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National Archaeological Museum of Sofia
National Archaeological Museum of Sofia, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 09 August, 2024. The central hall of the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria. Housed in the former Büyük Mosque...
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Samos
Samos is a Greek island in the east Aegean, just off the coast of modern-day Turkey. It particularly flourished in the 6th century BCE and was famous in antiquity for its navy, wine, and important sanctuary to Hera. Samos was an active...
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Cimon
Cimon (c. 510 – 450 BCE) was an Athenian statesman and, as strategos, frequent commander of the Athenian fleet when the city was at the height of its power. He won military glory by defeating Spartan rival Pausanias and then the Persians...
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Circe On a 490–480 BCE Oil Jar, Athens-National Archaeological Museum
Circe and Odysseus, white-ground lekythos by the Athena Painter, ca. 490–480 BCE. From Eretria. National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 1133.
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National Assembly, 5 October 1789
Women's March on Versailles, 5 October 1789. The National Assembly's president Jean-Joseph Mounier presides over a chatoic hall, with women marchers mingling with Assembly deputies. A man, probably Stanislas Maillard...
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Dividing the National Map - The Four-Way Race of the 1860 Presidential Election
Dividing the National Map, lithograph on wove paper, c. 1860. Here, a cartoon parodies the four candidates in the US presidential election of 1860 — Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A...
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Portrait of Lafayette, as Commander of the National Guard
A portrait of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) in uniform as commander of the Parisian citizens' militia known as the National Guard, during the French Revolution. Pastel portrait...
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Athena Parthenos, National Museum, Athens
A detail of a marble copy of the Athena Parthenos which stood in the Parthenon. Also known as the Varvakeion Athena, it is the best preserved such copy. 3rd century CE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens...
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National Palace, Mexico City
The facade of the National Palace in Mexico City, once seat of the viceroy of New Spain when part of the Spanish Empire.
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National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida, Spain
Main hall of the National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Arte Romano), Spain. Inaugurated in 1986, the magnificent building, reflecting certain aspects of Roman architecture...