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The Vladimir Icon
The Byzantine icon of the Virgin and Child known as the Vladimir Icon, painted c. 1131 CE in Constantinople. Restoration following fire damage means that only the faces are original. (Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow)
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The Pyramids of Giza
Photo of the Pyramids of Giza.
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Byzantine Chalice
A Byzantine chalice, c. 1070 CE. Made with a semi-precious stone body and gold stem, the cup is decorated with enamel plaques. (Treasury of Saint Mark’s, Venice)
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Tournai Citizens Burying the Dead during the Black Death
The citizens of Tournai, Belgium, burying the dead during the Black Death of 1347-52 CE.
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The Plague by Arnold Bocklin
The Plague by Arnold Böcklin, 1827–1901 CE. (Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland)
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Spread of the Black Death
A map illustrating the spread of the Black Death plague from its origins in central Asia to western and then central Europe, 1347-1352 CE.
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London Mithraeum
The remains of the London Mithraeum, dramatically presented inside the modern Bloomberg Building in the city of London. The Temple, dedicated to the god Mithras, the Lord of Light, was built in the 3rd century CE by an unknown...
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Sir William Wallace
Etching depicting Sir William Wallace (c. 1270-1305 CE) who was a Scottish knight and national hero who fought for his country’s independence from England. (From Smollett's "History of England", 1757 CE)
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The Armies of the Rashtrakutas (Eighth to Tenth Centuries CE)
This war scene shown in a temple frieze in the Kailashanatha Temple built by the Rashtrakuta emperor Krishna I (756-773 CE) depicts the Mahabharata war. The soldiers' arms and armour however...
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Sir Henry Hotspur Percy
The death of Sir Henry 'Hotspur' Percy (1364-1403 CE) at the Battle of Shrewsbury who was the most famous member of the noble Percy family of northern England (A Chronicle of England: B.C. 55 – A.D. 1485, J.W.Edmund)
