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Justin Martyr
Saint Justin Martyr, fresco by Theophanes the Cretan, 1545 and 1546.
Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece.

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New Testament
New Testament is the name for the second half of the Christian Bible, compiled from the 2nd century CE, after the separation of Christianity from Judaism. The Christian Bible retained books of the Jewish scriptures, the Old Testament, as...

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Artillery in the English Civil Wars
During the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) artillery was an important if still developing feature of warfare. Both Royalist and Parliamentarian armies had large artillery units, which were used in battles and sieges throughout the conflict...

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English Civil War Cannon
English Civil Wars (1642-51) re-enactors of the Sealed Knot firing a cannon.

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Mons Meg Cannon
The Mons Meg cannon at Edinburgh Castle, an artillery piece built in the mid-15th century CE, possibly for James II of Scotland (r. 1437-1460 CE).

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Civil War Cannon Fire
The Sealed Knot re-enactment group firing a cannon type typical of the artillery in the English Civil Wars (1642-51).

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British Cannon Bombardment of Fort Meigs
A photo of a painting, depicting the Siege of Fort Meigs (28 April to 9 May 1813) during the War of 1812.
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.

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15th-century CE Ottoman Cannon
A 15th-century CE bronze Ottoman cannon based on the design of those used in the siege of Constantinople in 1453 CE by Mehmed II.

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Fouché Executing Federalist Prisoners in Lyon By Cannon
Engraving depicting the mass executions of Federalist rebels by cannon at point blank range, following the Siege of Lyon, August-October 1793. Engraving by Auguste Raffet, 1834.

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Sikh Empire Cannon
A cannon used by the Sikh Empire during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6) against the British East India Company. This example was captured after the Battle of Ferozeshah in December 1845. The photograph was taken by John Constantine Stanley...