Surviving huts at Harperley POW Camp 93, County Durham, England. Built in 1943 by Italian prisoners-of-war as a low-risk POW Camp [1280×960] by DurhamOx
September 30, 2024Great Kyz Kala, a mud-brick köshk fortress in Merv, Turkmenistan. 6th-8th century CE [1080×1348]
September 30, 2024Plaster cast of a horse that died during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE, in one of the houses of Villa Civita Giuliana, located near Pompeii. The object is located in the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. [1200×777]
September 30, 2024No other Roman emperor travelled as much as Hadrian. He spent half of his 21-year reign on the road, visiting almost every province of the vast empire. The mint celebrated these grand tours with extensive coinage in gold, silver and bronze, known to numismatists as the Travel Series [2669×4000]