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View of one of the areas of Crypta Balbi, the site, which is one of the most complex among the sites of underground Rome, presents different phases ranging from Roman times until 1700 CE.

View of the underground rooms of the Colosseum. The Flavian amphitheater, built between 72 and 80 AD, has two floors built below the cavea, using what was perhaps the pond of Nero.

Inside the Great Temple The architects of ancient Egypt in the 13th century BCE aligned the temple so that , on October 21 and February 21 (61 days before and 61 days after the winter solstice), the sun’s rays enter into the sanctuary...

Jason bringing Pelias the Golden Fleece; a winged victory prepares to crown him with a wreath. Side A from an Apulian red-figure calyx crater, 340 BC–330 BCE. On display at the Louvre Museum, Paris, France (Department of Greek, Etruscan...

Statue of Hades and Cerberus, his dog. On display at the Archaeological Museum of Crete.

Portrait of Roman Emperor Tiberius (reigned 18 September 14 CE – 16 March 37 CE) in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.

The Artemision Bronze is a slighter larger than life sized statue recovered from the sea off Cape Artemision that represents either Zeus or Posiedon; the right hand either originally held a thunderbolt or a trident. The statue's creation...

Small statue of Horus. Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst (State Museum of Egyptian Art), Munich.

Small statue of Osiris. Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst (State Museum of Egyptian Art), Munich.

Artist's impression of Mounichia naval harbour near Athens. Republished with Permission from Zea Harbour Project