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Four Noble Truths
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Four Noble Truths

The Four Noble Truths are the foundational tenets of Buddhism, which spark awareness of suffering as the nature of existence, its cause, and how to live without it. The truths are understood as the realization which led to the...
Visual Chronology of Roman Emperors: Augustus to Constantine
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Visual Chronology of Roman Emperors: Augustus to Constantine

The Julio-Claudian Dynasty Augustus 16 Jan 27 BCE - 19 Aug 14 CE Tiberius 18 Sep 14 CE - 16 Mar 37 CE Caligula 18 Mar 37 CE - 24 Jan 41 CE Claudius 25 Jan 41 CE - 13 Oct 54 CE Nero 13...
The Four-Room House
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The Four-Room House

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...
Emperor of Japan
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Emperor of Japan

The emperor of Japan is a position as the head of state which traditionally dates back to the 7th century BCE and the legendary figure of Emperor Jimmu (r. 660-585 BCE). Emperors came to be known as the Tenno or 'heavenly sovereign'...
Interview: Her Lotus Year. Wallis Simpson in China
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Interview: Her Lotus Year. Wallis Simpson in China

Wallis Simpson (1896-1986) is often remembered as the wife of King Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor. British monarch for less than a year in 1936, Edward preferred to abdicate the throne to be free...
Pax Romana Emperors - Web Quest
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Pax Romana Emperors - Web Quest

This activity has been designed to fit a 20-30-minute slot for your class and is suitable for both online and classroom teaching. Students have to complete a web quest and record their answer in a table It is part...
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...
Why Kokopelli is Not Kokopelli: Paiyatamu & The Four Flutes
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Why Kokopelli is Not Kokopelli: Paiyatamu & The Four Flutes

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...
Faces of Roman Emperors: Nerva to the Severan Dynasty
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Faces of Roman Emperors: Nerva to the Severan Dynasty

A series of facial reconstructions of Roman emperors from the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty (96 CE-192 CE), the Year of the Five Emperors (193 CE) and the Severan Dynasty (193-235 CE). These photorealistic...
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...
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