Aerial image of Mount Caburn with the remains of an Iron Age hill fort, east of Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dutch Golden Age houses along the Voldersgracht canal, Delft, South Holland, The Netherlands, Europe

Aerial drone panoramic view of the historic Centre of Evora, a city with roots in Roman times, with its golden age in the 15th century when the residence of the Portuguese kings, Evora, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Statue, Don Juan Ruiz de Alarcon y Mendoza, Spanish Writer of the Golden Age, 1581-1639, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

Statue, Don Juan Ruiz de Alarcon y Mendoza, Spanish Writer of the Golden Age, 1581-1639, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

Hermitage Amsterdam, the Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Europe

In the 13th century, the golden age of the mongol empire, a sport resembling polo became a training game for the mongolian cavalry throughout high asia. horsemen learned to bend low at speed, like acrobats to finish off fallen enemies with sabres, looting their prey on the ground by scooping up jewels that caught their eye. there are stories, too, of genghis khan knocking about an enemys head as if it were a ball. orkhon valley, central mongolia

Solvognen, Trundholm sun chariot, from the Bronze Age, at display at the National Museum, Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe

Young woman, portrait, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Nebra ark, museum for the Nebra sky disk, Nebra, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Nebra ark, museum for the Nebra sky disk, Nebra, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Gullfoss, The Golden Waterfall, Iceland, Europe

Ship Amsterdam in front of National Maritime Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ship Amsterdam in front of National Maritime Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands