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The Jericho River: An Interview with David Tollen
In his first work of fiction, the novel The Jericho River ($12.88 on Amazon/ $9.94 on Bookdepository) David Tollen tells a vivid story by beautifully bringing together most major civilizations in history. In this exclusive interview, Jan...
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The Battle at the Allia River, 390 BCE
The 390 BCE battle at the Allia River was fought between the city state of Rome and Gauls from northern Italy. When the Gauls laid siege to the Etruscan city of Clusium, the Romans intervened on behalf of the latter. The Gauls withdrew but...
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Custer's Account of the Battle of Washita River
My Life on the Plains or Personal Experiences with Indians (1874) is a full-length narrative by George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) of his time out west from 1867-1874. The work includes his observations on Native Americans and accounts...
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Nile Mosaic of Palestrina
This mosaic was part of the floor of a grotto in Palestrina, near Rome, Italy. It dates to c. 100 BCE and is an example of the interest that Roman artists and elites began to take in Ptolemaic Egypt during the 2nd and 1st Centuries BCE...
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Ship Movements During the Battle of the Nile
Map of ship movements during the Battle of the Nile. British ships are red, French ships are blue. Image by Gsl; based on a map from Intelligence in War, John Keegan, 2003, p. 43.
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Explosion of L'Orient at the Battle of the Nile
Explosion of L'Orient at the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798, oil on canvas by George Arnald, c. 1825.
National Maritime Museum, London.
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Fresco of a Love Scene on the Nile
This 1st Century CE Roman fresco portrays an erotic scene in a Nile setting. The fresco itself comes from the "House of the Ephebus" in Pompeii and it currently resides at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy.
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Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798
A depiction of the early phase of the Battle of the Nile (1-2 August 1798), oil on canvas by Nicholas Pocock, 1808. National Maritime Museum, London.
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Pavillion of Trajan, Submerged in the Nile
Pavillion of Trajan, in parts submerged by the Nile flooding on the Island of Philae, near Aswan.
Island Philae, Nubia, Egypt (October 1959)
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Roman Fresco of a Love Scene on the Nile
This fragment comes from a fresco found in the "House of the Ephebus" in Pompeii. It portrays an erotic scene on the Nile. It portrays two African men and a Greek or Roman woman. The fresco dates to the 1st Century CE and currently resides...
