Detail of a relief of the eastern stairs of the Apadana at Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid), Iran /...
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Impression of a Sumerian cylinder seal from the Early Dynastic IIIa period (ca. 2600 BC). Persons drinking...
Examining interactions and the exchanges in the Eurasian networks during the first centuries of the Roman Empire. By...
Creative Commons One of the most fundamental characteristics of civilization is the rule of law, especially equal...
The Plebeian struggle to gain equal standing with the aristocratic Patrician ruling class. Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh...
Decimation (William Hogarth) in Beaver’s Roman Military Punishments / Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wikimedia Commons The ancient Romans interpreted...
The Republic at the Zenith of Its Power. Golden Liberty. The Royal Election of 1573, by Jan Matejko / Royal Castle,...
Pottery ostraka identifying Themistocles, 482 BCE. These were used in Athens to vote a particular citizen to be ostracised from the polis....
The Homeric Multitext, Creative Commons Women’s discourse in Greek society has been traditionally controlled and restricted by...
Examining the important role of music in ancient Greek cult practices. By Dr. Jana Kubatzki Research Associate in...
Inside Rome’s Colosseum visitors can view the chambers that once held animals and contenders below the arena...
Kamares wares in the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion (photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0) Kamares ware helps us map...
Harvester Vase from Hagia Triada, c. 1550-1500 B.C.E., black steatite, diameter 4.5 inches (Archaeological Museum of Heraklion)...
Seal of Hezekiah, 8th century BCE / Creative Commons The tribute provides valuable information for the reconstruction of...
Kudurru of Nabû-kudurrī-uṣur granting LAK-ti Marduk freedom from taxation for services rendered during his invasion of Elam...
Wall painting (1st century AD) from Pompeii depicting a multigenerational banquet / Naples National Archaeological Museum, Wikimedia...
The Fountain of Peirene at ancient Corinth / Photo by Ploync, Wikimedia Commons The Greek peninsula and Greek...
Cylinder seals were impression stamps, often quite intricate in design, used throughout Mesopotamia. By Dr. Joshua J....
A close-up view of the Babylonian map of the World. This partially broken clay tablet contains both...
The Acropolis at Athens painted by Leo von Klenze (1784–1864) / Public Domain Reviewing short, illustrated case...
In this seal, a seated vegetation goddess is greeted by three other deities. / Walters Art Museum,...
Discussing Ancient Greek women and their relationship to the visual arts solely on the evidence of the...
Detail of a cup currently on view in the new installation at the Getty Villa. The cup...
On the eastern side of Ara Pacis is a relief of Tellus Mater, the Roman earth-goddess /...
“Phèdre et Hippolyte” (1802), by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin / Wikimedia Commons Classical discussions often get caught between that...
The Hagia Triada sarcophagus at the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion (photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0) This sarcophagus...
A group of tombs at Mada’in Saleh in present-day Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Courtesy of Dr. Nehmé.) The Nabataeans...
Temple of Bel complex in the background and the agora on left center in Palmyra, Syria /...
Creative Commons The site of Jericho, just north of the Dead Sea and due west of the...
A section of Hadrian’s Wall near Carlisle / Photo by zoonabar, Flickr, Creative Commons Walls have traditionally been built for...