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Roman Roads: Engineering an Empire - Construction, Mobility & Imperial Power
Roman roads were an extensive system of overland routes developed, expanded, and maintained across the Roman world to connect cities, ports, military zones, and provincial centers...
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Die Like an Egyptian: How to Reach the Field of Reeds (Aaru) - An Afterlife Guide from New Kingdom Egypt (c. 1550-1069 BCE)
Ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife centered on the idea that death marked the beginning of a spiritual journey rather than the end...
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Map of Elizabethan England Trade with Europe, c. 1600 - Commerce, Companies & Expansion under Elizabeth I
Elizabethan England's trade with Europe around 1600 formed part of a changing early modern commercial system in which established regional networks coexisted...
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Aircraft on USS Wasp
A 1942 photograph showing aircraft on the deck of the US aircraft carrier USS Wasp, which participated in WWII's Pacific War. The aircraft are Grumman F4F Wildcat fighters and Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers
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USS Essex, 1944
The US aircraft carrier USS Essex leaving San Francisco in 1944 to participate in WWII's Pacific War.
U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
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Ancient Serdica Archaeological Complex
Remains of Roman and Late Antique Serdica preserved in the centre of modern Sofia, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 09 August 2024. The archaeological complex incorporates streets, houses, baths and other...
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Peacock Mosaic from the Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis
Peacock mosaic at the main entrance to the Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis (Plovdiv today), photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 10 August, 2024. The peacock, an ancient symbol of immortality...
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Deer Mosaic from the Small Basilica of Philippopolis
Mosaic depicting a deer grazing beside a plant in the Small Basilica of Philippopolis (Plovdiv today), photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 10 August, 2024. Dating to the 5th century CE, it formed...
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Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis
Mosaic floor of the Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis (Plovdiv today), photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 10 August, 2024. The vast early Christian basilica was built in the 4th century CE and decorated with...
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Eastern Gate of Philippopolis
Eastern Gate of Philippopolis, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 10 August, 2024. The monumental eastern entrance to Roman Philippopolis (modern Plovdiv), Bulgaria. A broad paved street led from the gate into...
