As (Disambiguation)

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Statue of Hadrian as Mars

This statue depicts Hadrian nude, in the guise of Mars, the god of war. The statue shows characteristics of early versions of Hadrian’s portrait type, indicating that it was sculpted at the beginning of Hadrian’s reign, between 117 and 125...

Image by Antoine Pesne

Frederick II of Prussia as a Child

Frederick II of Prussia, later Frederick the Great (1712-1786), painting by Antoine Pesne, c. 1715-1720. This portrait shows Frederick the Great in his childhood. He was the son of the then-Crown Prince of Prussia, Frederick William, and...

Image by The British Museum

Collection of Gold as Tribute, Codex Tepetlaoztoc

A page of the 1554 Codex Tepetlaoztoc showing the collection of gold tribute by Spanish colonial authorities in New Spain (Mexico). (British Museum, London)

Image by Willi Heidelbach

Movable Type as Invented by Johannes Gutenberg

Image of movable type in the modern age as invented by Johannes Gutenberg, responsible for the invention of the printing press in Europe c. 1440's.

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Temple at Uppsala as Depicted in the Vikings

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Thor Disguised as Freyja

Depiction connected with Norse mythology based on the Old Norse Þrymskviða poem in which Thor dresses up as Freyja to travel to giantland - the giant Thrym has stolen his hammer and demands Freyja as condition for its return. Freyja refuses...

Image by The Trustees of the British Museum

Neo-Assyrian Cylinder Seal Possibly Depicting Tiamat as a Serpent

The seal may illustrate a scene from the epic of creation in which the forces of chaos, led by Tiamat, are defeated by a god representing cosmic order, probably Ninurta. 900 BCE - 750 BCE

Image by Ishvara7

Calligraphic Depiction of Ali as a Lion

Shiite calligraphy depicting Caliph Ali (r. 656-661 CE) as the Lion of God.

Image by Bernard Walsh

Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha

Image by Benjamin Block

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, As a Young Man

Portrait of Emperor Leopold I as a young man, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, oil on canvas by Benjamin Block, 1631-1689. Private collection. This portrait of the young monarch is rare as it depicts Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor...