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Simon Bolivar Buckner
Simon Bolivar Buckner, photograph by an unknown photographer, 1860 - 1870. Simon Bolivar Buckner served in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and later as a Confederate general in the American Civil War...
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Attack of the Second Iowa Regiment on Fort Donelson
The Attack of the Second Iowa Regiment on the Rebel Batteries at Fort Donelson, wood engraving print by an unknown artist based on a sketch by Alexander Simplot, 1862. The wood engraving print here...
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Capture of Fort Donelson
Capture of Fort Donelson, wood engraving print by an unknown artist based on a sketch by H. Lovie, c. 1862. This wood engraving print shows a scene from the Battle of Fort Donelson, during the American Civil War, where...
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Map of Peter the Great and the Russian Empire, c. 1725 - War, Reform, and Russia’s Rise as a Great Power
The Russian Empire under Peter I (reign 1682–1725) emerged from an intensified process of military and state-building reform rather than a sudden break with...
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Map of the Bulgarian Empire under Tsar Samuel - Campaigns against Byzantium and the Struggle for the Balkans
On 3 October 2026, Greece is handing over to Bulgaria the remains identified as those of Tsar Samuel (Samuil), ruler of Bulgaria from 997 to 1014. Discovered...
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Map of the The Roman Empire under the Flavian Dynasty, c. 96 - Provinces, Frontiers, and Expansion after 69 CE
The Roman Empire at the close of the Flavian dynasty (69–96 CE) reflected a period of political recovery and administrative consolidation following the...
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Song Paper Money
An example of paper money used in Song Dynasty China (960-1279).
From Ancient Chinese Cash Notes - The World's First Paper Money by John E. Sandrock.
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Map of the Growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire - From Early Communities to Imperial Christianity, 30–451
The growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire from the 1st to the 5th centuries transformed a small religious movement rooted in Roman Judaea into one...
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Death of Wat Tyler
A 1796 engraving showing the death of Wat Tyler, one of the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt in England in 1381. Here he is executed by Sir William Walworth. Tyler's head was displayed on London Bridge.
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Peterss & Dzerzhinsky
A c. 1918 photograph showing the Bolsheviks Jekabs Peterss and Felix Dzerzhinsky in Moscow. The latter was the head of Cheka, the Bolshevik secret police responsible for conducting the wave of repression and executions against...
