Images

An engraving by Henry Hoppner Meyer showing George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) towards the end of his life when his mental illness led to his son becoming Prince Regent (1811-20). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Library of Ashurbanipal. Mesopotamia, 1500-539 BCE. The British Museum, London.

This map illustrates the reign of Krum the Fearsome (Bulgarian: Крум Страшни), the ruler of Bulgaria from c. 800 to 814. Known for his formidable military campaigns, Krum doubled the size of medieval Bulgaria, extending its borders from the...

Caddoan figurine from, Spiro Mounds, c. 1200-1400. Indianapolis Museum of Art

Bust of Selene, in the courtyard of Palazzo Gerini, Florence.

The moon goddess Selene or Luna accompanied by the Dioscuri, or Phosphoros (the Morning Star) and Hesperos (the Evening Star). Marble altar, Roman artwork from Italy, 2nd century CE.

Selene and her horses on an Attic kylix attributed to the Brygos Painter, c. 490 BCE. Antikensammlung, Berlin.

A statue of Selene, shown wearing the crescent on her forehead and holding a torch in her right hand, while her veil billows over her head. Early imperial copy of an original from the early 4th century BCE. Capitoline Museums, Rome.

A c. 1765 portrait by Allan Ramsay of George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) dressed in his coronation robes. (Art Gallery of South Australia)

Selene and Endymion, oil on canvas by Sebastiano Ricci, c. 1713. Chiswick House, London.