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The Return of Columbus, 1493
An 1874 painting by Ricardo Balaca showing the arrival back in Spain of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506 CE) in 1493 after his voyage to the New World.
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The Angels before Abraham & Sacrifice of Isaac by Ghiberti
A panel from the east doors of Florence’s Baptistery of San Giovanni. Made from 1425 CE by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455 CE). Gilded bronze. This panel shows the angels appearing before Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. The artist Michelangelo...
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Themis
A marble statue of Themis, the primordial goddess associated with Justice. c. 300 BCE.
National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
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Messalina Holding Britannicus
Messalina holding Britannicus, marble sculpture, c. 45 AD. Inspired by Cephisodotos' renowned sculpture, Eirene bearing the child Ploutos.
Louvre Museum, Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Denon, ground floor, room 24.
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Nymph with scoprion
Nymph with scoprion. Marble, commissioned by Prince Charles de Beauvau, exhibited at the 1845 Salon. Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850).
Louvre Museum, Department of Sculptures, ground floor, room 4
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City Gate of Khirbet Qeiyafa
This is an image of the city gate of the ancient Judean and fortified city known as Khirbet Qeiyafa, primarily excavated by Sa'ar Ganor and Yosef Garfinkel. 11th-8th century BCE.
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Atlas
The Titan Atlas, from the facade of the Old Customs Building in Porto Alegre, Brasil, 2007 CE.
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The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H Feldman
Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-assyrian-empire-marian-h-feldman Before the sun never set on the British Empire; before Genghis Khan swept...
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A Day in the Life of a Mongolian Queen
Sign up for our newsletter and never miss an animation: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-mongolian-queen-anne-f-broadbridge As dawn breaks over a moveable city of ten...
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The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt
The Great Pyramid of Giza, located in the Giza plateau near the modern Egyptian city of Cairo, is the last surviving of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The pyramid was built over a twenty-year period during the reign of Khufu who...