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At the time of Philip II’s death (reign 359–336 BCE), the Kingdom of Macedon had emerged as the dominant power in the Hellenic world. Through sustained military reform, most notably the development of the Macedonian phalanx, and a combination...

Around c. 1200 BCE, the southern Levant stood at a critical point of transformation following the decline of Late Bronze Age systems. For centuries, Egyptian hegemony under rulers such as Ramesses II (reign 1279–1213 BCE) and his successors...

A photograph showing British troops arresting a Mau Mau suspect during the Mau Mau rebellion (1952-60) in British-controlled Kenya. Imperial War Museums, UK.

A 1949 photograph of the Kenyan nationalist leader Jomo Kenyatta (1894-1978). Kenyatta became Kenya's first prime minister when the country gained independence in 1963 and then its first president in 1964 until his death in 1978. Photograph...

A photograph of two Kikuyu tribesmen working as members of a counter-gang tracking down Mau Mau rebels in British Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion (1952-60). Imperial War Museums, UK.

A safe conduct pass dropped in rebel areas of British Kenya to encourage members of the Mau Mau rebellion (1952-60) to give themselves up to the authorities.

An 1899 watercolour and graphite painting by Winslow Homer (1836-1910) titled Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

A photograph of the colonial bungalow Goldeneye, which was the home of James Bond author Ian Fleming (1908-64).

A photograph of a colonial bungalow in Nigeria. 1880-1905. © The Trustees of the British Museum

A photograph of a colonial-inspired bungalow in Austin, Texas. The bungalow was constructed in 1911 for May Brownlee, the widow of Dr. John Samuel Brownlee.