Images

A photograph of a refugee Boer family with their possessions by a railway track. Taken during the Boer War (1899-1902). Photograph taken by William Skeoch Cumming. Imperial War Museums

A c. 1901 photograph of the British concentration camp at Barberton during the Boer War (1899-1902). LSE Library, London.

A photograph of a torched Boer farm, a result of British scorched-earth tactics during the Boer War (1899-1902) after the Boers had adopted guerrilla tactics.

A photograph of the British concentration camp at Bloemfontein during the Boer War (1899-1902). The UK National Archives.

Gypsum alabaster eye idol from the Middle Uruk period, c. 3700-3500 BCE, Tell Brak, Syria. Many similar artifacts have been found at Tell Brak; they were likely amuletic objects honoring the Mesopotamian goddess Ningal, wife of Nanna, or...

Across recorded history, the duration of a ruler’s reign has depended as much on circumstance as on personal authority. In hereditary monarchies, early accession, often in childhood, combined with stable succession practices could produce...

An illustration showing the Battle of Majuba Hill on 27 February 1881. The battle was won by the Boers during the First Anglo-Boer War (1880-1).

An illustration from an 1881 issue of the Illustrated London News showing General Colley at the Battle of Majuba Hill. The battle was won by the Boers during the First Anglo-Boer War (1880-1).

Temple of Diana, photograph by Juan Ángel Piqueras, Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, 01 August 2025. The so-called Temple of Diana is a Roman temple built between the end of the 1st century BCE and the beginning of the 1st century CE...

Pegasus sculpture, photograph by Sena Bolek, 2026. The sculpture of the mythical winged horse Pegasus stands on a dark marble pedestal beneath large sunlit trees. The statue is located right next to the ancient city of Adramytteion in the...