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Interior Passage, Great Pyramid of Giza
An interior passageway of the Great Pyramid of Giza, built during the reign of the king Khufu (2589-2566 BCE, also known as Cheops) of the 4th Dynasty, Egypt. (Photograph taken in 1910 CE)
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Interior Design, Great Pyramid of Giza
The interior design of the Great Pyramid of Giza, built during the reign of the king Khufu (2589-2566 BCE, also known as Cheops) of the 4th Dynasty, Egypt.
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A Member of the Great Embassy
A member of the Great Embassy, oil on canvas, unknown artist of the Flemish school, 1697. The ambassador is shown in a half-length portrait turned to the left, looking towards the viewer. He wears a red cap and a red jacket, both trimmed...
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) was a British engineer and a key figure of the British Industrial Revolution (1760-1840). Brunel masterminded the Great Western Railway from London to Bristol, designed and built innovative giant steamships...
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Diodorus Siculus' Account of the Life of Semiramis
Semiramis is the semi-divine Warrior-Queen of Assyria, whose reign is most clearly documented by the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus (l. 90-30 BCE) in his great work Bibliotheca Historica ("Historical Library") written over thirty years...
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SS Great Eastern
An illustration by Charles Parsons showing the steam-powered SS Great Eastern. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) and completed in 1858. It was the largest ship in the world at 211 metres (692 ft) long. Great Eastern could...
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The Great Stupa at Sanchi
The 'Great Stupa' at Sanchi is the oldest stone structure in ancient India and was originally built by the emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the...
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Catherine the Great and the Russian Empire, c. 1796
A map illustrating the state of the Russian Empire, c. 1796, during the reign of Ekaterina II Alekseyevna (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst), commonly known as Catherine the Great. Longest ruling Russian Empress (1762 – 1796), she continued...
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Map of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great, c. 1725 - Reform, Expansion, and the Birth of Imperial Russia
The expansion and consolidation of the Russian Empire around 1725 marked a fundamental transformation in Russia’s place within Europe and Eurasia. During this period, the Russian state shifted from a relatively inward-looking tsardom into...
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The North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, 1016 - 1035
A map illustrating the rise and extent of the North Sea Empire under the rule of Cnut the Great (aka Canute, Cnut Cyning, or Knútr Inn Ríki) as a personal union of England, Denmark, and Norway between 1016 and 1035 CE. One of only two English...
