Images

Copy of the Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), provided by the US Federal Government.

Medieval Azerbaijani helmet related to the period of Eldiguzids, State of Atabegs (12th century). National Museum of Art, Baku, Azerbaijan.

This map illustrates the situation in Europe in November 1920 in the aftermath of First World War (1914-18), as the continent was reshaped by the Treaty of Versailles (1919) and the Treaty of Sèvres (1920). The German Empire had collapsed...

This map illustrates the geopolitical evolution in the Aegean during the Bronze Age when the dominant civilizations of the region - the Minoans and Mycenaeans- played distinct roles. The Minoans (2000–1450 BCE) on Crete were renowned for...

An infographic illustrating the Treaty of Versailles siigned on 28 June, 1919. The treaty, following the armistice of 11 November 1918, formally ended the First World War and imposed severe territorial, military, and financial penalties on...

Portrait of Talleyrand, oil on canvas by François Gérard, 1808. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

John Marshall (1755-1835), the fourth chief justice of the United States. Oil on canvas portrait by Henry Inman, 1832. Library of Virginia.

A painting by William Orpen showing the signing of the Treaty of Versailles which took place in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles outside Paris. The treaty was signed by the victors of the First World War (1914-18) and the loser...

Attic table support, depicting Leda avoiding the swan, c. before 250 CE. Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece. Founded c. 316 BCE and located at the heart of the Thermaic Gulf in the Aegean, the emporium city of Thessaloniki...

John Jay, as Chief Justice of the United States, oil on canvas portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1794. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.