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Map of a Circumnavigation of the Black Sea c. 130 CE - Arrian of Nicomedia’s Periplus Ponti Euxini
The Periplus Ponti Euxini (“Circumnavigation of the Black Sea”), written by Arrian of Nicomedia (c. 86–after 146 CE), is a major example of Roman geographical and...
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Dialouges of Plato
The 'Clarke Plato', the oldest manuscript (discounting papyrus fragments) for about half the dialogues of Plato, was written by John the Calligrapher in 895 CE for Arethas the deacon, originally a native of Patras, who later...
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The Caucasian Frontier of the Roman Empire
A map showing the auxiliary forts located on the eastern end of the Black Sea during the reign of Roman emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138 CE). The Caucasus region was part of the eastern frontiers of the Roman Empire...
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Hercules Sarcophagus
The Hercules Sarcophagus depicting the Twelve Labors of Hercules, Caesarea, Cappadocia, 150-160 CE.
Kayseri Archaeological Museum, Turkey.
