r/AncientCivilizations

: "Zeugma Ancient City. 2,000-Year-Old Mosaics unearthed by the waves in Turkey."

: "Some snapshots of my recent visit to the Luxor Temple at sunset."

: "This is one of the most impressive collections of Roman sculptures in all of Spain: the Casa de Pilatos, in Seville."

: "Sargon of Akkad, Bronze Head ca. 2300 B.C. Photographed in 1936, National Museum of Iraq"

: "Arab's Art. Pyxis of al-Mughira."

: "A remarkably well-preserved Eastern Roman baptismal basin, over 1,500 years old, discovered among the archaeological remains of the Basilica of St. Vitale in Sbeitla, Tunisia."

: "Winged Victory of Samothrace, Greece, c. 200 BC. Front view of the Nike of Samothrace, a marble sculpture of the goddess of victory caught in the precise moment of landing on the prow of a Greek warship. One of the few original major Hellenistic statues to reach our times... [1280x626] [OC]"

: "1,900 years ago, a son writes a letter to his dad on papyrus paper in Roman Egypt. "Dad, just sent you a basket of figs and 25 nice apples. I put a label with your name on the basket so you see it's yours from me. Take care and write me back!"

: "Mummy portrait of a young girl. Egypt, Roman period, ca. 30 BC - 150 AD. Encaustic wax on wood panel. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection [2448x3264] [OC]"

: "A remarkably well-preserved Eastern Roman baptismal basin, over 1,500 years old, discovered among the archaeological remains of the Basilica of St. Vitale in Sbeitla, Tunisia."