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Map of the Spanish Empire and the Indies (c. 1500-1820)
The emergence of Spain as a global imperial power began with the dynastic union of the crowns of Castile and Aragon under Isabella I of Castile (reign 1474–1504) and Ferdinand II of Aragon (reign 1479–1516). Their reigns marked a turning...
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Map of the Roman Empire under the Flavians (69–96 CE) - Stability after Civil War
The territorial organization of the Roman Empire at the close of the Flavian dynasty (69–96 CE) reflects a period of consolidation following the political crisis that ended the Julio-Claudian line. After the turmoil of the Year of the Four...
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The Defence of Rorke's Drift
An 1880 oil on canvas painting The Defence of Rorke's Drift by Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler. The battle of Rorke's Drift saw a small mission station attacked by Zulu warriors during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.
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John Chard
An 1881 photograph of John Chard, a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Engineers who, as a lieutenant, famously led his men at the battle of Rorke's Drift, a small mission station attacked by Zulu warriors during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879...
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Map of the Indus Valley Civilization, c. 3300-1300 BCE - Cities, Trade, and Settlement in the Bronze Age
The Indus Valley Civilization (c. 3300–1300 BCE) was one of the earliest complex societies of the Bronze Age world, extending across parts of present-day Pakistan and northwestern India. Its most developed phase, often called the Mature Harappan...
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Map of the Battlefield of the Trojan War c. 1200 BCE - Landscape of the Iliad
The battlefield traditionally associated with the Trojan War is described in the Iliad, attributed to Homer (traditionally dated c. 8th century BCE). The narrative situates the conflict between the Achaean coalition and the defenders of Troy...
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The Baths of the Roman Empire - The Architecture of Daily Life
Public bathhouses (balnea and large imperial thermae) were a defining feature of urban life across the Roman Empire (27 BCE–476 CE in the West). Building on earlier bathing traditions in the Greek world, the Romans expanded the concept into...
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Death of Melvill and Coghill
An illustration by Charles Edwin Fripp showing the last stand of Lieutenants T. Melville and N.J.A. Coghill during the battle of Isandlwana in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. The two men tried to save the Queen’s Colour of the 1/24th Regiment...
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British Army Infantry Square
An 1875 oil on canvas painting by Elizabeth Thompson titled The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras (a battle during the Napoleonic Wars). The British infantry is shown employing the classic defensive strategy of a square, where each rank fires...
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Defense of Rorke's Drift
An 1880 oil on canvas painting by Alphonse de Neuville showing the defence of Rorke's Drift, a small mission station, immediately after the battle of Isandlwana, the first encounter of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Art Gallery of New South...
