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Umayyad Conquest, 7th & 8th Centuries CE
Map showing the Umayyad Arab (Islamic) expansion throughout the 7th and 8th centuries CE. In dark green is depicted the extent of Islam up until the death of Mohammed (622-632 CE); in the intermediate green is shown the conquests of Rashidun...
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Map of the Roman Empire in 125 CE
A map of the Roman Empire and Europe in 125 CE, at the time of Roman emperor Hadrian.
"Barbarian" names and locations are given as found in the works of Tacitus (written c. 100 CE).
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Gupta Dynasty India, 320 - c. 550 CE
A map illustrating the rise to power and expansion of the Gupta dynasty in India. Once rulers of the Magadha (now Bihar) kingdom, between the early 300s and mid-500s, they held an empire in northern and parts of central and western India...
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Map of Francis Drake's Circumnavigation, 1577-80 CE
A map showing the circumnavigation of the globe by Francis Drake (c. 1540-1596 CE). The voyage was undertaken in 1577-80 CE in the Golden Hind.
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Roman Rule in North Africa (146 BCE to 395 CE)
A map illustrating the scope and organization of the Roman provinces in North Africa. Since the establishment of the first Roman territory on the continent (roughly corresponding to modern Tunisia) in 146 BCE following the destruction of...
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Roman Rule in Britain c. 43 - 410 CE
A map illustrating the expanding control and organization of Roman rule in Britain between c. 43 and 410 CE. It took about a century between Julius Caesar’s 55 BCE foray across Britannicus Oceanus (known today as the English Channel) and...
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Anglo-Saxon Clothing, 6-9th century CE
An illustration of the typical clothing worn by Anglo-Saxons in medieval England, c. 500 - c. 1000 CE. ('Costumes of all Nations', 1882 CE)
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Roman Conquest & Rule in Gaul, c. 200 CE
This map illustrates the administrative and geopolitical situation in Roman Gaul two centuries after the Roman conquest, which began with Julius Caesar's campaigns (58–51 BCE), bringing the region under Roman control. By 200 CE, Gaul was...
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Latin Surrender to Saladin, 1187 CE
A painting depicting the surrender of the Latin ruler Guy de Lusignan to Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria (r. 1174-1193 CE), after the battle of Hattin in 1187 CE. The loss and subsequent capture of Jerusalem by Saladin would spark...
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Map of Armenia, 50 CE
Map of Armenia and the Roman client states in eastern Asia Minor, ca. 50 CE, before the Roman-Parthian War and the annexation of the client kingdoms into the Empire.
