Search
Search Results
Definition
The Crisis of the Third Century
The Crisis of the Third Century (also known as the Imperial Crisis, 235-284 CE) was the period in the history of the Roman Empire during which it splintered into three separate political entities: the Gallic Empire, the Roman Empire, and...
Image
Saint-Just and Robespierre at the Hôtel de Ville, on the night of 9 Thermidor Year II
Maximilien Robespierre, Louis Antoine Saint-Just, Georges Couthon, and their allies take shelter at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris on the night of 9-10 Thermidor Year II (27-28 July 1794), where they plot an insurrection against the National...
Video
Reconstruction of the Roman Emperors: Interview with Daniel Voshart
Working with busts, written descriptions, coins and any other available resource, Daniel has reconstructed the heads of the first 54 Roman Emperors from the Roman Empire. From Augustus Caesar to Marcus Aurelius, Maximinus Thrax and Caligula...
Image
Four Monks by Rinaldi
A painting of four monks by Claudio Rinaldi (1852-1909 CE). (Dorotheum, Munich)
Image
The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus
A map illustrating the four voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas between 1492 and 1504 superimposed on a scheme of the predominant ocean currents and winds of the North Atlantic.
Image
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, oil on canvas painting by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1887.
Glinka National Museum Consortium of Musical Culture, Moscow.
Image
Four-Room House Model
Four-Room House (or Israelite Pillared House), Iron Age
Image
Four Dogs Palette
The Egyptian 'Four Dogs' cosmetic palette.
Louvre, Paris.
Image
Four Gods of Mount Koya
A painted silk scroll depicting the four gods of Mount Koya. 16th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)
Image
Roman Emperors
Four busts of Roman emperors: Domitian (top left), Titus (top right), Nero (bottom left), Trajan (bottom right).
