The Eastern European frontier of the Abbasid Empire.
Late Roman armies, falling to the Goths. I think this is actually an illustration of the Battle of Adrianople.
More Late Roman or Post Roman scenery.
Romano-British during the Anglo-Saxon invasion after the Empire had officially retreated.
Avars being charged by the Franks.
Black Sea Scythians as known to the ancient Greeks.
Celtic mercenaries in Egypt.
Vikings shortly after Christianization and the ending of the Viking Age.
"Free Dacians." It's a real shame, sometimes, that the Dacians and the Gauls in particular had their civilizations destroyed by the Romans. As much as I think the Romans made a better foundation for subsequent Western civilization (and probably the Germans too, for that matter) I do particularly miss these two folks.
Edain being ambushed by Druedain in the forests of western Gondor or southern Eriador. Keep in mind that McBride did some really great Lord of the Rings art, even though historical stuff was his bread and butter.
Eastern Swedish Vikings, including probably those who founded the state of Rus.
Carolingian warriors. I can't find any reference to that "scola" heavy cavalryman other than the book from which this comes, but it's fair to say that it's a prototype of the later Medieval Knight.
A charge of Gauls against a Roman line.
Gandalf and the Witch-King at the gates of Gondor.
An early Migration era Germanic King in Italy; probably in a Roman building, which looks like it is in need of some repair.
A Ghost in the Marshes near Tharbad.
Valaris, the Gothic Champion who was slain by (and slew in turn) Artabazes, the only member of the Roman army who was willing to accept his challenge to single combat. This was right before the Battle of Faventia, which Totila and the Goths won handily.
Kievan prince and his household.
Roman soldiers from the age of Justinian.
The founding of the Rus by Vikings. The earlier picture I just posted above of Rus Vikings was from a book on Vikings, this one is from a book on Medieval Russia. It's not clear to what degree the Vikings and the Slavs had assimilated together in the early Rus period, but this "Viking" prince does have a Slavic rather than Nordic name. In fact, the degree to which the Vikings participated in the formation of the Rus' is controversial—the Russians and Ukrainians tend to prefer, obviously, a local Slavic origin rather than a foreign Varangian one.
Fairly early Gallic warriors, during the height of Continental Celtic power. I actually have another picture (also by McBride) of Brennus wearing that same bird helmet while sacking Delphi.
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