Ancient history Gallery

Map of Britain in 597 AD

Map of territory controlled by Celts, Picts, Anglos, Saxons, and other tribes in Britain in 597 AD.
Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

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500s, 597, 597 Ad, 6th Century, Ancient, Art, Britain, Britannica, British Isles, Celts, England, Great Britain, Historic, History, Illustration, Map, Medieval, Middle Ages, Picts, Saxons, Scot Land, Territory, Tribe, Vintage, Wales

Xerxes bridge of boats across the Hellespont, 480 BC

Bridge of boats built by Xerxes Persian army across the Hellespont to invade Greek territory, 480 BC.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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400s Bc, 480 Bc, Ancient, Ancient Civilization, Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek, Ancient History, Ancient Persia, Antiquity, Army, Art, Asia Minor, Bc, Boat, Boats, Bridge, Bridge Of Boats, Civilization, Classical, Classical Civilization, Dardanelles, Europe, Greece, Greek, Hellespont, Historic, History, Illustration, Iran, Mid East, Middle East, Military, Persia, Persian, Persian Wars, Ship, Vintage, War, Warfare, Xerxes

Maps of Italy in ancient times

Map of early tribes in Italy (top). of the Roman hills (lower left). and the vicinity of Rome (right) in the time of the Roman Empire.
Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

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Ancient, Ancient Civilization, Ancient History, Ancient Roman, Ancient Rome, Antiquity, Art, Civilization, Classical, Classical Civilization, Europe, European, Historic, History, Illustration, Italian, Italy, Map, Regions, Roman, Rome, Territory, Tribe, Vintage