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Background imageCivilization Collection: Battle of Actium, 31 BC

Battle of Actium, 31 BC
Sea battle of Actium, in which Octavius defeated Antony and Cleopatra, 31 BC. Hand colored wodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Roman siege of a fortified city

Roman siege of a fortified city
Roman legions attacking a city to expand the Roman Empire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Ancient Egyptian agriculture

Ancient Egyptian agriculture
Farmers plowing, sowing, and harvesting grain in ancient Egypt. Engraving with a watercolor wash

Background imageCivilization Collection: Defeat of Athenian army at Syracuse, 413 BC

Defeat of Athenian army at Syracuse, 413 BC
Destruction of the Athenian army at Syracuse, 413 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Plebians revolt, ancient Rome

Plebians revolt, ancient Rome
Revolt of the plebeians against the government of ancient Rome, 207 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Medes of ancient times

Medes of ancient times
Nobles of ancient Media, part of the Assyrian and Persian empires. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageCivilization Collection: Ancient Roman oil lamp with Circus Maximus scene

Ancient Roman oil lamp with Circus Maximus scene
Ancient Roman lamp with a scene of a chariot race in the Circus Maximus. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Site of Ancient Troy excavated by Schliemann

Site of Ancient Troy excavated by Schliemann
Schliemanns excavation of the acropolis walls of ancient Troy, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Trojan War battle

Trojan War battle
Combat around the body of Patrocles, Trojan War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Egyptian Book of the Dead

Egyptian Book of the Dead
Fragment of the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Hand colored printed halftone reproduction of the document

Background imageCivilization Collection: Great temple at Thebes, ancient Egypt

Great temple at Thebes, ancient Egypt
Great temple at Thebes in ancient Egypt, restored view. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Home in ancient Rome

Home in ancient Rome
Roman house, viewed from the atrium through the tablinumin to the peristyle and a garden. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Forum Romanum in ancient Rome

Forum Romanum in ancient Rome
Procession in the Forum Romanum, ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Ancient Greek athlete proclaimed the winner

Ancient Greek athlete proclaimed the winner
Crowning the winner with laurel in ancient Greek Olympic Games. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Roman ladies and a slave girl

Roman ladies and a slave girl
Roman ladies and their slave girl. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageCivilization Collection: Persian Empire about 500 BC

Persian Empire about 500 BC
Map of the Persian Empire under Darius I, with principal satrapies, about 500 BC. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Great temple at Karnak, site of Egyptian Thebes

Great temple at Karnak, site of Egyptian Thebes
Ruins of the great temple at Karnak, site of the city of Thebes in ancient Egypt. Color lithograph reproduction of an early 20th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Helen of Troy, wife of Menelaus, taken from Greece

Helen of Troy, wife of Menelaus, taken from Greece
Capture of Helen by Paris, causing the Trojan War, according to Homer. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a vase painting

Background imageCivilization Collection: Horse-drawn carriage in ancient Rome

Horse-drawn carriage in ancient Rome
Roman travelling carriage drawn by four horses. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta

Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta
Ancient Greek city of Sparta, viewed from Therapne. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Acropolis of ancient Athens

Acropolis of ancient Athens, crowned by the Parthenon and a statue of Athena. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Babylonian priest and king

Babylonian priest and king
High priest and king of ancient Babylon. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageCivilization Collection: Nineveh on the Tigris, capital of ancient Assyria

Nineveh on the Tigris, capital of ancient Assyria
Assyrian royal palace at Nineveh on the Tigris River, before its destruction in 612 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Whipping a schoolboy in ancient Rome

Whipping a schoolboy in ancient Rome
Schoolboy punished by a teacher in ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Hair styles of the ancient Greeks

Hair styles of the ancient Greeks
Ancient Greek hairstyles of women (top row) and men (bottom row). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Roman ship with a rudder

Roman ship with a rudder
Ancient Roman trading ship with an early rudder. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: EXPL2A-00138

EXPL2A-00138
Map of the flat earth according to Herodotus, ancient Greek historian. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: EXPL2A-00317

EXPL2A-00317
Map of the world according to ancient Greek geographer Eratosthenes. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction

Background imageCivilization Collection: Inca dwelling replica at Ingapirca, Ecuador

Inca dwelling replica at Ingapirca, Ecuador
Reconstructed Inca dwelling amid the ruins at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Background imageCivilization Collection: Incas battling Spanish conquistadors in Peru

Incas battling Spanish conquistadors in Peru
Manco Inca Yupanqui leads attack on the Spanish in Cusco, Peru, 1536. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: EXPL2A-00294

EXPL2A-00294
Tenochtitlan, capital city of Aztec Mexico, an Island connected by causeways to land, 1520s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an early Spanish colonial map

Background imageCivilization Collection: Inca leader Atahualpa sentenced to execution, 1533

Inca leader Atahualpa sentenced to execution, 1533
Spanish conqueror Pizarro orders the Inca ruler Atahualpa to be led instantly to execution in Peru, 1533. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Gauls in the Roman Empire

Gauls in the Roman Empire
Gauls on horseback under the Roman Empire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Soldiers on horseback in ancient Gaul

Soldiers on horseback in ancient Gaul
Gauls on horseback in the time of the Roman Empire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Defeat of the Saracens at the Battle of Tours, 732 A. D

Defeat of the Saracens at the Battle of Tours, 732 A. D
Franks under Charles Martel attack the Saracens camp during the Battle of Tours, halting the Muslim invasion, 732 A.D. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Ancient canal of Babylonia

Ancient canal of Babylonia
Remains of Babylonian canals, viewed in the mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Roman soldiers and a Germanic warrior

Roman soldiers and a Germanic warrior
Roman soldiers (left) and a Germanic warrior. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Royal Persian Guard of Darius the Great

Royal Persian Guard of Darius the Great
Archers of Dariuss Royal Persian Guard, from the Hall of Artaxerxes II at Susa. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageCivilization Collection: Persians defeated at the Battle of Platae, 479 B. C

Persians defeated at the Battle of Platae, 479 B. C
Greeks repelling the Persian army under Mardonius at the Battle of Plataea, 479 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Macedonian phalanx, Battle of the Carts

Macedonian phalanx, Battle of the Carts
Macedonian army using their shields in a phalanx formation, Battle of the Carts. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Egyptian chariot

Egyptian chariot
Chariot drawn by a pair of horses in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Temple of the Eleusinian Mysteries in ancient Greece

Temple of the Eleusinian Mysteries in ancient Greece
Inner vestibule, Temple of the Mysteries in Eleusis, ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Pharaoh and other ancient Egyptians

Pharaoh and other ancient Egyptians
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh with court officer and fan bearer: a judge: a guard: and neighboring tribesmen. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Silversmith in ancient Egypt

Silversmith in ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian worker in silver. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Paestum, an ancient Greek colony

Paestum, an ancient Greek colony
Temple of Poseidon at Paestum, an ancient Greek colony in southern Italy. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Alexandria, Egypt, in the 1500s

Alexandria, Egypt, in the 1500s
Map of Alexandria, showing the lighthouse Pharos at the harbor entrance in the 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageCivilization Collection: Battering-ram

Battering-ram
Suspended battering-ram for siege warfare. Hand-colored woodcut from Groses Military Antiquities

Background imageCivilization Collection: Orthodox priest and officials of the Byzantine Empire

Orthodox priest and officials of the Byzantine Empire
Officials of the Byzantine Empire, 6th century AD. Antique hand-colored print



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