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Julius Caesar, Imperator and Dictator, 49 B.C. - 15 March 44 B.C.
Obverse: elephant walking right trampling on a carnyx (a Celtic war trumpet) ornamented to look like a dragon, CAESAR below
Reverse: pontifical tools, culullus (cup) or simpulum (ladle), aspergillum (sprinkler), securis (sacrificial ax), and apex (priest's hat)
Mint: military mint, traveling with Caesar, 49 B.C.
Maximum Diameter: 18 mm
Weight: 3.81 grams
Denomination: Silver Denarius
Minted after his invasion of Italy and crossing of the Rubicon on 10 January 49 BC, this was the first coin type issued in Caesar's name. The elephant was the symbol of the Caesar family. The obverse was long described as an elephant trampling a horned serpent, symbolizing good triumphing over evil. For the Romans, however, the snake was a symbol of healing, not evil. Recent research has shown that the "horned serpent" is actually a Celtic war trumpet called a carnyx. Clearly, Caesar's elephant trampling a carnyx symbolizes Caesar's victory over the Celtic tribes of Gaul. This coin was a reminder of Caesar's military success. The reverse refers to Caesar's office of Pontifex Maximus, the high priest of Rome, a title now held by the Pope.
The obverse of a very small bronze coin struck in the name of, and portraying, the Roman Emperor Constans, 337- 350 AD, at the mint of Aquilea, in northern Italy.
He is crowned with a laurel and rosette diadem and wears a cloak over his armor (cuirass).
An Ancient Egyptian obelisk gifted to Britain in 1819 by the Viceroy of Egypt Mohammed Ali. Colloquially known as Cleopatra's Needle.
Ancient Messini is one of the most significant ancient cities in terms of its size, structure and state of preservation and still has much to be discovered. Along with the sanctuaries and public buildings it has imposing fortifications, dwellings and burial sites. It has, amongst other things the rare advantage of never having been destroyed or covered by later settlements and sits in an unspoiled inland site in a natural Mediterranean environment. This natural environment combines the mountain grandeur of Delphi and the low riverside serenity of Olympia, the dominating bare limestone mass of Mount Ithome, the ancient acropolis and the low fertile plain spread below the ancient city.
Full mirror brockage - diameter 14,2 mm. Weight: 1.581 gr.
O: DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, veiled bust right
R: Incuse of obverse
I love the fact that Fern species are so ancient and can be found in fossils all over the world!
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Ruins of the Temple at Erments illustration from the kings tombs in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).
Ancient Mexico Gallery, British Museum, London, England, UK. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
Special Egypt Exhibit, Henan Provincial Museum, Zhengzhou, China. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
Ancient Olympos......The exact date of the city's foundation is unknown. A wall and an inscription on a sarcophagus have been dated to the end of the 4th century BC, so Olympus must have been founded at the latest in the Hellenistic period.[1] The city presumably taking its name from nearby Mount Olympos (Turkish: Tahtalı Dağı, Timber Mountain), one of over twenty mountains with the name Olympos in the Classical world. The city was a member of the Lycian League, but it is uncertain when it joined the League. It started minting Lycian League coins from the end of the second century BC, possibly the 130s.[2] At this time Olympos was one of the six largest cities of the League, which possessed three votes each. Around 100 BC Olympos started issuing its own coins separate from the League. At this point the Cilician pirates had taken control of the city, either through conquest or profitable collaboration with the inhabitants. As a consequence the city abandoned the League or was evicted from it.[4] The pirate chief Zenicetes made it his stronghold from where he controlled the rest of his possessions, which included Corycus, Phaselis and many other places in Pamphylia.[5] His rule ended in 78 BC, when the Roman commander Publius Servilius Isauricus, accompanied by the young Julius Caesar, captured Olympos and his other territories after a victory at sea. At his defeat Zenicetes set fire to his own house and perished. At the time of the Roman conquest Olympus was described by Cicero as a rich and highly decorated city. Olympos then became part of the Roman Republic. The emperor Hadrian visited the city after which it took the name of Hadrianopolis for a period, in his honour. Olympos is missing from the Stadiasmus Patarensis and the Stadiasmus Maris Magni. However, both include the already mentioned Corycus, which is described in ancient sources as a port of some significance. There is no evidence that Olympus was a maritime city prior to the 2nd century AD. On this basis Mustafa Adak has argued that Olympos was initially founded on Mount Olympus, which he identifies as Musa Dağı instead of Tahtalı Dağı. In his theory, the Romans destroyed Olympos, after which the population moved to Corycus, and the name of Corycus was changed to Olympos when Hadrian visited the city in 131 AD. In the Middle Ages, Venetians, Genoese and Rhodians built two fortresses along the coast, but by the 15th century Olympos had been abandoned. Today the site attracts tourists, not only for the artifacts that can still be found (though fragmentary and widely scattered), but also for its scenic landscapes supporting wild grapevines, flowering oleander, bay trees, figs and pines.
I am not sure if 'ancient' is the correct term for describing the irrigation system found at this historic mission in San Antonio, Texas. I find the engineering of the system to be incredibly interesting. Which mission is this? Correct, Glenn Stuart! This is located at Mission San Jose.
Four Canopic Jars with human heads, Names of the four sons of Horus are inscribed in black ink.
Painted limestone - Middle Kingdom, Dyn, XII.
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Ancient Greece ft Stefania Mastroianni
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Museum of Cham Sculpture, Da Nang, Central Vietnam. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
This is a photo of a picture in a book on Mayan/Aztec history. It was so cool I just had to play with it some and give it a 3-D quality to enhance the sculpture!
Question: What's missing? Answer: Hammersmith & City Line (a relatively recent re-brand of what was the Metropolitan Line service from Hammersmith to Whitechapel (and Barking). This frieze at Euston Square shows the Met and Circle Lines only.
Pleasingly (very), the font on the frieze is the original Johnston.
I suspect the woman on the seat thinks I'm photographing her. Don't flatter yourself, love.