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Map of the Hadrian’s Second Eastern Tour, 128–133 CE - Greek Culture, Eastern Diplomacy and the Crisis in Judaea
Hadrian’s second eastern tour (128–133 CE) was the longest and most complex journey of his reign, combining cultural patronage, diplomacy, provincial...
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Map of the Hadrian’s First Imperial Tour, 121–125 CE - Frontier Inspection, Hadrian’s Wall and Provincial Rule
Hadrian’s first great imperial tour (121–125 CE) transformed travel into an instrument of government across the Roman Empire. Leaving Rome in 121 CE, Hadrian...
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Map of the Hadrian’s Accession Journey, 117–118 CE - Securing the Throne and Consolidating the Roman Empire
Hadrian’s accession journey (117–118 CE) began amid political uncertainty following the death of Trajan (reign 98–117 CE), when Hadrian (reign 117–138 CE...
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Portrait of Johann Tetzel
Portrait of Johann Tetzel, german friar, priest, and indulgence seller, print by Moritz Steinla, 1818.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Justice in the Kievan Rus
A trial in times of Rus' Truth (Russkaya Pravda), watercolour by Ivan Bilibin, 1890s.
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Page of Rus's Truth (Reproduction)
Russkaya Pravda aka Rus' Truth or Rus' Justice, law code of the Kievan Rus, compiled in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Johann Tetzel Selling Indulgences
Friar Johann Tetzel Selling Indulgences, painting by Johann Daniel Lebrecht Franz Wagner, 19th century.
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Excavation of Troy, 1877
Excavations at Hissarlik, watercolour by William Simpson, 1877.
Hissarlik is the Turkish name of the site which is now identified as Troy. This painting shows the early excavations by Heinrich Schliemann.
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Battle of Khotyn (1621)
The Battle of Khotyn (1621), oil on canvas painting by Józef Brandt, depicting Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (on the white horse), 1867.
National Museum, Warsaw.
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Map of the Khotyn Fortress
Map of the Khotyn Fortress, published in The Atlas of the Fortresses of the Russian Empire, 1830s.
