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Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell, the author of Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth published by Oxford University Press.
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The Ancient Near East, c. 1300 BCE - On the Eve of Collapse: Power and Politics in the Late Bronze Age
This map illustrates the shifting political landscape of the Ancient Near East in the 13th century BCE, a period marked by the rise of imperial powers and the decline of older kingdoms. The expansion of the Hittite and Assyrian empires redrew...
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European Port Factories at Canton
A reverse-glass painting showing the European customs factories at Canton (modern Guangzhou, China) around 1805.
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Ancient Near East c.1500-1300 BCE - The Old Hittite Collapse and the Rise of Kassites, Mitanni, and the New Kingdom of Egypt
This map illustrates the geopolitical landscape of the ancient Near East following the destructive campaigns of the Old Hittite Empire (circa 1650–1500 BCE), which triggered widespread upheaval and realigned regional power structures. In...
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Zwingli by Hans Asper
Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531), painting by Hans Asper, c. 1549.
Zürich, Switzerland.
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A Chinese Boatwoman
A photo of a boatwoman from Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
Wellcome Collection, London.
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A Female Pirate Based on Zheng Yi Sao
Takayo Fischer, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, and Ghassan Massoud in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). The character Mistress Ching is likely based on the famed pirate chief Zheng Yi Sao (d. 1844), widow of Zheng Yi. © Walt Disney Pictures...
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Sarcophagus of Yaroslav the Wise
The tomb of the Grand Duke of Kyiv Yaroslav the Wise (r. 1019-1054).
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv.
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Interior of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
The interior and altar of Saint Sophia Cathedral of Kyiv.
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Fresco in the Saint Sophia Cathedral
Well-preserved fresco of a saint, 11th century.
Saint Sophia Cathedral of Kyiv.
