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Territorial Expansion of Libya under Italian Colonial rule
A map showing the territorial gains of Italy in Libya from 1919 to 1935.
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Territorial Expansion of the Sasanian Empire
This map shows the territorial expansion of the Sasanian Empire from 226 to 651 CE.
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Thesmophoriazusae
The Thesmophoriazusae (also called The Poet & the Women or Women at the Thesmophoria) is a two-act comedy play written in 411 BCE by the great Greek comic playwright, Aristophanes. The play's principal focus is on the Greek tragedian Euripides...
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Scythian Golden Pectoral from Tovsta Mohyla
Scythian pectoral, created by Greek masters from Athens or Panticapaea, 4th century BCE. Found on 21 June 1971 in a mound of the Scythian period, near the city of Ordzhonikidze of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine.
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Scythian Territory
A Google Earth image of the Scythian territorial expanse.
Google Earth (Data: SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO, Image: Landsat / Copernicus)
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Scythian Golden Man
This costume is a replica of the clothing and armour found in the burial mound of the so-called "Golden Man", in Issyk, present day Kazakhstan. The scourge and sword found among the possessions are also included. The individual is thought...
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Scythian Warrior
Artist's impression of a 7th-6th-century BCE Scythian warrior.
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Relief of a Scythian Warrior
Relief of a Scythian warrior with an axe, bow, and spear, 4th-2nd century BCE.
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
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Scythian Noblewomen, 4th-3rd Century BCE
A visualization of Scythian noblewomen in traditional festive garb.
Special thanks to Patrick Scott Smith for his research and input.
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Scythian Mirror & Ornaments
A collection of gold Scythian dress ornaments and a mirror. Collection of the Altes Museum, Berlin.