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Robert E. Lee
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Robert E. Lee - General-in-Chief of the Southern Confederacy

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) was the most prominent Confederate general of the American Civil War (1861-1865), who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia for much of the war and was named general-in-chief of all Confederate forces in 1865...
J. E. B. Stuart
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

J. E. B. Stuart - The Cavalier of the Confederacy

James Ewell Brown Stuart (1833-1864), better known by his initials as J. E. B. Stuart, was a Confederate cavalry general during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Known for his flashy style of dressing and his daring raids behind Union lines...
E-sagil Tablet & Building the Tower of Babel
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

E-sagil Tablet & Building the Tower of Babel

This tablet states the dimensions of each of the seven levels of Etemenanki, the ziggurat of Marduk at Babylon. This building is the Tower of Babel in the Book of Genesis. From Babylon, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Circa 600-400 BCE. (The...
Enlil in the E-kur
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Enlil in the E-kur

Enlil in the E-Kur (c. 2000 BCE) is a Sumerian hymn praising the sky god Enlil, his temple/ziggurat at Nippur, and his consort Ninlil, depicting all three in glowing terms and Enlil as a creator-god. The piece is highly regarded as an important...
King Arthur by C.E.Butler
Image by Charles Ernest Butler

King Arthur by C.E.Butler

A depiction of King Arthur by Charles Ernest Butler (1864-1933)
Nizam-e-Cedid Troops
Image by Zapotocny

Nizam-e-Cedid Troops

Selim III (r. 1789-1807 CE) watching the parade of his new army, the Nizam-ı Cedid (New Order) troops, in 1793 CE.
Chang'e Flees to the Moon
Image by The Trustees of the British Museum

Chang'e Flees to the Moon

Colour woodblock print by Yoshitoshi from 19th century CE Japan, showing the Chinese woman Chang'e journeying to the moon, where she becomes the deity Xi Wang Mu, the "Queen Mother of the West".
Robert E. Lee
Image by Julian Vannerson

Robert E. Lee

Portrait of Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) by Julian Vannerson, March 1864. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Tomb of Darius I, Naqsh-e Rustam
Image by درفش کاویانی

Tomb of Darius I, Naqsh-e Rustam

Tomb of Darius I, Naqsh-e Rustam, near Persepolis, Iran, c. 522–486 BCE
Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan
Image by Carole Raddato

Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan

Naqsh-e Jahan Square is a public urban square situated at the centre of Isfahan in Iran. Constructed by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century CE, it is now an important historical site and one of UNESCO's World Heritage...
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