Ancient World
Dendra Panoply (c. 1400 BC): The Oldest Greek Suit of Armour
The earliest nearly complete suit of metal body armour known from Europe, now in the Archaeological Museum of Nafplio.
Era · c. 3000 BC – AD 500
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The first cities, empires and written records, from the pyramids of Egypt to Greece and the Roman Empire.
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Queen Tiye: Great Royal Wife of Amenhotep III
A commoner-born queen who became one of the most influential women of the New Kingdom and grandmother of Tutankhamun.
Ancient World
Amenhotep III: Egypt at the Height of Its Wealth and Power
A 38-year reign of peace and prosperity that left vast monuments and a network of royal diplomacy, followed by the upheaval of his son Akhenaten.
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Luxor Temple: The Great Temple of Thebes on the Nile
A temple to Amun of Luxor and the king's divine kingship, in continuous religious use in some form for over 3,000 years.
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Egtved Girl: A Bronze Age Oak-Coffin Burial in Denmark
The burial became the best-preserved example of Nordic Bronze Age dress and a test case for scientific studies of prehistoric mobility.
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Serapeum of Saqqara: Burial Vaults of the Apis Bulls
An underground cemetery of the Apis bulls used for over a thousand years, whose stelae are a key source for Egyptian chronology.
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Amarna Letters: Diplomatic Archive of Bronze Age Egypt
The earliest large diplomatic archive known, revealing the Late Bronze Age system of great powers and their vassals.
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Nefertiti: Queen of Egypt and the Famous Berlin Bust
Nefertiti became the most prominent queen of the Amarna period; her fate after about 1337 BC remains uncertain, and her bust is one of the most famous artworks of antiquity.
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Akhenaten and the Amarna Revolution: Egypt's Aten Religion
A short-lived religious and artistic revolution centred on the Aten, reversed under Tutankhamun and Horemheb, after which Akhenaten was erased from official memory.
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Colossi of Memnon: Twin Statues of Amenhotep III at Thebes
The statues survived the destruction of Amenhotep III's mortuary temple and became one of the most visited sights of the Roman world.
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Amarna (Akhetaten): Akhenaten's Lost Capital City
Akhetaten served as Egypt's royal capital for about 15 years and was abandoned after Akhenaten's death, preserving an exceptional snapshot of a New Kingdom city.
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Suppiluliuma I: Builder of the Hittite Empire in Anatolia
The Hittite kingdom became an empire controlling northern Syria and rivalling Egypt, while Mitanni was reduced to a Hittite client state.