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West Point and the Highlands, colour engraving by Samuel Valentine Hunt, 1869. Depicted here is a view from the heights of the west bank of the Hudson River, looking northward along the valley. The United States Military Academy, also commonly...

Artificial Leg, photographic print, c. 1864. With more than 20,000 Union soldiers surviving surgical amputations in the last three years of the conflict, the scale and carnage of the American Civil War hastened advancements in the art and...

Portrait of Confederate General John Bell Hood, photograph by Mathew Brady, c. 1865. Depicted here in civilian clothing is John Bell Hood (1831-1879), the Confederate general who rose to lead the Army of Tennessee in the final year of the...

Portrait of Confederate General John Bell Hood, photograph by J. A. Sheldon, c. 1861-1865. Depicted here is a uniformed John Bell Hood (1831-1879), the Confederate general who rose to lead the Army of Tennessee in the final year of the American...

Exterior view of the ruins of the Roman amphitheatre in ancient Thysdrus, photograph by Carole Raddato, El Djem, Tunisia, 16 February, 2023. The architecture of the Amphitheatre of El Djem is an impressive feat of engineering, featuring...

This 11th-century Byzantine seal is presumed to be the official seal of Eustathios Rhomaios (DUMBARTON OAKS BZS.1958.106.5598). The date as well as the title and office on the seal match those of Rhomaios. It is 33 mm in diameter with a field...

This 11th-century Byzantine seal is presumed to be the official seal of Eustathios Rhomaios (DUMBARTON OAKS BZS.1958.106.5598). The date as well as the title and office on the seal match those of Rhomaios. It is 33 mm in diameter and has...

The Roman–Parthian conflict (53 BCE–217 CE) was a centuries-long struggle for dominance in Western Asia between the Roman Republic, later Empire, and the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia. It began with Rome’s eastward expansion and Parthia’s determination...

Portrait of Confederate General John Bell Hood, c. 1861-1865. Depicted here is a framed, colorized photograph of a uniformed John Bell Hood (1831-1879), the Confederate general who rose to lead the Army of Tennessee in the final year of...

Underground room of the House of the Hunt, photograph by Meryem Athimni, Tunisia, 25 April, 2015. The underground peristyle of the lower floor of the House of the Hunt in Bulla Regia, Tunisia, featuring Corinthian columns. The house had...