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A Brief History of the Rose
The rose that grows in many different forms in gardens all over the world today is an evolution of rose-like plants that lived in the northern hemisphere between 33 million and 23 million years ago. Traces of them have been found in the fossil...
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Rosa Centifolia
Rosa Centifolia, also known as cabbage rose.
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Colosseum
The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre is a large ellipsoid arena built in the first century CE by the Flavian Roman emperors of Vespasian (69-79 CE), Titus (79-81 CE) and Domitian (81-96 CE). The massive arena held 50,000 spectators and hosted...
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Polycrates' Crucifixion
Polycrates' Crucifixion, oil on canvas by Salvator Rosa, 1664.
Art Institute of Chicago.
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Prince Henry the Navigator
A portrait by Nuno Gonçalves of Prince Henry the Navigator (aka Infante Dom Henrique, 1394-1460), one of the prime instigators of the Portuguese Empire. (National Museum of Art, Lisbon)
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Tomb of Henry the Navigator
The tomb of Prince Henry the Navigator (aka Infante Dom Henrique, 1394-1460) in Batalha monastery, central Portugal.
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Bust of Henry the Navigator
A statue bust of Prince Henry the Navigator (aka Infante Dom Henrique, 1394-1460). Faro, Portugal.
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The hidden life of Rosa Parks - Riche D. Richardson
Learn about the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks— her work with the NAACP, bus boycotts, and her lifelong fight against racial inequality. – Throughout her life, Rosa Parks repeatedly challenged racial violence and the prejudiced...
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Who was the world's first author? - Soraya Field Fiorio
Travel back in time to ancient Mesopotamia and meet Enheduanna, a high priestess and the world’s first author. — 4,300 years ago in ancient Sumer, the most powerful person in the city of Ur was banished to wander the vast desert...
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Democritus & Protagoras
A painting by Salvator Rosa (c. 1663 CE) depicting the two Greek philosophers Protagoras (right) and Democritus (centre). (Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg)