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The Al-Khazneh, or Treasury, is a remarkable rock-cut façade located within Petra, Jordan. Carved into rose-red sandstone during the 1st century CE by the Nabataean people, it represents a significant example of their architectural skill and water management techniques. This monumental structure ser...
The Arc de Triomphe d’Orange stands as a remarkable survivor from ancient Rome. Constructed around 10 BC under Emperor Augustus, this triumphal arch is one of the best-preserved Roman monuments in France. It was originally built to honor military victories and represents a significant example of Aug...
The Crown of Thorns is a thorny wreath believed to be associated with Jesus Christ’s Passion. It was acquired by Louis IX of France in 1239 and has been preserved at Notre-Dame de Paris since then. This relic, dating back to the 1st century, is venerated within Christian traditions as an instrument...
Herculaneum is an exceptionally well-preserved Roman town located near modern Naples, Italy. The site offers a unique window into life in the 1st century CE due to the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE which rapidly buried it in pyroclastic flows. This preservation allows archaeologists t...
The Herculaneum Papyri comprise over 1,800 carbonized scrolls unearthed near Mount Vesuvius in Italy. Recovered from the Roman villa of the Papyri, these texts date to the 1st century AD and represent a remarkably preserved collection of Greek philosophical writings. Primarily containing works by St...
Palmyra in central Syria was a prosperous caravan city that flourished under Roman rule in the 1st–3rd centuries CE, renowned for its monumental colonnaded boulevard and Temple of Bel.
Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley contains some of the largest and most elaborately decorated Roman temples ever built, including the Temple of Jupiter, constructed from the 1st century BCE onward.
Latin dedicatory inscription on the Arch of Titus in Rome, erected by Domitian after 81 CE to honor his brother Titus's victory and destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE.
The spear said to have pierced Christ's side at the Crucifixion; the Vatican holds a blade fragment, while Vienna's Hofburg claims a separate relic venerated since Carolingian times.
The Roman Baths of Bath in Somerset, England, are a remarkably preserved 1st-century CE bathing complex built around a natural hot spring sacred to the goddess Sulis Minerva.
La Mojarra Stele 1 is a carved basalt monument from 2nd-century CE Mexico featuring an Epi-Olmec text, notable for being one of the longest ancient Mesoamerican inscriptions.
The Arch of the Gavii in Verona, Italy, is a Roman arch built by the Gavia family in the 1st century AD, reconstructed in the 1930s from scattered pieces.
Roman coastal city in Israel constructed by Herod the Great between approximately 22 and 10 BCE, featuring an artificial deep-water harbor, amphitheater, and aqueduct.
Two massive adobe pyramids near Trujillo, Peru, built by the Moche civilization between approximately 100 and 800 CE; Huaca del Sol ranks among the largest pre-Columbian structures in the Americas.
The Arch of Carpentras is a 1st-century Roman triumphal arch in southern France, distinguished by its unusual two-bayed architectural design.
The Arch of Cavaillon is an ancient Roman single-span arch in southeastern France, notable for its detailed Corinthian columns and surviving frieze.
Three ancient cities in Myanmar—Halin, Beikthano, and Sri Ksetra—representing the Pyu civilization that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 9th century CE, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.
The Arch of Dolabella and Silanus is an ancient Roman gate in Rome, built in 10 AD by consuls Dolabella and Silanus, possibly replacing an older gate.
The Arco Felice in Pozzuoli, Italy, is a large Roman brick arch built in the 1st century AD to serve as a monumental entrance to the city along the coast.
The Arch of Drusus is an ancient Roman arch in Rome that once supported the Aqua Antoniniana aqueduct and later marked the start of the Appian Way.
A Roman city gate located in Autun, France, built during the reign of Emperor Augustus to serve as a major entry point into the ancient city of Augustodunum.
A well-preserved Roman gate in Autun, France, built during the 1st century AD as part of the city's eastern defenses and later incorporated into the town's medieval fortifications.
A northern Afghan burial site excavated in 1978 by Viktor Sarianidi, yielding over 20,000 gold objects from six nomadic tombs dated to around the 1st century CE, known as the Bactrian Gold.
The Arc de Germanicus is a Roman arch in Saintes, France, built in 18 AD to honor Germanicus and Tiberius, originally serving as a city gate.
An ancient port city in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, associated with the Funan kingdom and active from the 1st to 7th centuries CE, with excavated artifacts evidencing extensive Indian Ocean trade connections.
Compiled in the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, these political slogans from Pompeii document Roman election campaigns before the 79 AD eruption.
