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View down Cardo IV (street) from the balcony of the Casa a Graticcio, Herculaneum, Italy
Garden in the courtyard of the Roman Villa, the House of the Stags, Herculaneum, Italy
Courtyard at the Roman Villa, the House of the Stags, Herculaneum, Italy
Roman huses of Herculaneum with the modern houses of Ercolano above, Italy
Roman houses of Herculaneum with the modern houses of Ercolano above, Italy
Roman wallpainting from Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, Italy, 1st century. Detail illustrates the rites of initiation of brides into the cult of Dionysus
Plaster Cast of a victim of the eruption of Vesuvius at Pompeii, ItalyPlaster cast of a victim of the eruption of Vesuvius at Pompeii, Italy
Mercury on a fountain in a street, Pompeii, Italy
Wine-press in a house in Pompeii, Italy
Street of the Tombs on the edge of Pompeii, Italy
Sacrifice of an ox, Temple of Vespasian, Pompeii, Italy, 1st centuryRoman sacrifice of an ox on the altar dedicated to the Impeial Cult in the Temple of Vespasian, Pompeii, Italy, 1st century
Colomns of the colonnade round the Forum, Pompeii, Italy
Decoration on the jamb of the dooway of the Building of Eumachia in the Forum, Pompeii, ItalyVine-scroll decoration on the jamb of the dooway of the Building of Eumachia in the Forum, Pompeii, Italy
Doorway of the Building of Eumachia in the Forum, Pompeii, Italy
Columns of the Colonnade round the Forum, Pompeii, Italy. The doorway beyond is the doorway of the Building of Eumachia
Columns of the Colonnade round the Forumdanc, Pompeii, Italy
The Capitol from the Forum with Vesuvius beyond, Pompeii, Italy
Arch of Caligula with Vesuvius beyond, Pompeii, Italy
Road leading to Arch of Caligula with Vesuvius beyond, Pompeii, Italy
A street and houses, Pompeii, Italy
A Pompeii street with Vesuvius in the distance, Italy
A street in the Roman town of Pompeii, Italy. Note the stepping-stones with spaces for the wheels of carts at a pedestrian crossing
The Temple of Apollo, Pompeii, Italy. The bronze statue of Apollo in front and Mount Vesuvius in the distance
Roman wallpainting of Achilles hiding in Scyros, the House of the Dioscuri, PompeiiRoman wallpainting of Achilles hiding in Scyros (Greek island) revealed by Diomedes and Odysseus. From the House of the Dioscuri, Pompeii
Roman wallpainting of Cupid, Venus and Mars, Pompeii, Italy
Roman wallpainting of Perseus freeing Andromeda, House of the Dioscuri, Pompeii, Italy
Roman wallpainting of The Rape of Europa, House of Jason, Pompeii, ItalyDetail from a Roman wallpainting of The Rape of Europa, House of Jason, Pompeii, Italy. This scene shows Europa & the Bull (Zeus or Jupiter)
Roman wallpainting of a mythical landscape, Villa of Agrippa Posthumus, near Pompeii, Italy
Roman wallpainting of a dinner-party, Pompeii, Italy
Roman wallpainting of a traveller and a water-seller, Pompeii, Italy. Sometimes described as a witch selling remedies and potions
Roman wallpainting showing Mount Vesuvius and Bacchus (Dionysus) or the Genius Loci, Pompeii, ItalyRoman wallpainting, Pompeii, Italy; showing Mount Vesuvius and the figure of Bacchus (Dionysus) god of wine wearing clusters of grapes or of the Genius Loci. The snake is a protective cthonic deity
Roman wallpainting showing priests of Isis performing their ceremony, Herculaneum, Italy
Roman wallpainting of a harbour scene, Stabiae, near Pompeii, Italy
Roman portrait painting of a young man, Pompeii, Italy
Detail from sculpture of Prince Rahotep High Priest of Heliopolis, Meidum, c26th century BCDetail from a sculpture of Prince Rahotep High Priest of Heliopolis, Meidum, 4th Dynasty, c26th century BC
Detail of a sculpture of Nofret, wife of Prince Rahotep, Meidum, 4th Dynasty, c26th century BCDetail of a sculpture of Nofret, wife of Prince Rahotep, High Priest of Heliopolis, Meidum, 4th Dynasty, c26th century BC
Persian spearman, 5th century BC. Bas-relief from the palace of Darius I, King of Persia, at Persepolis
Dr Heinrich Schliemann, German explorer and archaeologist, 19th century. Schliemann (1822-1890) pioneered prehistoric Greek archaeology
Fresco of a hunting scene (partially restored) from Tirins, Greece, Homeric period, c1000-c700 BCFresco of a hunting scene (partially restored) from Tirins (Tiryns), Greece, Homeric period, c1000-c700 BC
Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, c1250 BC. Mycenae was a prehistoric Greek city discovered by the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) in the 1870s
Aristarchos of Samos (fl260 BC), Alexandrian astronomer, 1493. Aristarchos was the first recorded astronomer to maintain that the Earth orbits the Sun (heliocentric universe)
Scenes from the life of Louis IX, King of France, 13th century (15th century). Top left: baptism of a Jew in the presence of Louis
Marriage of Mars and Venus, 1st century. Fresco from the House of Lucretius Fronton, Pompeii, Italy
Birth of Venus, 1st century. Fresco showing Venus, the Roman goddess of love, in the shell, from the House of Venus Pompeii, Italy
Carving of a bull and lion, Persian, 5th century BC. Detail of a carving on the north wing of the east stairway at the palace of the Persian king Xerxes I (ruled 486-465 BC) at Persepolis
Trojans Deceived, 1830. The raiding party secreting themselves in the great wooden horse. The story of the legendary wars between the Greek confederation and Troy
Stone relief from the doorway to the Hall of 100 Columns, Persepolis, South Iran, c500 BC. Relief carving from the Palace of Darius I (548-486 BC), Achaemenid king of Persia
Stone relief showing subjects bringing tribute, South Iran, 6th-5th century BCStone relief showing subjects bringing tribute and gifts, Persepolis, South Iran, 6th-5th century BC. Relief sculpture on the stairway to the Audience Hall of Darius I (548-486 BC)
