Images

Gold ivy wreath from Nea Apollonia, Thessaloniki, 350-325 BCE. Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. Ceremonial wreaths were among the most prestigious adornments in the ancient Greek world. Probably a predecessor of later royal crowns...

A photograph showing the use of the Nazi flag at the Nuremberg Rally of 1938, the annual rally of the German Nazi party. (German Federal Archives)

A photograph showing a procession and flag ceremony at the Nuremberg Rally of 1934, the annual rally of the Nazi party. (German Federal Archives)

A photograph showing the leader of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) about to speak to the crowds at the Nuremberg Rally of 1936. (German Federal Archives)

A 2018 photograph showing the ruins of what was once the stage area for the Nuremberg rallies in Nazi Germany (1927-38).

Hariti, goddess of fertility, 2nd-3rd century, Sahri Bahlol Excavation, 1911-12. Peshawar Museum, Pakistan.

This map illustrates the rise and extent of the Olmec civilization, which flourished from around 1200 to 400 BCE (the earliest Olmec finds near the San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán sites, date back to c.1600) in the present-day Gulf Coast in the...

Franklin's Return to Philadelphia, 1785, after serving as commissioner to France during the American Revolution, oil on canvas by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, c. late 19th century. Private collection.

Annunciation, tempera on panel by Fra Angelico, 1430. Museo della Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie, San Giovanni Valdarno.

A 1937 photograph showing the dramatic stage lighting used at the Nuremberg rallies in Nazi Germany. (National Archives at College Park)