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Civilisation Collection

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Roman Temple

Roman Temple
A Roman temple, circa 100 BC. A lithograph by Charpentier for Firmin Didot. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Battle Of Thermopylae

Battle Of Thermopylae
Persian archers kill the last of the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae, August 480 BC

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Greek Vase

Greek Vase
circa 1950: An ancient Greek red-figure amphora from around 500 BC, depicting Heracles defeating the Nemean Lion, the first of his twelve labours. The goddess Athena (left) assists him with advice

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Colossus Solis

Colossus Solis
The Colossus Of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, straddles the harbour on the Greek island of Rhodes, circa 250 BC

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Herculaneum

Herculaneum
circa 1930: The ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, which was destroyed, along with Pompeii, by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Ancient Egyptian Hyksos Statues from Tanis

Ancient Egyptian Hyksos Statues from Tanis
Vintage engraving of Ancient Egyptian Hyksos Statues from Tanis

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Nine Muses

Nine Muses
The Nine Muses of Greek mythology, who preside over the arts and sciences

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Classical Trajans Column Rome Italy

Classical Trajans Column Rome Italy

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Tartarus

Tartarus
The three most famous inhabitants of Tartarus, the ancient Greek equivalent of Hell, circa 1500 BC

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Aerial Of Valley Of The Kings Excavations

Aerial Of Valley Of The Kings Excavations
Aerial view of Howard Carters archaeological excavations of the tombs of the Pharoahs Ramesses VI and Tutankhamen (better known as King Tut), Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, 1922

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Ancient Vases

Ancient Vases
Two ancient Greek black figure amphoras found at Ampurias in Spain, depicting athletes, circa 550 BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Kom Ombo

Kom Ombo
circa 1900: The ancient Egyptian temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated jointly to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris, (Horus the Elder). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Egypt

Egypt

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Arc of Costantine Rome Italy

Arc of Costantine Rome Italy

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Forum Romanum Phocas column Temple of Antoninus and Faustina Rome Italy

Forum Romanum Phocas column Temple of Antoninus and Faustina Rome Italy

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Corinthian capital Leptis, Sabratha, Libya

Corinthian capital Leptis, Sabratha, Libya

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Female roman torso Sabratha Libya

Female roman torso Sabratha Libya

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Turkey, Istanbul, Sultanahmet, View Of Blue Mosque

Turkey, Istanbul, Sultanahmet, View Of Blue Mosque

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Couple looking at cows pulling cart (B&W)

Couple looking at cows pulling cart (B&W)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Egypt

Egypt

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Egypt

Egypt

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Greek Vase

Greek Vase
An early Olympiad depicted on an ancient Greek vase, circa 450 BC. The competitors ride naked and bareback. The Graphic - pub. 1896. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Greek Vase

Greek Vase
Olympic runners depicted on an ancient Greek vase given as a prize in the Panathenaea, circa 525 BC. Original Publication : Picture Post - 5953 - Where the Olympic Games Started - pub

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Cleopatras Needle In NY

Cleopatras Needle In NY
View of Cleopatras Needle, Central park, New York, Nwe York, mid 1900s

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Ruins Of Persepolis

Ruins Of Persepolis
The Gate of All Nations at Persepolis, the ancient capital of Persia, built in the 5th century BC by Xerxes, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Roman Medicine

Roman Medicine
An array of ancient Roman surgical instruments, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Herculaneum Amphitheatre

Herculaneum Amphitheatre
Three views of the Roman theatre at Herculaneum, showing the proscenium (top), a cross section (centre) and the seating area (bottom). A French print by Pierre-Philippe Choffard, dated 1779

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Tuscan Masks

Tuscan Masks
A set of five theatrical masks from Tuscany made circa 500BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Hannibal Crossing Rhone On Elephants

Hannibal Crossing Rhone On Elephants
One of the great military leaders of history

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Hadrians Arch

Hadrians Arch
circa 1930: Hadrians Arch in Athens, built by the Athenians in AD 131 to honour the Emperor Hadrian

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Irrigation Methods

Irrigation Methods
A frieze depicting Egyptians using the water from the Nile for irrigation, circa 2000 BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Noahs Sacrifice

Noahs Sacrifice
Noah makes a sacrifice to God, after he and his family survived the flood. Engraved by Caldwall from a painting by Poussin, 1811. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Roman Medicine

Roman Medicine
An array of ancient Roman surgical instruments discovered at Pompeii, on display at Naples Museum, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Roman Medicine

Roman Medicine
An array of ancient Roman surgical instruments at the British Museum, circa 1910

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Herculaneum

Herculaneum
circa 1930: The ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, which was destroyed, along with Pompeii, by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Gazing At Giza

Gazing At Giza
The pyramids of Giza seen from the south-west, circa 1858. (Photo by Francis Frith/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Battle Of Marathon

Battle Of Marathon
The Greek soldiers pursue the routed Persians back to their ships, having won a decisive victory at the Battle of Marathon, September 490 BC. By Pinelli. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Conquerors Of Salamis

Conquerors Of Salamis
The Greeks celebrate their victory over the Persian navy in the Battle of Salamis, which took place in the Gulf of Aegina near Athens, September 480 BC. By F. Cormon

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Battle Of Salamis

Battle Of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis in the Gulf of Aegina near Athens, where the Greeks won a decisive naval victory over the Persians, September 480 BC. By Wilhelm von Kaulbach

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Greek Fire

Greek Fire
A galley of the Byzantine navy envelops an enemy vessel in Greek Fire, a process of spraying burning fluid through a tube, circa 900 AD

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Erechtheum

Erechtheum
The Erechtheum, a Greek temple on the Acropolis in Athens dating back to the late 5th century BC, with its famous porch of caryatids, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Greek Vase

Greek Vase
circa 1950: An ancient Greek red-figure krater from the 5th Century BC, depicting the fight between Achilles and Memnon during the Trojan War. From the British Museum (E 468)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Greek Vase

Greek Vase
circa 1950: An ancient Greek red-figure amphora from the 5th Century BC, depicting three Greek soldiers, one on horseback. From the British Museum (E 273). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Greek Vase

Greek Vase
circa 1950: An ancient Greek red-figure stamnos from the 5th Century BC, depicting a fight between cavalry and infantry. From the British Museum. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Athenian Education

Athenian Education
Scenes from a red-figure Greek vase depicting the education of a young Athenian boy, circa 500 BC. At a gymnasion, he learns reading, writing, oratory and music. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Colossus Of Rhodes

Colossus Of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of the sun god Helios measuring 34 metres, towers over the islands harbour, circa 250 BC

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Roman Fashions

Roman Fashions
Fashions in ancient Rome, circa 1 AD. The man on the left is a Roman senator. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Delaware American Indian Chief

Delaware American Indian Chief
Colored engraving of a Delaware American Indian chief wearing a feathered headdress and holding a rifle, 19th century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Phoenician- Assyrian Bireme Or Ship

Phoenician- Assyrian Bireme Or Ship
A model of a two-level Phoenician- Assyrian warship or Bireme, circa 19th Century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageCivilisation Collection: Aeschines

Aeschines
circa 1850: A bust of ancient Athenian orator and statesman Aeschines (389 - 314 BC). The inscription reads Aeschines Atrometou Athenaios, Aeschines of Athens, son of Atrometos


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