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Denarius Commemorating Hadrian's Return to Rome in 118 CE
In Rome, while the emperor was away, people would invoke Fortuna Redux (‘Home-Bringing Fortune’), a particular form of the goddess Fortuna who oversaw a return from a long or perilous journey...
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Façade and Detail of Toji Temple's Pagoda
The Toji temple in Kyoto, Japan was first built between 794-796 CE. The temple complex contains a five-story pagoda, which stands 54.8 m (180 ft) high. It is the tallest wooden pagoda in Japan.
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Kyoto's Fushimi Inari Shrine
The Fushimi Inari Shrine near Kyoto (Heiankyo), Japan is the largest and most important shrine dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice and prosperity. It is famous for the large number of red gates (torii) at the...
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Rein Ring from Puabi's Grave, Ur
The double ring is made of silver. This is surmounted by an electrum (an alloy of gold and silver) piece in the shape of a donkey or an onager. This reign ring was found fixed on the pole of a sledge, pulled by oxen...
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Herod's Harbor - A Unique Engineering Feat
As part of Herod the Great's building program, as Herod's Harbor housed 40 acres of water, with its circular configuration, to deflect extreme north-bound waves, along with the lighthouse and outsized tower...
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Khachkar within Noravank Monastery's Surb Karapet Church
This exquisite khachkar lies within Noravank Monastery's Surb Karapet Church in Armenia.
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Bant's Carn Entrance Grave
Bant's Carn is a Scillionian entrance grave in very well-preserved condition. It is located on the island of St. Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, UK. It was excavated in 1900 by the archaeologist George Bonsor where he found...
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Amel-Marduk's Poem & Prayer
"The wretched, weary person weeps..." The Crown Prince, son of Nebuchadnezzar II, wrote this anguished poem in prison. Once freed, he attributed his rescue to the god Marduk, by changing his name to Amel-Marduk (the Biblical...
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Nebuchadnezzar's Right Hand Man
The Chief Eunuch, Nabu-sharrusu-ukin, rab sha-reshi, donated gold to the Marduk Temple at Babylon. His name and title occur as Nebo-Sarsekim, rab-saris, in Hebrew in the Book of Jeremiah. He probably met the prophet...
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Tropaeum Traiani (Trajan’s Trophy)
The Tropaeum Traiani is a triumphal monument built in 109 CE in then Moesia Inferior (present-day Romania) to commemorate Trajan’s victory over the Dacians in 102 CE, in the Battle of Tapae. By the 20th century...