Eastern Zhou Dynasty: Did you mean...?

The Assyrian Empire and the Region about the Eastern Mediterranean, 750-625 BC.

It shows ancient Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania in 1300 BC.

A photograph taken in September 1941 showing a Nazi Einsatzgruppen killing squad executing Jewish women near Dubossary in Soviet Moldavia. (Imperial War Museums)

This exceptional mosaic likely comes from the floor of a house or public building. It reflects the Late Romand and Early Byzantine taste for intricate and colorful designs. It dates from c. 325-350 CE and is made of limestone tesserae. The...

The word philosophy comes from the Greek philo (love) and sophia (wisdom) and so is literally defined as “the love of wisdom”. More broadly understood, it is the study of the most basic and profound matters of human existence. Philosophical...

The bronze and its inscription were cast for the Duke of Xing, a descendant of a famous historical figure, the Duke of Zhou. The long inscription inside dedicates the vessel to the Duke of Zhou. It records the gift of three groups of men...

Eastern cottontail rabbit, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, USA. Photo by Gareth Rasberry, 2013. The rabbit is understood as a trickster figure by many Native American nations, including the Cherokee, whose rabbit...

Donggwoldo (Painting of the Eastern Palaces), painting depicting the Chandeok and Changgyeong Palaces in Seoul, South Korea, by an unknown Joseon artist, c. 1828 CE. Dong-A University Museum, Busan.

Photo of the Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) by Greg Schechter, 2011.

The achievements of the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE), often regarded by scholars and the ancient Chinese themselves as the golden era of Chinese culture, would have lasting effects on all who followed, particularly in the areas of government...