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Boccaccio on the Black Death: Text & Commentary
The Black Death is the name given to the plague outbreak in Europe between 1347-1352 CE. The term was only coined after 1800 CE in reference to the black buboes (growths) which erupted in the groin, armpit, and around the ears of those infected...

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Tibetan Vase, Beaker & Rhyton
Vase; Central Asia or Tibet; early 8th century CE; silver with gilding; overall:9 in. (22.9 cm); The Cleveland Museum of Art; purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; 1988.67.1. Beaker; Central Asia or Tibet; early 8th century CE; silver with...

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Poor Man of Nippur
The Poor Man of Nippur (c. 701 BCE) is a Babylonian poem on the themes of the obligations of hospitality and revenge for an undeserved injury. A poor man of the city of Nippur feels mistreated when he visits the mayor and then goes to great...

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Scythian Stag Plaque
Scythian gold plaque, showing a stag.
Western Asia, 5th-4th century BCE.
Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund