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Fresco Depicting the Council of Chalcedon
An image of the fresco depicting the Council of Chalcedon that was called in 451. Created by Dionisius (1444-1502) around 1520.
Ferapontov Monastery, Ferapontovo, Vologda Oblast, Russia.
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Portrait of Nestorius
A portrait of Nestorius (386-450) who was the Archbishop of Constantinople from 428-431. Engraving. Created by Romeyn de Hoogh.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Council of Chalcedon
An image showing the Council of Chalcedon painted by Vasily Surikov in 1876. Oil on Canvas. The Council of Chalcedon was called in 451 by the Roman Emperor Marcian to settle debates that had begun at two earlier meetings in...
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Marcus Junius Brutus
A depiction of Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BCE), the most infamous of the assassins of Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE).
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Gaius Cassius Longinus
A depiction of Cassius, aka Gaius Cassius Longinus (c. 86 - 42 BCE), one of the infamous assassins of Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE), and a member of the Roman Republicans faction called "The Liberators"
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Ardashir I - Founder of the Sassanid Persian Empire
Ardashir V of Persis | Ardeshir the Unifier | Ardashir I | اردشیر یکم (l. c. 180-241 CE, r. 224-240 CE) A visual representation of Ardeshir I (the Unifier), founder of the Sasanian Empire (Larger Iran...
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English Civil War Dragoon Helmet
A dragoon helmet typical of the English Civil Wars (1642-51) period. From a Scottish Covenanter dragoon, such as would have fought at the Battle of Preston in 1648 during the Second English Civil War (Feb-Aug 1648...
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Vidar
The Norse god Vidar kills the wolf Fenrir, wooden relief by Dagfin Werenskiold.
Oslo City Hall's Courtyard. Photo by Flying Puffin, 2019.
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Map of Shark Bay Area Showing Dirk Hartog Island and Cape Inscription
Dutch explorer, Dirk Hartog (1580-1621), sailed into Shark Bay on Australia’s west coast, 850 kilometres (528 miles) north of Perth on his ship, the Eendracht on 25 October 1616. Hartog...
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Abel Tasman
Dutch explorer, Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603-1659), who discovered Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania, Australia) in 1642. (National Library of Australia)
