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In ancient times, the Rhine was a major communications artery stretching right across Europe, allowing trade, contacts, and cultural exchange between different regions. Then as now, the river was of immense importance strategically for controlling...

Schools are closed in most countries and everyone has to adapt to a new reality of online learning. It is not easy for students, teachers and parents alike. Learning and teaching from home require a different approach. Ancient History Encyclopedia...

Andreas Karlstadt (also given as Carlstadt, l. 1486-1541) was a reformer, theologian, and early supporter of Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) in the movement that became known as the Protestant Reformation. Karlstadt was one of Luther's most...

The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys is an ancient Egyptian text in which the two goddess-sisters call the soul of the god Osiris to rejoin the living. The poem takes the form of a call-and-response liturgy and the dual entreaties of the...

Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) was a German priest, monk, and theologian who became the central figure of the religious and cultural movement known as the Protestant Reformation. Even though earlier reformers had expressed Luther's views, his...

This is the so-called "Silahtarağa Statuary Group". The remains came to light during excavations for the foundations of a building on the road between the quarter Eyub and Alibeykoy near the Golden Horn. Between 1949-1950 many fragments of...

This topographic and military map was created to support the understanding of the Battle of Stockach, won by Archduke Charles in 1799, as well as the Battles of Engen and Moskirch, won by the Army of the Rhine in 1800. It presents in detail...

Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949). The ancient Israelite judge Samson was betrayed by his lover Delilah, who was sent to him by his enemies, the Philistines. ©Paramount Pictures Studios.

Aaron the Moor, Demetrius and a Nurse and Child from Act IV, Scene 2 in William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, painting by Thomas Kirk (1765-1797) Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

This is the interior dome and arches of the Church of St. Pogos and Petros at Tatev Monastery in Armenia.