Images (p. 811)

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Mongol Invasion of Japan, 1281 CE

A detail showing the failed Mongol attack on the defensive walls of Hakata, Japan in 1281 CE. From the Mongol Scroll, aka the 'Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasion of Japan.' Commissioned by Takezaki Suenaga, 1293 CE.

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Japanese Samurai Attack Mongol Ships

A detail showing Japanese samurai attacking a much larger Mongol ship during the failed invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281 CE. From the Mongol Scroll, aka the 'Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasion of Japan.' Commissioned by Takezaki...

Image by Cplakidas

Massacre of the Paulicians

The massacre of the Paulicians in 843/844 CE. Chronicle of John Skylitzes, cod. Vitr. 26-2, fol. 69, Madrid National Library

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Jan Hus Being Burnt at the Stake

Diebold Schilling's Spiezer Chronik (1485 CE), Burgerbibliotheek Bern.

Image by Jan Arkesteijn

Lorenzo Valla

Lorenzo Valla (1407-1457 CE) by Jean-Jacques Boissard, 17th century CE. University Mannheim.

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Coronation of Pepin the Short

Coronation of Pepin the Short in 754 CE by Pope Stephen II. Grandes Chroniques de France, illumination by Jean Fouquet, Tours, c. 1455-1460 CE. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, French Manuscript 6465, fol. 76.

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Donation of Constantine

Sylvester I (served 315-335 CE) and Constantine the Great (r. 306-337 CE), San Silvestro Chapel at Santi Quattro Coronati, Rome.

Image by Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba

The Mongol Scroll, 1293 CE

The Mongol Scroll, aka the 'Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasion of Japan.' Commissioned by Takezaki Suenaga, a samurai warrior who fought during the Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281 CE, the painted scroll was produced in...