Images

An 1820 portrait by Constance Mayer of the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868). (Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna, Italy)

An infographic depicting the nine Muses of Greek mythology. The Muses are a group of divine sisters who govern various aspects of creativity and intellectual pursuits. Originally, the ancient Greeks recognized three Muses: Melete, Mneme...

The British evacuate Boston in March 1776, after the Siege of Boston (19 April 1775 to 17 March 1776), in the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Image by William James Aylward, 1911. New York Public Library.

George Washington takes command of the Continental Army in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 2 July 1775, by C. Rogers, 1832.

A c. 1807 oil on canvas portrait by John Wesley Jarvis of the Anglo-American philosopher Thomas Paine (1737-1809). (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)

A statue of the Anglo-American philosopher Thomas Paine (1737-1809). Located in Paine's hometown of Thetford in Norfolk, England.

The title page of an early edition of Common Sense by the Anglo-American philosopher Thomas Paine (1737-1809). The pamphlet was first published in 1776 and therein Paine argued for independence for the 13 American colonies.

A c. 1792 oil on canvas portrait by Laurent Debos of the Anglo-American philosopher Thomas Paine (1737-1809). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Raja Balwant Singh of Jammu Standing, miniature painting, watercolor on paper, 145x99mm, Jammu School, 1765. Lahore Museum.

A map showing the auxiliary forts located on the eastern end of the Black Sea during the reign of Roman emperor Hadrian (r. 117-138 CE). The Caucasus region was part of the eastern frontiers of the Roman Empire. About 131 CE, Arrian (as governor...