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A Groom and Horses from Western Assyria
This scene is part of a large alabaster bas-relief which shows a tributary procession from Western Assyria (probably in modern-day Syria or Turkey). Here, we can see a groom leading two horses. From Khorsabad...
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Western and Northern Iwan, Masjed-e Imam
View of Masjed-e Imam's sahn (courtyard). The arcade surrounds the howz (ablutions pool) in the centre and the four iwan (gateway) are placed at each side. Visible here are the western and northern iwan. Esfahan...
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Western European Medieval castle (From the Novel "The Jericho River")
An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing a Western European Medieval castle.
From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
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Antonine Wall
On the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire, the Antonine wall was built c. 140 CE on the orders of Antoninus Pius. The wall stretched from the Firth of Forth to the Clyde estuary.
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Theodosian Walls
The Theodosian Walls are the fortifications of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, which were first built during the reign of Theodosius II (408-450 CE). Sometimes known as the Theodosian Long Walls, they built upon...
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Bronze Figurine with Babylonian Cuneiform Inscription from Western Iran
Bronze figurine with Babylonian cuneiform inscription found in Luristan Province, c. 1000-900 BCE (Iron Age II), National Museum of Iran, Tehran, inv. no. 1408. Photo by Neda Tehrani...
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Germany's Western Attack, May 1940
A map showing the German advances through Belgium, the Netherlands, and France which isolated the British Expeditionary Force and necessitated the Dunkirk evacuation of May-June 1940. (United States Military Academy...
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Western Sahara, Catalan Atlas
A map of West Africa from the 1375 CE Catalan Atlas. The map shows the trans-Saharan caravan trade routes between North Africa and the Niger River. (Sheet 6, National Library of France, Paris)
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Seal Impression of a Median Archer from Western Iran
Seal impression from Nushi Jan Castle Complex, c. 650 BCE. National Museum of Iran, Tehran, inv. no. 13145. Median art has few remaining examples and almost none that seem free from the impacts...
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General Rommel, Western Desert
A photograph of General Erwin Rommel and his Chief of Staff, Fritz Bayerlein during the North Africa Campaign of the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)