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Red sandstone cliffs in the Black Hills, Wyoming, former Kiowa territory which is still considered sacred ground by the Kiowa nation. Photograph by Walter Siegmund, 2005.

In Summer, Kiowa, photograph of three Kiowa men by F. A. Rinehart, 1898. The colorful clothing of the men suggests how the Kiowa's supernatural trickster figure Saynday's outfits would have been imagined. Boston Public Library.

The grave of the US author Herman Melville (1819 – 1891). To the right is the grave of his wife. Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.

An 1885 signed portrait postcard of the US author Herman Melville (1819 – 1891). By George G. Rockwood.

A c. 1846 portrait painting by Asa Weston Twitchell of the US author Herman Melville (1819 – 1891).

The home of the US author Herman Melville (1819 – 1891) in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Melville lived here from 1850 to 1863. The building is now a museum dedicated to the author. (Library of Congress)

This map illustrates the Roman Emperor Hadrian’s journey through Achaea (123–125 CE). It was a significant episode in the reign of Hadrian, reflecting his admiration for Greek culture and his commitment to revitalizing the region. During...

The Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus, established in 63 BCE after the defeat of Mithridates VI of Pontus, was a prosperous and strategically significant region by 200 CE. Located in northern Anatolia along the southern Black Sea coast...

This map illustrates the Roman province of Asia around 200 CE. Established in 129 BCE following the bequest of the Attalid Kingdom of Pergamon to Rome, it encompassed western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). It was a wealthy and vibrant region...

The Roman province of Thrace, formally annexed in 46 CE, was a strategically important region of the Roman Empire by 200 CE. Situated in southeastern Europe (modern-day Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, and European Turkey), Thrace's fertile...