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Moe Dunford as Aethelwulf, King of Wessex (r. 839-858 CE), in the TV series Vikings. Photo by HISTORY - © The HISTORY Channel

A 13th century CE manuscript illustration depicting King Egbert of Wessex, r. 802-839 CE. ('Genealogical Chronicle of the English Kings', British Library, London)

Linus Roache as Ecbert, a character based on King Egbert of Wessex (r. 802-839 CE) in the TV series Vikings. Photo by HISTORY - © 2016 The HISTORY Channel

Linus Roache as Ecbert, a character based on King Egbert of Wessex (r. 802-839 CE) in the TV series Vikings. Photo by Bernard Walsh/HISTORY - © 2015 The HISTORY Channel

Two silver drachms of Hadrian. The drachm on the left shows Zeus Ammon on a plinth, wearing a ram's horn (c. 134-135 CE) while the one on the right shows busts of Serapis and Isis facing each other, with a small statue of Harpocrates and...

Marble torso of a male. Cypro-Greek style. From Cyprus. Archaic period, 540-480 BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Marble torso of a male. Neo-Cypriot style. From Cyprus. 560-520 BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Marble statue of a male. IInd Proto-Cypriot style. From Cyprus. Mid-6th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Marble statue of a female. IInd Proto-Cypriot style. From Cyprus. 600-560 BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

This fragmentary wall-paining depicts Phaedra with an attendant, probably her nurse. The story of Phaedra's tragic love for her step-son is depicted in other early imperial paintings, often in connection with similar Greek literary themes...