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Roman Gladiator

A Roman gladiator was an ancient professional fighter who specialised with particular weapons and armour. They fought before...
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Colosseum Hypogeum

The Hypogeum is the substructure of the Colosseum. It was built approximately 10 years after the inauguration of the Colosseum...

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Greek Comedy Mask

The Clouds

The Clouds is a comedy written c. 423 BCE by the Greek playwright Aristophanes (c. 448 BCE – c. 385 BCE). A failure...
Ancient Indian Ship

Naval Warfare in Ancient India

The navy in ancient India carried out three roles: it was used to transport troops to distant battlefields, participate...
Silver Tetradrachm portraying Antony and Cleopatra

Alexander Helios

Alexander Helios (40 BCE – c. late 1st century BCE) was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the second oldest...
Gallic Warriors

The Battle at the Allia River, 390 BCE

The 390 BCE battle at the Allia River was fought between the city state of Rome and Gauls from northern Italy. When...
Marcus Furius Camillus

Camillus

Marcus Furius Camillus (c. 445/446-365 BCE) was the first great general of the Roman Republic to also prove himself...
Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were the fabled gardens which adorned the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, built...
Byzantine Histamenon of Isaac I

Isaac I Komnenos

Isaac I Komnenos was the Byzantine emperor from 1057 to 1059 CE. Although his reign was brief, he was known for being...
Model of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Bodrum, Turkey), was a massive tomb built for Mausolus, the ruler of Caria, c. 350 BCE...

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