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John Marshall

John Marshall (1755-1835) was an American lawyer and statesman, who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 until his death in 1835. Considered one of the most influential chief justices in...
Patrick Cleburne
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Patrick Cleburne - Stonewall of the West

Patrick R. Cleburne (1828-1864) was an Irish-born Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Having immigrated to Arkansas in 1850, Cleburne fell in love with his adopted state and volunteered...
Solomon
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Solomon

According to biblical tradition (and some say myth), King Solomon was the third and last king in the ancient United Kingdom of Israel. Other faiths, such as Islam and Rastafarianism, also embrace the notion of Solomon as a sagacious...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) was a British engineer and a key figure of the British Industrial Revolution (1760-1840). Brunel masterminded the Great Western Railway from London to Bristol, designed and built innovative...
Uplistsulis Eklesia in Uplistsikhe Cave Town
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Uplistsulis Eklesia in Uplistsikhe Cave Town

Uplistsulis Eklesia (Prince's Church) is a three-nave basilica built in the 10th century CE near the top of the hill of Uplistsikhe Cave Town (Eastern Georgia) over what was probably the city's most important...
Qvevri, Neolithic Terracotta Wine Jar
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Qvevri, Neolithic Terracotta Wine Jar

Terracotta wine jar, known as qvevri, with a capacity of approximately 100 litres (26 gal), the earliest Neolithic evidence for the beginnings of a wine culture in which wine dominated social and economic life...
Modern Statue of Medea
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Modern Statue of Medea

Statue of Medea, a Colchian princess best known in Greek mythology for her relationship with the Greek hero Jason, created by the famous Georgian sculptor Davit Khmalazde, erected in 2007 in Batumi, Georgia. The sculpture...
Jvari Monastery
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Jvari Monastery

Jvari Monastery (Monastery of the Cross), Georgia
Prostitution in the Ancient Mediterranean
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Prostitution in the Ancient Mediterranean

Prostitution in the ancient world usually referred to a classification of women and men who offered their sexual services outside the parameters of law codes for ancient society. The word 'prostitute' derives...
Colchis Fountain in Kutaisi
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Colchis Fountain in Kutaisi

The Colchis Fountain is a monument in the central square of Kutaisi in Georgia that celebrates the ancient kingdom of Colchis. It is adorned with 30 large-scale copies of the famous gold jewellery discovered at archaeological...
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