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Interview: Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr
In this interview, Ancient History Encyclopedia is talking to Wendy Orr about her first historical fiction novel set in the Aegean Bronze Age, Dragonfly Song. Kelly Macquire (AHE): Wendy, thank you for joining me! Do you want to start...
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Islamic Art Spots - Geometry
Written and presented by D. Fairchild Ruggles A production of Twin Cities Public Television A presentation of the National Endowment for the Humanities in cooperation with the American Library Association Producer: Jeffrey Weihe Music...
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Battle of Thermopylae | Greatest Battles
Made famous by the 1998 comic book and 2006 sword and sandal epic 300, the Battle of Thermopylae was the original against all odds conflict. For more historical facts and features, visit http://www.historyanswers.co.uk/ Or purchase...
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William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806), who served as prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, at which point he became the first prime minister of the United Kingdom until he left office in 1801. He returned...
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Odysseus’ Ten-year Journey Home
A map illustrating the journey home of the Achaean warrior-king Odysseus after the Trojan war. His travel from Troy to Ithaca (and his wife Penelope) took innumerable twists and turns and lasted ten years. Ever since Homer's Odyssey was written...
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Wellington is best known for leading the Allied army during the Peninsular War (1807-1814), for defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) and for serving as Prime...
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George Grenville
George Grenville (1712-1770), Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1763 to 1765. Oil on canvas portrait by William Hoare, 1764.
Christ Church, Oxford.
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Lord North
Frederick North, Lord North (1732-1792), Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, oil on canvas portrait by Nathaniel Dance-Holland, c. 1773-74.
National Portrait Gallery, London, England.
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Twin Imperial Temples, Glanum
The remains of the twin temples dedicated to the imperial cult at Glanum, southern France. c. 20 BCE. The corner of the smaller temple has been faithfully reconstructed based on damged original finds.
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Twin Temples at Carsulae, Italy
The twin temples at Carsulae in Italy stood on the southern side of the city's forum. Today, only the podiums lined with pink stone slabs remain. The access of the temples was by a flight of steps partly reconstructed. While the divinities...