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Temple of Artemis Propylaeum from the Cardo. Gerasa, 150 AD, Jordan. Built during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, it was part of a large complex that included east and west Propylaea, grand staircases, a temenos, and the temple itself, which was never finished...

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Temple of Artemis Propylaeum from the Cardo. Gerasa, 150 AD, Jordan. Built during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, it was part of a large complex that included east and west Propylaea, grand staircases, a temenos, and the temple itself, which was never finished...

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Temple of Artemis Propylaeum from inside, Gerasa, 150 AD, Jordan. This gateway from the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, was part of a larger arrangement that included eastern and western Propylaea, grand staircases, a temenos, and the temple itself, which was never finished...

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Temple of Artemis Propylaeum from inside, Gerasa, 150 AD, Jordan. This gateway from the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, was part of a larger arrangement that included eastern and western Propylaea, grand staircases, a temenos, and the temple itself, which was never finished...

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Roman theater in Amman , a city which in ancient Rome was called Philadelphia. The theater was built during the reign of emperor Antoninus Pius .

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Roman theater in Amman , a city which in ancient Rome was called Philadelphia. The theater was built during the reign of emperor Antoninus Pius .

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Corinthian Capitals, temple of Artemis, Gerasa, c.130 AD. Jerash, Jordan. Artemis, the patron goddess of the city, was likely the Greek interpretation of a local deity worshipped before their arrival. Although a complex propylaeum was completed, the temple itself was never finished.

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Corinthian Capitals, temple of Artemis, Gerasa, c.130 AD. Jerash, Jordan. Artemis, the patron goddess of the city, was likely the Greek interpretation of a local deity worshipped before their arrival. Although a complex propylaeum was completed, the temple itself was never finished.

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Qajar-era photographs of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great reveals that the structure was once part of a larger complex. A gate and several columns can be seen, confirming that when it was built in 540 BC, there was an enclosed ceremonial area with a formal entrance path leading up to the tomb.

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Qajar-era photographs of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great reveals that the structure was once part of a larger complex. A gate and several columns can be seen, confirming that when it was built in 540 BC, there was an enclosed ceremonial area with a formal entrance path leading up to the tomb.

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Detail of the different carved motives on the Arch of Hadrian, Gerasa, 129 AD, Jerash, Jordan. This triumphal arch was built to celebrate the visit of the Emperor Hadrian in AD 129–130. At 40Wx34Hx10D yd, it is one of the largest in the Roman Empire...

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Detail of the different carved motives on the Arch of Hadrian, Gerasa, 129 AD, Jerash, Jordan. This triumphal arch was built to celebrate the visit of the Emperor Hadrian in AD 129–130. At 40Wx34Hx10D yd, it is one of the largest in the Roman Empire...

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Bust showing a Roman, probably from the beginning of the 2nd century CE - the reign of Emperor Caracalla. This is indicated by the hairstyle and beard. The artifact is in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles .

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Bust showing a Roman, probably from the beginning of the 2nd century CE - the reign of Emperor Caracalla. This is indicated by the hairstyle and beard. The artifact is in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles .

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Augustus of Prima Porta, 20 BC. At over 6ft high, this statue was a complex statement of the ideas and merits he wanted to convey. It depicts the emperor addressing his soldiers, wearing a cuirass and a cloak. Augustus was both the first Roman Emperor and the one who ruled longest...

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Augustus of Prima Porta, 20 BC. At over 6ft high, this statue was a complex statement of the ideas and merits he wanted to convey. It depicts the emperor addressing his soldiers, wearing a cuirass and a cloak. Augustus was both the first Roman Emperor and the one who ruled longest...

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Nymphaeum in Jerasa, Jerash, Jordan, 190 AD. Built as a main source of water to the multiple small public fountains along the Cardo. It consisted of two side aisles which enclosed a central semi-circular apse that was topped with a concrete vault. The façade was richly ornamented...

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Nymphaeum in Jerasa, Jerash, Jordan, 190 AD. Built as a main source of water to the multiple small public fountains along the Cardo. It consisted of two side aisles which enclosed a central semi-circular apse that was topped with a concrete vault. The façade was richly ornamented...

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Interior of The Cave of Saint Ignatius. The cave was home to Saint Ignatius of Loyola who shut himself in a cave to pray and do penance during his sojourn in the city of Manresa from 1522-1523. The Cave is a natural grotto over which the Church is built.

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Interior of The Cave of Saint Ignatius. The cave was home to Saint Ignatius of Loyola who shut himself in a cave to pray and do penance during his sojourn in the city of Manresa from 1522-1523. The Cave is a natural grotto over which the Church is built.

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The Green Stone lying in one of the storerooms of the Temple complex in Hattusa, which was the capital of the Hittite Empire until it was destroyed around 1200 BC. The stone, which is thought to have been made from serpentinite, may have played a role in some religious cult

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The Green Stone lying in one of the storerooms of the Temple complex in Hattusa, which was the capital of the Hittite Empire until it was destroyed around 1200 BC. The stone, which is thought to have been made from serpentinite, may have played a role in some religious cult

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Arg-e Bam in the Iranian city of Bam, is the world's largest adobe building, with an antiquity traced back to at least the Achaemenid Empire . A World Heritage Site, it flourished from the 7th to 11th centuries AD as a producer of silk and cotton garments along the Silk Road.

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Arg-e Bam in the Iranian city of Bam, is the world's largest adobe building, with an antiquity traced back to at least the Achaemenid Empire . A World Heritage Site, it flourished from the 7th to 11th centuries AD as a producer of silk and cotton garments along the Silk Road.

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The Huiluo Granary in Luoyang, China, was established during the reign of Yang of Sui and had 700 storage pits, each of which can store 250,000 kg of grain and the entire granary can store 175 million kg of grain. Each pit is about 10 m in diameter and 7 to 9 m in depth

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The Huiluo Granary in Luoyang, China, was established during the reign of Yang of Sui and had 700 storage pits, each of which can store 250,000 kg of grain and the entire granary can store 175 million kg of grain. Each pit is about 10 m in diameter and 7 to 9 m in depth

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The east and north façades of the Parthenon, Acropolis Athens, Greece, 430's BC. When you reached the Acropolis and crossed the Propylaea you met the Parthenon to your right with the west façade in all its glory. That end, however, was not the main façade

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The east and north façades of the Parthenon, Acropolis Athens, Greece, 430's BC. When you reached the Acropolis and crossed the Propylaea you met the Parthenon to your right with the west façade in all its glory. That end, however, was not the main façade

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Cisterna Basilica, the largest of hundreds of cisterns beneath Constantinople, the capital city of the Roman Empire from 330 CE until its fall in 1453. The cistern, 500 ft SW from Hagia Sophia, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Emperor I, who also built the cathedral…

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Cisterna Basilica, the largest of hundreds of cisterns beneath Constantinople, the capital city of the Roman Empire from 330 CE until its fall in 1453. The cistern, 500 ft SW from Hagia Sophia, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Emperor I, who also built the cathedral…

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This bird skeleton adorned with gold was part of Offering no. 179 found at the Aztec Templo Mayor, and dates from the reign of emperor Ahuitzotl . Now housed at the Museo del Templo Mayor in Mexico City

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This bird skeleton adorned with gold was part of Offering no. 179 found at the Aztec Templo Mayor, and dates from the reign of emperor Ahuitzotl . Now housed at the Museo del Templo Mayor in Mexico City

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The Arch of Titus, built by Emperor Domitian after his brother's death, showcases the triumphs of Titus and Vespasian in the First Jewish-Roman War, which resulted in the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple.

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The Arch of Titus, built by Emperor Domitian after his brother's death, showcases the triumphs of Titus and Vespasian in the First Jewish-Roman War, which resulted in the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple.

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The Temple of Hatshepsut at the West Bank of Luxor. At nearly 3,500 year old, it is one of the best preserved and most unique temples in Egypt, built during the reign of Hatshepsut, perhaps the most powerful woman in antiquity.

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The Temple of Hatshepsut at the West Bank of Luxor. At nearly 3,500 year old, it is one of the best preserved and most unique temples in Egypt, built during the reign of Hatshepsut, perhaps the most powerful woman in antiquity.

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