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Faces of the Roman Empire: From Augustus to Domitian
Image Gallery by Arienne King

Faces of the Roman Empire: From Augustus to Domitian

A series of facial reconstructions of early Roman emperors from the Julio-Claudian dynasty (27 BCE - 68 CE) to the Flavian dynasty (69-96 CE). From the peaceful reign of Augustus (27 BCE - 14 CE), Rome's first emperor, to the chaotic Year...
Grossmunster
Definition by James Blake Wiener

Grossmunster

Grossmünster (“large cathedral” in German) is a Romanesque ex-cathedral situated in the heart of Zürich, Switzerland, which was built over the course of the 11th and 13th centuries CE. According to legend, the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne...
Genghis Khan & the Mongol Empire
Collection by Mark Cartwright

Genghis Khan & the Mongol Empire

Through the 13th and 14th century CE the Mongols forged the largest connected empire the world had ever seen and such figures as Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan were feared as the devil himself, their mounted warriors conquering for their leaders...
Vikings: Jewelry, Weapons & Social Change at The VIKINGR Exhibition
Article by Wanda Marcussen

Vikings: Jewelry, Weapons & Social Change at The VIKINGR Exhibition

In April 2019, The Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway, opened its doors to the new exhibition VÍKINGR, containing rich treasures and unique archaeological finds from the Viking Age (c. 750-1050). The Viking Age is considered Norway's...
Joyeuse
Image by Bradley Weber

Joyeuse

"La Joyeuse" (French for "The Joyous") was the name given to the sword of Charlemagne (l. 742-814 CE) in Medieval legend. This 9th-10th Century CE sword, popularly identified as "Joyeuse", has been used in French coronation ceremonies from...
Division of the Byzantine Empire, 1204 CE.
Image by Simeon Netchev

Division of the Byzantine Empire, 1204 CE.

This map illustrates the rise of the Latin Empire (Imperium Romaniae), a Crusader state founded by Western European forces after the Fourth Crusade's sack of Constantinople in 1204. It replaced the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire...
The Byzantine Empire, c.520 - 1204
Image by Simeon Netchev

The Byzantine Empire, c.520 - 1204

A map illustrating the Byzantine Empire (the Greek-speaking eastern half of the Roman Empire with Constantinople as its capital) from the ascension of Justinian I in 527, through the reign of Basil II until the sacking of Constantinople by...
Byzantine Empire c. 626 CE
Image by Justinian43

Byzantine Empire c. 626 CE

A map of the Byzantine empire c. 626 CE.
The Persian Empire
Image by William R. Shepherd

The Persian Empire

The Persian Empire about 500 BC.
Map of the Aztec Empire, c. 1427–1521
Image by Simeon Netchev

Map of the Aztec Empire, c. 1427–1521 - The Rise and Fall of Mesoamerica’s Warrior Kings

This map illustrates the origins and territorial expansion of the Aztec Empire in Mesoamerica between the 14th and 16th centuries. Emerging from a network of Nahua-speaking city-states in central and southern Mexico, the empire rose to dominate...
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