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Isaac I Komnenos was the Byzantine emperor from 1057 to 1059 CE. Although his reign was brief, he was known for being a capable and militarily astute general and emperor. As the first emperor to lead troops himself in battle in over 30 years...

Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was an English mathematician and physicist widely regarded as the single most important figure in the Scientific Revolution for his three laws of motion and universal law of gravity. Newton's laws became a fundamental...

A 1689 oil on canvas portrait by Godfrey Kneller of Isaac Newton (1642-1727).

Isaac C. Haight (l. 1813-1886), best known for his orchestration of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 11 September 1857. He was never brought to justice.

The tomb of the mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton (1642-1727) in Westminster Abbey, London.

Gold histamenon coin of Byzantine emperor Isaac I Komnenos (r. 1057-1059 CE), who is pictured on the reverse (on the right), crowned and in military dress, while the obverse shows Christ enthroned. (Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com...

In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Abraham is a venerated patriarch whose relationship with God provides the foundational story for God's beneficial relationship with humanity. According to biblical tradition (and some say myth), Abraham...

The bronze panel showing Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac by the Italian Renaissance artist and architect Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446 CE). The panel was created in 1401 CE as a trial piece for the competition to see who would receive the...

A panel from the east doors of Florence’s Baptistery of San Giovanni. Made from 1425 CE by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455 CE). Gilded bronze. This panel shows the angels appearing before Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. The artist Michelangelo...

The meeting of British General Isaac Brock and Shawnee chieftain Tecumseh on the eve of the Siege of Detroit (August 1812) is an iconic event in Canadian folklore. Illustration by Charles William Jefferys, first published in Tecumseh: a chronicle...