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The Roman Limes fort at Holzhausen in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) is one of the best-preserved forts. It was erected in the mid-3rd century CE during the reign of Caracalla (r. 211-217 CE) and used until the abandonment of the limes in...

The remains of the east gate (porta principalis dextra) of Birdoswald fort, the best-preserved fort gateway on Hadrian's Wall.

Aerial view of the Roman fort Apsarus, located in western Georgia, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Batumi near the Turkish border. Established on the left bank of the mouth of the Chorokhi River in the 1st century under Roman emperor Nero...

A Storm Eagle is a Cheyenne story recounting a battle fought between the Cheyenne and Pawnee in the winter of 1854-1855 when the Cheyenne retrieved the horses that the Pawnee had stolen from the Arapaho, who were allies of the Cheyenne. The...

Spotted Tail (Sinte Galeska, l. 1823-1881) was a Brule Lakota Sioux chief best known for choosing diplomacy over military conflict in dealing with the US government's policy of expansion in the 19th century. Although he became a respected...

The cutting of huge figures or geoglyphs into the turf of English hillsides has been going on for more than 3000 years. There are 56 hill figures scattered around England, with the vast majority on the chalk downlands of the southern part...

The Saalburg is a reconstructed Roman cohort fort located northwest of Bad Homburg in Hesse (Germany) and belonging to the Limes Germanicus. This fort served for 150 years as a base for frontier troops stationed along the Roman Frontier in...

Fort Mose Historic State Park: St. Augustine, Florida, USA: The clump of trees is where the remains of the fort are located. Fort Mose, the first Free Black Community in North America, was most likely the destination of the rebels under Cato/Jemmy...

The remains of the central headquarters building (principia) of Chesters Roman Fort dating from the reign of Hadrian (r. 117-138 CE). The headquarter building occupied the central place in the fort. It was built around a paved courtyard surrounded...

Ambiorix (c. 54/53 BCE) was the co-ruler of the Eburone tribe of Gallia Belgica (north-eastern Gaul, modern-day Belgium) who led an insurrection against Caesar's occupying forces in Gaul in the winter of 54/53 BCE. Nothing is known of his...