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A gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome. Image credit: Jean-Léon Gérôme, Pollice Verso, 1872, Phoenix Art Museum, via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain).

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The Siege of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire in 1453.

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A classical battle scene depicting the Roman army during the Punic Wars.

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Vercingetorix surrenders to Julius Caesar following the Battle of Alesia in 52 BCE, as imagined by Lionel Royer in 1899. Image credit Lionel Royer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Scene from the Battle of Gaugamela. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

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Detailed stone relief on Trajan's Column shows Roman soldiers during a military campaign. Image credit: History Skills / Shutterstock.com.

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Rome, two left relief panels of the south attic of the triumphal Arch of Constantine, depicting an enemy chieftain before the emperor, and a scene with other prisoners. Image credit MonikaKL via Shutterstock

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Relief of a battle scene between the Roman legion and Barbarians from Rome. Image credit: Cris Foto / Shutterstock.com

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Colossi of Memnon in Luxor, Valley of Kings, Egypt. These two massive stone statues are of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, Amenhotep III.

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Depiction of Gaius Marius as victor over the invading Cimbri.

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Trajan’s Column depicting ancient Roman army.

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Statue of Alexander the Great, forerunner of Ptolemaic Egypt.

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A classical battle scene depicting the Roman army during the Punic Wars, likely showing Scipio Africanus defeating Hannibal

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Thermopylae saw Greeks, including Spartans, fiercely resist Xerxes' Persian invasion.

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The Battle of Mylae. Credit: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916;Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons

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Roman legion display at the Roemerfest in the roman village of Augusta Ruarica located in Augst, Switzerland. Via Shutterstock / Franziska Guedel.

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Depiction of Roman soldiers manning a catapult for the attack on Carthage. By Edward Poynter, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons.

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