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House of Orpheus, Volubilis
The House of Orpheus at Volubilis (in modern-day Morocco) takes its name from the large mosaic depicting Orpheus playing the lyre to an audience of animals and birds. The mosaic embellished the house's triclinium (dining room), where the...
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Mosaic of the Labours of Hercules in Volubilis
This mosaic depicts the twelve labours the demigod Hercules had to perform as penance for killing his wife and children. It decorated the triclinium (dining room) of the so-called House of the Labours of Hercules in Volubilis (modern-day...
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Capitolium of Sala Colonia
The Capitolium of Sala Colonia (modern-day Rabat in Morocco), a temple dedicated to the Capitoline Triad (Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva), was built on two terraces arranged on a rectangle 46 m long and 26 m wide. It was subdivided into several...
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Forum of Sala Colonia
The Forum of Sala Colonia (modern-day Rabat in Morocco) was a trapezoidal structure paved with large blue limestone slabs. Built during the reign of Trajan (r. 98-117 CE), this public square was closed by two monumental gates. Bases of honorary...
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Foundations of a Triumphal Arch at Sala Colonia
The three-bay triumphal arch at Sala Colonia (modern-day Rabat in Morocco) stood south of the Capitolium and faced the Forum. It was built during the reign of Antoninus Pius (r. 138-161 CE).
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Bonaparte's Guns Fire on the Royalist Mob, 13 Vendémiaire Year IV
General Napoleon Bonaparte's guns fire into a mob of royalist insurrectionists during the Revolt of 13 Vendémiaire Year IV (5 October 1795), the famous "whiff of grapeshot". Drawing by Felician Myrbach, 19th century.
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Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole
Famous painting of a young Napoleon Bonaparte carrying the flag at the Battle of Arcole, during his Italian campaign. Oil on canvas by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1796.
Palace of Versailles.
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Napoleon Bonaparte Commanding His Troops on 13 Vendémiaire
General Napoleon Bonaparte commanding the French Republican troops at the revolt of 13 Vendémiaire Year IV (5 October 1795) at the church of Saint-Roch. By Yan' Dargent, 1866.
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Close-Up Sketch of Grapeshot
A close-up sketch of grapeshot from an American Revolution era sketch of artillery devices. Author unknown.
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Battle of the Saint-Roch Church during the Revolt of 13 Vendémiaire Year IV
Revolt of 13 Vendémiaire Year IV (5 October 1795), the battle between royalist insurrectionists and French Republican soldiers under General Napoleon Bonaparte is taken to the Saint-Roch church. Image by Charles Monnet.
