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Mark Antony's Oration over the Body of Caesar
Mark Antony's Oration over the Body of Caesar, oil on canvas by George Edward Robertson, c. 1894–1895.
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service.
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Caesar's Campaign against the Helvetii
A map of Caesar's campaign against the Helvetii in Gaul, 58 BC.
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Caesar's Campaign against the Belgae
A map of Caesar's campaign against the Belgae tribe in Gaul, 57 BC.
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Roman Emperor
Roman emperors ruled the Roman Empire starting with Augustus in 27 BCE and continuing in the West until the late 5th century CE and in the Eastern Roman Empire up to the mid-15th century CE. The emperors took titles such as Caesar...
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Roman Republic
In the late 6th century BCE, the small city-state of Rome overthrew the shackles of monarchy and created a republican government that, in theory if not always in practice, represented the wishes of its citizens. From this basis...
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Oppidum - The Hilltop Fort of the Celts
Celtic hilltop forts, often called oppida (sing. oppidum), after the Latin name given to larger settlements by the Romans, were built across Europe during the 2nd and 1st century BCE. Surrounded by a fortification...
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The Assassination of Marat
The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, oil on canvas by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, 1860.
Nantes Museum of Arts.
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Bullet Holes from the Assassination of William the Silent
Bullet holes in the wall from the assassination of William the Silent in 1584.
Prinsenhof Museum, Delft, the Netherlands.
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Assassination of Sigebert I
The assassination of King Sigebert I of Austrasia in 575, probably on the orders of Queen Fredegund of Nuestria. Illustration from the Grandes Chroniques de France, FR 2813 fol. 33v, c. 1375-1380. Bibliothèque nationale...
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Assassination of Kléber
A painting that depicts the assassination of the French General Jean-Baptiste Kléber (1753–1800 CE) during the French campaign in Egypt by Soleyman El-Halaby, an Egyptian student. It is believed that, on June 14, 1800 CE...