Search Images
Browse Content (p. 470)
Image
Justice in the Kievan Rus
A trial in times of Rus' Truth (Russkaya Pravda), watercolour by Ivan Bilibin, 1890s.
Image
Page of Rus's Truth (Reproduction)
Russkaya Pravda aka Rus' Truth or Rus' Justice, law code of the Kievan Rus, compiled in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Image
Johann Tetzel Selling Indulgences
Friar Johann Tetzel Selling Indulgences, painting by Johann Daniel Lebrecht Franz Wagner, 19th century.
Image
Excavation of Troy, 1877
Excavations at Hissarlik, watercolour by William Simpson, 1877.
Hissarlik is the Turkish name of the site which is now identified as Troy. This painting shows the early excavations by Heinrich Schliemann.
Image
Battle of Khotyn (1621)
The Battle of Khotyn (1621), oil on canvas painting by Józef Brandt, depicting Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (on the white horse), 1867.
National Museum, Warsaw.
Image
Map of the Khotyn Fortress
Map of the Khotyn Fortress, published in The Atlas of the Fortresses of the Russian Empire, 1830s.
Image
Courtyard of the Khotyn Stronghold
The southern part of the courtyard of the Khotyn Stronghold, known as "The yard of warriors".
Khotyn fortress, Ukraine.
Image
Ruins of the Bastion of the Khotyn Fortress
Ruins of the 18th-century bastion wall, which surrounds the Khotyn Fortress, Ukraine.
Image
Khotyn Stronghold from the North
North Tower and Commandant's Tower of Khotyn Stronghold.
Khotyn fortress, Ukraine.
Image
Denarius Commemorating Hadrian's Return to Rome in 118 CE
In Rome, while the emperor was away, people would invoke Fortuna Redux (‘Home-Bringing Fortune’), a particular form of the goddess Fortuna who oversaw a return from a long or perilous journey. Fortuna Redux was first introduced in 19 BCE...
