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King Louis IX Carrying the Crown of Thorns
Created in Tours, France, sometime between 1245-1248 CE, this stained glass panel depicts King Louis IX (r. 1226-1270 CE) carrying the crown of thorns. Measures 55 x 35 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New...
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St. Gallen Cathedral
Abbey Cathedral of St. Gallen, Switzerland, founded c. 720 CE.
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Saint Gall
Saint Gall (c. 550 - c. 645 CE)
Filialkirche St. Venantius, Pfärrenbach, Gemeinde Horgenzell, Germany
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Abbey Cathedral of St. Gallen
Founded c. 720 CE, the Abbey Cathedral of St. Gallen, Switzerland, was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983 CE.
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Training Horses Tablet from Hattusa
Lines 31-42 of this clay tablet describes the methods used by Kikkuli of the Mittani for training horses: "...On eight successive nights, they are walked 5 kaskal-BU (5 x 10 Km). For eight nights, they are groomed...
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The Tablet of the Apology of Hattusilis III from Hattusa
This clay tablet starts with "...But when my father Mursilis (Muršiliš) became a god, and my brother Muwatallis (Mwuatalliš) sat upon the throne of his father, I became a general in the presence...
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The Song of Ullikummis Tablet from Hattusa
The most interesting Hittite legend embodying the characteristics of a Hurrian mythology is the one related to Kumarbiš, the father of the gods. Tešup has taken the palace of Kumarbiš at the head of the divine...
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Great Mosque, Cordoba
The Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain (784–1236 CE). Prayer hall of Abd al-Rahman.
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Christian & Muslim Playing Chess
An illustration from The Libro de los Juegos (13th century CE) that shows a game of chess between a Muslim and a Christian. (Monasterio de El Escorial, Spain)
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Frederick II & Al-Kamil
A 14th century CE manuscript illustration depicting Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1220-1250 CE), and the Sultan of Egypt and Syria al-Kamil (r. 1218-1238 CE) who negotiated the handing over of Jerusalem to Christian...
