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Bust of Hadrian in dark green basalt, 120 - 130 CE. (Altes Museum, Berlin)

Bel-harran-beli-usur was a high palace official (chamberlain) during the reign of the Assyrian kings Shalmaneser IV (782-773 BC) and Tigleth-Pileser III (744-727 BC). He built a city and a large temple to the west of...

It narrates the various religious activities of king Nabonidus and contains the harassment of enemies to the city of Babylon and nearby cities and the renovation of these cities by him as well as homage paid...

Limestone stele depicting Sennacherib praying in front of divine symbols and gods and recording the king's achievements and expansion of his royal capital, Nineveh. From Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day northern...

This stele was made of limestone and was found in Nineveh. On the relief, the Assyrian king Sennacherib prays in front of divine symbols and Gods. It records the king's achievements and expansion of his royal capital...

The Mauryan Empire at its greatest extent in 265 BCE.

A detail from the throne of Tutankhamun which shows the pharaoh with his wife Ankhsenamun on the right. c. 1327 BCE. National Museum, Cairo.

A pacing, roaring lion, once part of King Nebuchadnezzar II’s throne room in his palace in the ancient city of Babylon. These roaring lions emphasized the power and might of the Babylonian king. Babylon, Mesopotamia, modern-day...

The Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, holding a bow, receives a tribute from Sua the Gilzanean. The king faces his field marshal and another official.From Nimrud, (ancient Kalhu), near the building...

Tribute from Qarparunda the Patinean: silver, gold, tin, "fast" bronze, ivory (tusks), and ebony. Patina is modern Antakya, south of Turkey. From Nimrud, (ancient Kalhu), near the building...