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The Last of the Merovingians, oil on canvas by Évariste Vital Luminais, late 19th century. The painting depicts a young Merovingian having his hair cut. Known as the "Long-Haired Kings", the Merovingians' long hair symbolized their right...

Clovis I (r. 481-511) prays to God for victory at the Battle of Tolbiac, 496. According to the historian Gregory of Tours, Clovis' victory in the battle was the catalyst that led him to convert to Catholic Christianity. Oil on canvas painting...

Kesh Temple Hymn, Old Babylonian clay tablet, c. 1800-1600 BCE. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Priam's Treasure, which Heinrich Schliemann claimed to have found at Troy. The collection was divided in 1880, so this photograph was most likely taken before then.

German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) and his second wife Sophia Schliemann (1852-1930) during a trip to Germany in 1883.

Sophia Schliemann (1852-1932), born Sophia Engastromenou in Athens, Greece, wearing Priam's Treasure (1873). Sophia was the second wife of the German archaeologist Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann (1822-1890), famous for his discovery...

Elizabeth Denny Pierce Blegen (1888-1966) was an American archaeologist. She married American archaeologist Carl William Blegen (1887-1971), who led seven annual expeditions to Troy beginning in 1932.

German architect and archaeologist Wilhelm Dörpfeld (1853-1940), who excavated Troy with Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) and carried on Schliemann's work after his death in 1890.

German pioneer archaeologist Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann (1822-1890), whose excavations revealed what is universally accepted to be the site of Troy in what is now Hisarlik in modern-day Turkey. Photo taken by Ed. Schultze Hofphotograph...

The Slave Medallion made by the British potter Josiah Wedgwood to promote the abolition of slavery in 1787. Thousands of medallions were made and given out to supporters of the cause. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)