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Mechanized Reaping Machine
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Mechanized Reaping Machine

An 1884 illustration of the mechanized reaping machine which was invented in 1834 in the United States by Cyrus McCormack. (U.S. Library of Congress)
Kaya Şahin
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Kaya Şahin

Kaya Şahin, the author of Peerless among Princes, the Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman.
Peerless among Princes, the Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman
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Peerless among Princes, the Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman

Peerless among Princes, the Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman by Kaya Şahin.
Tablet Describing the Akitu Festival
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Tablet Describing the Akitu Festival

Fragment of a Babylonian clay tablet, with 16 lines of inscription describing rites in Babylon relating to the Akitu festival. Fragment of the right half, copy of a text containing regulations for making offerings...
The Roman Empire and the Crisis of the Third Century, c. 270 CE
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The Roman Empire and the Crisis of the Third Century, c. 270 CE - Pretenders, Breakaways, Plague, and the Fight for Unity

The Crisis of the Third Century (235–284 CE) began with the assassination of Emperor Severus Alexander (reign 222–235 CE) in 235 CE, triggering...
Tim Pauketat
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Tim Pauketat

Tim Pauketat, author of Gods of Thunder: How Climate Change, Travel, and Spirituality Reshaped Precolonial America.
Dagobert I
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Dagobert I

An imagined portrait of the Merovingian king Dagobert I (r. 623-639). oil on canvas by Émile Signol, part of the "Portraits of the Kings of France" series commissioned in 1837 by King Louis-Philippe (r. 1830-1848), 1842. Palace...
Death of Dagobert I
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Death of Dagobert I

King Dagobert I (r. 623-639) on his deathbed, illustration from the Chronique des empereurs, 15th century. Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris.
Construction of St Denis Basilica and the Campaign Against the Gascons
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Construction of St Denis Basilica and the Campaign Against the Gascons

Two depictions of crucial events in the reign of the Merovingian King Dagobert I (r. 623-639): to the left, Dagobert observes the construction of the abbey of Saint Denis Basilica in...
Dagobert I Coin
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Dagobert I Coin

Depiction of King Dagobert I (r. 623-639) on a contemporary coin. National Library of France, Paris.
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