Images

Expansion! The western patrol's long stretch, illustration by Louis Dalrymple, c. 1900. In this political cartoon depicting the Monroe Doctrine, Uncle Sam straddles the Americas.

Bronze coin of Antoninus Pius and Glycon, photograph by Classical Numismatic Group, minted in Abonoteichos, 2nd - 3rd Century CE. This coin was minted in with the image of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and the ancient...

The Weld-Blundell Prism, the most complete version of the Sumerian King List extant, from Larsa, c. 1827-1817 BCE. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

Hadrian’s Wall was constructed from c. 122 CE onward during the reign of Emperor Hadrian (reign 117–138 CE) as part of a broader imperial strategy to consolidate, rather than endlessly expand, Roman...

An 1866 oil on canvas painting by Winslow Homer (1836-1910), The Croquet Scene. This was a popular game in Britain and the United States in this period. The women have hoisted their outer dresses to play the game. Art...

A 19th-century illustration showing typical menswear clothing of the Victorian era. The man on the left wears a morning coat with typical cut away front while the other figures wear the popular frock coat. The figure on the...

An 1860s purple silk dress. Such vibrant colours became popular in the Victorian era following the invention of synthetic dies. Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

A 19th-century crinoline cage worn by women to give their outer dress the desired voluminous silhouette. Steel frame covered in red linen and wool. The crinoline's maximum diameter is 2.35 metres (7.7 ft). Victoria &...

No Man's Land, illustration by Lucien Jonas, 1927. Lucien Jonas was a French artist appointed as an official military painter after being mobilized in 1914, becoming one of the most prolific and renowned wartime...

Burnside's Bridge at the Antietam Battlefield (also known as Sharpsburg Battlefield near Sharpsburg, Maryland). So-called because Union General Ambrose Burnside wasted...