Ancient Collection (page 7)

Sentry guarding a Gaul camp in Roman times
Sentinel keeping watch over a camp of Gauls in a forest of early Europe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Woman dressed in traditional Celt or Finnish attire
Finnish woman in traditional clothing similar to Celtic artifacts from Ireland. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Ptolemys world map, circa 150 AD, from the edition of 1472. Color halftone reproduction of the first printed edition of 1472

Unwrapping an Egyptian mummy, Cairo, 1880s
British and Egyptian officials unwrapping an Egyptian mummy in the Boulak Museum, Cairo, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Medieval Saxons in battle
Saxons in battle in the early Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Celtic battle-axes
Battle-axes of the old Celtic heroes of Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of artifacts

Ogham inscription and sun symbol on an Old Irish gravestone
Pagan gravestone carved with sun symbols and Old Irish Ogham cipher, Ireland. Watercolor wash on a halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Gold ornament of the Celtic sun-wheel
Hammered gold spangle with pagan Celtic sun-cross, from Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Celtic wooden drinking vessels
Old Celtic drinking vessels made of wood. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Druid priest and sacrificer
Druid priest with the crescent of the sixth day of the moon, and a Druid sacrificer. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Paul a prisoner of Agrippa
Apostle Paul defending himself before Roman consul Agrippa. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Apostle Paul arrested in Jerusalem and taken before the Roman authorities. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Europeans hiding from the invading Huns
Christian fugitives from the Huns, time of the Roman Empire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Catapaults used in ancient times
Catapaults used in siege warfare, ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Egyptians besieging a fortress
Assaulting a fortification with testudo formation and scaling ladder, ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Romans battling Germans, Column of Trajan
Roman soldiers attacking a German fortress, a detail of the Column of Trajan. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Construction of the Tower of Babel
Captives building the Tower of Babel in ancient Babylon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Gateway to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Entrance to the Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hebrew captives carrying bricks in ancient Egypt
Slaves carrying bricks for buildings in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Bas-relief horsemen from the Parthenon, Athens
Athenian horsemen from the frieze of the Parthenon. 19th-century engraving with a watercolor wash

Slaves milling grain in ancient Pompeii
Slaves grinding grain in a bakery in ancient Pompeii. Hand-colored woodcut of a 9th-century illustration

Assyrian royal palace
Reception hall of an Assyrian palace in ancient Mesopotamia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Roman bathhouse at Chesters fort, Northumbria, England
Remains of Roman bathhouse at Chesters fort along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Pharaoh and his attendants
Egyptian pharaoh with a court official and a fan-bearer. Antique hand-colored print

Roman bathhouse ruins at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of Roman bathhouse at Chesters, a fort along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Athletic training in the Dromos, ancient Sparta
Young men exercising in the Dromos in ancient Sparta. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roman latrine at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of latrine at the Roman bathhouse in the fort at Chesters along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Roman guardhouse along Hadrians Wall in England
Remains of a guard-house at the gate of a Roman fort along Hadrians Wall at Chesters, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Roman waterway at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of waterway at a Roman fort along Hadrians Wall at Chesters, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Catacomb of Cappucins buried beneath Palermo, Sicily
Burial chamber in the Catacomb of Cappuccini, beneath Palermo, Sicily. 19th-century photograph

Teutonic tribes entering Gaul in ancient times
Migrating Teutons enter Gaul (France) in ancient times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roman fort along Hadrians Wall in England
Principia and well of a Roman cavalry fort along Hadrians Wall at Chesters, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Priest of Bacchus playing for young ladies
Priest of Bacchus piping music for young women, ancient Greece. Antique hand-colored print

Lute performance in ancient Rome
An outdoor lute concert on a romantic evening in ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Christians in the Roman Catacombs
Christians in the Catacombs arrested by Roman soldiers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Byzantine Empress Theodoras court
Ladies of Empress Theodoras court, Eastern Roman Empire, 500 A.D. Antique hand-colored print

Reading from a scroll in ancient Jerusalem
Proclamation read from a scroll in ancient Jerusalem. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Soldiers in battle, ancient Greece
Soldiers fighting, wearing heavy and light armor, ancient Greece. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a vase painting

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Ancient Hebrews worshipping a calf of molten gold after escaping Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jews rebuild Solomons Temple after the Babylonian Captivity
Israelites celebrate rebuilding Solomons temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Greek girls playing outdoors
Girls outdoor recreation in ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Wedding in ancient Rome
Marriage ceremony taking place in the atrium of a Roman home. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Egyptian Court of the Dead
Court of the Dead in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Household servants in ancient Rome
Home and servants of Scipio the Younger, ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Celtic warrior and Roman soldier, with oak cluster and hut, from the column of Antoninus, ancient Rome. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the carving

Roman army crossing the Danube
Roman legions crossing the Danube on a bridge of boats. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Merchants from Carthage selling slaves and wares in a Roman villa. Hand-colored woodcut

Egyptian Sphinx in the 19th-century
Ancient Egyptian Sphinx, shown in the 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

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