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Greek Colonies of the Northern Black Sea
Map showing Ancient Greek colonies on the northern coast of the Black Sea, c. 450 BC.
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Attic Black-figure Amphora
An Attic black-figure neck-amphora (540-530 BCE) depicting Hercules wearing his lion skin and engaged in one of his celebrated 12 labours. The hero wrestles the hind of Keryneia and is breaking off one of its golden horns. On the left stands...
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Black-figure Kantharos
A black-figure kantharos (drinking cup) depicting Hercules and centaurs. From Boeotia, c. 550 BCE. (Antikensammlungen, Munich).
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The Black Hole of Calcutta
An c. 1762 illustration of the Black Hole of Calcutta, the infamous prison cell used to hold captured British soldiers in 1756. According to one survivor, 123 of 146 prisoners died of dehydration and heat exhaustion.
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Memorial Plaque to the Victims of the Black Hole of Calcutta
The memorial plaque from the 1902 monument commemorating the victims of the Black Hole of Calcutta incident in 1756. St John's Churchyard, Kolkata, India.
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Prison Guards Taunting the Black Hole of Calcutta Prisoners
An early 20th-century illustration showing guards taunting the inmates of the Black Hole of Calcutta. Following the capture of the East India Company's Fort William in June 1756, a number of soldiers and civilians were kept in this small...
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Attic Black-Figure Amphora with Theseus
An Attic black-figure amphora with a scene showing Theseus and Procrustes, circa 480 BCE. (National Historical Museum - Sofia)
Photography: Archaeological Museum, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (used with permission)
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Attic Black-figure Plate, Vulci
An Attic black-figure plate from the Etruscan city of Vulci, central Italy. The figure is an archer blowing the trumpet typically used in battles. 520-500 BCE. (British Museum, London)
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Gravestone of Greek Woman from Black Sea
Limestone grave-stela of a Greek woman from the Black Sea. Cape Tuzla (Taman, Russia), c. 100 BCE-100 CE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
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Gravestone of a Warrior, Black Sea
A memorial carved from limestone of an ancient Black Sea warrior with his spear and shield. The Bosphorus region of present-day Turkey, c. 125-50 BCE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow.)