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A London pamphlet about the arrival of the so-called Four Mohawk Kings, circa 1710.

A painted silk scroll depicting the four gods of Mount Koya. 16th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)

The Year of the Four Emperors (69 CE) was a brief period of political upheaval and civil war in the Roman Empire. In the aftermath of the death of Emperor Nero, four men – Galba...

The four-room house, also referred to as “Israelite house” and “pillared courtyard house,” emerged in the central highlands of Canaan during the late 13th -early 12th centuries BCE in response to environmental and socio-economic...

The iconic image of Kokopelli, the flute-playing kachina spirit of the Pueblo peoples, specifically the Hopi, is easily the most recognizable figure from Native American culture in the Southwest...

The Year of the Four Emperors (69 CE) was a moment of deep instability in the Roman Empire, marked by the rapid succession of Galba (June 68–January 69 CE), Otho (January–April 69 CE), Vitellius (April–December...

Map of the Roman Empire during 69AD, the Year of the Four Emperors. Coloured areas indicate provinces loyal to one of four warring generals.

The Virgin of Guadalupe with the Four Apparitions, painting by Nicolás Enríquez, Mexico, 1773. This image depicts Our Lady of Guadalupe, an image of the Virgin Mary specific to Mexico/New Spain and her...

This map illustrates the four major khanates that emerged from the Mongol Empire in the early 14th century, following the fragmentation of the vast domain once ruled by Genghis Khan (circa 1162 to...

This infographic illustrates the Varna caste system in ancient India. First mentioned in the Rig Veda's Purusha Sukta c. 1200–1000 BCE, it shows society divided into four groups that emerged from the...