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Extent of the Mamluk Sultanate
Map of the Mamluk sultanate during the third reign of al-Nasir Muhammad, 1317 AD, showing its political subdivisions and cities. Borders are approximate only.
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Statue of Sultan Qutuz
A statue of the Mamluk Sultan of Cairo, Saif ad-Din Qutuz (r. 1259-1260 CE)
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Map of Eastern Mediterranean in 1450 CE
Geopolitical climate in the Eastern Mediterranean before the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 CE.
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Hagia Sophia
An image of the Hagia Sophia, taken around sunset
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Topkapı Tile Panel Depicting Mount Arafat
A tile panel in Topkapı Palace depicting Mount Arafat
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Gennadious Scholarios and Mehmed II
Depiction of Gennadious Scholarios interacting with Mehmed II
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Rumelihisarı
Ottoman fortress Rumelihisarı, Istanbul, built by Mehmed II (1432-1481 CE), Sultan of the Ottoman empire, in 1452 CE.
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Statue Group of Satyr and Hermaphrodite
This statuary group, representing a hermaphrodite attacked by a satyr, is a Roman copy of the 1st century CE of a Hellenistic original. It stood around the pool of the Villa Oplontis near Pompeii (Italy). The photo was taken at the “Pompeii...
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Villa Poppaea, Oplontis
The portico of the large garden of the Villa Poppaea, Oplontis (Italy). It has brick columns covered with white stucco while the walls are decorated the Fourth Pompeian Style. 1st century CE.
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Banner of the Holy Wounds
The 'Banner of the Holy Wounds' which was used by protesters during the Pilgrimage of Grace uprising of October 1536 CE against the reforms of the Catholic Church made by Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE).