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Immortality of Writers in Ancient Egypt
For the ancient Egyptians, life on earth was only one part of an eternal journey which continued after death. One's purpose in life was to live in balance with one's self, family, community, and the gods. Any occupation in Egypt was considered...
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Claude Monet
Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a French impressionist painter who transformed modern art with his emphasis on light brushstrokes, bright colours, and uncluttered nature. Famed for his landscapes and series of paintings that captured the same...
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Byblos
Byblos was the ancient Phoenician port city of Gebal (called Byblos by the Greeks) on the coast of the Mediterranean sea in what is, today, Lebanon. According to the historian Durant, “Byblos thought itself the oldest of all cities...
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Eshmunazar II
Eshmunazar II (also Eshmunazor II) was a king of the Phoenician city of Sidon during the Persian period. He was the third king of his family, after his his father and his grand-father. He was the son of Tabnit and Amashtart, and the grand-son...
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King Arthur by C.E.Butler
A depiction of King Arthur by Charles Ernest Butler (1864-1933)
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Sky Woman
Sky Woman, by Ernest Smith, 1936. Produced as part of the "Indian Arts Project" Federal Art Project.
Collection of the Rochester Museum and Science Center.
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Cromwell at Marston Moor
A 19th-century painting by Ernest Crofts showing Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor on 2 July 1644 during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). Cromwell and the Parliamentarians were victorious. (Bridgeman Art Library)
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Napoleon and his Staff during the War of the Sixth Coalition
French Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) and his staff during the French campaigns of the War of the Sixth Coalition. Within months, the Napoleonic Empire would be toppled. Oil on canvas by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1864. Musée...
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Clive at the Siege of Arcot
A 1913 illustration by Ernest Wallcousins showing Robert Clive at the siege of Arcot, India in 1751. Clive seized Arcot and then defended it against an army of Chandra Sahib, the nizam of Hyderabad. (Taken from Pioneers in India, by Johnston...
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The Withdrawal from Dunkirk
A 1940 painting by Charles Ernest Cundall titled The Withdrawal from Dunkirk showing the Dunkirk evacuation of May-June 1940. (Imperial War Museums)