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An allegorical illustration of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor's arrival in Elysium, the afterlife, copperplate engraving by Johann Hieronymus Löschenkohl, 1790. Vienna Museum.

Miniature portrait of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741-1790), enamel painting by Adam Ludwig d'Argent, c. 1780. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Main entrance gateway to the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Built from 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal.

A detail of the intricate decoration on the facade of the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Built from 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal. The decoration includes...

The Black Death was the catastrophic first great wave of the Second Plague Pandemic, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Ancient DNA links its pandemic lineage...

A side view of the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Built from 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Kumamoto Castle keep, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, September 2025. Originally built in the 17th century, the main keep of Kumamoto Castle was burned down during the Satsuma Rebellion...

Political power in the ancient world rested on dynastic legitimacy, control of court and military institutions, religious authority, and the ability to maintain stability...

Lloyd Tilghman, photograph by E. & H.T. Anthony, 1861 - 1863. Lloyd Tilghman was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, playing significant roles at the Battle of Fort Henry on 06 February 1862 and, shortly after...

Andrew H. Foote, photograph by Mathew Brady, c. 1860 to c.1865. Andrew H. Foote was born on 02 September 1806 in Connecticut, and he joined the US Navy in 1822, quickly rising through the ranks. He was a Union flag officer during...