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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. This area, which included other African peoples...
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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 from the help of...
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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 in India...
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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 country (roughly...
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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) known as Francia...
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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)
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The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius by Renoir
An 1881 oil on canvas, The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. The artist was greatly impressed with the landscape and art of Italy and brightened his pallette as a result of...
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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)
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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 walls of all the rooms are decorated...
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Joachim Murat as King of Naples
Portrait of Joachim Murat as King of Naples (r. 1808-1815), oil on canvas by François Gérard, c. 1811.
Private collection.