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![Joseph of Arimathea](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15303.jpg?v=1706306766)
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Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph of Arimathea was a follower of Jesus of Nazareth who buried him in his own tomb after the crucifixion. In the gospels, Mark and Luke identified him as a member of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish Council in Jerusalem. The location of Arimathea...
![Joseph Haydn](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18148.png?v=1700549643)
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Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was an Austrian composer of Classical music who is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in history. Haydn spent most of his career around Vienna, where he pioneered the symphony and string quartet format...
![Joseph Warren](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18258.jpg?v=1705390384)
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Joseph Warren
Doctor Joseph Warren (1741-1775) was a physician from Boston, Massachusetts, who became an important political leader of the Patriot movement during the early years of the American Revolution (c. 1765-1789). Known for dispatching Paul Revere...
![Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16276.jpg?v=1710929884)
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Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès (1748-1836), commonly known as Abbé Sieyès, was a French clergyman and political writer, who became a leading voice in the Third Estate during the French Revolution (1789-99). Sieyès played instrumental roles in both...
![The Taylor Prism of King Sennacherib, Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2469.jpg?v=1629342002)
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The Taylor Prism of King Sennacherib, Nineveh
This prism records the first eight campaigns of the Assyrian King Sennacherib (704-681 BCE). This six-sided baked clay document (or prism) was discovered at the Assyrian capital Nineveh, in an area known today as Nebi Yunus. It was acquired...
![Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra VII](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11731.jpg?v=1617727505)
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Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra VII
The iconic cinematic performance of Elizabeth Taylor in the motion picture Cleopatra (1963) left a lasting impression of the Egyptian queen’s supposed beauty. Despite its emphatic opulence, the movie still implies that Cleopatra could only...
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Middle and Southern English Colonies
The establishment of the Middle and Southern English Colonies of North America was encouraged by the earlier English settlements of Jamestown Colony of Virginia in the south (founded 1607) and Plymouth Colony and, especially, Massachusetts...
![Cuneiform: Irving Finkel & Jonathan Taylor bring ancient inscriptions to life](/uploads/kraked/6/6-582_ci_preview.jpg)
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Cuneiform: Irving Finkel & Jonathan Taylor bring ancient inscriptions to life
A brief look into a new book that will bring insight into the world's oldest writing system by authors Irving Finkel and Jonathan Taylor, curators of the world's largest collection of cuneiform tablets at the British Museum. British Museum...
![Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16276.jpg?v=1710929884)
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Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Portrait of the Abbé Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès (1748-1836), a leading figure of the Third Estate during the Estates-General of 1789 and the subsequent formation of the National Assembly. Oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, 1817. Fogg Museum...
![The Story of Joseph by Ghiberti](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12767.png?v=1709151903)
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The Story of Joseph by Ghiberti
A panel from the east doors of Florence’s Baptistery of San Giovanni. Made from 1425 CE by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455 CE). Gilded bronze. This panel shows the story of Joseph and his brothers. The artist Michelangelo gave the doors the nickname...