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Hadrian… the restless emperor or, less flatteringly, the absent emperor. Hadrian is best remembered for the monuments he built; not least of these was Hadrian's wall in northern England; it stands today as an evocative...

Harlech Castle, located in North Wales, was first built by Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE) from 1283 CE. Largely completed by 1290 CE, the castle received some further additions up to 1330 CE. A classic example of a concentric...

Beaumaris Castle, located on Anglesey, Wales, was built from 1295 CE by Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE) to protect his territorial gains in the region. The castle featured the latest defensive designs of the period such...

Rochester Castle, located in Kent, England, was first constructed shortly after 1066 CE by the Normans, was converted into stone between 1087 and 1089 CE, and then added to over subsequent centuries, notably between 1127 and 1136...

This wall-painting depicts a reclining Naiad (water-nymph), drinking from a horn. This panel adorned the "Red Room" behind the triclinium (dining room) of the villa. A companion panel from the same room is in the...

This fragmentary wall-paining depicts Phaedra with an attendant, probably her nurse. The story of Phaedra's tragic love for her step-son is depicted in other early imperial paintings, often in connection with similar...

The goddess Isis, wall painting from the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, c. 1360 BCE.

This polychrome hieroglyphic inscription includes parts of the "Litany of the Eyes of Horus". The hieroglyphic signs were painted with vibrant colors and carved in raised relief on a white background...

Richelieu on the Sea Wall of La Rochelle, oil on canvas by Henri-Paul Motte, 1881. Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle.

Alabaster bas relief depicting marching shield bearers accompanied by a group of musicians who carry different musical instruments, from Nineveh, northern Mesopotamia, Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, reign...