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Tiwanaku
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Tiwanaku

Tiwanaku (or Tiahuanaco) was the capital of the Tiwanaku empire between c. 200 - 1000 CE and is situated in the Titicaca basin. At an altitude of 3,850 metres (12,600 ft) it was the highest city in the ancient world and had a peak population...
Map of Cnut the Great’s Pilgrimage to Rome in 1027
Image by Simeon Netchev

Map of Cnut the Great’s Pilgrimage to Rome in 1027 - Kingship, Faith, and Diplomacy Across Medieval Europe

The pilgrimage of Cnut the Great (reign in England 1016–1035; Denmark 1018–1035; Norway 1028–1035) to Rome in 1027 illustrates the intersection of kingship, religion, and diplomacy in early medieval Europe. As ruler of a maritime North Sea...
Drawings of Middle Palaeolithic Tools: Points & Scrapers
Image by Adrien de Mortillet and Gabriel de Mortillet (via Wellcome Images)

Drawings of Middle Palaeolithic Tools: Points & Scrapers

Drawings of stone tools belonging to the Middle Palaeolithic (sometimes called 'Mousterian') industries, found from Europe and the Near East to Africa between approximately 250,000 and 30,000 years ago. It is associated with archaic homo...
Excavation under the Acropolis Museum
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Excavation under the Acropolis Museum

Remains of a deme of the city of Athens, featuring layers of building periods from Classical times to Late Antiquity.
Trade in the Phoenician World
Article by Mark Cartwright

Trade in the Phoenician World

The Phoenicians, based on a narrow coastal strip of the Levant, put their excellent seafaring skills to good use and created a network of colonies and trade centres across the ancient Mediterranean. Their major trade routes were by sea to...
The Early Christianization of Armenia
Article by Mark Cartwright

The Early Christianization of Armenia

The Christianization of Armenia began with the work of Syrian apostles from the 1st century CE and was boosted in the early 4th century CE by such figures as Saint Gregory the Illuminator, who converted the Armenian king and spread the gospel...
Illyria - Exploring Ancient Albania
Article by Carole Raddato

Illyria - Exploring Ancient Albania

Albania is located at the crossroads of the eastern Adriatic and was known as Illyria and Epirus throughout the Classical era. It played a strategic role in ancient times and was a point of contact between Illyrian, Greek, and Roman civilizations...
Fresco of Duck and Tripod, Columbarium 3, Vigna Codini
Image by Francesca Santoro L'hoir

Fresco of Duck and Tripod, Columbarium 3, Vigna Codini

This fresco is on the first landing of the columbarium discovered in 1852 CE at the Vigna Codini, on the strip of land between Via Latina and Via Appia. The fresco has crumbled from the wall, revealing the first-century CE opus reticulatum...
Columbarium 1 at Vigna Codini: Loculi & Central Pillar
Image by Francesca Santoro L'hoir

Columbarium 1 at Vigna Codini: Loculi & Central Pillar

Columbarium, excavated in 1840 CE, on strip of land between Via Latina and Via Appia.
Black Death
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Black Death

The Black Death was a plague pandemic that devastated medieval Europe from 1347 to 1352. The Black Death killed an estimated 25-30 million people. The disease originated in central Asia and was taken to the Crimea by Mongol warriors and traders...
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