Ancient War Gallery
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Graffiti left by Napoleon Bonaparte’s troops on the Ancient Egyptian temples of Philae.
sassy-cicero-says:7/100✔Today’s focus was the first chapter of Henrik Mouritzen’s :(1998). The first
The future Emperor meets the former Pharaoh,Napoleon gazes upon an ancient mummy after his conquest
Bronze face-mask helmet of a Roman cavalryman, worn on special occasions. Artist unknown; late 1st
myancientworld:Vercingetorix, 82-46 BC.Vercingetorix the chieftain of the Arverni tribe, and came to
African Red Slip wares. Bowl with appliqué decoration of oak sprays and hunting dogs with jewelled o
Paestum, Lucanian wall painting (4th century BCE)
Gallic Druids (according to Caesar)According to Julius Caesar, who is the principal source of inform
Paestum museumA Lucanian wall painting depicting lion hunt (detail)Paestum, July 26, 2019
antiquitystuff:This small sardonyx intaglio is called the ‘Felix Gem’ as it includes the engraver’s
A warrior draws his sword as he grabs a veiled woman. The scene is traditionally interpreted as Men
harkbus:General Hannibal, son of Hamilcar, Carthaginian general during the Second Punic War.“Scipio,
onna-musha:This armor is attributed to Ohori Tsuruhime (1526 (?)-1543 (?)) a miko (priestess) of th
Pair of gold clasps depicting warriors, 1st century BC. Part of the “Bactrian Hoard”, t
Hannibal Finding the Corpse of Marcellus by Louis-Jean-François LagrenéeChâteau de Compiègne
historicaltimes:Battle of Cannae by Peter Dennis via reddit
collective-history:Depiction of Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps during the Second Punic War.
Numancia, by Alejo Vera The Celtiberian oppidum of Numantia was attacked more thanonce by Roman forc
The departure of Neoptolemus. Side A of an Attic red-figure neck-amphora, attributed to the Lycaon
Assyrian bireme warship from around 700 BC, Nineveh.
Territorial changes of the Warring States (China), 453-221 BC.
cma-greek-roman-art:Statuette of a Warrior, 500-450 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art
cma-greek-roman-art:Statuette of a Warrior, 500, Cleveland Museum of Art: Greek and Roman ArtSize: O
Neoptolemus kills King Priam during the sack of Troy. Attic black-figure amphora, attr. to an artis
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