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On this Sumerian relief, the marriage of the goddess Inanna and the Sumerian King Dumuzi is depicted.

The remaining columns of the Temple of Hercules, Agrigento, Sicily. Built in the 6th century BCE, the temple originally had 6 columns on each facade and 15 along the sides.

Statue of Ahriman from a Mithraic Temple Unknown provenance, 1st century BCE - 3rd century CE (not yet on display)

Statue of Ahriman from a Mithraic Temple Unknown provenance, 1st century BCE - 3rd century CE (not yet on display)

Statue of Ahriman from a Mithraic Temple Unknown provenance, 1st century BCE - 3rd century CE (not yet on display)

Statue of Ahriman from a Mithraic Temple Unknown provenance, 1st century BCE - 3rd century CE (not yet on display)

A reconstruction model of a Roman cavalryman and horse. A helmet with moveable cheek-pieces, metal armour, long sword and lance were the typical equipment of Roman cavalry members. (Roman Museum Canterbury, UK).

A scene of mourning from a Roman child's sarcophagus. Marble, 2nd century CE, Roman cemetery at Agrigento, Sicily.

The remains of the Temple of the Dioscuri (Castor & Pollux), Agrigento, Sicily. The Doric temple, built between 480 and 460 BCE, originally had 6 columns on each facade and 13 along the longer sides.

The Temple of Juno (Hera) at Agrigento, Sicily. The Doric temple was not in fact dedicated to Juno and acquired the name due to an error by a Latin author. Built between 450 and 440 BCE, the temple once had six columns on each facade and...