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Matabeleland (Kingdom)
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Matabeleland (Kingdom) - The Ndebele Empire in Southern Africa

Matabeleland (1838-1897), also known as the Ndebele Empire or Mthwakazi by the Ndebele themselves, was an African state covering what is today part of southern Zimbabwe and northern South Africa...
Gauda Kingdom
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Gauda Kingdom

The Gauda Kingdom came into being in the late 6th century CE in eastern India, as a result of the political disintegration of the Gupta Empire (3rd-6th century CE). Its core areas were situated in what is now the state of Bengal...
Unified Silla Kingdom
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Unified Silla Kingdom

The Unified Silla Kingdom (668- 935 CE) was the first dynasty to rule over the whole of the Korean peninsula. After centuries of battles with the other states of the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE - 668 CE) Silla benefitted...
Magadha Kingdom
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Magadha Kingdom

Magadha was an ancient kingdom located on the Indo-Gangetic plains in eastern India and spread over what is today the modern state of Bihar. At the height of its power, it claimed suzerainty over the entire eastern part of the...
Kingdom of West Francia
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Kingdom of West Francia

The Kingdom of West Francia (843-987 CE, also known as The Kingdom of the West Franks) was the region of Western Europe that formed the western part of the Carolingian Empire of Charlemagne (Holy Roman Emperor 800-814 CE...
Ancient Egyptian Literature
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Ancient Egyptian Literature

Ancient Egyptian literature comprises a wide array of narrative and poetic forms including inscriptions on tombs, stele, obelisks, and temples; myths, stories, and legends; religious writings; philosophical works; wisdom...
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
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Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

The Greco-Bactrian kingdom refers to several dynasties and probably kingdoms of Greco-Macedonian monarchs who ruled over Bactria from 250 to 130 BCE. Foundation The Greco-Bactrian kingdom appeared in 250 BCE, when the...
Bacchus Relief, Naples
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Bacchus Relief, Naples

Roman relief depicting Bacchus or Dionysus, the god of wine. Marble. 1st Century CE. (Archaeological Museum of Naples)
Statue of Persephone, Naples
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Statue of Persephone, Naples

Roman statue of the goddess Persephone (also known as Proserpina). The restoration of the statue has her holding a theatre mask, like one of the Muses. c. 140-160 CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Naples)
The House of the Prince of Naples in Pompeii
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The House of the Prince of Naples in Pompeii

The House of the Prince of Naples in Pompeii is located on the west side of the Vicolo dei Vettii in Regio VI. The atrium of the domus has an impluvium and a marble table with richly carved supports. The...
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