Dressed Funeral Effigy of Mother of Henry VIll Elizabeth of York, 1437. Westminster Abbey.[1228×1616]July 30, 2025
Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis of Athens, c. 420 BC. Dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike, this tiny shrine is the first fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis. It occupies a prominent place on the south west bastion corner to the right of the entrance, the Propylaea… [1280×1000][OC]July 30, 2025
Roman theater in Amman (Jordan), a city which in ancient Rome was called Philadelphia. The theater was built during the reign of emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161 CE). [1200×1500]July 30, 2025
Man’s leather purse made of stitched and embossed leather, Dutch or German, c. 14th century CE. [2100×1657]July 30, 2025
Two 1,900-year-old Roman swords have been unearthed by the archaeologists in Gloucestershire, Britain. [1152×768]July 29, 2025
The bloody chair which Qajar king Naser al-Din Shah died on. After his assassination in 1896 by gunshot, royal companions brought him to Golestan Palace and placed him on this chair, where his blood remains clearly visible to this day. [1285×600]July 29, 2025
An ancient Greek shipwreck has been discovered at Adrasan beach, modern-day Turkey. Resting 150 feet deep and dated to the late Hellenistic period, it contains a pristine cargo of ceramic ware, bowls, plates, trays, and pots—all still stacked in their original arrangement. [1200×800]July 29, 2025
