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The Battle of Adwa (1896), oil on canvas painting by an unknown artist in Ethiopia, 1940s. The British Museum, London. The battle is hugely important in the history of Ethiopia, cementing national pride (at least among Amhara) and the country's...

The Phoenician expansion between the 11th and 6th centuries BCE grew out of the maritime cities of the Levant—most notably Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos, whose skilled sailors and merchants created one of the ancient Mediterranean’s most dynamic...

Ethiopian icon featuring the Nine Saints, nine missionaries who are considered instrumental in spreading Christianity to the Kingdom of Axum. Abba Pentalewon Monastery, near Axum, Ethiopia.

Bell tower of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, built in the Cossack Baroque style between 1699-1706, funded by Hetman Ivan Mazepa. The height of the bell tower is 76 metres.

Self-portrait of Taras Shevchenko, oil on canvas painting, 1840. Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Kyiv.

Cathedral of St. Sophia, Kyiv, founded in 1011 by the Great Duke of Kyiv Vladimir the Great (958 - c. 1015). It is the most ancient and fully preserved church of Eastern Europe. Inside the cathedral, there are plenty of well-preserved mosaics...

Artist's impression of Cleopatra VII, as depicted in the video game Assassin's Creed: Origins by Ubisoft.

Statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587-1629) Director-General of the Dutch East Indies. Hoorn, the Netherlands.

Fort Belgica at Banda Neira, 1824. Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies

Return of Jacob van Neck (Thuiskomst van JC van Neck), painting by Cornelis Vroom, 17th century.