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This marble fragment came from the memorial column of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I (reigned (379-395 CE). Circa 386-393 CE. From Beyazit, Istanbul, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul...

A photograph showing a British armoured column moving inland from Gold Beach following the Normandy Landings of D-day 6 June 1944. (Imperial War Museums)

This is an Armenian column outside the Church of St. Pogos and Petros at Tatev Monastery in Armenia. This church was originally built c. 895-906 CE.

A column capital from the cathedral of Saint Gregory at the former medieval capital of Dvin in Armenia. 4th century CE.

This column was shaped in the Classical Ionic Order; a characteristic capital with volutes. The detailed carving of this capital was not finished off. This may be due, in part, to the difficulty of carving accurate details...

The Igel Column is a multi-storey Roman sandstone funerary monument located on the left bank of the Moselle some eight kilometres south of Trier. It was erected around 250 CE by two wealthy merchants of Celtic origin, the brothers...

The half-palmettes on this column capital made from marble are ultimately derived from ancient Assyrian models. Stylization transforms its more recent Hellenistic predecessors. This specimen dates from the late 7th-early 8th...

This sandstone fragment of a column depicts striding animals. Second Century CE. From Madain Saleh, in modern-day Saudia Arabia. (Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey).

Sherman's March to the Sea (15 November to 21 December 1864) was a significant military campaign in the American Civil War (1861-1865). Hoping to cripple the Confederacy's ability to make war, as...

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=X872rmThCF8 Caryatid (South Porch) and Ionic Column (North Porch), Erechtheion on the Acropolis, Athens, marble, 421-407 B.C.E. (British Museum...