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Scene on the Tagus Near Thomar
Scene on the Tagus Near Thomar, illustration from Travels Through Portugal and Spain, During the Peninsular War by William Graham, 1820. This illustration captures Graham's description of the "green island," Almourol...
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Almourol Castle, Ground Plan
Ground plan of Almourol Castle, photograph by Filipa Oliveira, Almourol, Portugal, May 2026. Part of an interpretive panel on the islet of Almourol, the ground plan highlights the main south-facing entrance leading...
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Family Portrait and Mythological Mosaic from Villa Armira
Family Portrait and Mythological Mosaic from Villa Armira, photograph by Камен Ханджиев, Bulgaria, 28 August, 2017. Mosaic floor from Room 10 at Villa Armira, near Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria, dating...
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National Archaeological Museum of Sofia
National Archaeological Museum of Sofia, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 09 August, 2024. The central hall of the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria. Housed in the former Büyük Mosque...
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The Seven Sacks of Rome (390 BCE–1527 CE) - Invasions, Civil Wars, and Rome's Transformation
Across nearly two millennia, the city of Rome was repeatedly captured and plundered as its political position changed from the capital of an expanding republic to the...
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Causes of the American Revolution - Taxation, Colonial Rights, and the Road to Independence
The American Revolution developed from a combination of political, economic, social, and ideological tensions between Britain and its Thirteen Colonies. Although "no...
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Map of the Scythian World, c. 700–300 BCE - Scythians, Saka, and Cultures of the Eurasian Steppe
Between c. 700 and 300 BCE, the Scythians and related Saka peoples inhabited vast regions of the Eurasian steppe, from the northern Black Sea to Central Asia and...
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Map of the World According to Christopher Columbus, c. 1490 - How Columbus Misjudged the Distance to Asia
The geographical worldview of Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) reflected a combination of classical geography, medieval cosmography, and European knowledge...
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Union Officers at Washington, D.C.
Washington, District of Columbia. Officers of 3d Regiment Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, photography by an unknown photographer, 1865. The photograph here shows Union officers of a heavy artillery regiment, and...
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Union Army Private Infantry Uniform
Private U.S. Infantry, Fatigue Marching Order, illustration by an unknown artist, c. 1891 to c. 1985. The illustration here shows a Union army private infantry uniform, which would have been worn during the American...
