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Roman Forum in the 5th Century BCE
A painting of the Roman Forum as it probably would have appeared in the 5th Century BCE. By Vilius Petrauskas.
Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.
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The South China Sea in the 18th Century
A late-18th century map of the South China Sea. Drawn by Rigobert Bonne and G. Raynal
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16th Century Morion Helmet
A typical steel morion helmet, a type worn across Europe in the 16th century and worn by conquistadors in the New World. Italian, c. 1570. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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Rank Badge with Qilin (Late 17th Century)
Rank badge with qilin, silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk patterned in gauze, by an unknown artist, China, late 17th century China. This embroidered rank badge is from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and was used to indicate...
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China Warlords, 2nd-3rd century CE.
A map showing the territories of the main Chinese warlords at the fall of the Han dynasty in the early 3rd century CE.
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Rhine Frontier of the Roman Empire, 4th century CE.
A map showing the Rhine frontier of the Roman Empire in the 4th century CE.
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18th-Century Alcohol Thermometer
An 18th-century alcohol thermometer. Made in the Netherlands between 1720 and 1750. (Science Museum, London)
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18th-Century Advertisement for Virginia Tobacco
An 18th-century woodcut advertisement for Virginia tobacco. The image shows child slaves working on a tobacco plantation. (British Museum, London)
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East Roman Empire, 6th century CE
East Roman Empire, 6th century CE, showing the territories of the Avars, Goths, Franks, Lombards, Saxons, Thuringians, Slavs.
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17th Century Tortuga
A 17th-century illustration of the buccaneer and pirate base of Tortuga, located on the northwest coast of Hispaniola (modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic).