Milvian Bridge: Did you mean...?

A c. 1898 landscape in oils, Bridge Across the Pond, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. The work is an example of Cézanne's preoccupation with representing the underlying essence or structure of Nature rather...

Cendere bridge; columns dedicated to Septimius Severus and Julia Domna; built around 200 CE

Roman bridge over the river Pyramus, built during the reign of Constantius II. It was restored by Justinian I in the 6th century CE and renovated in 743 and 840 CE. Mopsuestia, Turkey

Tiberius Bridge (Ponte di Tiberio) over the Ariminus river on the Via Aemilia in Rimini (called Ariminum in Roman times). It was constructed under Augustus and completed by Tiberius in 20 CE as the inscription sculpted on the inner part...

Provence has inherited a rich legacy from antiquity, boasting some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in Europe. In the 2nd century BCE, the Romans began their conquest of the region and called it “Provincia Romana,” giving us the region's...

Famous painting of a young Napoleon Bonaparte carrying the flag at the Battle of Arcole, during his Italian campaign. Oil on canvas by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1796. Palace of Versailles.

The Italian campaign of 1796-1797, waged by a young Napoleon Bonaparte, was a decisive campaign in the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). It led to the defeat of Austria, the beginning of French control of northern Italy, and the end...

Julia Horne, the University Historian, presents a series of short videos for the Sydney Alumni Magazine (SAM) that shine a fresh light on notable University figures and events, and their place in Australian life.

Semiramis is the semi-divine Warrior-Queen of Assyria, whose reign is most clearly documented by the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus (l. 90-30 BCE) in his great work Bibliotheca Historica ("Historical Library") written over thirty years...

The Battle of Aspern-Essling (21-22 May 1809) was a major battle of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). It saw an Austrian army under Archduke Charles defeat a French army led by Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) as it attempted to cross...