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An October 1938 photograph showing the leader of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) touring the Sudetenland after its annexation, the first stage of Htiler's occupation of Czechoslovakia. (German Federal Archives)

The Nazi medal which commemorated the Beer Hall Putsch of November 1923, a failed coup d'etat led by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945). The medal, called the Blutorden or ‘Blood Order’, was awarded to those who had participated...

A photograph showing Sudeten Germans welcoming German troops during the first stage of Adolf Hitler's occupation of Czechoslovakia in October 1938. The Sudetenland was occupied as it contained some three million...

A photograph showing a part of the fortifications which defended the borders of Czechoslovakia with the Third Reich in September 1938. Near Sedloňov, Czech Republic.

The Ishtar Gate was constructed by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II circa 575 BCE. It was the eighth gate of the city of Babylon (in present-day Iraq) and was the main entrance into the city. The Ishtar Gate was part of Nebuchadnezzar's...

Sisyphus (or Sisyphos) is a figure from Greek mythology. He was king of Corinth and became infamous for his general trickery when he twice cheated death. Sisyphus ultimately got his comeuppance when Zeus dealt him the eternal punishment...

The League of Nations was founded in January 1920 to promote world peace and welfare. Created by the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended the First World War (1914-18), the League provided a forum where nations promised...

The Nuremberg Rally, or the Reich Party Congress, was an annual event held from 1927 to 1938 in Nürnberg, Germany. Organised on a massive scale by the National Socialist Party (Nazi), these operations in pomp, ceremony, and propaganda...

Josef Mengele (1911-1979) was a Nazi doctor who performed horrific pseudo-scientific experiments on detainees in the Auschwitz concentration camp where he was a medical officer from 1943 to 1945. Thousands...

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510 CE), real name Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, was an Italian artist of the early Renaissance. A prolific painter, especially of altarpieces and works with a religious theme, Botticelli's most famous...