Detail from the ceremonial footstool of the king, showing conquered adversaries and enemies of Egypt including a Syrian, Libyan, Nubian and Sudanese, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from the ceremonial footstool of the king, showing conquered adversaries and enemies of Egypt, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from the ceremonial footstool of the king showing the enemies of Egypt conquered and beneath the yoke of the pharaoh, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The Cathedral, built from 1573 to 1813, stands atop the religious center of the conquered city of the Aztecs (Mexica), Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Burial towers called chullpas, of the Aymara people from the Colla culture above Lake Umayo near Puno, conquered by the Incas in the 15th Century and reused, Puno, Peru, South America

Burial towers called chullpas, of the Aymara people from the Colla culture above Lake Umayo near Puno, conquered by the Incas in the 15th Century and reused, Puno, Peru, South America

Torero presenting cut off ears of conquered bull, Benidorm, Spain, Europe

Portrait (headshot) of the tarahumara runner Victoriano Churro at his house in Cerocahui, Chihuahua, Mexico. Victoriano was the fisrt tarahumara runner who conquered the Leadvile 100 Trail Run at age 53.

Man standing on small ice berg in the middle of a glacial lake in Mount Cook National Park; Canterbury, New Zealand