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A Gallery of 50 Renaissance Paintings
In this gallery, we present 50 of the most important Renaissance...
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Medieval Cures for the Black Death
The Black Death is the 19th-century CE term for the plague epidemic...
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The Causes of WWII
The origins of the Second World War (1939-45) may be traced back...
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire, at its height (c. 117), was the most extensive...
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Black Death
The Black Death was a plague pandemic that devastated medieval...
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20 Frescoes from Pompeii
In this gallery, we present 20 of the most striking frescoes found...
