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Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia
Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia (r. 1889-1913) and his attendants, German postcard, approximately 1905.
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Ethiopian Monastery of Debre Libanos in 1934
Monastery of Debre Libanos founded by Saint Tekla Haymanot in 1284. Photo by Walter Mittelholzer, published in his book Abessinienflug (Trip to Abysinnia), 1934.
ETH Library, Zürich.
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Map of the Zagwe Dynasty
Map featuring the approximate boundaries of the Zagwe Dynasty and its most prominent neighbours around the beginning of the 13th century.
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Battle of Adwa
The Battle of Adwa (1896), oil on canvas painting by an unknown artist in Ethiopia, 1940s. The British Museum, London. The battle is hugely important in the history of Ethiopia, cementing national pride (at least among Amhara) and the country's...
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Ethiopian Icon of the Nine Saints
Ethiopian icon featuring the Nine Saints, nine missionaries who are considered instrumental in spreading Christianity to the Kingdom of Axum.
Abba Pentalewon Monastery, near Axum, Ethiopia.
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Bell Tower of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
Bell tower of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, built in the Cossack Baroque style between 1699-1706, funded by Hetman Ivan Mazepa. The height of the bell tower is 76 metres.
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Self-portrait of Taras Shevchenko
Self-portrait of Taras Shevchenko, oil on canvas painting, 1840.
Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Kyiv.
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Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
Cathedral of St. Sophia, Kyiv, founded in 1011 by the Great Duke of Kyiv Vladimir the Great (958 - c. 1015). It is the most ancient and fully preserved church of Eastern Europe. Inside the cathedral, there are plenty of well-preserved mosaics...
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Cleopatra VII (Artist's Impression)
Artist's impression of Cleopatra VII, as depicted in the video game Assassin's Creed: Origins by Ubisoft.
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587-1629) Director-General of the Dutch East Indies.
Hoorn, the Netherlands.
