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The Stella Noviomagi in Neumagen-Dhron (Germany) is a replica of a Gallo-Roman merchant ship based on a 220 CE stone funerary monument excavated from the foundations of the Roman Neumagen fort. It is a tourist attraction during the high season...

Hunmin Jeongeum (Explanations and Examples of Correct Sounds to Instruct the People) on the Korean language's native alphabet, the Hangul, developed by Sejong the Great (1418-1450 CE) in 1443 CE and published in 1446 CE. The Story...

A copy of a bas-relief in Neumagen near Trier (Germany) showing taxes being collected. Depicted on the funerary relief are three Roman tax officials and four taxpayers, a basket on a table in which the tax money had to be paid and wax tablets...

Replica of a water-powered clock invented in 1433 CE by the royal scholars under the guidance of King Sejong the Great (r. 1418-1450 CE). Yeouido Park, Seoul, South Korea.

A late-15th century CE portrait of James IV of Scotland (r. 1488-1513 CE). (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh).

Statue of King Sejong the Great (r. 1418-1450 CE). Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul, South Korea.

Relief from the Igel Column depicting mules pulling a four-wheeled chariot cart laden transporting bales of cloth. The Igel Column is a multi-storey Roman sandstone funerary monument located on the left bank of the Moselle some eight kilometres...

A 1591 manuscript illustration showing James IV of Scotland (r. 1488-1513) and Margaret Tudor (1489-1541). Seton Armorial. National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.

Wood engraving depicting Governor Endicott (l. c. 1600-1665 CE) landing on Block Island, by Alfred R. Waud and A. V. S. Anthony, 1876-1881 CE. New York Public Library, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture...

Tabernae was a small Gallo-Roman town (vicus) located along the major Roman road leading from Divodurum Mediomatricorum (modern-day Metz) to Augusta Treverorum (modern-day Trier). The settlement existed from the 1st century CE until late...