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Battle of Idistaviso: The Roman Revenge on Teutoburg
Video about Roman Revenge against the Germanic leader Arminius.
(Historical Sources: Tacitus, Annales, I-II)
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Roman Standard
The Roman Standard (Latin: Signum or Signa Romanum) was a pennant, flag, or banner, suspended or attached to a staff or pole, which identified a Roman legion (infantry) or Equites (cavalry). The Standard of a cavalry unit was emblazoned with...
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Autumn Forest
Photo of the Bükk Hills (Hungary) in autumn.
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Jules Le Coeur in the Forest of Fontainebleau by Renoir
An 1866 oil on canvas, Jules Le Coeur in the Forest of Fontainebleau, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), the French impressionist painter. Renoir and other friends who were student artists went on frequent painting trips to the Fontainebleau...
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Charles VI in Le Mans Forest
Charles VI's fit of madness in the forest of Le Mans, illumination on parchment by an unknown artist included in Jean Froissart's treatise Froissart's Chronicles, c. 1475. King Charles VI of France experiences his first psychotic break in...
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Hunt in the Forest by Paolo Uccello
"Hunt in the Forest" (aka "The Hunt by Night" or "Caccia Notturna" in Italian) was painted c. 1470 CE by Paolo Uccello (1395 - 1475 CE). The painting depicts several mounted and unmounted figures charging into the woods, accompanied by dogs...
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In the Forest - a Cultural History Exhibition, Zürich
A photograph showing a room of the 2022 exhibition In the Forest - A Cultural History in the Swiss National Museum, Zürich.
©Swiss National Museum (used with permission)
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Rufus Stone, New Forest
The Rufus stone (now a metal plaque) which marks the spot in the New Forest, England where William II of England (r. 1087-1100 CE) died in a hunting accident.
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Gaugane Barra National Forest Park, County Cork, Ireland
Trees in Gaugane Barra National Forest Park, County Cork, Ireland.
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In the Forest Exhibition, Zürich
A photograph showing a section of the 2022 exhibition In the Forest - A Cultural History in the Swiss National Museum, Zürich.
©Swiss National Museum (used with permission)