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The Westcar Papyrus
The ancient Egyptians enjoyed storytelling as one of their favorite pastimes. Inscriptions and images, as well as the number of stories produced, give evidence of a long history of the art of the story in Egypt dealing with...
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The Sovereign Rulers of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (1099–1228) - Dynasty, Crusade, and Kingship in the Latin East
The Kingdom of Jerusalem (1099–1291) emerged in the aftermath of the First Crusade (1096–1099) and became the most prestigious of the Crusader states...
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War of the First Coalition
The War of the First Coalition (1792-1797) was a continent-spanning conflict in which a coalition of European powers, including Austria, Prussia, Great Britain, the Dutch Republic, Spain, and several others, sought to...
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Map of the Nabatean Kingdom
Map of the Nabatean Kingdom at its greatest extent, c. 85 BCE.
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Northern Crusades
The Northern or Baltic Crusades were military campaigns organised by popes and western rulers to convert pagans to Christianity in the 12th to 15th century. Unlike in the Holy Land, where military campaigns were aimed at liberating...
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Map of Kingdom of Axum
A map indicating the area controlled by the African kingdom of Axum (1st-8th century CE) on the coast of the Red Sea.
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Mutapa
Mutapa (aka Matapa, Mwenemutapa, and Monomotapa) was a southern African kingdom located in the north of modern Zimbabwe along the Zambezi River which flourished between the mid-15th and mid-17th century CE. Although sometimes described...
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Map of the New Kingdom Egypt under Ramesses II - Egypt, Nubia, Hittites, and the Late Bronze Age c. 1250 BCE
The New Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1570–1069 BCE) marked the height of ancient Egypt’s political power, territorial expansion, and imperial ambition. Emerging...
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Map of the Macedonian Kingdom at Philip II's Death c.336 BCE - Legacy and the Road to Imperial Expansion
At the time of Philip II’s death (reign 359–336 BCE), the Kingdom of Macedon had emerged as the dominant power in the Hellenic world. Through sustained military...
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Map of the Zulu Kingdom and British Imperial Expansion - The Anglo-Zulu War - Conquest & the Struggle for Power
The Zulu Kingdom emerged in the early 19th century as a centralized and militarized state under Shaka Zulu (reign c. 1816–1828), whose reforms reshaped...