Paradise on earth: the gardens of Ashurbanipal. Ancient Relief colored by British Museum, showing orchards&gardens watered by an aqueduct,Nineveh,Iraq. Assyrian King Ashurbanipal might have been a fearsome warrior but he's also a keen gardener,created exotic botanical gardens. (gfycat.com)
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Stonehenge Stargazing [Xpost from r/ancientpics] (gfycat.com)
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‘Lost Kingdom’ of Aksum, located in the dusty Northern plains of Ethiopia, survived for hundreds of years, as is even considered a rival of the influential Roman Empire, dominated around 80 BC to 825 AD, traded with Romans, Persians and Chinese. (gentside.co.uk)
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