babylonian, 1750BC. White limestone carved statuette found in Ur, chapel (private houses), repaired and reused in chapel devoted to Hendursag, god of law in Sumerian
Bulls Head on Sounding Box of Harp, Royal Tombs of Ur, c2500 BC. The Royal Cemetery at Ur is an archaeological site in modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate in southern Iraq
Silver Dirham of Caliph al-Mahdi, c775-785. Abbasid Dynasty minted at Bukhar. Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Mansur (744 or 745 - 785), better known as al-Mahdi ( He who is guided by God)
Roman marble sculpture of Cupid and Psyche, Ostia, Italy, c2nd century. Statue of lovers embracing, House of Cupid and Psyche
Wine-Merchants Sign in Pompeii street c1st century. Men carry a wine-amphora
Roman Portait of a Young Man from Pompeii, c1st centuryRoman Portait of a Young Man from Pompeii. Wearing a laurel wreath and holding a papyrus rotulus. At National Museum, Naples
Roman wall-painting, Ulysees and the Sirens, Pompeii, 1st century. Depicts scene from Homers Odyssey in which Ulysses (Odysseus)
Wall paintings in house in Ostia, 2nd-3rd century
Children in religious procession, Roman wall painting from Ostia, c2nd-3rd century. The late imperial period corresponds to the expansion of political and cultural influence of the Roman Empire
Wall painting from Pompeii, c1st century
Mythical landscape at Naples, Roman wallpainting from Pompeii, c1st century
Architectural Fresco, Pompeii, c1st century. Naples Museum
The Centaur Cheiron teaching Achilles, Roman wall-painting from Herculaneum, c1st century. In Greek mythology, Chiron was held to be the wisest and justest of all the centaurs
Bellerophon and Pegasus, Roman Wallpainting from Pompeii, 1st century. Bellerophon was a great hero and slayer of monsters, alongside Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles
View through Atrium to Peristyle and Gardens. House of the Vettii, Pomepii, Italy, c20th century. Artist: CM DixonView through Atrium to Peristyle and Gardens. House of the Vettii, Pomepii, Italy, c20th century. House of the Vettii, Pompeii, is townhouse (domus) located within the ruined ancient city of Pompeii