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Caryatids

Caryatids from Cesare Cesariano's 1521 edition of Vitruvius. Source.

Dabous Giraffes

Giraffe rock carvings, Niger, dated 4000 - 6000 BC. Source.

Semiramis

Semiramis, legendary Queen of Babylon. Source.

Temple of Olympian Zeus, 1833

A view of Athens painted by Johann Michael Wittmer in 1833. In the middle distance are the remains of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, with a stylite's cell, later removed, still perched on top. The middle one of those three pillars later blew down in a storm. Source.

Puteoli

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Tiger Fragment

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Samian Ware, Vindolanda

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Acropolis, 1865

Daguerreotype by Philippos Margaritis of the Acropolis in 1865, showing the medieval Frankish tower. Source.

The Parthenon, Nashville

The Arch of Septimius Severus, 1900

Luigi Bazzani, The Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome (1900). Source.