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Calling of the Apostles by Domenico Ghirlandaio
Fresco depicting the Calling of the Apostles by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1481 CE.
Sistine Chapel, Vatican.
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Sumer
Sumer was the southernmost region of ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq and Kuwait) which is generally considered the cradle of civilization. The name comes from Akkadian, the language of the north of Mesopotamia, and means “land of the...
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Portraits in the Country by Caillebotte
An 1876 oil on canvas, Portraits in the Country, by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. Members of the artist's family at Yerres, the family estate, the lady on the far right is Caillebotte's mother and the others...
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The Tablet of the Apology of Hattusilis III from Hattusa
This clay tablet starts with "...But when my father Mursilis (Muršiliš) became a god, and my brother Muwatallis (Mwuatalliš) sat upon the throne of his father, I became a general in the presence of my brother, and then my brother appointed...
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Jaques Cartier
A portrait of Jaques Cartier (1491-1557 CE) a French-Breton maritime explorer. He was the first European who mapped the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River. He was also the one who named these lands "The Country...
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Massasoit, Great Sachem of the Wampanoag
"Massasoit, Great Sachem of the Wampanoag, Friend and Protector of the Pilgrims, 1621". Sculpture by Cyrus E. Dallin (1861-1944 CE). Near Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
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Captivity of Mary Rowlandson
Illustration of the capitivity of Mary Rowlandson. Published in Our greater country: being a standard history of the United States, 1901 CE. Henry Davenport Northrop (1836-1909 CE).
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Athassel Priory, County Tipperary, Ireland
The Augustinian Athassel Priory dates to the 12th century and is the largest medieval priory in Ireland covering 4 acres (1.6 ha). Located in the Village of Golden, Country Tipperary, just outside of the city of Cashel, the priory was dissolved...
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View from Slieve Gullion Mountain Pass, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
View from Slieve Gullion Mountain Pass, Country Armagh, Northern Ireland.
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View of the Village of Doolin, County Clare, Ireland
View of the Village of Doolin, Country Clare, Ireland from nearby hill.