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Visitor’s Guide to Carsulae (San Damiano)
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Visitor’s Guide to Carsulae (San Damiano)

Carsulae in Umbria, central Italy, was founded c. 300 BCE and only became a prosperous urban centre after it was connected by the Via Flaminia towards the end of the 3rd century BCE. It was granted the status...
Diodorus Siculus' Account of the Life of Semiramis
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Diodorus Siculus' Account of the Life of Semiramis

Semiramis is the semi-divine Warrior-Queen of Assyria, whose reign is most clearly documented by the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus (l. 90-30 BCE) in his great work Bibliotheca Historica ("Historical...
Interview: The Ancient Southwest
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Interview: The Ancient Southwest

Pre-Columbian civilizations of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico include the Hohokam who occupied the US state of Arizona, the Anasazi or Ancestral Pueblo Peoples who resided in the Four Corners Region...
Sees-In-The-Night
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Sees-In-The-Night

Sees In The Night (Sees-In-The-Night) is a Cheyenne tale of a young, poor boy who, through the kindness shown to a dog, becomes a great warrior and chief of his people. The story emphasizes the Cheyenne value of kindness toward...
Battle of Midway
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Battle of Midway - Japan's First Naval Defeat in WWII

The Battle of Midway, 4-6 June 1942, was the turning point of the Pacific War. The US Pacific fleet sank four Japanese aircraft carriers for the loss of only one US carrier, the Yorktown, and destroyed...
Timeline of Roman Emperors 27 BCE to 285 CE
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Timeline of Roman Emperors 27 BCE to 285 CE - Stability, Succession, and Crisis in the Early Roman Empire

The period from Augustus (reign 27 BCE-14 CE) to Diocletian (reign 284-305 CE) marks the consolidation and transformation of Roman imperial rule across nearly...
Artistic Facial Reconstructions of Roman Emperors
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Artistic Facial Reconstructions of Roman Emperors

A poster with facial reconstructions of Roman emperors who ruled during the Principate, from the reign of Augustus (r. 27 BCE-14 CE) to Carinus (r. 283-285 CE). These photorealistic representations...
Seated Buddha from Gandhara
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Seated Buddha from Gandhara

This Seated Buddha was found in Gandhara, Pakistan (100-300 CE). This image was taken at the National Museum of Australia in the travelling exhibition A History of the World in 100 (and 1) Objects.
Vespasian (Artistic Facial Reconstruction)
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Vespasian (Artistic Facial Reconstruction)

A photorealistic representation of what the Roman emperor Vespasian (r. 69-79 CE) may have looked like. Pictured alongside the reconstruction are the artworks and statuary used as references. From left to...
Galba (Artistic Facial Reconstruction)
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Galba (Artistic Facial Reconstruction)

A photorealistic representation of what the Roman emperor Galba (r. 68-69 CE) may have looked like. Pictured alongside the reconstruction are the Capitoline bust of Galba and the bust from the Stockholm Museum...
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