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Château de Valençay, Valençay, Indre, France. Built over three centuries, the château combines several architectural styles which make it one of the most prestigious buildings in the Loire Valley. It already had a long history when Charles-Maurice...

A 1915 painting by Jacques-Émile Blanche of the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). (Cité de la Musique, Paris)

The grave of the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) in Venice.

Poppaea Sabina and Nero Have the Head of Octavia Brought Forward to Them, oil on canvas by Giovanni Muzzioli, 1876. Civic Museum of Modena.

Marble bust of Poppaea Sabina, second wife of Emperor Nero (r. 54-68 CE), 1st century CE. Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome.

A 1920s photograph of the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). (George Grantham Bain Picture Agency, Library of Congress)

A map illustrating the geopolitical landscape in Asia Minor during the reign of emperor Septimius Severus around 200 CE. The territory (comprising modern-day Turkey) had been under Roman control for several centuries following conquests by...

Built by Louis XI of France in 1465, the Château de Langeais stands in the French commune of Langeais in the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It replaced an earlier fortified castle built at the end of the...

Famous for its amazingly beautiful gardens, the Château of Villandry is situated in Indre-et-Loire, France. In 1532, Jean Breton, finance secretary to Francis 1, King of France, acquired a medieval fortress not far from Tours. Much like the...

Château d'Ussé, Rigny-Ussé, Indre-et-Loire, France. Built as a stronghold in the Middle Ages, it gradually evolved over the centuries and became a model of Renaissance architecture, before becoming a refined leisure residence in the 17th...