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Toltec Civilization

The Toltec civilization flourished in ancient central Mexico between the 10th and mid-12th centuries CE. Continuing...
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Roman Fresco Fragment with Nilotic Landscape

Roman Fresco Fragment with Nilotic Landscape

This fragment of a Roman fresco was made in Italy c. 1-79 CE and depicts a Nilotic setting. Images of scenes set on...

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Saint Hripsime Church Façade

The Differences Between Byzantine & Armenian Christianity

Although both the Byzantines and the Armenians were Christian, the types of Christianity they professed had important differences...
Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders

The Capture of Jerusalem, 1099 CE

The capture of Jerusalem from Muslim control was the primary goal of the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE), a combined military...
Magadhan and Mauryan Soldiers

Siege Warfare in Ancient India

Forts and sieges held a key position in ancient Indian warfare. Built on considerations of strategic location, topography...
The Siege of Antioch, 1097-8 CE

The Siege of Antioch, 1097-98 CE

The siege of Antioch in 1097-1098 CE occurred during the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE) when the western Crusader knights...
Teutonic Knight

Teutonic Knight

A medieval Teutonic Knight was a member of the Catholic military Deutscher Orden or Teutonic Order, officially founded...
Viking Age Clothing

Women in the Viking Age

Although women in the Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE) lived in a male-dominated society, far from being powerless, they...
Ptolemy XV

Caesarion

Ptolemy XV Caesar “Theos Philopator Philometor” (“the Father-loving Mother-loving God”) (c...
Coronation of John I Tzimiskes

John I Tzimiskes

John I Tzimiskes was Byzantine emperor from 969 to 976 CE. Although he took the throne by murdering his predecessor Nikephoros...

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