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An artist's depiction of a royal funerary procession in the Middle Ages. From the game Old World.

Galleries of the Palais-Royal, c. 1800. By an anonymous author. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

This object is an ancient Israelite royal fortress gate, made out of limestone. It was excavated from Hazor and dates to the Iron Age II (9th BCE). (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) ©The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Used with permission. Israel...

There are Akkadian cuneiform inscriptions as well as explanatory diagram and rules for playing the so-called the game of 20-squares (the Royal Game of Ur).This is the front aspect of the clay tablet which shows how the central squares were...

Artist's impression of a royal procession in the medieval Ghana Empire. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

This marble statue depicts a standing-striding royal man with an Egyptianized style and was found at Hadrian's villa (Tivoli), Italy. Roman period, circa 135 CE.(State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

The remaining part of the royal palace of Old Dongola, Sudan. Built c. 1002 CE, it was converted into a mosque in 1317 CE.

The Dog & Bear in Lenham, Kent, England. The pub, built in 1602, was visited in 1704 by Anne, Queen of Great Britain (r. 1702-14) and so the queen's coat of arms was placed above the doorway to advertise this royal endorsement.

Basalt head of a royal statue; the depicted person is unknown. Ptolemaic period, 2nd century BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

The Royal Tombs at Alacahöyük, built in the Early Bronze Age (2500-2000 BCE). Alacahöyük was the centre of the flourishing Hattian culture during the Bronze Age. It was later occupied by the Hittites who used the city as their first capital...