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  • City workers enjoy the relative peace from the modern metropolis in Salters' Garden beneath the remains of the old Roman Wall that once formed the boundary of the ancient city of Londinium - but is now with the 21st century Square Mile of the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 27th June 2023, in London, England.  The Roman wall was built between 190 and 225 as a defensive ragstone wall around the landward side of the city. The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete.
    city_workers-28-27-06-2023.jpg
  • The remains of one section of the ancient wall that once surrounded London during the Roman era, in the City of London, the capital's modern financial district, on 6th August 2023, in London, England. The Roman wall was the boundary for ancient London and has stood for over 1,800 years. Originally more than 3km long, it was an important defensive fortification for Londinium, the capital of Roman Britain. As the city expanded, this section of the wall was absorbed into workshops, homes and warehouses which were built on the site, finally being uncovered in 1979. It is now open to the public at Jewry Street and is the only example of one of the wall's bastions (towers) to be seen.
    roman_wall-03-06-08-2023.jpg
  • Remains of the old Roman Wall and modern office premises in St Alphage Garden. The wall once formed the boundary of the ancient city of Londinium - but is now with the 21st century Square Mile of the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 27th June 2023, in London, England. The Roman wall was built between 190 and 225 as a defensive ragstone wall around the landward side of the city. The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete.
    city_workers-30-27-06-2023.jpg
  • City workers enjoy the relative peace from the modern metropolis in Salters' Garden beneath the remains of the old Roman Wall that once formed the boundary of the ancient city of Londinium - but is now with the 21st century Square Mile of the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 27th June 2023, in London, England.  The Roman wall was built between 190 and 225 as a defensive ragstone wall around the landward side of the city. The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete.
    city_workers-24-27-06-2023.jpg
  • City workers enjoy the relative peace from the modern metropolis in St Alphage Garden beneath the remains of the old Roman Wall (right) that once formed the boundary of the ancient city of Londinium - but is now with the 21st century Square Mile of the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 27th June 2023, in London, England.  The Roman wall was built between 190 and 225 as a defensive ragstone wall around the landward side of the city. The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete.
    city_workers-22-27-06-2023.jpg
  • The remains of one section of the ancient wall that once surrounded London during the Roman era, in the City of London, the capital's modern financial district, on 6th August 2023, in London, England. The Roman wall was the boundary for ancient London and has stood for over 1,800 years. Originally more than 3km long, it was an important defensive fortification for Londinium, the capital of Roman Britain. As the city expanded, this section of the wall was absorbed into workshops, homes and warehouses which were built on the site, finally being uncovered in 1979. It is now open to the public at Jewry Street and is the only example of one of the wall's bastions (towers) to be seen.
    roman_wall-04-06-08-2023.jpg
  • Remains of the old Roman Wall and modern office premises in St Alphage Garden. The wall once formed the boundary of the ancient city of Londinium - but is now with the 21st century Square Mile of the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 27th June 2023, in London, England. The Roman wall was built between 190 and 225 as a defensive ragstone wall around the landward side of the city. The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete.
    city_workers-29-27-06-2023.jpg
  • City workers enjoy the relative peace from the modern metropolis in Salters' Garden beneath the remains of the old Roman Wall that once formed the boundary of the ancient city of Londinium - but is now with the 21st century Square Mile of the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 27th June 2023, in London, England.  The Roman wall was built between 190 and 225 as a defensive ragstone wall around the landward side of the city. The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete.
    city_workers-25-27-06-2023.jpg
  • City workers enjoy the relative peace from the modern metropolis in Salters' Garden beneath the remains of the old Roman Wall that once formed the boundary of the ancient city of Londinium - but is now with the 21st century Square Mile of the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 27th June 2023, in London, England.  The Roman wall was built between 190 and 225 as a defensive ragstone wall around the landward side of the city. The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete.
    city_workers-26-27-06-2023.jpg
  • City workers enjoy the relative peace from the modern metropolis in St Alphage Garden beneath the remains of the old Roman Wall (right) that once formed the boundary of the ancient city of Londinium - but is now with the 21st century Square Mile of the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 27th June 2023, in London, England.  The Roman wall was built between 190 and 225 as a defensive ragstone wall around the landward side of the city. The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete.
    city_workers-23-27-06-2023.jpg
  • City workers enjoy the relative peace from the modern metropolis in St Alphage Garden beneath the remains of the old Roman Wall (left) that once formed the boundary of the ancient city of Londinium - but is now with the 21st century Square Mile of the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 27th June 2023, in London, England. The Roman wall was built between 190 and 225 as a defensive ragstone wall around the landward side of the city. The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete.
    city_workers-21-27-06-2023.jpg
  • City workers enjoy the relative peace from the modern metropolis in St Alphage Garden beneath the remains of the old Roman Wall (left) that once formed the boundary of the ancient city of Londinium - but is now with the 21st century Square Mile of the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 27th June 2023, in London, England. The Roman wall was built between 190 and 225 as a defensive ragstone wall around the landward side of the city. The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete.
    city_workers-20-27-06-2023.jpg
  • The remains of one section of the ancient wall that once surrounded London during the Roman era, in the City of London, the capital's modern financial district, on 6th August 2023, in London, England. The Roman wall was the boundary for ancient London and has stood for over 1,800 years. Originally more than 3km long, it was an important defensive fortification for Londinium, the capital of Roman Britain. As the city expanded, this section of the wall was absorbed into workshops, homes and warehouses which were built on the site, finally being uncovered in 1979. It is now open to the public at Jewry Street and is the only example of one of the wall's bastions (towers) to be seen.
    roman_wall-01-06-08-2023.jpg
  • City workers enjoy the relative peace from the modern metropolis in Salters' Garden beneath the remains of the old Roman Wall that once formed the boundary of the ancient city of Londinium - but is now with the 21st century Square Mile of the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 27th June 2023, in London, England.  The Roman wall was built between 190 and 225 as a defensive ragstone wall around the landward side of the city. The London Wall was one of the largest construction projects carried out in Roman Britain, requiring somewhere in the region of 85,000 tons of Kentish ragstone to complete.
    city_workers-27-27-06-2023.jpg
  • Above a statue of the ancient Greek God Apollo, a contract window cleaner wipes window glass of Osprey in Lower Regent Street, on 2nd May 2019, in London, England.
    west_end_people-06-02-05-2019.jpg
  • A 1st or 2nd century Roman statue of Venus (discovered by painter and dealer Gavin Hamilton at Ostia in 1775), on 12th June 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-06-12-06-2018.jpg
  • A visitor admires a sculpture of Cupid, a 2nd century Roman copy of a Greek original, in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-44-11-04-2018.jpg
  • Visitors admire the sculpture of Rondanini's Faun - a 2nd century Roman copy of a Greek original - in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-37-11-04-2018.jpg
  • Visitors admire the heads of ancient Greek Hellenistic philosophers (L-R): Sokrates, Antisthenes, Chrysippus and Epikouros, in the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-23-11-04-2018.jpg
  • Visitors admire the sculpture of the ancient Greek Parthenon's Elgin Marbles Metopes in the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-13-11-04-2018.jpg
  • The reconstructed mid-3rd century Roman Mithraeum also known as the Temple of Mithras, Walbrook, now beneath Bloomberg's new European headquarters and open to the public, on 26th November 2017, in the City of London, England.
    mithraeum-04-26-11-2017.jpg
  • Featuring paraphenalia of local fishing industry, the interior of St. Mary's church on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-37-27-09-2017.jpg
  • The landscape surrounding the early 12th century Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish monk Saint Aidan, and the priory was founded before the end of 634 and Aidan remained there until his death in 651. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-32-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A coastal landscape of St. Cuthbert's Island on Holy Island and in the distance, left, the St. Mary's church and the remains of the early 12th century Lindisfarne Priory, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. Cuthbert (c. 634 - 687) is a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in what might loosely be termed the Kingdom of Northumbria in the North East of England and the South East of Scotland. After his death he became one of the most important medieval saints of Northern England, with a cult centred on his tomb at Durham Cathedral. Cuthbert is regarded as the patron saint of Northern England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-33-27-09-2017.jpg
  • The church of St Mary's in the Northumbrian village of Blanchland, on 29th September 2017, in Blanchland, Northumberland, England. St. Marys is on the site of the former Abbey and the village got its name from the white habits worn by monks of the Premonstratensian order who founded Blanchland Abbey. Built in the 13th century, the abbey survived until the 16th century when it fell into ruin. Parts of the Abbey survive including St. Mary's Church, which was rebuilt in 1751-52. Blanchland is a village in Northumberland, England, on the County Durham boundary. It is a conservation village, largely built of stone from the remains of the 12th-century Abbey. It features picturesque houses, set against a backdrop of deep woods and open moors. Set beside the river in a wooded section of the Derwent valley, Blanchland is an attractive small village in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
    blanchland-20-29-09-2017.jpg
  • Visitors copy the pose of Discoblus, the 2nd century AD Roman copy of Myron's 450-440BC original sculpture, on 28th February 2017, in London, England. It was discovered, minus its original head, in 1791 in Hadrian's villa at Tivoli, near Rome.
    british_museum-16-27-02-2017.jpg
  • A crewman of a felucca prepares the sail during a journey on the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Feluccas are ancient Egyptian sail boats which were used in ancient times as a primary mode of transport and are the only type of boat that is still used extensively in the country.
    egypt141-02-03-2016.jpg
  • Two crewmen of a felucca row their boat during a drop in wind while sailing on the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Feluccas are ancient Egyptian sail boats which were used in ancient times as a primary mode of transport and are the only type of boat that is still used extensively in the country.
    egypt135-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A crewman of a felucca readies his sailing boat before sailing on the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Feluccas are ancient Egyptian sail boats which were used in ancient times as a primary mode of transport and are the only type of boat that is still used extensively in the country.
    egypt121-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A group of ramblers rest for lunch at the ancient stones of Kit's Coty, Kent, England. Kitts Coty is the name of the remains of a Neolithic chambered long barrow on Blue Bell Hill near Aylesford in the English county of Kent.
    ramblers01-03-03-2013.jpg
  • Elite ceremonial soldiers called Evzones or Proedriki Froura (Presidential Guard), parade on Acropolis Hill, Athens. This special contingent of the light infantry unit are on duty at the Acropolis during the national holiday of 'No Day,' celebrating the day when Mussolini was denied a marching route through Greece in 1941. The Acropolis was once the centre of classical Greek culture which the world has inherited for its laws and philosophical thinking. Mounted above the Athenian city within fortified 60m high walls, its history is a World Heritage Site, important because of its "universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex." The establishment of democracy, took a leading position amongst the other city-states of the ancient world.
    greek_olympiad012-23-10_2003.jpg
  • A cast copy of a classical ancient Greek statue of Apollo in a shop window near Piccadilly Circus, on 30th April 2019, in London, England
    west_end-07-30-04-2019.jpg
  • A Chinese tour group listen to historical commentary about the Parthenon (Elgin) Marbles in the British Museum, on 12th June 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-03-12-06-2018.jpg
  • 2nd century Roman copies from Greek originals of Demeter holding a torch (L) and Gannymede with the eagle of Zeus (R), in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-46-11-04-2018.jpg
  • Visitors admire the sculpture of Rondanini's Faun - a 2nd century Roman copy of a Greek original - in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-42-11-04-2018.jpg
  • Classical literature on bookshelves in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-40-11-04-2018.jpg
  • A detail from an ancient Assyrian stone carving (883-859 BC) from Nimrud depicting a scene from the court of King Ashurnasirpal, in the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England. The detailed reliefs on display in Rooms 7-8 originally stood in the palace throne-room and in other royal apartments. They depict the king and his subjects engaged in a variety of activities. Ashurnasirpal is shown leading military campaigns against his enemies, engaging in ritual scenes with protective demons and hunting, a royal sport in ancient Mesopotamia.
    british_museum-33-11-04-2018.jpg
  • A detail from a stone carving depicting the royal lion hunt of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, at the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England. It is part of the palace at Nineveh and dates to about 645-635 BC. Captured lions, which had been a menace to domestic animals as well as to men, were released one-by-one from cages into an arena surrounded by dogs and soldiers with tall shields to keep any from escaping. They then were shot by the king from his chariot.
    british_museum-31-11-04-2018.jpg
  • Visitors admire the Roman versions of hero warrior Protesilaos sculpture - the first Greek warrior to land and die in Troy, in the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-19-11-04-2018.jpg
  • Visitors admire the sculpture of the ancient Greek Parthenon's Elgin Marbles Metopes in the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-14-11-04-2018.jpg
  • The ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, in Room 4 of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-01-11-04-2018.jpg
  • The reconstructed mid-3rd century Roman Mithraeum also known as the Temple of Mithras, Walbrook, now beneath Bloomberg's new European headquarters and open to the public, on 26th November 2017, in the City of London, England.
    mithraeum-01-26-11-2017.jpg
  • The reconstructed mid-3rd century Roman Mithraeum also known as the Temple of Mithras, Walbrook, now beneath Bloomberg's new European headquarters and open to the public, on 26th November 2017, in the City of London, England.
    mithraeum-02-26-11-2017.jpg
  • The view through a car's windscreen on the journey over the causeway between the tidal Lindisfarne island and the Northumbrian mainland, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. Despite tide timetables posted all over the area, drivers often mis-time their crossings, their vehicles ending up submerged in salt water. The small Lindisfarne population of just over 160 is swelled by the influx of over 650,000 visitors from all over the world every year. A tidal Island: Lindisfarne is a tidal island in that access is by a paved causeway which is covered by the North Sea twice in every 24 hour period. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-50-27-09-2017.jpg
  • An open Christian Bible in the interior of St. Mary's church on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-40-27-09-2017.jpg
  • An open Christian Bible in the interior of St. Mary's church on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-38-27-09-2017.jpg
  • The landscape surrounding the early 12th century Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish monk Saint Aidan, and the priory was founded before the end of 634 and Aidan remained there until his death in 651. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-27-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A toilet sign sits near the standing Doric columns and tourists at Olympia's Palaestra or wrestling school. Here, training, instruction and bathing took place in the month before the Games. The 29th modern Olympic circus came home to Greece in 2004 and the birthplace of athletics, amid the woodland of ancient Olympia where for 1,100 continuous years, the ancients held their pagan festival of sport and debauchery. The modern games share many characteristics with its ancient counterpart. Corruption, politics and cheating interfered then as it does now and the 2004 Athens Olympiad echoed both what was great and horrid about the past.
    greek_olympiad003-20-10_2003.jpg
  • On a partially-demolished building, a mural of the ancient  Goddess Nike remains chipped and scraped on an old restaurant wall. Nike was the Goddess of Victory to whom Olympic athletes made offerings and prayers at the Temple of Zeus before competition but this site is in the heart of the modern town of Olympia that has grown up around the birthplace of athletics, amid the woodland of ancient Olympia where for 1,100 continuous years, the ancients held their pagan festival of sport and debauchery. The modern games share many characteristics with its ancient counterpart. Corruption, politics and cheating interfered then as it does now and the 2004 Athens Olympiad echoed both what was great and horrid about the past.
    greek_olympiad001-20-10_2003.jpg
  • Visitors to the (Roman Emperor) Nero exhibition, "The Man Behnd The Myth", read descriptions and learn about the Julio-Claudian dynasty of ancient Rome at the British Museum, on 26th September 2021, in London, England. "Nero is known as one of Rome's most infamous rulers, notorious for his cruelty, debauchery and madness. The last male descendant of the emperor Augustus, Nero succeeded to the throne in AD 54 aged just 16 and died a violent death at 30. His turbulent rule saw momentous events including the Great Fire of Rome, Boudicca's rebellion in Britain, the execution of his own mother and first wife, grand projects and extravagant excesses. Drawing on the latest research, this major exhibition questions the traditional narrative of the ruthless tyrant and eccentric performer, revealing a different Nero, a populist leader at a time of great change in Roman society."
    nero_exhibition-01-26-09-2021.jpg
  • Above a statue of the ancient Greek God Apollo, a contract window cleaner wipes window glass of Osprey in Lower Regent Street, on 2nd May 2019, in London, England.
    west_end_people-05-02-05-2019.jpg
  • Watched by a statue of the ancient Greek God Apollo, a window shopper looks into the Osprey retailer in Lower Regent Street, on 2nd May 2019, in London, England.
    west_end_people-02-02-05-2019.jpg
  • A 1st or 2nd century Roman statue of Venus (discovered by painter and dealer Gavin Hamilton at Ostia in 1775), on 12th June 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-05-12-06-2018.jpg
  • A detail of the 2nd century Roman copy from Greek original of Demeter holding a torch, in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-52-11-04-2018.jpg
  • A visitor admires a sculpture of Cupid, a 2nd century Roman copy of a Greek original, in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-45-11-04-2018.jpg
  • A detail of one ancient Assyrian stone panel carving (700-692BC) showing archers attacking the town of Lachish near Jerusalem, in the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England. The relief was created for the walls of the great palace of the Assyrian king, Sennacherib, in Nineveh. Such scenes demonstrated the consequences of rebelling against the Assyrian empire. Sennacherib is shown as an invincible king presiding over a perfect victory.
    british_museum-25-11-04-2018.jpg
  • Visitors admire the Roman versions of hero warrior Protesilaos sculpture - the first Greek warrior to land and die in Troy, in the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-18-11-04-2018.jpg
  • Visitors admire the sculpture of the ancient Greek Parthenon's Elgin Marbles Metopes in the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-15-11-04-2018.jpg
  • Visitors admire the Rosetta Stone in Room 4 of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-11-11-04-2018.jpg
  • High-rise towers on the Southbank and an ad for the new Aardman Animation's new release Early Man, on 30th January 2018, in the south London borough of Southwark, England.
    waterloo-01-30-01-2018.jpg
  • A Jewish gentleman, bus stop graffiti and an ad for the new Aardman Animation's new release Early Man, on 30th January 2018, in the south London borough of Southwark, England.
    waterloo-03-30-01-2018.jpg
  • The reconstructed mid-3rd century Roman Mithraeum also known as the Temple of Mithras, Walbrook, now beneath Bloomberg's new European headquarters and open to the public, on 26th November 2017, in the City of London, England.
    mithraeum-03-26-11-2017.jpg
  • An open Christian Bible in the interior of St. Mary's church on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-39-27-09-2017.jpg
  • The landscape surrounding the early 12th century Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish monk Saint Aidan, and the priory was founded before the end of 634 and Aidan remained there until his death in 651. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
    lindisfarne-28-27-09-2017.jpg
  • A crewman of a felucca prepares the sail during a journey on the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Feluccas are ancient Egyptian sail boats which were used in ancient times as a primary mode of transport and are the only type of boat that is still used extensively in the country.
    egypt140-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A crewman of a felucca prepares the sail during a journey on the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Feluccas are ancient Egyptian sail boats which were used in ancient times as a primary mode of transport and are the only type of boat that is still used extensively in the country.
    egypt139-02-03-2016.jpg
  • A detail of a crewman's foot with the peeling boards of his boat while sailing on the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Feluccas are ancient Egyptian sail boats which were used in ancient times as a primary mode of transport and are the only type of boat that is still used extensively in the country.
    egypt126-02-03-2016.jpg
  • Fossil hunters bend down looking among Eocene rocks and stone at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England
    fossil_hunters02-22-06-2014.jpg
  • Standing in the corner of a brightly sun-lit window, a classical reproduction bust is seen in a hotel foyer in the modern town of Olympia, the birthplace of athletics and the Olympic ideal. Amid the woodland of ancient Olympia where for 1,100 continuous years, the ancients held their pagan festival of sport and debauchery. The modern games share many characteristics with its ancient counterpart. Corruption, politics and cheating interfered then as it does now and the 2004 Athens Olympiad echoed both what was great and horrid about the past.
    greek_olympiad002-20-10_2003.jpg
  • Visitors to the (Roman Emperor) Nero exhibition, "The Man Behnd The Myth", read descriptions and learn about the Julio-Claudian dynasty of ancient Rome at the British Museum, on 26th September 2021, in London, England. "Nero is known as one of Rome's most infamous rulers, notorious for his cruelty, debauchery and madness. The last male descendant of the emperor Augustus, Nero succeeded to the throne in AD 54 aged just 16 and died a violent death at 30. His turbulent rule saw momentous events including the Great Fire of Rome, Boudicca's rebellion in Britain, the execution of his own mother and first wife, grand projects and extravagant excesses. Drawing on the latest research, this major exhibition questions the traditional narrative of the ruthless tyrant and eccentric performer, revealing a different Nero, a populist leader at a time of great change in Roman society."
    nero_exhibition-03-26-09-2021.jpg
  • Above a statue of the ancient Greek God Apollo, a contract window cleaner wipes window glass of Osprey in Lower Regent Street, on 2nd May 2019, in London, England.
    west_end_people-04-02-05-2019.jpg
  • Visitors and the South Stairs of the British Museum, on 12th June 2018, in London, England.
    british_museum-14-12-06-2018.jpg
  • 2nd century Roman copies from Greek originals of Demeter holding a torch (L) and Gannymede with the eagle of Zeus (R), in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
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  • A young visitor inspects classical literature near the the sculpture of Rondanini's Faun - a 2nd century Roman copy of a Greek original - in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
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  • A visitor uses his phone instead of admiring the sculpture of Rondanini's Faun - a 2nd century Roman copy of a Greek original - in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
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  • Visitors admire the sculpture of Rondanini's Faun - a 2nd century Roman copy of a Greek original - in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
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  • A detail from an ancient Assyrian stone carving (865-860BC)depicting an attack on an enemy town by a river, in the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
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  • A tour leader takes her group past Greek and Roman sculpture in the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
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  • Visitors admire the Rosetta Stone in Room 4 of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
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  • Visitors admire the Rosetta Stone in Room 4 of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
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  • Visitors admire the Rosetta Stone in Room 4 of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
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  • The ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, in Room 4 of the British Museum, on 11th April 2018, in London, England.
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  • High-rise towers on the Southbank and an ad for the new Aardman Animation's new release Early Man, on 30th January 2018, in the south London borough of Southwark, England.
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  • Young women, bus stop graffiti and an ad for the new Aardman Animation's new release Early Man, on 30th January 2018, in the south London borough of Southwark, England.
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  • A Jewish gentleman, bus stop graffiti and an ad for the new Aardman Animation's new release Early Man, on 30th January 2018, in the south London borough of Southwark, England.
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  • The rear of a National Trust membership van features Lindisfarne castle, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
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  • A ruined sandstone wall of the early 12th century Lindisfarne Priory, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish monk Saint Aidan, and the priory was founded before the end of 634 and Aidan remained there until his death in 651. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
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  • Featuring paraphenalia of local fishing industry, the interior of St. Mary's church on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
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  • Featuring paraphenalia of local fishing industry, the interior of St. Mary's church on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
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  • The landscape surrounding the early 12th century Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish monk Saint Aidan, and the priory was founded before the end of 634 and Aidan remained there until his death in 651. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
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  • The landscape surrounding the early 12th century Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, on 27th September 2017, on Lindisfarne Island, Northumberland, England. The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded by Irish monk Saint Aidan, and the priory was founded before the end of 634 and Aidan remained there until his death in 651. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, also known simply as Holy Island, is an island off the northeast coast of England. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic and Anglo-saxon Christianity. After the Viking invasions and the Norman conquest of England, a priory was reestablished.
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  • An exterior of St. John the Baptist Church in Edlingham with its fortified belfry to repel cross-border rievers, on 28th September 2017, Northumberland, England. St. John the Baptist Church is a Mediaeval (11th century) Church in Edlingham, Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The church is mostly Norman, from two periods, the late 11th - early 12th Century and late 12th century. The church is adjacent to Edlingham Castle, a 13th-century castle with 16th-century battlements and defences.
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  • The church of St Mary's in the Northumbrian village of Blanchland, on 29th September 2017, in Blanchland, Northumberland, England. St. Marys is on the site of the former Abbey and the village got its name from the white habits worn by monks of the Premonstratensian order who founded Blanchland Abbey. Built in the 13th century, the abbey survived until the 16th century when it fell into ruin. Parts of the Abbey survive including St. Mary's Church, which was rebuilt in 1751-52. Blanchland is a village in Northumberland, England, on the County Durham boundary. It is a conservation village, largely built of stone from the remains of the 12th-century Abbey. It features picturesque houses, set against a backdrop of deep woods and open moors. Set beside the river in a wooded section of the Derwent valley, Blanchland is an attractive small village in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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  • Modern English and ancient Latin marks the re-burial place of an unknown Roman girl near afternoon drinkers enjoying warm summer sunshine beneath the architecture of the Swiss Re building (aka The Gherkin), on 17th Juy 2017, in the City of London, England.
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  • Modern English and ancient Latin marks the re-burial place of an unknown Roman girl near afternoon drinkers enjoying warm summer sunshine beneath the architecture of the Swiss Re building (aka The Gherkin), on 17th Juy 2017, in the City of London, England.
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  • Visitors copy the pose of Discoblus, the 2nd century AD Roman copy of Myron's 450-440BC original sculpture, on 28th February 2017, in London, England. It was discovered, minus its original head, in 1791 in Hadrian's villa at Tivoli, near Rome.
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  • Visitors admire Discoblus, the 2nd century AD Roman copy of Myron's 450-440BC original sculpture, on 28th February 2017, in London, England. It was discovered, minus its original head, in 1791 in Hadrian's villa at Tivoli, near Rome.
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  • Visitors admire Discoblus, the 2nd century AD Roman copy of Myron's 450-440BC original sculpture, on 28th February 2017, in London, England. It was discovered, minus its original head, in 1791 in Hadrian's villa at Tivoli, near Rome.
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  • A scene of a distant felucca sailing boat on the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Feluccas are ancient Egyptian sail boats which were used in ancient times as a primary mode of transport and are the only type of boat that is still used extensively in the country.
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  • A crewman of a felucca looks over to the riverbank while sailing his boat on the River Nile at Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Feluccas are ancient Egyptian sail boats which were used in ancient times as a primary mode of transport and are the only type of boat that is still used extensively in the country.
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