Images

Aetolian silver drachma depicting the head of Artemis with her bow and quiver over the shoulder, 279-168 BCE. Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich.

Silver tetradrachm of the Aetolian League, depicting Alexander the Great with the horn of the Egyptian god Amun. 29 mm (1.14 in), 17.1 g (0.60 oz), 323-281 BCE. National Museum, Warsaw.

The ancient Kalydonia in Aetolia. The home to the wild boar that according to Homer was sent by Artemis to terrorize its people.

Abraham Lincoln, photograph by Anthony Berger, 9 February 1864. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A diagram of the troop dispositions at the battle of Ferozeshah on 21-22 December 1845 during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6). The British East India Company won only a marginal victory against the Sikh empire as there were high casualties...

A c. 1847 painting showing the battle of Ferozeshah on 21-22 December 1845 during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6). The British East India Company won only a marginal victory against the Sikh empire as there were high casualties on both...

A mid-19th century illustration showing the Sikh commander Raja Lal Singh (d. 1866) who fought in the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6) against the British East India Company.

A painting showing the British Army's 16th Lancers charging Sikh infantry during the battle of Aliwal in January 1846. The British East India Company won the battle and the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6). (S.K.Brown Military Collection, Brown...

A portrait of Tej Singh (1799-1862), commander-in-chief of the Sikh armies during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6) against the British East India Company. Tej Singh may have used deliberately defensive tactics during the war to secure himself...

An 1854 painting by Francis Grant of Sir Hugh Gough (1779-1869), commander-in-chief of the armies of the East India Company in the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6). He is wearing his famous battledress of a long white coat and pith helmet.