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Palace complex of Ashurnasirpal II, Kalhu (modern Nimrud), Iraq, relief, Assyrian archers pursuing enemies.
Architecture; Buildings; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Castles & palaces; Houses; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural sculpture; Storytelling; Campaigns & battles; War; Warfare; Military...
"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of...
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Palette of King Narmer, back (left), front (right).
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Plaques; Storytelling; History; Inscriptions; Hieroglyphics; Writing systems; Names; Symbols; Myths; Legends; Homicides; Decapitations; Men; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Heroes; Enemies;...
From Hierakonpolis, Egypt. "In Predynastic times, Egypt was divided geographically and politically into Upper Egypt (the southern, upstream part of the Nile Valley), a narrow tract of grassland that encouraged hunting, and Lower (northern)...
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Palette of [King] Narmer, back (left), front (right).
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Plaques; Storytelling; History; Inscriptions; Hieroglyphics; Writing systems; Names; Symbols; Myths; Legends; Homicides; Decapitations; Men; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Heroes; Enemies;...
From Hierakonpolis, Egypt.
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Standard of Ur, war side.
Sculpture; Ceremonial objects; Boxes; Containers; Storytelling; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Military maneuvers; Military mobilizations; Military life; Homicides; Men; Soldiers; Military personnel; People associated with military...
From Tomb 779, Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq.
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, upper part with Dacian statues.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural sculpture; Spolia; Men; Soldiers; Military personnel; People associated...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Great Trajanic Frieze, Trajan battling Dacians, reused as Liberator Urbis panel in Arch of Constantine central passageway, Rome, Italy.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Architectural elements; Passageways; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Storytelling; Campaigns...
Liberator Urbis (liberator of the city).
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, central passageway, Liberator Urbis, originally Trajan battling Dacians from the Great Trajanic Frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Architectural elements; Passageways; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Storytelling; Campaigns...
Liberator Urbis (liberator of the city).
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Hadrian as imperator, from Hierapytna, Greece, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; People associated with military activities; Military officers; Military leadership; Leadership; Standing; Clothing & dress; Military...
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, spiral frieze, detail.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, spiral frieze, detail, Romans battling Germans.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, detail of bands 9 to 11 of the spiral frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Columns; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Details;...
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, detail of bands 5 and 6 of the spiral frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Columns; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Details;...
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Sarcophagus with Roman general granting clemency.
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Death & burial; Containers; Monuments & memorials; Memorial works; Upper class; Men; Portraits; Generals; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Soldiers; Prisoners; Prisoners of war;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Arch of Septimius Severus, Lepcis Magna, Libya.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Spandrels; Columns; Corinthian order; Architectural orders; Capitals (Columns); Pedestals; Pilasters; Pediments;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Emperor with the head of Trajan, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Gestures; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Military uniforms;...
"This armored statue was discovered in the ancient city of Gabii. […] The portrait of Trajan, set on a modern neck, did not belong to the statue; it was furnished in 1793 by Vincenzo Pacetti, who produced this reconstituted piece for the...
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, north facade detail.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Friezes...
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, facade.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Pedestals; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs;...
"Roman Forum, the Arch of Constantine" (caption, p.[48])
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Street of Tombs, Kerameikos, Athens, Greece, mass of fourth-century grave monuments.
Architecture; Pedestals; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Cemeteries; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Monuments & memorials; Stelae; Sculpture; Bulls; Cattle; Animals; Campaigns & battles; Men; Soldiers; People associated with military...
[Grave stele of Dexileos (Dexileus) on left]
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Triumph of Titus, procession through Rome of the spoils of war from the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70, reconstruction.
Parades & processions; Military parades & ceremonies; Ticker tape parades; Rites & ceremonies; Victories; Victory celebrations; Celebrations; War; Reconstructions; Illustrations; Conjectural works; Drawings; Architectural drawings;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Ludovisi [Battle] Sarcophagus, front view, detail, barbarians, possibly Goths, being overwhelmed by Roman soldiers.
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Containers; Monuments & memorials; Ceremonial objects; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Warfare; Victories; Military maneuvers; Military mobilizations; Fighting; Gestures; Men; Military personnel;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

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