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Recreated Standard of IX Hispana
Standard of Legion IX Hispana Punta Umbría, a Roman army reeanctor group.
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The Portuguese in Japan
A Japanese painted screen by Kanō Naizen showing a Portuguese carrack ship and traders. The Portuguese controlled the trading port of Nagasaki from c. 1571 to 1639. (Kobe City Museum, Japan)
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Portuguese Traders by Japanese Painters
A detail of a painted screen showing the Japanese view of Portuguese traders. The Portuguese controlled the trading port of Nagasaki from c. 1571 to 1639.
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Portuguese Ship at Nagasaki
A detail from a Japanese painted screen showing a Portuguese carrack at the port of Nagasaki, a Portuguese trading post from c. 1571 to 1639. Screen painted by Kanō Naizen. (Kobe City Museum, Japan)
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Sychtian Gold Helmet
Ceremonial helmet of a Scythian ruler. 4th century BCE. Found in 1988 near Zrubne village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine.
Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, Kyiv.
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Gyantse, Tibet
View of the wall around old Gyantse from the fort.
Gyantse, Tibet, 2010.
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Alexandra David-Néel in Lhasa
Alexandra David-Néel and Aphur Yongden in Lhasa, 1924.
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Madame Blavatsky
Madame Blavatsky (1831-1891), founder of the Theosophical Society in 1877.
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Alexandra David-Néel
Photo of Alexandra David-Néel (l. 1868-1969), a world traveler, writer, and Buddhist spiritualist, 1933.
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Queen Dido Claiming Carthage
Artist's impression of Queen Dido (also known as Elissa) landing on the shores of North Africa and claiming the land where she founded Carthage. According to legend, when Queen Dido landed in North Africa, the local rulers offered...
