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This coin is from Sparta’s sole colony, Tarentum. It was one of the richest and, incidentally, one of the safest harbors along the coast. It was famed for its rich textiles and a precious deep red/purple dye, made by gathering the secretions of a sea…

Damates (ca. 407 - 362 BCE) was the satrap (Persian governor) of both Cappadocia and Cicilia under the Persian Great King Artaxerxes II (405-359 BCE). Proving his worth through many bloody battles, Damates became the most powerful satrap of…

Tetricus is unique in the age of emperors who kill for power and are then killed for the same in return. After the death of Victorinus in 271 CE, Tetricus was called upon by Victorinus’ mother, Vitruvia (possibly Victoria), to take the throne. He…

This textile features a band with pattern of water fowl and land mammal figures bordered by a wave motif in red.

This textile fragment features a band with fish, waterfowl, and land animal motifs bordered by a lozenge pattern.

This textile fragment features a band with fish, waterfowl, and land animal motifs bordered by a lozenge pattern.

This textile fragment features five crosses and a interlacing pattern that forms eight loops in dark brown. The fabric is pinched on two sides of the image and hemmed on the top.

This textile fragment features three rows of dancers bordered by a lozenge pattern on top and bottom.

Sponenburgh Gallery 2009: This remarkable textile fragment is adorned with an inwoven
image of a dancing woman draped in a long cloth. Below her is a roundel featuring a
rabbit with ears folded back. On either side of these figures are plant motifs…