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The Didache, also known as The Lord's Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations, is a brief, anonymous early Christian treatise written in Koine Greek and dated by modern scholars to the first century C.E.

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The Didache, also known as The Lord's Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations, is a brief, anonymous early Christian treatise written in Koine Greek and dated by modern scholars to the first century C.E.

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Papyrus letter in Greek- The papyrus contains a letter written by Heraclides to his brother Petechois. It is essentially a shopping list of items – poultry, bread, lupines, chick peas, kidney beans and fenugreek at various prices. . This is about the size of a post-it.

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Papyrus letter in Greek- The papyrus contains a letter written by Heraclides to his brother Petechois. It is essentially a shopping list of items – poultry, bread, lupines, chick peas, kidney beans and fenugreek at various prices. . This is about the size of a post-it.

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The “Hurrian Hymn” is the earliest known song to be recorded in writing, dating to around the 13th century BCE

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The “Hurrian Hymn” is the earliest known song to be recorded in writing, dating to around the 13th century BCE

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The Greek Magical Papyri is the name given by scholars to a body of papyri from Graeco-Roman Egypt,written mostly in ancient Greek,which each contain a number of magical spells,formulae,hymns and rituals.The materials in the papyri date from the 100s BCE to the 400s CE.

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The Greek Magical Papyri is the name given by scholars to a body of papyri from Graeco-Roman Egypt,written mostly in ancient Greek,which each contain a number of magical spells,formulae,hymns and rituals.The materials in the papyri date from the 100s BCE to the 400s CE.

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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorers to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives

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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorers to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives

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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorer to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives.

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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorer to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives.

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Bronze Drum from the Idaean Cave. In ancient Greece, the tympanon was a type of circular, shallow tambourine, beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. This one dates from the 8th century BC and is considered the first to appear in Greek art. It is a votive bronze disc found...

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Bronze Drum from the Idaean Cave. In ancient Greece, the tympanon was a type of circular, shallow tambourine, beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. This one dates from the 8th century BC and is considered the first to appear in Greek art. It is a votive bronze disc found...

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Tibetan ritual crown , featuring five panels depicting the Five Transcendent Buddhas. wWorn by Tibetan Buddhist lamas or teachers during special religious ceremonies, initiation empowerments, or ritual dances. 14th or 15th Century.

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Tibetan ritual crown , featuring five panels depicting the Five Transcendent Buddhas. wWorn by Tibetan Buddhist lamas or teachers during special religious ceremonies, initiation empowerments, or ritual dances. 14th or 15th Century.

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A 5,200-year-old pottery bowl from Shahr-e Sukhteh bearing what is considered the world's oldest example of animation. It shows five sequential images of a wild goat leaping to reach a tree, and when placed in sequence, they create a brief animated scene. National Museum of Iran.

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A 5,200-year-old pottery bowl from Shahr-e Sukhteh bearing what is considered the world's oldest example of animation. It shows five sequential images of a wild goat leaping to reach a tree, and when placed in sequence, they create a brief animated scene. National Museum of Iran.

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Man looking through the tiny lens of an early microscope made by the Dutch scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek , commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology". Leeuwenhoek's microscopes have a single lens mounted in a flat sheet of metal, which allows magnifications of up to x200

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Man looking through the tiny lens of an early microscope made by the Dutch scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek , commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology". Leeuwenhoek's microscopes have a single lens mounted in a flat sheet of metal, which allows magnifications of up to x200

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A 1st century CE Roman gold and green chalcedony ring engraved with a parrot. The carving is so detailed, the parrot can be identified as an Indian Ringneck known for its bright green plumage. Such parrots surprised Alexander the Great’s entourage in India by talking like humans

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A 1st century CE Roman gold and green chalcedony ring engraved with a parrot. The carving is so detailed, the parrot can be identified as an Indian Ringneck known for its bright green plumage. Such parrots surprised Alexander the Great’s entourage in India by talking like humans

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11th-century Japanese wooden sculpture depicting the eccentric Chinese monk Priest Baozhi .Kyoto National Museum

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11th-century Japanese wooden sculpture depicting the eccentric Chinese monk Priest Baozhi .Kyoto National Museum

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An ancient Chinese incense burner. Stoneware, with clear glaze and modeled dragons and lotus petals. Sui to early Tang dynasty, late 6th–7th century CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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An ancient Chinese incense burner. Stoneware, with clear glaze and modeled dragons and lotus petals. Sui to early Tang dynasty, late 6th–7th century CE. Now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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The epitaph of Licinia Eucharis, an ancient Roman stage actress who died at the age of 14. She is one of the few ancient actresses known to have achieved fame and respect in her profession during the Roman Republic. The 1st century BCE epitaph on her tomb was written by her father

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The epitaph of Licinia Eucharis, an ancient Roman stage actress who died at the age of 14. She is one of the few ancient actresses known to have achieved fame and respect in her profession during the Roman Republic. The 1st century BCE epitaph on her tomb was written by her father

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Roman Mosaic of "the Graces" from Caesarea of Mauretania, known today as Cherchell, Algeria - They were usually considered to be Zeus' daughters and three in number - 4th Century CE

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Roman Mosaic of "the Graces" from Caesarea of Mauretania, known today as Cherchell, Algeria - They were usually considered to be Zeus' daughters and three in number - 4th Century CE

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Popular motif from Greek and Roman mythology - the depiction of lovers, Mars and Venus on a Roman fresco. The object dates back to the 1st century CE and discovered in Pompeii. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Popular motif from Greek and Roman mythology - the depiction of lovers, Mars and Venus on a Roman fresco. The object dates back to the 1st century CE and discovered in Pompeii. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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