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The remains of the London Mithraeum, dramatically presented inside the modern Bloomberg Building in the city of London. The Temple, dedicated to the god Mithras, the Lord of Light, was built in the 3rd century CE by an unknown Roman citizen...

The Prophet Amos on circular fresco fragments (tondo) that was saved from the ceiling of the confessional at San Nicola (Rome). Dated to 1120-1130. Pinacoteca, Vatican Museums.

An adapted version of the calligraphic pane of Husayn ibn Ali in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.

Gothic cathedrals are some of the most recognizable and magnificent architectural feats. With soaring towers and softly filtered light streaming through stained glass windows, everything about the Gothic cathedral is transportive and ethereal...

Welcome to Cahokia. Centuries ago, this area was home to a Native American metropolis bigger than London. Cahokia had astronomers who studied the stars and builders who erected vast structures. Their designs included hundreds of man-made...

A superb collection of Persian-Iranian Art from a brief visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA. Including some Sumerian pieces.

The Mayan religious text, the Popol Vuh (known by many names, among them, The Light That Came From Beside The Sea) is the Quiche Maya story of creation translated into Spanish in the early 18th century CE by the missionary Francisco Ximenez...

Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a French impressionist painter who transformed modern art with his emphasis on light brushstrokes, bright colours, and uncluttered nature. Famed for his landscapes and series of paintings that captured the same...

The ancient city of Byzantium was founded by Greek colonists from Megara around 657 BCE. According to the historian Tacitus, it was built on the European side of the Strait of Bosporus on the order of the “god of Delphi” who said...

Homo sapiens ('wise man'), or modern humans, are the only species of human still around today. Despite having invented countless ways of labelling the world around us, we have so far done a surprisingly poor job at defining ourselves. Originating...