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Kesh Temple Hymn
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Kesh Temple Hymn - The Oldest Work of Religious Literature in the World

The Kesh Temple Hymn (circa 2600 BCE) is the oldest work of religious literature in the world, sometimes referenced as the oldest extant religious poem. It is a Sumerian praise song...
SS Great Eastern
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SS Great Eastern

An illustration by Charles Parsons showing the steam-powered SS Great Eastern. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) and completed in 1858. It was the largest ship in the world at 211 metres (692 ft) long. Great...
The Great Stupa at Sanchi
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The Great Stupa at Sanchi

The 'Great Stupa' at Sanchi is the oldest stone structure in ancient India and was originally built by the emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over...
Map of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great, c. 1725
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Map of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great, c. 1725 - Reform, Expansion, and the Birth of Imperial Russia

The expansion and consolidation of the Russian Empire around 1725 marked a fundamental transformation in Russia’s place within Europe and Eurasia. During...
Great Viking Army in England, 865-878 CE
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Great Viking Army in England, 865-878 CE

Map showing the routes allegedly taken by the Great Viking Army that invaded the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms in 865 CE, under leadership of such chieftains as 'Hingwar', 'Hubba', and 'Halfdene' (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle...
Catherine the Great and the Russian Empire, c. 1796
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Catherine the Great and the Russian Empire, c. 1796

A map illustrating the state of the Russian Empire, c. 1796, during the reign of Ekaterina II Alekseyevna (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst), commonly known as Catherine the Great. Longest ruling...
Map of the Great Sioux Reservation 1868
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Map of the Great Sioux Reservation 1868

Map of the Great Sioux Reservation as established by the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, what was lost after the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877, and Sioux Reservations today.
Alexander the Great and Bucephalus
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Alexander the Great and Bucephalus

Alexander the Great on Bucephalus, bronze equestrian monument by Evangelos Moustakas, photograph by Franco R. Batista Garcia, Thessaloniki, 10 September 2025. Following the assassination of Philip II of Macedon...
Portrait of Frederick the Great
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Portrait of Frederick the Great

Portrait of Frederick II (the Great), painting by Anton Graff, Berlin, 1781. A portrait of the King of Prussia, Frederick II (the Great), later in life at the age of 68. His military accomplishments during the Seven...
Frederick the Great of Prussia
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Frederick the Great of Prussia

Idealized depiction of Frederick the Great of Prussia, painting by Wilhelm Camphausen, Germany, 1870. This painting is a dramatized version of Frederick the Great painted almost a century after his death. The idealized...
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