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Causes of the American Revolution - Taxation, Colonial Rights, and the Road to Independence
The American Revolution (c. 1765–1783) arose from growing tensions over British imperial authority and colonial rights. After the Seven Years' War (1756–1763), Britain...
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Map of the Scythian World, c. 700–300 BCE - Scythians, Saka, and Cultures of the Eurasian Steppe
Between c. 700 and 300 BCE, the Scythians and related Saka peoples inhabited vast regions of the Eurasian steppe, from the northern Black Sea to Central Asia and...
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Map of the World According to Christopher Columbus, c. 1490 - How Columbus Misjudged the Distance to Asia
The geographical worldview of Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) reflected a combination of classical geography, medieval cosmography, and European knowledge...
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Union Officers at Washington, D.C.
Washington, District of Columbia. Officers of 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, photography by an unknown photographer, 1865. The photograph here shows Union officers of a heavy artillery regiment, and...
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Union Army Private Infantry Uniform
Private U.S. Infantry, Fatigue Marching Order, illustration by an unknown artist, c. 1891 to c. 1985. The illustration here shows a Union army private infantry uniform, which would have been worn during the American...
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Recruiting Poster from the American Civil War
Cavalry! To the Field! recruiting poster by an unknown artist, c. 1863. A recruitment poster for the 1st New York Mounted Rifles Regiment, of the US Army, during the American Civil War. Shown are the wages...
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Battle of Belmont
Battle of Belmont, Missouri, on the Mississippi River, opposite Columbus, Kentucky. Fought November, 1861, wood engraving by an unknown artist, 1862. This wood engraving shows a scene from the Battle of Belmont 07 November 1861...
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Map of the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent - Ottoman Conquest, Diplomacy, and Law, 1520–1566
The Ottoman Empire under Suleiman I (reign 1520–1566), known as Suleiman the Magnificent in Europe and Kanuni (the Lawgiver) in Ottoman tradition, became...
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Inscription Honouring Hadrian from Nicopolis ad Istrum
Inscription Honouring Hadrian from Nicopolis ad Istrum, photograph by Kalin Chakarov, Bulgaria, 14 October, 2024. Marble statue base bearing a Greek honorary inscription to Emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138...
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Roman Street at Deultum
Roman Street at Deultum, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 16 August, 2024. A stone-paved Roman street beside the public baths of Deultum (modern Debelt), Bulgaria. The Roman colony was laid out on a regular street...
