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Battles of the Roman Republic
In this collection we look at some of the most significant battles that shaped the history of the Roman Republic. There were defeats such as at Allia River to the Celts in 390 BCE or at Cannae in 216 BCE when the Carthaginians led by Hannibal...
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Battle of Fleurus
The Battle of Fleurus (26 June 1794) was the climax of the Flanders Campaign of 1792-95 and was one of the most decisive battles in the War of the First Coalition (1792-1797). A French victory, Fleurus ensured French ascendency for the rest...
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The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
The Last Supper mural by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519 CE). The scene is a depiction of the final meal of Jesus Christ and his apostles. It is located in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a residence...
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Bartolomé de Las Casas by Parra
A 19th-century painting by Felix Parra (1845-1919) of the Dominican friar Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484-1566) who sought to end the abuses of indigenous peoples going on in the New World.
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Madonna of Mercy, Orvieto
The Madonna of Mercy in the Orvieto (also known as Madonna of the Recommended) is a 14th Century CE tempura painting. This fresco is housed in the Chapel of the Corporal in the Orvieto Cathedral in Tuscany, Italy. The painting portrays...
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Bartolomé de las Casas
A 16th-century portrait of the Dominican friar Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566) who wrote a graphic description of the abuses of indigenous peoples going on in the New World in his A Very Brief Recital of the Destruction of the Indies in...
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Annio da Viterbo
A portrait of the Italian Dominican friar Annio da Viterbo (c. 1432 - 1502 CE). Besides being a scholar, Annio was infamous as a forger of classical texts and inscriptions. (Museo Civico, Viterbo, Italy)
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Johann Tetzel
An early 18th-century print showing Johann Tetzel (l.c. 1465-1519), a Dominican Friar who became famous as one of the most effective indulgence salesmen in the Catholic church.
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Territorial Expansion of the Roman Republic (c. 260 - 30 BCE)
A map illustrating the expansion of the Roman Republic from its origins as a loose confederacy of allies and those called Latins in Italy (after the Latin War of 340 - 338 BCE) through more than 230 years of alliances, wars, and annexations...
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Plato's Republic
The Latin Edition cover of Plato's dialogue of Republic, 1713
