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Belgian Troops, Battle of Haleine.
An August 1914 photograph showing Belgian troops wearing rather primitive camouflage prior to the Battle of Haleine, part of the wider Battle of the Frontiers which opened hostilities on the Western Front during...
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Opening Lines of the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle - Page 1r of the Codex Palatinus Germanicus 367
Page 1r of the Codex Palatinus Germanicus 367, showing the opening lines of the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle (Livländische Reimchronik), c. 1415 CE. Though the original...
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Map of the Roman Empire under Theodosius the Great, c.395 - The Last Unified Roman Empire
A map of the Roman Empire under Theodosius I “the Great” (reign 379–395 CE). His reign marked a decisive turning point in Roman imperial history, bringing together political...
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Coin Depicting Mark Antony & Octavia
Roman coin depicting Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, c. 39 BCE.
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Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Augustus and Octavia
Virgil reading the Aeneid to Augustus and Octavia, oil on canvas painting by Jean-Joseph Taillasson, 1787. The Roman poet Virgil reads the Aeneid to Augustus and his sister Octavia Minor. Octavia is...
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Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Octavia Minor
Marble bust of a Roman woman, possibly Octavia Minor, sister of Augustus, 20-10 BCE.
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
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Octavia Minor
Cast of a portrait of Octavia Minor, photograph by G.dallorto, 30 March 2008.
Museum of the Ara Pacis, Rome.
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Map of the Crusader States (Outremer), 1096-1291
The Crusader States, collectively known as Outremer (from Old French outre-mer, “overseas”), were a group of Latin Christian polities established in the eastern Mediterranean following the First Crusade...
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Map of the Russian Revolution & Collapse of Tsarism, 1917–18
The Russian Revolution of 1917 marked the collapse of imperial authority and the emergence of a radically new political order. Years of military defeat, economic strain, and social inequality...
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Medea's Descent into Madness
Medea, oil on panel painting with gilded background by Frederick Sandys, 1868. Medea is a key figure in the story of the quest for the Golden Fleece and a recurring subject of art and musical productions. According...
