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King of the World: The Life of Cyrus the Great
King of the World: The Life of Cyrus the Great by Matt Waters.

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King Chlothar II Kills Duke Bertoald in Battle
King Chlothar II slays Bertoald, mayor of the palace of Burgundy, during the Battle of Ėtampes, December 604 CE. Illustration from the manuscript Grand Chronicle of France, 14th century.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

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Mud Brick Stamped with the Name of King Kurigalzu
This baked-mud brick was stamped with Akkadian cuneiform inscriptions. The text mentions the name of the Kassite king Kurigalzu and records the building of a temple to Bel. From Dur-Kurigalzu (modern-day Aqar-Quf, western Baghdad), Mesopotamia...

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Red Granite Offering Table of King Senusret III
Offerings were placed upon a reed mat, reproduced in stone as the offering tables of the Dynastic periods. On this royal example, the hieroglyph hetep "offering" is written on the surface. The sign comprises a bound reed mat with a domed...

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Silver Penny of King John
A silver penny minted during the reign of King John of England (r. 1199 to 1216 CE)

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Carving of King Bahram I at Bishapur, Iran
Sasanian relief depicting the investiture of Bahram I (r. 273-276 CE), the fourth Sasanian King of Kings of Iran, Tang-e Chogan. Bahram I is depicted receiving the royal diadem from the Zoroastrian supreme god Ahura Mazda. Bishapur, Iran.

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King Zahak
Bowl depicting King Zahak with snakes protruding from his shoulders
12th–13th century CE, with alterations from the first half of the 20th century CE; or 20th century CE
Northwestern Iran, Garrus District

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Statue of King Aethelstan
A statue of Aethelstan, King of England (r. 927-939), in Beverley Minster, Yorkshire, northern England, sculpted by William Collins, 1781.

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King David Writing Psalms
A 17th century CE artist's rendition of David inscribing one of his famous psalms. By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino).

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King Arthur Statue
Tintern Station, Gwent, Circle of Legends.