Pictures Dated 27th January 2007

'Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel', 1846. Artist: Louis M. A. Linant de Bellefonds

'Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel', 1846. Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds better known as Linant Pasha (1799-1883) was an explorer of Egypt and, as the chief engineer of Egypt's public works, engineer of the Suez Canal. Found in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

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'Lovers of Bordeaux', c2nd-3rd century. Artist: Unknown

'Lovers of Bordeaux', c2nd-3rd century. A Gallo-Roman couple caress each other on a big Roman-type bed, under the relative protection of a dog sleeping at their feet.

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Villa Adriana, Tivoli, Italy. Artist: Unknown

Villa Adriana, Tivoli, Italy. The Villa Adriana (at Tivoli, near Rome) is an exceptional complex of classical buildings created in the 2nd century A.D. by the Roman emperor Hadrian. It combines the best elements of the architectural heritage of Egypt, Greece and Rome in the form of an 'ideal city'.

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