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Portrait of Pompey the Great, Augustean copy of a 70-60 BCE original (Venice National Archaeological Museum).

Page from the Flateyjarbók (GkS 1005 fol.), a 14th century CE manuscript containing several Old Norse-Icelandic sagas, most of which are of the kings' sagas (konungasögur) subgenre.

A peltast was a type of Greek infantryman who was usually armed with a javelin and who carried a light shield. Originating from Thrace, the peltast was a common sight in Greek warfare during the Classical period and especially following...

Depiction of a Maya deity or supernatural figure appearing on page 53a of the Dresden Codex, identified as a representation of Ixtab.

Portrait of Pompey the Great, c. 30—50 CE (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen).

Per-Ramesses was the new capital of Egypt built by Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE). However, due to the shifting of the Nile, the city was abandoned, largely dismantled, and moved south to the new city of Tanis with some monuments taken...

Silver coin depicting Gratian. Minted in Trier, found in England, part of the Hoxne hoard.

Julius Caesar was a Roman general, orator and eventually the dictator of Rome. He was a successful soldier and led his legions into victorious battles in Spain and Gaul, and conducted the first...

The Catiline Conspiracy was the attempt of the Roman senator Catiline to overthrow the government of Rome whilst Cicero was a consul. This happened during the Roman Republic which was the period of Rome’s history...

Video on the Late Roman Republic produced by the American Institute for Roman Culture.