Search
Remove Ads
Advertisement
Search Results
Image
Statue of Captain John Smith
Statue of Captain John Smith (l. 1580-1631 CE), English explorer, soldier, author, and early governor of the Jamestown Colony of Virginia between 1607-1609 CE, in Historic Jamestowne, Jamestown, Virginia.
Image
Lydia Hamilton Smith
Portrait of Lydia Hamilton Smith, housekeeper and confidant of Thaddeus Stevens. By an unknown photographer, sometime prior to 1884.
Article
The Magical Lullaby of Ancient Egypt
The Magical Lullaby (popularly known as Charm for the Protection of a Child) is an inscription from the 16th or 17th century BCE. The poem exemplifies the ancient Egyptian's personal religious and spiritual practices...
Article
Siege of Toulon
The Siege of Toulon (29 August to 19 December 1793) was a decisive military operation during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802), conducted by a French Republican army to retake the port city of Toulon from rebels, who were...
Definition
First Intermediate Period of Egypt - Era of Transformation
The First Intermediate Period of Egypt (2181-2040 BCE) is the era that followed the Old Kingdom (circa 2613-2181 BCE) and preceded the Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE) periods of Egyptian history...
Image
Gospel of John - Papyrus 52
Gospel of John - Papyrus 52, photograph by the John Rylands University Library, c. 2nd century CE. An image of the ancient manuscript of the Gospel of John (John the Apostle) known as P52, or Papyrus 52. This is currently...
Image
Tale of Two Brothers Papyrus
A sheet of papyrus with an extract from the Egyptian 'Tale of Two Brothers' (Papyrus D'Orbiney). 19th Dynasty, 1185 BCE. (British Museum, London)
Image
Kahun Veterinary Papyrus
Papyrus Kahun LV. 2; veterinary papyrus; 12th Dynasty
Image
Papyrus Scroll with Farmers Names
This papyrus scroll is written in the Greek language and mentions a list of farmers; the number and size of land given to them were mentioned. In addition, the list also included fishermen, flute players, threshers...
Image
Ipuwer Papyrus
19th Dynasty copy of the Ipuwer Papyrus (known as The Lamentations of Ipuwer or The Admonitions of Ipuwer) in which a Middle Kingdom scribe laments the depths to which the country of Egypt has fallen. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden...