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This object is an ivory furniture inlay depicting a sacred tree. It was excavated from Samaria and dates to the Iron Age II (9th–8th century BCE). It has a width of 9.9 cm and a diameter of 6.5 cm. (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) ©The Israel...

An illustration of the Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346 CE between the armies of Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377 CE) and Philip VI of France (r. 1328-1350 CE). Edward was victorious thanks to his troops' experience, discipline and use...

Painting by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1833 CE). Louvre, Paris.

Map showing the route taken by the Cimbri and Teutones (2nd century BCE).

A fresco depicting the Abduction of Persephone by Hades, lord of the Underworld, on the wall of Tomb I at Vergina, Macedon, Greece.

Line drawing of the eastern wall of the Sogdian sa-pao Wirkak’s sarcophagus (c. 580 CE) in Hsi-an: Wirkak and his wife are on their way over the Chinvat Bridge to the afterlife.

A map of first day of the Battle of Bannockburn (June 23, 1314 CE), waged between the forces of Robert the Bruce (r. 1306 - 1329 CE) and Edward II of England (r. 1307 - 1327 CE).

Statue of Roman statesman Cincinnatus (528 - 430 BCE) in Schönbrunn, Austria.

The tomb of King Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327 CE) in Gloucester Cathedral.

A 15th century CE manuscript illustration depicting the arrest in 1327 CE of king Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327 CE) by his wife Isabella of France (b. c. 1289 CE). (National Library of France, Paris)