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Map of the Hanseatic League Trade Network, c. 1400
The Hanseatic League (c. 13th–17th centuries) was a powerful network of merchant guilds and cities that dominated trade across northern Europe for centuries. Emerging in the late Middle Ages, the League united towns from Lübeck, Hamburg...
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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles, signed in June 1919, was an agreement between the victors of the First World War (1914-18) which redivided parts of Europe and imposed reparations, armament limitations, and total blame for the war on Germany, one...
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Corinthian Capital
A corinthian capital, situated in the Agora of Athens.
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Corinthian Vessel with Protome
A Corinthian vessel depicting animals and carrying a protome of a female head on the handle, c. 570 BCE. (Getty Villa, Malibu).
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Corinthian Capital, Temple of Zeus, Athens
A Corinthian capital from the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens. Completed 131 CE.
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Chimera, Corinthian Plate
Corinthian plate with Chimera, 590-575 BCE.
Photo taken at the "Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth" exhibition, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome in 2014.
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Corinthian Helmet
A bronze 'Corinthian' helmet (6-5th century BCE). Olympia Archaeological Museum.
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Corinthian Alabastron Vase
A Corinthian alabastron vase depicting two lions and an owl, 595-500 BCE. These vessels were used for storing perfumes and fine oils. (Getty Villa, Malibu)
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Etruscan-Corinthian Cup with the Gorgon Medusa
Etruscan-Corinthian Cotyla cup with the image of the Gorgon Medusa, from Pontecagnano, beginning 6th century BCE. Museo Nazionale dell' Agro Picentino (inv. 35272). Photo taken at the "Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth" exhibition in...
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League of Nations Cartoon
A cartoon highlighting the principal weakness of the League of Nations, that the United States, despite being instrumental in founding it in 1919, did not become a member. (From Punch magazine, December, 1919)