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A modern reconstruction of the fortifications of Hatra, one of the best surviving Parthian cities. The ruins pictured were constructed between the 3rd and 2nd Centuries BCE. Located in the Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.

Trachy of Manuel Komnenos Doukas, Emperor of Thessalonica and then ruler of Thessaly, (r. 1230-1241).

Nerio I Acciaioli, ruler of the Duchy of Athens (r. 1388-1394 CE) who briefly conquered the Duchy of Neopatras. Illustration from Atene Attica Descritta da suoi Principii sino all’acquisto fatto dall’Armi Venete nel 1687…, Venice, Antonio...

A map of the Fertile Crescent showing the Eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. Key agricultural produce is shown on the map, including early cereals and animals, as well as the dates of first known agriculture.

The Ndrua was the traditional double canoe used in Fiji. The Ndrua is also referred to as the Drua, Na Drua, N'drua or Waqa Tabu. This is a public domain illustration from 1913 CE and shows the crab claw sail. Artist not listed.

War Speech by British painter Augustus Earle (1793-1838 CE) depicting an event of 1827-1828 CE in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand and showing the waka (traditional Maori warcraft canoe).

Tahitian Double-Hulled War Canoe or Pahi by Giulio Ferrario (1767-1847 CE). From an engraving published in 1827 CE.

Antonio I Acciaioli (r. 1403-1435 CE), Duke of Athens. Illustration from Atene Attica Descritta da suoi Principii sino all’acquisto fatto dall’Armi Venete nel 1687…, Venice, Antonio Bortoli, 1695 edition, by Francesco Fanelli

Frederick III of Sicily (r. 1295-1337 CE) 14th-century CE mosaic in the Messina Cathedral.

Silver denier of Guy II de la Roche (r. 1287-1308 CE), Duke of Athens. Minted in Thebes, Duchy of Athens.