A mosaic of gladiators in combat with one speaking to a unarmored individual. The full mosaic is located in the town of Zliten, Libya. The creator of the mosaic is unknown.
"Taken place in 750 BC, in which the first generation of Roman men acquired wives for themselves from the neighboring Sabine families. Fearing the emergence of a rival society, the Sabines refused to allow their women to marry the Romans.…
Painting of the suicide of Roman philosopher Seneca. Painted by Manuel Domínguez Sánchez in 1871. The painting is held at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain.
The martyrdom of St Catherine who kneels facing left, the Emperor Maxentius is in the upper right and an angel with a sword and a cross occurs in the upper left. Description from: The British Museum,…