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The Battle of Zama - Start of the Battle
The Battle of Zama (202 BCE): Hannibal starts the battle with his war elephants charging at Roman front. Scipio orders his cavalry to blow loud horns to terrify the charging elephants. The panicked elephants...
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Battle of Cannae - Destruction of the Roman Army
Map of the Battle of Cannae showing how Hannibal encircles and defeats the Roman army.
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Battle of Cannae - Initial Deployment
Map of the Battle of Cannae showing the initial deployment and the Roman attack.
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Map of the Rhine frontier of the Roman empire, 70AD
Rhine frontier of the Roman empire, 70AD, showing the location of the Batavi in the Rhine delta region. Roman territory shaded darker.
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Map: Year of the Four Emperors
Map of the Roman Empire during 69AD, the Year of the Four Emperors. Coloured areas indicate provinces loyal to one of four warring generals.
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The Battle of Issus - The Decisive Moment
The Battle of Issus, the decisive moment.
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The Battle of Issus - Movements to the Battlefield
The Battle of Issus, Movements to the battlefield.
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The Battle of Issus - Initial Dispositions
The Battle of Issus, Initial dispositions.
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Hammurabi and Shamash
Hammurabi (standing), depicted as receiving his royal insignia from Shamash. Hammurabi holds his hands over his mouth as a sign of prayer (relief on the upper part of the stele of Hammurabi's code of laws). Louvre Museum...
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Step Pyramid of Saqqara
The Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser), or step pyramid (kbhw-ntrw in Egyptian), built for the burial of Djoser by the Egyptian vizier Imhotep, in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis, during the Early...
