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One of the goals of the ball court at the Maya-Toltec city of Chichen Itza. The objective of the ball game, popular across Mesoamerica, was to strike a rubber ball through the hoop using any part of the body except...

A 6th century CE mosaic depicting Emperor Justinian and his court in the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna.

Examples of male and female clothing worn by Mongols at the imperial Yuan Dynasty court in the 13th and 14th century CE. (Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition, National Museum of China, Beijing)

This full-page illustration depicts Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 - 1400 CE) reading his poem Troilus and Criseyde to the court of Richard II of England (1367 - 1400 CE). This copy of Chaucer's Troilus and...

The ball court of the Mayan city of Copan. The game was popular across Mesoamerica and the objective was to put a rubber ball through a hoop placed on the side walls.

The court of Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605 CE). The man in the yellow robe is identified as Rodolfo Acquaviva. Painting by an unknown artist, 1847 CE.

A 6th century CE mosaic depicting Empress Theodora and her court in the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna.

A modern recreation of the court of Darius the Great (r. 522-486 BCE), by Zvonimir Grbasic. Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

The cuneiform text of this clay tablet orders men to go to Babylon for a court hearing. This letter from Hammurabi is addressed to an official named Sin-iddinam. Old Babylonian Period, reign of Hammurabi...

The Classic Period ball court of Monte Alban (150-650 CE). The ball game was popular across Mesoamerica and the objective was to put a rubber ball through a hoop placed high on each wall. Any part of the body could be used...