Roman caricature - Located in the Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii. The Latin text above the figure reads ‘Rufus est’ (This is Rufus).jpg (87.79 КБ) 2271 просмотр
Satirical painted scenes-mouse being waited on by a cat (top) and cat playing nursemaid to a nest full of eggs and fledglings (bottom). Limestone ostracon dated to 1295 - 1070 BC. Ancient Egypt.jpg (228.86 КБ) 2260 просмотров
Roman mosaic showing winter. Object known as the Four Seasons Mosaic is located in Villa of the Falconer, Argos (Greece). Dated back to V century CE. On mosaic we can see written in ancient greek – Chimon, so 'winter'.jpg (109.38 КБ) 2206 просмотров
Roman coin of emperor Probus. A great and powerful emperor of the late third century. On the coin we can see also Sol Invictus.jpg (138.35 КБ) 2197 просмотров
Imago Mundi, the first world map that we know of. It was made by the Babylonians and is commonly dated to the 6th century BCE.jpg (804.74 КБ) 2183 просмотра
A Celtic gold coin minted by the Parisii, a Gaulish tribe who lived in northern France. It dates from the 1st-2nd century BCE.jpg (63.7 КБ) 2126 просмотров
Arg-e Bam, also known as Bam Citadel, is the largest adobe building in the world. Located in the Kerman Province of southeastern Iran, it can be traced back to at least the Achaemenid Empire.jpg (268.12 КБ) 2119 просмотров
