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A view of the RMS Empress of Ireland at sea which sank after a collision in May 1914. (Library and Archives Canada, PA-116389)

Julia Domna, Empress and wife of Roman Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus, c. 193 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

An 11th century CE gold and glass mosaic in the Hagia Sophia of Constantinople depicting Constantine IX Monomachos (r. 1042-1055 CE), Jesus Christ and Empress Zoe (r. 1028-1050 CE).

A photograph showing the coffins of children being removed from the Lady Grey at Quebec, victims of the sinking of RMS Empress of Ireland in May 1914. (Bain Collection, Library of Congress)

The Wedding of Empress Zoe and Michael IV the Paphlagonian. History of John Skylitzes, Skyllitzes Matritensis, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid.

Head of empress Livia Drusilla (wife of emperor Augustus) in green basalt, c. 31 BCE. (Louvre Museum)

The Empress Mother Cixi (1835 - 1908) photographed in 1903 with the wives of the diplomatic corps having a tea in the Forbidden City, the Chinese imperial palace. After the death of her husband, the Chinese...

A gold coin depicting Byzantine empress Irene (r. 797-802 CE). (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)

The Empress Bruttia Crispina, wife of Roman Emperor Commodus, c. 180 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

A portrait of the Empress Sabina, wife of Roman emperor Hadrian. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)