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10 Maps on European History
In this gallery of 10 maps on European history, we explore the dynamic borders and the fragile quest for peace on the continent. Witness the shifting borders and the persistent efforts of nations to achieve stability amidst the ever-changing...
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Gorgias' On Nature (On the Non-Existent)
Gorgias of Leontini (l. c. 427 BCE) was a famous Greek Sophist who claimed that nothing exists and, even if it does, its nature cannot be understood and, even if it could be, one is not able to communicate that understanding to another person...
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Europe at the End of World War One, November 1918
A map illustrating the situation in Europe in mid-November 1918, in the immediate aftermath of World War I (The Great War or First World War). The armistice on November 11 (Armistice of Compiègne) marked the end of one of the deadliest conflicts...
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The First Three Crusades and the 12th-Century Latin East (Outremer)
Maps illustrating the trajectory of a series of early military campaigns initiated by the medieval Church between 1096–1192, aiming at liberating the "Holy Land" (roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Bank of the Jordan...
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Poseidon, Silver Tetradrachm of Macedon
Silver tetradrachm from Macedon, 306-283 BCE. O: Nike, R: Poseidon. (Alpha Bank Numismatics Museum, Kerkyra, Corfu)
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Alexander as Ammon-Zeus
Silver tetradrachm from Thrace, reign of Lysimachus, 323-281 BCE. Head of Alexander as Ammon-Zeus. (Alpha Bank Numismatics Museum, Corfu)
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Silver Stater, Metapontum
Silver stater from Metapontum, 520 BCE. O: Ear of wheat, R: same incuse. (Alpha Bank Numismatics Museum, Kerkyra, Corfu)
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Dead Sea Scroll of Pesher Isaiah
This is part of Pesher Isaiah, scroll number 4Q162, which was found in Cave 4 at Qumran (Khirbet Qumran or Wadi Qumran). A pesher is a type of commentary. The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient Jewish religious manuscripts. The majority were written...
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The Dead Sea's Copper Scroll
The Copper Scroll was discovered inside Cave 3 (Q3) at Qumran (Khirbat Qumran or Wadi Qumran). This is the only known inscription on metal from the Dead Sea area. The scroll originally consisted of three sheets of copper, totaling 2.3 meters...
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Pegasus, Corinthian Silver Stater
Silver Stater from Corinth, 386-307 BCE. O: Pegasus, R: Athena. (Alpha Bank Numismatics Collection, Kerkyra, Corfu)