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Map of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt c. 240 BCE - Power, Wealth, and Rivalry in the Hellenistic World
By c. 240 BCE, Ptolemaic Egypt stood as one of the most powerful and stable successor states of Alexander’s empire, reaching a high point under Ptolemy III Euergetes (reign 246-222 BCE). Emerging from the fragmentation that followed the death...
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Roman Theater, Caesarea Maritima
In his description of Caesarea Maritima, Flavius Josephus mentions a theater and amphitheater. With several restorations through the years, the theater, as it commands a view of the sea, is still used today. About 1 kilometer south of Herod's...
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Destruction of a Bungalow at Meerut
An 1857 illustration showing an attack on a colonial bungalow in Meerut, northern India during the Sepoy Mutiny.
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Guy de Beauchamp Stands Atop the Beheaded Piers Gaveston
Guy Beauchamp Earl of Warwick and Piers Gaveston Earl of Cornwall 1330, illustration by T. Tovey after a miniature in the 15th-century Rous Roll, 1793. Depicted on the right stands a triumphant Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, upon the...
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Scarborough Castle Ruins
Keep of Scarborough, Yorkshire, illustration by George Shepherd after William Tombleson, c. 1806-1836. In the spring of 1312, Piers Gaveston, companion and favourite of Edward II, was besieged at Scarborough Castle, where he soon surrendered...
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Ivory Casket Panel of a Knight in Combat
Casket panel of a knight, ivory carving, Paris, France, c. 1325-1350. Depicted here is a Parisian carving of a dismounted knight running their sword through a figure wielding a club. On the right, the knight grasps the hand of a bearded...
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Fashoda Incident Cartoon
A cartoon by J.M. Staniforth of the Fashoda Incident of 1898 when France and Britain almost went to war over their competing claims for control of the Upper Nile.
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The British Arrive at Fashoda, 1898
A photograph showing the arrival of the Anglo-Egyptian force led by General Herbert Kitchener at Fashoda in the Sudan. This was during the Fashoda Incident of 1898 when France and Britain almost went to war over their competing claims for...
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Fashoda Fort Ruins, 1898
An 1898 photograph of the ruined fort at Fashoda, Sudan. This was taken at the time of the Fashoda Incident when France and Britain almost went to war over their competing claims for control of the Upper Nile.
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Jean-Baptiste Marchand at Fashoda
An 1898 French magazine cover showing Jean-Baptiste Marchand, who led an expedition to Fashoda in Sudan to claim it for France. This episode during the Scramble for Africa created the Fashoda Incident when France and Britain almost went to...
