Ur III: Did you mean...?

Colossal statues of Philip II of Macedon (r. 359-336 BCE) and Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 BCE) in Skopje. The Skopje 2014 (2010-2014) was a project involving the construction of 136 monumental...

Single-handed spouted jug from "Tumulus K.III" at Gordion (Gordium), in modern-day Turkey. Mid-8th century to early 7th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Limestone stele of the Assyrian king Adad-Nirari III (r. 810-783 BCE) from Tell al-Rimah, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The king is praying before gods and goddesses symbols. The cuneiform inscriptions mention...

Bowl from "Tumulus K.III" at Gordion (Gordium), in modern-day Turkey. Mid-8th century to early 7th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

This clay tablet represents a letter from Ḫattušili III (king of the Hittite Empire) to Kadašman-Enlil II (Kadashman-Enlil II; the Kassite king of Babylon). The beginning reads "I mourned for your father...

This gypsum wall relief depicts a beardless man holding a bow and quiver; this is the "Keeper of the King's Bow". His earring has 3 knob-like projections. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of Tiglath-pileser III, circa...

The Sea Peoples were a confederacy of naval raiders who harried the coastal towns and cities of the Mediterranean region between c. 1276-1178 BCE, concentrating their efforts especially on Egypt. They are considered one of the major...

The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487) was a dynastic conflict between the English nobility and monarchy which led to four decades of intermittent battles, executions, and murder plots. The English elite was split into two camps...

Alexander II of Scotland reigned from 1214 to 1249 CE. Succeeding his father William I of Scotland (r. 1165-1214 CE), Alexander supported the northern barons in England against the unpopular King John of England (r. 1199-1216...

Both coins were minted in Alexandria, modern-day Egypt. The left coin was minted in 137-136 BCE while the right one in 133-132 BCE. In ancient Egypt, many transactions were made in metal, measured using...