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Second Punic War
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Second Punic War

The Second Punic War (The Hannibalic War) was fought between Carthage and Rome between 218 and 201 BCE. The war involved confrontations in Spain, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, and North Africa. Hannibal led the Carthaginians, one of...
Hundred Years' War
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Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) was an intermittent conflict between England and France lasting 116 years. It began principally because King Edward III (r. 1327-1377) and Philip VI (r. 1328-1350) escalated a dispute over...
Seven Years' War
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Seven Years' War - The 18th-Century World War

The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) was a global conflict fought between the great powers of Europe in the mid-18th century. The culmination of several decades of conflict, it was caused both by colonial rivalries...
Queen Anne's War
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Queen Anne's War - When Europe's Succession Dispute Ignited American Frontiers

Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713) was the second major colonial conflict in North America, fought between the colonies of England – Great Britain after 1707 – and those of France and...
The Delian League, Part 4: The Ten Years War (431/0-421/0 BCE)
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The Delian League, Part 4: The Ten Years War (431/0-421/0 BCE)

This text is part of an article series on the Delian League. The fourth phase of the Delian League encompasses the first part of the Great Peloponnesian War, also referred to as the Ten Years...
Corinthian Helmet
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Corinthian Helmet

A bronze 'Corinthian' helmet (6-5th century BCE). Olympia Archaeological Museum.
Korean War
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Korean War - How the Cold War Became a Hot War

The Korean War was a Cold War conflict that took place between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. It pitted US-led United Nations (UN) forces against the communist bloc supported by the Soviet Union...
Corinth
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Corinth

Corinth was a Greek, Hellenistic and Roman city located on the isthmus which connects mainland Greece with the Peloponnese. Surrounded by fertile plains and blessed with natural springs, ancient Corinth was a centre of trade, had a naval...
Corinthian Capital
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Corinthian Capital

A corinthian capital, situated in the Agora of Athens.
Chimera, Corinthian Plate
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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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