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Empire of the Black Sea
Front cover of Empire of the Black Sea by Duane Roller. Published by Oxford University Press
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A Nereid & a Sea Centaur
A fragment of a gilded silver wine jug from southern Spain (10.5 cm in height; ca. 1st cent. BCE; APM inv. no. 15.375). The image is “rolled” out to compensate for the curvature of the vase neck. The scene illustrates a Nereid riding on the...
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Bismarck at Sea
A colourised version of a 1940 photograph of the German battleship Bismarck at sea. The ship was sunk in action in May 1941 in the Atlantic. (German Federal Archives)
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Moses & the Parting of the Red Sea
A 1907 CE Bible card depicting Moses and the parting of the Red Sea.
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Richelieu on the Sea Wall of La Rochelle
Richelieu on the Sea Wall of La Rochelle, oil on canvas by Henri-Paul Motte, 1881.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle.
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South China Sea Pirates
A Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) illustration showing pirates attacking merchant ships in the South China Sea. From the Qing Scroll. (Maritime Museum, Hong Kong)
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RMS Lusitania at Sea
A photograph of the RMS Lusitania at sea, the liner which was sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat torpedo on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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The South China Sea in the 18th Century
A late-18th century map of the South China Sea. Drawn by Rigobert Bonne and G. Raynal
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Greek Girls Picking up Pebbles by the Sea by Frederic Leighton
Greek Girls Picking up Pebbles by the Sea, oil on canvas by Frederic Leighton, 1871.
Collection Pérez Simón, Mexico
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Black Sea Region Relief with Nymphs
This relief is made of marble, and it comes from one of the ancient Greek colonies that were located along the Black Sea. It depicts several nymphs and was created c. 200-150 BCE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
