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The Trojan Horse

Troy

Troy is the name of the Bronze Age city attacked in the Trojan War, a popular story in the mythology of ancient Greece...
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A Groom and Horses from Western Assyria

A Groom and Horses from Western Assyria

This scene is part of a large alabaster bas-relief which shows a tributary procession from Western Assyria (probably...

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Prambanan

Prambanan

Prambanan (Javanese: Rara Jonggrang) is a Hindu temple complex dating from the 9th century CE located near Bokoharjo...
Edessa Citadel

Edessa

Edessa (modern Urfa), located today in south-east Turkey but once part of upper Mesopotamia on the frontier of the Syrian...
Wupatki

Wupatki

Wupatki or Wupatki National Monument is an Ancestral Puebloan site that contains over 800 ancient ruins. It is situated...
Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI

German Crusade 1197-8 CE

The German Crusade of 1197 CE, also known as the ‘Emperor’s Crusade', was led by the Holy Roman Emperor...
Borobudur Temple

Borobudur

The Temple of Borobudur or sometimes "Barabudur" is a Mahayana Buddhist temple located close to Muntilan...
Leif Erikson

Leif Erikson

Leif Erikson (also spelled Leif Eriksson, Old Norse Leifr Eiríksson), nicknamed Leif ‘the Lucky&rsquo...
The Virgin and Child Mosaic, Hagia Sophia

Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, often called the Eastern Roman Empire or simply Byzantium, existed from 330 to 1453 CE. With its capital...
Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, Switzerland

Abbey of Saint John at Mustair

The Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, located in the village of Müstair in Canton Graubünden, Switzerland...

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