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Carved Stone Head from Corleck Hill, Ireland
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Carved Stone Head from Corleck Hill, Ireland

Carved stone head (with 3 faces) from Corleck Hill, Co. Cavan, Ireland, 1st-2nd century. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.
Cedar Hill
Image by Walter Smalling

Cedar Hill - Last Home of Frederick Douglass

Cedar Hill, photograph by Walter Smalling in the Historic American Buildings Survey, October 1977. Frederick Douglass moved to this house in the late 1870s and lived there until his death in 1895. In 1988, the site was added to the list...
Americans Raise the South Carolina Flag over the Spring Hill Redoubt
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Americans Raise the South Carolina Flag over the Spring Hill Redoubt

American Sgt. Jasper raises the South Carolina flag over the Spring Hill redoubt during the assault on Savannah, 9 October 1779. Moments later, the British defenders of the redoubt opened fire, killing Jasper and forcing the Americans to...
View of Roman Temple on Schonbuhl Hill
Image by James Blake Wiener

View of Roman Temple on Schonbuhl Hill

Standing on Schönbühl Hill, one finds the old Roman religious district at Augusta Raurica in what is present-day Switzerland. It existed from the early days of the town. Around 50 CE, several small temples stood here. The buildings were typical...
View of Bermuda from Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
Image by Michael A. Orlando

View of Bermuda from Gibbs Hill Lighthouse

View of Bermuda from Gibbs Hill Lighthouse. Photograph by Michael A. Orlando, July 2015.
Ambiorix
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Ambiorix

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...
Saalburg Roman Fort, Germany
Image by Carole Raddato

Saalburg Roman Fort, Germany

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...
Chesters Roman Fort, Headquarters
Image by Carole Raddato

Chesters Roman Fort, Headquarters

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...
The White Horse of Uffington
Article by Brian Haughton

The White Horse of Uffington

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...
American Invasion of Quebec
Article by Harrison W. Mark

American Invasion of Quebec

The American invasion of Quebec (September 1775-June 1776) was a military campaign undertaken during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Hoping to induce the Province of Quebec to join the rebellion, the Second Continental Congress...
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