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Peace of Callias
The Peace of Callias (aka Kallias) refers to a possible peace treaty made in the mid-5th century BCE between Athens and Persia following the Persian Wars. The existence of such a treaty is not agreed upon by all historians, and if it did...
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Thutmose III's Battle of Megiddo Inscription
The Battle of Megiddo (c. 1457 BCE) is one of the most famous military engagements in history in which Thutmose III (1458-1425 BCE) of Egypt defeated the coalition of subject regions led in rebellion by the kings of Kadesh and Megiddo. The...
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Treaty of Paris, Unfinished Portrait
An unfinished oil sketch depicting the Treaty of Paris of 1783, by Benjamin West, c. 1783. The American commissioners depicted from left to right are John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. The...
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Treaty of Paris of 1783
Signature page of the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
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The Treaty of Versailles, 1919
An infographic illustrating the Treaty of Versailles siigned on 28 June, 1919. The treaty, following the armistice of 11 November 1918, formally ended the First World War and imposed severe territorial, military, and financial penalties on...
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Senate Vote Against Versailles Treaty 1920
A gouache on paper painting titled Senate Vote Against Versailles Treaty 1920 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. Henry Cabot Lodge and Albert Cummings at the Senate vote against endorsing...
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Newspaper Front Page Declaring the Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
A U.S. newspaper front page declaring the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty was signed by the victors of WWI and the loser Germany on 28 June 1919.
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Signing the Treaty of Versailles, 1919
A painting by William Orpen showing the signing of the Treaty of Versailles which took place in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles outside Paris. The treaty was signed by the victors of the First World War (1914-18) and the loser...
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The Treaty of Versailles 1919
A gouache-on-paper painting titled The Treaty of Versailles 1919 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. Following the First World War (1914-1918), on 28 June 1919 the signing of the Treaty...
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The Missile Treaty 1987
A gouache on paper painting titled The Missile Treaty 1987 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sign the intermediate-range nuclear force...
