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The First Intermediate Period of Egypt (2181-2040 BCE) is the era that followed the Old Kingdom (circa 2613-2181 BCE) and preceded the Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE) periods of Egyptian history. The name was given to the era by 19th-century...

Political map of southern Italy c. 1112, showing the extent of the kingdom in 1154 upon Roger II of Sicily's death.

Ancient Egyptian Warfare developed from an army of conscripts in the Pre-Dynastic Period (circa 3150-2613 BCE) through the early era of the Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE), supplied to the king by regional governors, to a standing professional...

A map indicating the principal towns in Sicily during the 5th century BCE.

Topographical map of Sicily.

Count Roger I of Sicily at the Battle of Cerami, c. 1063, painting by Prosper Lafaye (1806-1883).

Stone door (early bronze Age, c. 2169 - c. 1500 BCE) closing of a grave dug in the rock, decorated in relief with spiral shaped motifs. On it are carved images that could allude to the sexual act and, therefore, to the continuation of life...

The heraldic symbol of Roger I of Sicily (r. 1071-1101).

Four handled large bowl from Sicily (late Bronze Age, second half 8th century BCE - second half 7th century BCE) embellished with geometric patterns. The engravings consist of groups of lines, triangles with internal hatches and other inscribed...

Stone slabs assembled in a cubiform manner in "Piano della Fiera", Butera, Sicily, similar to those found in Sardinia and dated to the copper age (c. 3000-2100 BCE). It was reused by the Greeks and indicates mixed cult practices, both Hellenic...