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Court of Darius the Great
A modern recreation of the court of Darius the Great (r. 522-486 BCE), by Zvonimir Grbasic.
Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.
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The Supreme Court of Judicature on the Island of Ceylon
The Supreme Court of Judicature on the Island of Ceylon, Colored aquatint by an unknown artist.
Yale Center for British Art.
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Court Banquet With Maria Theresa and Francis Stephen
Banquet (en grand couvert) at the court in Vienna, oil on canvas attributed to Johan Lundberg, 1734. The couple seated on the right of the painting are Maria Theresa, future ruler of the Habsburg monarchy, and Francis Stephen, who would...
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Cuneiform Letter Ordering Men to Go to Court
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, 1792-1750 BCE. From Larsa, Southern...
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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Spottsylvania, lithograph by Kurz & Allison, c. 1888.
Illustrated here is a scene from the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (8-21 May 1864), a bloody engagement of the American Civil War.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Korean Ambassadors to the Tang Court
A mural from the tomb of Li Xian depicting Korean ambassadors visiting the court of Tang China. 706 CE.
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Ball Court, Monte Alban
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 except the hands.
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Duke's Court in the Kievan Rus
Knyaz's Court, oil on canvas by Vasily Surikov, 1874.
Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Battle of Guilford Court House
Line of American soldiers at the Battle of Guilford Court House (15 March 1781). Artwork by H. Charles McBarron, from Soldiers of the American Revolution, c. 20th century.
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Princess in Akhenaten's Court
Head of a princess in the court of Akhenaten, found in Armarna. From the Amarna Period, circa 1353 to 1336 BCE.
On display in the Louvre Museum, Paris, France (Département des Antiquités égyptiennes, E 14715)