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![Trdat the Architect](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/1139.jpg?v=1696721946)
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Trdat the Architect
“Trdat the Architect” or Tiridates (c. 940s-c. 1020s?) was a Armenian architect who is noted for his role in the reconstruction of the Hagia Sophia's dome in Constantinople following an earthquake in the 10th century CE, as well as the Cathedral...
![Akrotiri Frescoes](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/1361.jpg?v=1720285564)
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Akrotiri Frescoes
The Bronze Age frescoes from Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera (modern-day Santorini) provide some of the most famous images from the ancient Greek world. Sometime between 1650 and 1550 BCE Thera suffered a devastating earthquake which...
![Illyria - Exploring Ancient Albania](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11974.jpg?v=1691151484)
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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...
![Ten Great Stupas from Around the World](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3881.jpg?v=1713732662)
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Ten Great Stupas from Around the World
A stupa is a reliquary containing the remains (relics) of an individual associated with great spiritual power and insight, most often (since the 3rd century BCE) with the Buddha (l. c. 563 - c. 483 BCE). The form, a hemisphere topped by a...
![A Visitor's Guide to Oplontis, Stabiae & Boscoreale](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11208.jpg?v=1668810307)
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A Visitor's Guide to Oplontis, Stabiae & Boscoreale
More than 2,000 years ago, extremely wealthy Romans lived on the sunny shores of the Bay of Naples at Pompeii and in opulent villas nearby, unconcerned about Mount Vesuvius in the distance. Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE), Augustus (r. 27 BCE...
![Ten Commandments](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/5741.jpg?v=1716313505)
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Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments introduce the legislation received by Moses on Mt. Sinai after the Israelites escaped from Egypt (as related in the biblical book of Exodus). The "ten commandments" is often used as shorthand for the basic rules that...
![Inca Civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2331.jpg?v=1719851713)
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Inca Civilization
The Inca civilization flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1533 CE. The Inca Empire eventually extended across western South America from Quito in the north to Santiago in the south. It was the largest empire ever seen in the Americas...
![Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/900.jpg?v=1714005663)
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Nineveh
Nineveh (modern-day Mosul, Iraq) was one of the oldest and greatest cities in antiquity. It was originally known as Ninua, a trade center, and would become one of the largest and most affluent cities in antiquity. It was regarded highly by...
![Roman Army](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/1214.jpg?v=1720296549)
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Roman Army
The Roman army, famed for its discipline, organisation, and innovation in both weapons and tactics, allowed Rome to build and defend a huge empire which for centuries would dominate the Mediterranean world and beyond. Overview The...
![Greek Architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/384.jpg?v=1720632786)
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Greek Architecture
Greek architecture is concerned with simplicity, proportion, perspective, and harmony in buildings. Greek architecture includes some of the finest and most distinctive buildings ever built. Examples of Greek architecture include temples...