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French Republican Calendar
The French Republican calendar, also known as the French Revolutionary calendar, was created during the French Revolution (1789-1799) in an attempt to build a new society separate from the vestiges of the Ancien Régime. First implemented...
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Matilda of Tuscany
Matilda of Canossa (c. 1046-1115), the Countess of Tuscany (r. 1055-1115) and Vice-Queen of Italy (r. 1111-1115), was the final head of the noble House of Canossa following the deaths of her father in 1052 and her elder brother in 1055. One...
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Edward I Documentary - Biography
Edward Longshanks Documentary. Biographical Documentary on the life of Edward I King of England. A documentary on the life of Edward the Longshanks Hammer of the Scots from his childhood, to him helping his father Henry III to defeat Simon...
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Roman Portrait of Cleopatra
This marble copy of a portrait dates to between 40-30 BCE and is believed to depict the Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra VII. The bust is in fairly good condition although the nose has broken off. A broken off piece of marble on the statue's...
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Statue of Osiris-Antinous
The marble statue depicts a man named Antinous and dates back to the Imperial Roman Period of Egypt late in the reign of Emperor Hadrian, about 131-138 CE. Hadrian actually founded and named a city, Antinopolis, after Antinous' death in 130...
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Cleopatra's Portraiture
Coin portraits in particular show how Cleopatra wanted to be presented. Though varied in their facial features, her portraits emphasize her position of power as Ptolemaic queen. Sculptural portrait attributed to Cleopatra (Gregorian Profane...
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Banquet of Thyestes
Banquet of Thyestes, fresco by Orlando Parentini, between 1559 and 1565.
Room XX of the Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
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Antinous as Osiris
Statue of Antinous as Osiris in white marble, 131-138 CE, probably found in the Antinoeion at Hadrian's Villa (a sanctuary dedicated to Antinous). Now in Vatican Museums (Gregorian Egyptian Museum).
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Vendémiaire
An illustration in the French Republican Calendar for the month of Vendémiaire Year VI, or September-October 1797 in the Gregorian calendar. Vendémiaire was the first month of the year under the Republican Calendar. By Salvatore Tresca and...
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Total War History: Battle of Cannae (Part 3/5)
The sun rises, shining on the red flag of battle flying over the Roman camp... Tens of thousands of hooves and boots pound the war drums! Soldiers, now is your hour of valor! Documentary Sources: "The Ghosts of Cannae" by Robert L. O'Connell...