Civilization Gallery

Aeropagus debating in ancient Athens

Gathering of the Areopagus, a deliberative court that met in the open air, ancient Athens.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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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 Greeks holding the pass of Thermopylae, 480 BC

Greeks under Leonidas holding off the Persian invasion at Thermopylae, 480 BC.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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