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Galahad Battles the Seven Knights of Darkness
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Galahad Battles the Seven Knights of Darkness

"The seven knights of darkness" was painted c. 1893-1902 CE. The painting depicts the legendary Sir Galahad battling personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins as part of his quest for the Holy Grail. It is part of the Part of the "Abbey Room...
The Seven Voyages of Zheng He
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The Seven Voyages of Zheng He

A map showing the route and destinations of the seven voyages of Zheng He between 1405 and 1433 CE, acting as an ambassador and explorer of the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644 CE).
Seven Macaw or Vucub-Caquix
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Seven Macaw or Vucub-Caquix

A replica of an architectural decoration from the Mayan ballcourt of Copan. It represents the god Seven Macaw (Vucub-Caquix) who was killed by the Hero Twins in Book II of the Popol Vuh. (Museum of Mayan Sculpture, Copan, Honduras)
Pages from Serlio's Seven Books on Architecture
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Pages from Serlio's Seven Books on Architecture

Pages from 'Seven Books on Architecture' by the Italian Renaissance architect Sebastiano Serlio (c. 1475-1554 CE). 1551-1554 CE. (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich)
The Seven Liberal Arts
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The Seven Liberal Arts

Education personified. Philosophy sits in the center surrounded by the Seven Liberal Arts: Rhetoric, Dialectic, Grammar, Mathematics, Geometry, Music, and Astronomy. Illustration from "Hortus deliciarum" by Herrad von Landsberg (c. 1180...
Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
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Rome: A History in Seven Sackings

Rome: A History in Seven Sackings by Matthew Kneale.
Seven Books of History Against the Pagans
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Seven Books of History Against the Pagans

Orosius' (5th century CE) Historiae adversus paganos, 1561 CE edition. Available in the BEIC digital library.
The Seven Years War & the Great Awakening
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The Seven Years War & the Great Awakening

In which John Green teaches you about the beginnings of the American Revolution in a video titled The Seven Years War. Confusing? Maybe. John argues that the Seven Years War, which is often called the French and Indian War in the US, laid...
Seven Kings Laying Siege to Kushinagara
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Seven Kings Laying Siege to Kushinagara

This scene shows seven kings marching towards the city of Kushinagara to lay siege to it. The kings are distinguished by their royal umbrellas and attendants with flying whisks standing or seated behind them. The city with its high walls...
Religion in the Ancient World
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Religion in the Ancient World

Religion (from the Latin Religio, meaning 'restraint,' or Relegere, according to Cicero, meaning 'to repeat, to read again,' or, most likely, Religionem, 'to show respect for what is sacred') is an organized system of beliefs and practices...
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