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Seats of the Hippodrome of Tyre, Lebanon
The preserved seats of the hippodrome of Tyre (Lebanon), built in the 2nd century CE. The hippodrome of Tyre was U-shaped and measured 480 meters (1575 ft) by 160 metres (525 ft). It could accommodate around 30,000 spectators. It is considered...

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Queen Teuta
A modern bust of Teuta, the 3rd-century BCE queen of the Ardiaei, an Illyrian tribe. Teuta commanded fleets that were accused of piracy by the Romans, who sent a force to defeat her in 229/228 BCE.
Krujë, Albania.

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Hussite Wagenburg
A medieval illustration of a Hussite Wagenburg (wagon fort), an innovation of Jan Zizka (l. c. 1360 – 1424). (Austrian National Library, Cod 3062 fol. 148r)

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Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
A medieval illustration of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (r. in Bohemia 1378 – 1419, King of Germany 1376 – 1400). From the Wenceslaus Bible, 1390s.

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Statue of Jan Zizka
A detail of an equestrian statue of the Czech hero Jan Zizka (l. c. 1360 – 1424), a highly successful general during the Hussite Wars (1419-c. 1434). (Přibyslav, Czech Republic)

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Jan Zizka
A 16th-century portrait of the Bohemian general Jan Zizka (l. c. 1360 – 1424), a prominent participant in the Hussite Wars (1419-c. 1434). (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest)

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Late Bronze Age Mediterranean Trade, c. 1400-1200 BCE - Empires, Merchants, and Maritime Routes of the Ancient World
This map illustrates the vibrant trade networks of the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age (circa 1500–1200 BCE), highlighting an era of growing interconnectivity among major powers. Goods, ideas, and diplomatic contacts flowed...

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Battle of Lipany
Battle of Lipany, panoramic painting by Luděk Marold, 1898.
Holešovice, Prague.

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Hussite Wars
Hussite Wars, illustration on folio 56a of the Jena codex, c. 1500.

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Sigismund of Hungary
Sigismund of Hungary (l. 1368-1437), painting by a Bohemian artist, formerly attributed to Pisanello, 1433.
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.