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Photorealistic reconstruction of Roman statesman Mark Antony (l. 83-30 BCE). This reconstruction is based on archaeological evidence including busts, coin portraits and statuary This reconstruction was made using Artbreeder, an AI neural...

The Miracle of Saint Mark Rescuing a Slave by the Italian Renaissance artist Tintoretto (c. 1518-1594 CE). 1548 CE. (Academia, Venice)

A bust of Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony), from the Vatican Museums.

A marble figure of Saint Mark by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). Created between 1408 and 1413 CE, it originally stood in a niche outside Florence’s Orsanmichele hall.

Wine was the most popular manufactured drink in the ancient Mediterranean. With a rich mythology, everyday consumption, and important role in rituals wine would spread via the colonization process to regions all around the Mediterranean coastal...

Alexander Helios (40 BCE – c. late 1st century BCE) was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the second oldest son of Cleopatra VII (69 BCE – 30 BCE) and the twin brother of Cleopatra Selene II (40 BCE – 5 BCE). He spent the majority of his...

The story of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ is reenacted every year by Christians all over the world in the Easter liturgy. The story has become an essential article of faith and is rarely questioned by New Testament scholars and...

In this collection we look at some of the most significant battles that shaped the history of the Roman Republic. There were defeats such as at Allia River to the Celts in 390 BCE or at Cannae in 216 BCE when the Carthaginians led by Hannibal...

The Second Triumvirate was a political association of convenience between three of Rome's most powerful figures: Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian in the 1st century BCE. Following the assassination of Julius Caesar the three vowed revenge...

Follow Phidias (Pheidias), the chief builder for the Parthenon, as he supervises the construction of the new temple and faces charges of embezzlement. The year is 432 BCE. As dawn breaks over Athens, Phidias is already late for work. He is...