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Temple of the Great Gods, Samothrace
The temple of the Great Gods at their sanctuary on Samothrace. c. 340 BCE.
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Nike of Samothrace
The Nike of Samothrace, c. 190 BCE. The statue was dedicated to the Great Gods at the sanctuary on Samothrace. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Tanit
A ceramic representation of the Punic goddess Tanit. From the necropolis of Elvissa, Ibiza. 5th-3rd century BCE. (Museu d'Arqueología de Catalunya, Barcelona)
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Priestess of Isis on a Carthaginian Sarcophagus Lid
An illustration of a sarcophagus lid from Carthage depicting a priestess of Isis. (Carthage National Museum, Byrsa, Tunisia)
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Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram
The Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Built between 700 and 728 CE during the reign of Narasimhavarman II, it is a remnant of a larger complex of temples and civil structures much of which lie under the depth of the sea now.
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Stone of Destiny, Hill of Tara
The Neolithic Lia Fail (Stone of Destiny), Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland, by which the ancient kings were inaugurated.
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Lysimachus
Head of Lysimachus (?). Early Hellenistic, ca. 300 BC. Museum of Ephesus, Turkey.
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Janus
A Roman period marble head of the two-faced Roman god of gates and beginnings Janus. (Vatican Museums, Rome)
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Attis
A Roman period marble statue of Attis performing a dance of the Cybele cult. Attis was a Roman and Phrygian god, consort of Cybele, the nature and fertility goddess. (Vatican Museums, Rome)
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Montezuma Meets Cortés
A 17th-century CE oil painting depicting the meeting of Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés and Aztec ruler Montezuma (Motecuhzoma II) in 1519 CE. (Jay I. Kislak Collection)
