A massive 40-foot circular burial monument from the Roman era that was recently uncovered during construction work in southern Germany. [900×711]October 23, 2025
Three remarkable 2,500-year-old Achaemenid rhytons have been discovered in Isfahan, one of which has an inscription at the top reading ‘From the Royal Collection.’ Experts have confirmed their authenticity, describing them as ‘priceless artifacts.’ [800×557]October 23, 2025
Mortar in the form of a monkey. Valdivia culture, Ecuador, ca. 3300-1500 BC. Stone. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection [3846×2296] [OC]October 23, 2025
The paving of the Via Sacra, Rome, coming from the Colosseum and next to the Temple of Venus and Rome, corresponding with the picture of the Colosseum (see link below). [1280×853] [OC]October 23, 2025
The Colosseum from the Via Sacra, across the columns of the Temple of Venus and Rome. The Via Sacra (Sacred Street) was the main street of ancient Rome, leading from the top of the Capitoline Hill, through some of the most important religious sites of the Forum, to the Colosseum… [1920×1280] [OC]October 23, 2025
The adjustment and lock system of one of the iron belts that helps hold the structure of the Colosseum together. I could not find the date of its installation. Significant reinforcement campaigns took palace around 1807–1820 and continued at intervals throughout the 20th century. [1678×1280] [OC]October 23, 2025
“Battle Between Iranians and Turanians,” folio from a copy of the Shahnameh, 1562–83. From Iran. The Turanians are dressed in contemporary Ottoman garb and utilise Ottoman artillery, while the Iranians appear as contemporary Safavids. [1300 × 768]October 23, 2025
Four-Door Pagoda at Shentong Temple. Jinan, China, Sui dynasty, 7th century AD [1870×1536]October 23, 2025
