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Battleflag of the Army of Northern Virginia
The battleflag of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Designed by William Porcher Miles.
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The Battle Near Naples, from Der Weisskunig
The Battle Near Naples, from Der Weisskunig, print illustration by Hans Burgkmair, circa 18th century. This is a depiction of a battle near Naples in the heavily romanticized biography of Maximilian I, Holy...
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Der Weisskunig and the War in Landshut
Der Weisskunig and the War in Landshut, print illustration by Hans Burgkmair the Elder, circa 1514-1516. The Blue King is one of the adversaries whom the White King (Der Weisskunig) confronts in the book this...
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Maximilian I von Habsburg and the Russian Delegation
Maximilian I von Habsburg and the Russian Delegation, print illustration by Hans Burgkmair the Elder, ca. 1514-1516. This print illustration is from an early proof of Der Weisskunig, a book hailing...
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Maximilian I von Habsburg Presented to Jesus
Maximilian I von Habsburg Presented to Jesus, print illustration by Hans Springinklee, 1519. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is depicted here kneeling in the center before Jesus. He is surrounded by his...
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Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I von Habsburg (detail)
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, print illustration by an unknown artist, c. 17th century. Maximilian I (1459-1519) ruled as King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperor. He was never crowned by a...
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12 Largest Contiguous Land Empires Before 1880 - From the Mongol Empire to Rome, Qing China & Russia
Land empires were expansive states whose rulers exercised authority over large, substantially connected territories and diverse populations. They grew through...
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Map of the Sasanian Empire at Its Height, c. 620 - Khosrow II and the Byzantine–Sasanian War, 602–628
The Sasanian Empire (224–651), also known as Sassanian Persia, was the last pre-Islamic Persian empire and one of the great powers of Late Antiquity. Founded...
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Christ in Majesty, Monastery of Saint Anthony
Painting of Christ in majesty, photograph by Alena Belova, Eastern Desert, Egypt, 22 September 2026. Depicted here is the apse painting of Christ in majesty in the Church of Saint Anthony at the Monastery...
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Postern Tunnel Under Yerkapı, Hattusa
Postern tunnel under Yerkapı, photograph by Alena Belova, Boğazkale, Türkiye, 16 November 2022. The corbel-vaulted postern tunnel pictured here, about 70 m long, runs beneath the artificial Yerkapı rampart at...
