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A bronze Mycenaean sword with a gold handle inlaid with lapis lazuli, from Mycenae, Grave IV, Grave Circle A, 16th century BCE. National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

A 2nd century CE Attic relief plaque depicting three nymphs being led to a tree and an altar by a fourth woman. (Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Athens)

A 2nd century CE Attic relief plaque depicting Hercules abducting Iole. On the right is a youth representing the 'leader of the bride' or nymphagogus. (Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Athens)

A 2nd century CE Attic relief plaque showing a priest and priestess performing a religious ritual. (Archaeological Museum of Piraeus)

A depiction of an Amazon warrior from a 2nd century CE Attic relief slab. (Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Athens).

A silver tetradrachm of the Bactrian king Eucratides I (r. c. 171–145 BCE). (Numisamiatics Museum, Athens)

A herm in the form of a sleeping Silenus. 2nd century CE (Agora Museum, Athens)

St. Kevin's Church at Glendalough monastic site, Ireland. The church is also known as St. Kevin's Kitchen and dates from the 12th century.

The iconic Round Tower at Glendalough monastic site, Ireland. Originally built as a bell tower, Cloigtheach, the structure is almost 1000 years old.

Malahide Castle, Ireland. Malahide Castle was the ancestral home of the Talbot family for centuries, and parts of the building date to the 12th century CE. The first castle was built by Richard Talbot, an English knight who had helped King...