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King Cetshwayo
A c. 1875 photograph of Cetshwayo kaMpande, king of the Zulus from 1872 to 1884. His reign came to an end after the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.
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Lord Chelmsford
A portrait of Frederic Thesiger, better known as Lord Chelmsford (1827-1905), who was appointed to lead a punitive British expedition into the Zulu kingdom but infamously lost the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, the first...
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Last Stand of the 24th, Isandlwana
An 1885 painting by C.E. Fripp titled Last Stand of the 24th, Isandlwana, which depicts the 1879 Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War.
National Army Museum, South Africa
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The Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Thebes, c. 1323 BCE - The Boy King and the Tomb That Rewrote Egyptology
The tomb of Tutankhamun (c. 1345–1323 BCE; reign c. 1332–1323 BCE), located in the Valley of the Kings, offers a rare and largely intact snapshot of royal burial...
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Death of Messalina
The Death of Messalina, oil on canvas painting by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse, 1916.
Depicted here is the killing of Valeria Messalina, wife of the Emperor Claudius.
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Proclaiming Claudius Emperor
Proclaiming Claudius Emperor, oil on panel painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1867.
Depicted here is Claudius being proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard following the assassination of Caligula.
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Map of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt c. 1330 - Slave Soldiers Who Ruled an Empire
The Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt (1250–1517) emerged from the military elite of the late Ayyubid state and transformed a palace coup into one of the most durable powers of the late...
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Map of the Sumerian Civilization - Where Cities Began
The rise of Sumerian civilization in southern Mesopotamia (c. 6000–2300 BCE) represents one of the earliest transformations from agrarian village life to urban state formation. Located between the...
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Statue of Horus at Edfu
Statue of Horus, black granite statue. Temple of Edfu, Egypt, 07 September, 2025. A colossal 3.2 meters (10.50 ft) tall black granite statue of Horus as a falcon wearing the double crown (Upper and Lower Egypt) embodying...
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Postage Stamps of British Somaliland
A selection of postage stamps from British Somaliland (aka the Somaliland Protectorate). The protectorate was established in 1884 and became part of an independent Somalia in 1960.
Private Collection
