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A map illustrating the state of Egypt at its height during the New Kingdom (c. 1570 - c. 1069 BCE). Also known as the Egyptian Empire, this period began with the reunification of Egypt under Ahmose I (around 1550 BCE) and ended c. 1070 BCE...

The Three Fates, oil on canvas by Paul Thumann, 19th century.

The Three Moirai, relief, grave of Alexander von der Mark by Johann Gottfried Schadow. Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin.

The archaeological site of Thermos at Aetolia, Greece. It depicts Apollo Thermios' sanctuary the center of the Aetolian culture since the first millennium BCE.

Aetolian gold stater depicting a female personification of Aitolia seated on a pile of weapons. She clutches a spear in her right hand while having a little figure of Artemis at her feet. 239-229 BCE. Münzkabinett der Staatlichen...

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...