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In this interview, World History Encyclopedia sits down with author James Lacey to chat about his new book Rome: Strategy of Empire published by Oxford University Press. Kelly: Can you tell us a little bit about your background? James...

The American Revolution (c. 1765-1789) was a definitive event in Western history that saw the emergence of the United States and helped spawn additional waves of revolutions and societal upheavals on both sides of the Atlantic. Though the...

Map of New England by Captain John Smith Printed by Geor. Low, 1624 CE Based on Smith's 1614 CE voyage, this is the first printed map to use the name “New England” for the region and was used by the pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony.

A limestone relief depicting a nobleman, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX or XX, c. 1295-1070 BCE. The figure is probably a scene from an offering in the Underworld. On the left side a hand is holding a sistrum and flower. (Brooklyn Museum, New York...

The first page of the Gospel of John from the New Testament of William Tyndale (c. 1494-1536), published in 1526, the first English translation of the New Testament from the original languages.

An 1873 oil on canvas painting, The Cotton Market, New Orleans (aka The Cotton Office), by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. The scene shows a busy office with 13 people, including buyers, brokers, and office layabouts...

Illustration of Australian plants found in New Holland (Australia) by William Dampier (1651-1715) - from Dampier's book A Voyage to New Holland (1703).

The sailing vessel La Amistad off Culloden Point, Long Island, New York, on 26 August 1839; on the left is the brig Washington of the US Navy - the ship that towed La Amistad to Connecticut. Watercolor by an unknown artist, 1840. New Haven...

New Wadi es-Sebua is a temple complex area in southern Egypt located on the banks of Lake Nasser. It contains three ancient Egyptian temples of Lower Nubia - Wadi es-Sebua, the Temple of Maharraqa and the Temple of Dakka - that were dismantled...

The Arrival of George Washington at New York City, April 30, 1789, oil on canvas by Arsène-Hippolyte Rivey, 1870. New York Historical Society.