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The Death of General Wolfe at Quebec
The Death of General Wolfe at Quebec (September, 1759), mezzotint published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett after Edward Penny, 10 October 1779. On 13 September 1759, British forces under Major-General James Wolfe and French troops under...
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Map of the Trade Networks of the Roman Empire - Commerce & the Connectivity in the Mediterranean 1-3 c. CE
The prosperity of the Roman Empire (27 BCE-476 CE in the West) rested not only on military power and administration but also on an extensive network of maritime and overland trade routes that connected communities across Europe, North Africa...
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Map of European Exploration of Africa, c. 1434-1877 - From Coastal Voyages to Continental Expeditions
From the voyages of the Portuguese navigators under the patronage of Henry the Navigator in the 15th century to the transcontinental expeditions of Henry Morton Stanley in the 1870s, European exploration of Africa gradually transformed European...
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Map of Constantine the Great and the Transformation of Rome - From Civil War to Christian Empire (306–337 CE)
The rise of Constantine I "the Great" (c. 272–337 CE; reign 306–337 CE) occurred amidst the political instability of the later Roman Empire, following the collapse of Diocletian’s Tetrarchic system. Proclaimed emperor by his troops at Eboracum...
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Map of the Journeys of Paul the Apostle, c. 46-63 CE - Spread of Early Christianity Across the Roman Mediterranean
The journeys of Paul the Apostle, also known as Saul of Tarsus, unfolded during the mid-1st century CE within the highly interconnected world of the Roman Empire under Claudius (reign 41-54 CE) and Nero (reign 54-68 CE). One of the earliest...
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The Evolution of the Medieval King Arthur Legend - Merlin, Camelot, the Grail, and the Round Table
The Arthurian canon is a body of medieval legends, romances, chronicles, and poetic traditions centered on King Arthur, a semi-legendary ruler associated with post-Roman Britain and the defense of Britain against Saxon expansion. Emerging...
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US Marines Conducting Inchon Landing
U.S Marines sail into Inchon Harbor during the Korean War, photograph by U.S. Army, Harry S. Truman Library, Missouri, September 15, 1950.
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Two United Nations Soldiers Take a Smoke Break
Two unidentified United Nations soldiers take a smoke break while fighting in South Korea, photograph by Gene Putnam, Harry S. Truman Library, Missouri, c. 1951.
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The Development of Slavonic Literacy & the Cyrillic Alphabet - The Cultural Transformation of Eastern Europe, c. 863-900
The missions of Saints Cyril and Methodius transformed the religious and cultural development of Central and Eastern Europe during the 9th century. Sent by Michael III (reign 842-867) from the Eastern Roman Empire (“Byzantine Empire”) to...
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Map of Napoleonic Europe at its Greatest Extent - Rise and Fall of the French Imperial System, 1804–1815
The First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte (reign 1804-1814; 1815) marked the peak of French political and military dominance in Europe following the French Revolution (1789-1799). Through the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon reorganized much...
