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Antonine Wall
The Antonine Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. Located in central Scotland, north of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Wall was a linear barrier that stretched from the Firth of Forth near Bo'ness to the Clyde estuary at Old...
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Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice by Canaletto
A c. 1730 oil on canvas painting, Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, by the Italian artist Canaletto (1697-1768). (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)
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Barges on the Canal Saint-Martin by Sisley
An 1870 oil on canvas, Barges on the Canal Saint-Martin, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. (Oskar Reinhart Foundation, Winterthur, Switzerland)
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Grand Canal of the Piazzetta San Marco
A view of the Piazzetta San Marco in Venice, with the Doge's Palace (left) and the Biblioteca Marciana (right). The Doge's Palace was established in 1340 CE and continuously renovated over the centuries. The Biblioteca Marciana was constructed...
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Torcello Canal
One of the last remaining canals on the island of Torcello in the Venetian lagoon.
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Demolition, disease, and death: Building the Panama Canal - Alex Gendler
Discover what it took to build the Panama Canal, and how this colossal construction project changed the region. — In the 19th century, the California gold rush brought thousands of settlers to America's west coast. But finding...
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Golden Cavalry Face Mask
Golden Cavalry Face-Mask Helmet (Type Ribchester) dating from 80-125 CE, found on the bed of the Corbulo Canal (Fossa Corbulonis) near the Roman fort of Matilo (modern Leiden). (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, Netherlands)
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Assyrian Rock Carvings
Rock carvings of King Sennacherib I in Kenis, Iraq. At this point water from the Gomel Gorge was diverted into the Atrush Canal to provide water for the Assyrian city of Nineveh.
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Viking Boats at Birka
Reconstructed Viking boats near the site of Birka on the island of Björkö in Sweden. Birka was an important trading center and strongly fortified town in the Viking Age which flourished from the 8th through the 10th centuries CE. Along with...
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Cavalry Helmet Face Mask
Golden Cavalry Face-Mask Helmet (Type Ribchester), found on the bed of the Corbulo Canal (Fossa Corbulonis) near the Roman fort of Matilo (modern Leiden, Netherlands), dating from 80-125 CE. (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden)