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An illustration showing the Battle of Majuba Hill on 27 February 1881. The battle was won by the Boers during the First Anglo-Boer War (1880-1).

An illustration from an 1881 issue of the Illustrated London News showing General Colley at the Battle of Majuba Hill. The battle was won by the Boers during the First Anglo-Boer War (1880-1).

Temple of Diana, photograph by Juan Ángel Piqueras, Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, 01 August 2025. The so-called Temple of Diana is a Roman temple built between the end of the 1st century BCE and the beginning of the 1st century CE...

Pegasus sculpture, photograph by Sena Bolek, 2026. The sculpture of the mythical winged horse Pegasus stands on a dark marble pedestal beneath large sunlit trees. The statue is located right next to the ancient city of Adramytteion in the...

The opening of the Suez Canal on 17 November 1869 marked a major transformation in global maritime commerce, linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas through a direct sea-level canal across the Isthmus of Suez. Constructed between 1859 and...

The Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453) was a prolonged dynastic and territorial conflict between the kingdoms of England and France, shaped by disputes over feudal rights, succession to the French throne, and control of territories in western...

The Roman Civil War (49-45 BCE) was a decisive conflict that transformed the Roman Republic and accelerated the transition from republican government to autocratic rule. The war erupted after Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BCE in...

A c. 1900 photograph showing members of a Boer commando during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) in Southern Africa.

A c. 1890 photograph of Paul Kruger (1825-1904), the Boer statesman who served as Prime Minister of Transvaal from 1883 to 1902.

An illustration of the Jameson Raid, a failed coup d'etat against the Boer Republic of Transvaal in 1895. The raid was led by Dr Leander Starr Jameson (1853-1917).