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Roman Skull with Obol in Mouth
Upon death, ancient Greek culture called for placing a coin, or obol, in the mouth of the deceased to pay Charon for rowing him/her across the River Styx to the afterlife.
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The Plague by Arnold Bocklin
The Plague by Arnold Böcklin, 1827–1901 CE. (Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland)
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Three Doctors Attend a Man with the Plague
Woodcutting of a plague-stricken man lying in bed, attended by three physicians. From the Pestbuch, a 16th Century CE medical treatise by Hieronymous Brunschwig (c. 1450-1512 CE). (Courtesy of the Historical Medical Library of The College...
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17th-century Depiction of Plague Doctor
A depiction of "Doctor Schnabel" ("Schnabel" is literally German for "Beak"), a plague doctor in Rome. The illustration appeared in a 17th -century German satirical manuscript. The engraving was first published by Paul Fürst (1608–1666...
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Giovanni Boccaccio & Florentines Who Have Fled from the Plague
Illustration from a medieval manuscript Giovanni Boccaccio, Le Decameron. Translated from the Italian by Laurent de Premierfait Bruges, Master of 1482 and follower (illuminators); c. 1485 CE Manuscript reference: The Hague, KB, 133 A 5...
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The Flagellants
Painting by Pieter van Laer, c. 1635 CE
Alte Pinakothek
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Roman Funeral Memorial
1st century CE limestone Roman funeral memorial with portraits.(Archaeological Museum, Milan)
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Mausoleum of Bes
Punic Mausoleum.
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Royal Funerary Procession in the Middle Ages
An artist's depiction of a royal funerary procession in the Middle Ages. From the game Old World.
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Posited Cyclicality of Life for an Ancient Egyptian
Figure 1: Regenerating nature of life, with the teleological ‘arrow’ of existence pointing forward.
