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Personalities, Aristocracy, Politics and Portraits, Rulers, Emperors and Kings, Crowds and Demonstrations.



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OLD AGE

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YOUTH

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"Tomb of Herod". The sepulchre is probably the burial place of Mariamne (King Herod the Great's wife) and possibly also of Herod Agrippa.
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"Tomb of Herod". The sepulchre is probably the burial place of Mariamn...

The 1000 year old oak tree in the sanctuary of Dan, Israel. Jeroboam placed the Golden Calf near the Holy Oak (I.Kings 12:26) and Dan became the center of the cult of the Northern tribes. Dan was conquered and destroyed by Ben Haddad, King of Damascus, 9th BCE.
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The 1000 year old oak tree in the sanctuary of Dan, Israel. Jeroboam placed...

Hathor Temple in Timna, Israel. Next to the copper mines, two temples dedicated to Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of earth and mining, were found.
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Hathor Temple in Timna, Israel. Next to the copper mines, two temples dedic...

Naked, circumcised prisoners of Semitic origin are led before a king on his throne.An Egyptian soldier leads the prisoners, followed by a war-chariot.Ivory, probably a furniture-ornament.From Megiddo,Israel. See also 08-05-05/22-24.Collections of IDAM, Jerusalem.
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Naked, circumcised prisoners of Semitic origin are led before a king on his thr...

"The Manger", traditionally the birthplace of Jesus in the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel
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"The Manger", traditionally the birthplace of Jesus in the Church of the Nat...

"The Manger", traditionally the birthplace of Jesus in the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel
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"The Manger", traditionally the birthplace of Jesus in the Church of the Nat...

Seal of Shebanyahu, "servant (minister) of Osias". Jewish monarchy, 8th BCE
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Seal of Shebanyahu, "servant (minister) of Osias". Jewish monarchy, 8th BCE

The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was made for Abdalonymos, King of Sidon. Battle of Issos (also known as Battle of Issus), 5 November 333 BCE. center:Persian and Greek soldiers in close combat. Late 4th BCE; Marble, 195x318x167 cm Inv. 370 T
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The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was...

Nestor, one of the Greek leaders in the Torjan War. Attic red-figured vase (5th BCE). Luynes Collection 732
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Nestor, one of the Greek leaders in the Torjan War. Attic red-figured vase (...

Small marble table in the garden of the House of the Stags, Herculaneum.
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Small marble table in the garden of the House of the Stags, Herculaneum.

King Priamos suppliant Achilles. Relief from a huge mausoleum excavated on the road to Reims.
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King Priamos suppliant Achilles. Relief from a huge mauso...

Head of a young man. Limestone (2nd CE) from Palmyra, Syria. Height 19 cm Inv. I 611
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Head of a young man. Limestone (2nd CE)...