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The Return of Neptune, 1754, John Singleton Copley

Medium: oil,canvas

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Gem with the Bust of Athena / Minerva. Roman. 1st – 2nd century A.D. Amethyst.

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Alessandro Allori (Florence 1535-1607), Laocoön, oil on panel, 28 5/8 x 22¼ in. (72.7 x 56.5 cm.), sold through Christie’s in 2015.

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‘December.’ Fragment of a mosaic (Roman, first half third century).

Archaeological Museum of Sousse.

© Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons.

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~ Snake bracelet.

Place of origin: Egypt (?)

Date: 50 B.C. - A.D. 50

Period: Roman Imperial period

Medium: Engraved gold

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Philoctetes. 1807. Pierre Paul Prudon. French 1758-1823. oil/canvas.               http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

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Bacchus, Caravaggio, circa 1598

Oil on canvas 95 x 85 cm (37.4 x 33.46 in.) Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy

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Jason Poisoning the Dragon, Salvator Rosa, Italian, 1615–1673, n.d., Saint Louis Art Museum: European Art to 1800

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/5142/

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Women of Amphissa, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1887

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M.

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Passion

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Statue of Bacchus

Bacchus atop a Bacchic scene, Roman, 2nd century AD.

(Galleria Borghese - Rome.)

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According to the Bible, Cyrus II (600-530 BCE), also known as Cyrus the Great became the first king of the Persian Empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in the world. He is well known for leading several military campaigns against the most powerful kingdoms of the time, including Media, Lydia, and Babylonia. As an administrator, Cyrus governed his empire by four capital states; Pasargadae, Babylon, Susa and Ecbatana.

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Fortunino Matania (1881 1963)Cléopâtre et Jules César

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Two ink studies, Italian school 19th century - Bacchus and Mars.