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Circe and Odysseus, white-ground lekythos by the Athena Painter, ca. 490–480 BCE. From Eretria. National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 1133.

Figure of Fatima Al-Fihri (c. 800-880) from the Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan. Fatima Al-Fihri was a Muslim woman, scholar and philanthropist who is credited with founding the world’s oldest, continuously...

Socrates (469-399 BCE) was the intellectual father of Greek philosophy. His self-denying pursuit of true knowledge brought him into conflict with the piety laws of his native Athens, where his eventual prosecution led...

Greek sphinx that may once have guarded the tomb of a Greek inhabitant in Egypt. Roman Egypt, 2nd century CE. In Greek mythology, the sphinx was a monster with the head of a woman, a bird's wings, the body of a lion...

A detail of a marble copy of the Athena Parthenos which stood in the Parthenon. Also known as the Varvakeion Athena, it is the best preserved such copy. 3rd century CE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens...

Anastasis Scene, Chora Museum, Period: Late Byzantine; circa: 14th century CE, Istanbul, Turkey. Anastasis meaning ‘’standing up again’’ in Greek, Anastasis is one of the finest examples of frescoes in the world...

Gold amphora-rhyton from the Panagyurishte treasure. Early 3rd century BCE. Archaeological Museum - Plovdiv. Photo: Oleg Konstantinov.

A replica of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press at the Featherbed Alley Printshop Museum, Bermuda.

Dionysos, god of wine, can be seen holding a bunch of grapes and crowned with a vine wreath. The statue stands 1.75 metres tall, is made of marble, and dates to the 2nd century CE. It is likely to be a Roman copy of a Greek...

Bust of Roman Emperor Domitian (reign: 81 – 96 CE). This portrait type was created on the occasion of Domitian's accession to power. (Altes Museum Berlin)