The subjugation of Numantia in 133 BC, by the Roman general Scipio Aemilianus Africanus. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Athenians rebuilding their city under the guidance of Themistocles after the Persian invasion of Greece, c. 479 BC. Themistocles, c. 524459 BC. Athenian politician and general. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The Roman victory at The Battle of Mylae, 260 BC during the First Punic War. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Sargon II capturing the Syro-Hittite city of Carchemish on the Upper Euphrates, 717 BC. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Gaius Julius Caesar, 100 BC - 44 BC, aka Julius Caesar. Roman politician, general, and notable author of Latin prose. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The relief of the Mamertines in the walled Greek settlement of Messana (now Messina) by the Romans in 265 BC. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The Colossus of Rhodes. A statue of the Greek titan-god of the sun Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, Greece by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The assassination of the Assyrian king Sennacherib in 681 BC, allegedly by one or more of his sons. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The Greek colony of Massalia, modern day Marseille, France, founded c. 600 BC and populated by settlers from Phocaea. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Ashurbanipal feasting with his queen Libb? li-arrat. Ashurbanipal, 668 c. 627 BC, also spelled Assurbanipal or Ashshurbanipal. Assyrian king. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The capture of Tyre by Evagoras of Cyprus, c. 391 BC. Evagoras aka Euagoras. King of Salamis (411374 BC) in Cyprus. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Polybius educating Fabius and Scipio Aemilianus, the sons of Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus. Polybius, c.?200 c.?118 BC. Greek historian. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The earthquake at Sparta, ancient Greece, 464 BC. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.