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Signing the Treaty of Versailles, 1919
A painting by William Orpen showing the signing of the Treaty of Versailles which took place in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles outside Paris. The treaty was signed by the victors of the First World War (1914-18) and the loser...

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Jay Treaty
A 1795 pamphlet containing the text of the controversial Jay Treaty. Published in Philadelphia, PA, c. 1795.

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The Tablet of the Treaty between Suppiluliuma I and Hukkana
This clay tablet mentions the details of the treaty between the Hittite king Suppiluliuma (Šuppiluliuma) I and the Haiasa (Haiaša) prince Hukkana. 13th century BCE (the tablet was originally written in the mid-14th century BCE), from Hattusa...

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Treaty Concerning Fugitive Slaves
The cuneiform inscription on this clay tablets narrates the treaty between king Idmiri of Alalakh (Tell Atchana) and Pillia of Kizzuwatna (Cilicia). It concerns the capture and transportation of escaped slaves. There is also a reference to...

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Zakutu Treaty
A clay tablet showing the treaty made by Zakutu (l. c. 728 - c. 668 BCE) on behalf of her grandson, the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal (r. 668-627 BCE). (British Museum, London)

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Signing of the Treaty of Ghent
The signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814, ending the War of 1812 between the US and UK, oil on canvas painting by Amédée Forestier, 1914.
Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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Ramesses the Great, his Long Life and Rule of Ancient Egypt
Ramesses the Great (also known as Ramesses II, as well as the shorter form of his name Ramses) was the third Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, and not only lived for 96 years but reigned for sixty-six of those years between 1279...

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Weapons in Ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptian military is often imagined in modern films and other media as a heavily armed and disciplined fighting force equipped with powerful weapons. This depiction, however, is only true of the Egyptian army of the New Kingdom...

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Ancient Egypt
Egypt is a country in North Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea, and is home to one of the oldest civilizations on earth. The name 'Egypt' comes from the Greek Aegyptos which was the Greek pronunciation of the ancient Egyptian name 'Hwt-Ka-Ptah'...

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Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai (Hebrew: Har Sinay, Arabic: Jabal Musa, "mountain of Moses") is a holy site for the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. It has traditionally been located in the center of the Sinai Peninsula, between Africa...