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The Bosporan Kingdom (c. 480 BCE–341 CE) emerged around the Cimmerian Bosporus (modern Kerch Strait) as a hybrid Greco-local state founded by Greek colonists from cities such as Miletus. Rather than a single unified polity in the modern sense...

As the city of Caesarea Maritima was built on an east-west axis, with the temple in between the city and Herod's harbor, the magnificent Cardo Maximus set the tone for those getting to their desired destinations. A wide street impressively...

Frederick II of Prussia, later Frederick the Great (1712-1786), painting by Antoine Pesne, c. 1715-1720. This portrait shows Frederick the Great in his childhood. He was the son of the then-Crown Prince of Prussia, Frederick William, and...

Portrait of Frederick II (the Great), painting by Anton Graff, Berlin, 1781. A portrait of the King of Prussia, Frederick II (the Great), later in life at the age of 68. His military accomplishments during the Seven Year's War made him a...

Battle of Denain, 24 July 1712, oil on canvas by Jean Alaux, 1838. Depicted here are French soldiers charging enemy lines at the Battle of Denain (1712), one of the final major engagements of the War of the Spanish Succession. Palace of...

Portrait of Prince Eugene of Savoy, oil on canvas by a follower of Sir Godfrey Kneller, early 18th century. Stowe House, Buckinghamshire.

The Battle of Ramillies, 1706, illustration by Henri-Louis Dupray, c. 1900. Depicted here is the Duke of Marlborough receiving captured French standards after the Battle of Ramillies.

The Battle of Blenheim (or Höchstädt), 1704, oil on canvas after Jan van Huchtenburgh, c. 1720-30. Royal Collection, London.

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Captain-General of the English Forces and Master-General of the Ordnance, oil on canvas attributed to Michael Dahl, c. 1702. National Army Museum, London.

Philip of France, Duke of Anjou, Proclaimed King Philip V of Spain, 16 November 1700, oil on canvas by François Gérard, 1824. Philip's accession to the Spanish throne triggered the War of the Spanish Succession. Château de Chambord.