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A map of the medieval Ethiopian Empire. Names in italics denote independent tribes.

Church of Saint George at Lalibela, Ethiopia. 11-12th century CE.

Fasilides Palace in the Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar, Ethiopia. Gondar was made the capital of the Kingdom of Abyssinia (aka Ethiopian Empire) in 1636 CE.

"Yvain rescues the lion", miniature from Garrett MS. No. 125 (ca. 1295 CE) kept at Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Perceval arrives at the Grail Castle, to be greeted by the Fisher King. From a 1330 CE manuscript of Perceval ou Le Conte du Graal by Chrétien de Troyes, BnF Français 12577, fol. 18v.

This is the newly discovered Tablet II of the Epic of Gilgamesh. The upper surface is the obverse. The image was intentionally shot focusing on the center because the tablet has not been published yet. The cuneiform text has been transliterated...

This is the reverse of the newly discovered Tablet II of the Epic of Gilgamesh. The cuneiform text (on the obverse) has been transliterated by Professor Farouk Al-Rawi and an article will be published by him soon. The cuneiform inscription...

Professor Farouk Al-Rawi (left) talks with Dr. Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin (author; right) about the newly discovered Tablet II of the Epic of Gilgamesh. The interview was conducted at the Sulaymaniyah Museum on April 7, 2019 CE. Professor...

A late 16th Century portrait of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 - 1400 CE) by an unknown artist. This portrait is thought to be based on a contemporary portrait of Chaucer in the manuscript of Hoccleve's De Regimine Principum...

Portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer, c. late-14th Century CE by an unknown British artist. This oil on panel painting is currently in the collection of the Harvard Art Museum, Cambridge, MA.