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The Persian Wars: Ancient Greece vs. the Achaemenid Persian Empire
The Persian Wars, also known as the Greco Persian Wars, were a series of battles fought between Ancient Greece and the Achaemenid Persian Empire in the 5th century BCE. The most famous of...
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The Roman Empire in 10 Maps
In this gallery, we examine the evolution of the Roman Empire through 10 detailed maps. From Julius Caesar's victories to the splitting of the empire, these maps trace the geographical growth, the intricate trade network...
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Map of Emperor Hadrian’s 4 Journeys Across the Roman Empire - Frontiers, Diplomacy & Imperial Power, 117–133 CE
The Roman Empire under Hadrian (reign 117–138 CE) marked a shift from the expansionism of Trajan toward consolidation, frontier security, and closer imperial...
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The Seven Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire - The Golden Bull and the Election of the King of the Romans
The Holy Roman Empire (962–1806) was a decentralized political order in which authority was shared among the monarch, territorial princes, ecclesiastical...
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Map of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne, c. 814
The rise and expansion of the Carolingian dynasty (8th–early 9th centuries CE) reached its apex under Charlemagne (reigned 768–814 CE), son of Pepin the Short (reigned 751–768 CE) and grandson of...
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Map of the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent - Ottoman Conquest, Diplomacy, and Law, 1520–1566
The Ottoman Empire under Suleiman I (reign 1520–1566), known as Suleiman the Magnificent in Europe and Kanuni (the Lawgiver) in Ottoman tradition, became...
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Map of the The Mitanni (Hanigalbat) empire, c. 1600-1300 BCE - Between Egypt and the Hittites, A Kingdom of Diplomacy and War
The Mitanni Empire was a major Late Bronze Age power that rose in northern Mesopotamia and Upper Syria between c. 1600 and 1300 BCE, shaping...
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Map of the Hittite Empire 16th-13th Century BCE - Anatolian Great Power of the Bronze Age
The Hittite Empire emerged in central Anatolia during the early second millennium BCE and developed into one of the major powers of the Late Bronze Age. Centered on Hattusa...
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Map of the The Roman Empire under the Flavian Dynasty, c. 96 - Provinces, Frontiers, and Expansion after 69 CE
The Roman Empire at the close of the Flavian dynasty (69–96 CE) reflected a period of political recovery and administrative consolidation following the...
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AP World History Unit 1 - The Global Tapestry (c. 1200-1450)
Between 1200 and 1450 CE, no single power dominated the world. Instead, a number of powerful civilizations developed in parallel: the Song Dynasty in China, ruled after 1279 by the Mongols; the...
