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Passages under the Hippodrome of Tyre
The passages under the hippodrome of Tyre (Lebanon). The hipprodrome, built in the 2nd century CE, is considered the second-largest hippodrome in the ancient world.
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Seats of the Hippodrome of Tyre, Lebanon
The preserved seats of the hippodrome of Tyre (Lebanon), built in the 2nd century CE. The hippodrome of Tyre was U-shaped and measured 480 meters (1575 ft) by 160 metres (525 ft). It could accommodate around...
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Queen Teuta
A modern bust of Teuta, the 3rd-century BCE queen of the Ardiaei, an Illyrian tribe. Teuta commanded fleets that were accused of piracy by the Romans, who sent a force to defeat her in 229/228 BCE.
Krujë, Albania.
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Hussite Wagenburg
A medieval illustration of a Hussite Wagenburg (wagon fort), an innovation of Jan Zizka (l. c. 1360 – 1424). (Austrian National Library, Cod 3062 fol. 148r)
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Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
A medieval illustration of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (r. in Bohemia 1378 – 1419, King of Germany 1376 – 1400). From the Wenceslaus Bible, 1390s.
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Statue of Jan Zizka
A detail of an equestrian statue of the Czech hero Jan Zizka (l. c. 1360 – 1424), a highly successful general during the Hussite Wars (1419-c. 1434). (Přibyslav, Czech Republic)
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Jan Zizka
A 16th-century portrait of the Bohemian general Jan Zizka (l. c. 1360 – 1424), a prominent participant in the Hussite Wars (1419-c. 1434). (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest)
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Battle of Lipany
Battle of Lipany, panoramic painting by Luděk Marold, 1898.
Holešovice, Prague.
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Hussite Wars
Hussite Wars, illustration on folio 56a of the Jena codex, c. 1500.
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Sigismund of Hungary
Sigismund of Hungary (l. 1368-1437), painting by a Bohemian artist, formerly attributed to Pisanello, 1433.
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
