https://www.worldhistory.org/user/matthewallison/?page=1
Matthew Allison - World History Encyclopedia
Matthew is an avid writer and historian. He is particularly interested in the Shimabara Rebellion, Japanese history, and military history in general. He...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21314/war-memorial-beaugency-france/
War Memorial, Beaugency, France - World History Encyclopedia
Nov 11, 2025 - A photograph of the war memorial in Beaugency, France commemorating the fallen in the First World War (1914-18) and the Second World War (1939-45). Flowers...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8063/viking-longship-replica/
Viking Longship Replica - World History Encyclopedia
Feb 6, 2018 - The 'Sea Stallion', a replica based on the remains of the Viking longship known as Skuldelev 2 built in the 11th century CE in Dublin, but found sunk in...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21101/battle-of-atlanta/
Battle of Atlanta - World History Encyclopedia
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https://www.worldhistory.org/First_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt/
First Intermediate Period of Egypt: Era of Transformation - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 16, 2026 - The First Intermediate Period of Egypt (2181-2040 BCE) is the era that followed the Old Kingdom (circa 2613-2181 BCE) and preceded the Middle Kingdom...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/Saxons/
The Saxons - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 15, 2023 - The Saxons were a Germanic people of the region north of the Elbe River stretching from Holstein (in modern-day Germany) to the North Sea. The Saxons who...
world history encyclopediathe saxons
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2194/the-birth-of-aphrodite/
The Birth of Aphrodite - World History Encyclopedia
Dec 17, 2013 - The birth of Aphrodite from the Ludovisi Throne. Two Horai (divinities of nature and the seasons) assist the goddess. The piece, made from marble from Thasos...
world history encyclopediathe birthaphrodite
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9376/pavillion-of-trajan-submerged-in-the-nile/
Pavillion of Trajan, Submerged in the Nile - World History Encyclopedia
Oct 25, 2018 - Pavillion of Trajan, in parts submerged by the Nile flooding on the Island of Philae, near Aswan. Island Philae, Nubia, Egypt (October 1959)
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https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/2-1843/expansao-do-territorio-cita/
Expansão do território cita - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 9, 2024 - Com um perímetro de 12.231 km, os citas rondaram e governaram um território de mais de 1,5 milhão de metros quadrados entre os séculos VII e III a.C. Embora...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/2-1879/dez-piratas-franceses-notorios/
Dez Piratas Franceses Notórios - World History Encyclopedia
Jul 9, 2026 - A pirataria envolveu muitas nacionalidades ao longo dos séculos, mas um dos grupos mais proeminentes nos períodos medieval e da Idade Moderna foi o dos...
world history encyclopediadezpiratasfranceses
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21918/ratifying-the-fourteenth-amendment/
Ratifying the Fourteenth Amendment - World History Encyclopedia
Jul 6, 2026 - Mending the Family Kettle, wood engraving appearing in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 16 June 1866. In this political cartoon, Columbia, the female...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21114/amphitheatre-of-el-djem-exterior/
Amphitheatre of El Djem Exterior - World History Encyclopedia
Oct 3, 2025 - Exterior view of the ruins of the Roman amphitheatre in ancient Thysdrus, photograph by Carole Raddato, El Djem, Tunisia, 16 February, 2023. The architecture...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14908/michael-levy/
Michael Levy - World History Encyclopedia
Nov 26, 2021 - Michael Levy, a prolific lyre player and composer.
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7631/necklace-from-ancient-armenia/
Necklace from Ancient Armenia - World History Encyclopedia
Nov 15, 2017 - This necklace was unearthed in what is now present-day Armenia and dates from the 15th-13th century BCE. It contains gold and other sardonyx beads. (Metsamor...
world history encyclopediaancient armenianecklace
https://www.worldhistory.org/Sima_Qian/
Sima Qian - World History Encyclopedia
Jul 6, 2020 - Sima Qian (l. 145/135-86 BCE) was a court scribe, astrologer, and historian of the Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE) of ancient China, famous for his historical...
world history encyclopediasima qian
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13377/saqqara-necropolis-reconstruction/
Saqqara Necropolis Reconstruction - World History Encyclopedia
Feb 22, 2021 - 3D model render of the Saqqara necropolis looking north. The pyramids of Unas (r. c. 2345–2315 BCE) (left) and Djoser (c. 2670 BCE) (middle) are in the...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/?page=4
Simeon Netchev - World History Encyclopedia
Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history educator, passionate about the human stories that shape the past.
world history encyclopediasimeon
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15656/queen-eleanor-of-aquitaine/
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 11, 2022 - Face reconstruction of Eleanor of Aquitane (l. c. 1122-1204) based on her effigy from Fontevraud Abbey. She was Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/1-17548/dinastia-merovingia/
Dinastia Merovíngia - World History Encyclopedia
Aug 14, 2026 - A Dinastia Merovíngia foi a família governante dos francos desde aproximadamente 481 d.C., quando Clóvis I ascendeu ao trono dos francos sálios, até 751,...
world history encyclopediadinastia
https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/1-17154/cavaleiros-teutonicos/
Cavaleiros Teutônicos - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 28, 2022 - Um Cavaleiro Teutônico era um membro da católico-militar Deutscher Orden ou Ordem dos Cavaleiros Teutônicos, oficialmente fundada em março de 1198. A...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jtl203/
James Lloyd - World History Encyclopedia
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https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2884/mesopotamian-city-laments/
Mesopotamian City Laments: Suffering And The Will Of The Gods - World History Encyclopedia
Jan 21, 2026 - The question "Why do bad things happen to good people?" has been asked for millennia, probably since before writing was invented, but at least since circa...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9674/statue-of-a-female-sumerian-worshipper-from-khafaj/
Statue of a Female Sumerian Worshipper from Khafajah [Front View] - World History Encyclopedia
Dec 10, 2018 - Limestone statue of a Sumerian female in a gesture of prayer. The eye sockets were filled in with white shell set in bitumen. She wears a Sumerian garment...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Vedas/
The Vedas - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 9, 2020 - The Vedas are the religious texts which inform the religion of Hinduism (also known as Sanatan Dharma meaning “Eternal Order” or “Eternal Path”). The term...
world history encyclopediathe vedas
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21810/witwatersrand-gold/
Witwatersrand Gold - World History Encyclopedia
May 12, 2026 - A chunk of quartz with gold from the Witwatersrand mines in South Africa. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
world history encyclopediawitwatersrandgold
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5031/phoenicianpunic-necklace-with-amulets/
Phoenician/Punic Necklace with Amulets - World History Encyclopedia
May 4, 2016 - Phoenician or Carthaginian amulets in the form of bearded heads made of sand-core glass, 4th-3rd century BCE (Cagliari, Museo Archeologico Nazionale).
world history encyclopediaphoenicianpunicnecklaceamulets
https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/1-21550/locomotiva-rocket/
Locomotiva Rocket - World History Encyclopedia
Jan 15, 2025 - A locomotiva Rocket [Foguete] foi a pioneira locomotiva a vapor inventada em 1829 pelo engenheiro britânico Robert Stephenson (1803-1859). Uma grande...
world history encyclopedialocomotivarocket
https://www.worldhistory.org/Kievan_Rus/
Kievan Rus - World History Encyclopedia
Dec 3, 2018 - Kievan Rus (862-1242) was a medieval political federation located in modern-day Belarus, Ukraine, and part of Russia (the latter named for the Rus, a...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/category/100/1/
Primary Sources (Page 1) - World History Encyclopedia
Database of Primary Sources content on World History Encyclopedia, page 1.
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https://www.worldhistory.org/user/carla.fm/
Carla Fernández Montero - World History Encyclopedia
Carla is an Spanish and Galician translator, specialized in Audiovisual Translation. Passionate about languages, cinema and books.
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https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/2-2012/declaracao-dos-direitos-do-homem-e-do-cidadao/
Declaração dos Direitos do Homem e do Cidadão - World History Encyclopedia
Jan 25, 2024 - A Declaração dos Direitos do Homem e do Cidadão (em Francês: Declaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen) é um documento de direitos humanos adotado nas...
world history encyclopediadosdireitoshomem
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22167/mushroom-clouds-over-hiroshima--nagasaki-1945/
Mushroom Clouds over Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 1945 - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 18, 2026 - A composite photograph showing the two mushroom clouds over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki after each was struck by a nuclear bomb...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4385/the-gymnasium-pool-of-salamis-cyprus/
The Gymnasium Pool of Salamis, Cyprus - World History Encyclopedia
Jan 10, 2016 - Marble pool at the north-east corner of the Gymnasium's portico of Salamis in Cyprus. The pool is surrounded by headless statues dating back to the 2nd...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17192/quintius-sulpicius-maximus-memorial/
Quintius Sulpicius Maximus Memorial - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 27, 2023 - Memorial of Quintius Sulpicius Maximus, an 11-year-old who won a poetry contest in 95 CE. Porta Salaria, Rome, Italy.
world history encyclopediaquintiussulpiciusmaximusmemorial
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1043/gar-minaret-isfahan/
Gar Minaret, Isfahan - World History Encyclopedia
Jan 29, 2013 - The Gar Minaret, Gar (east of Isfahan), Iran. An inscription reveals its date as 1121 CE. Decorated with square Kufic inscriptions that are carved into the...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14411/map-of-the-spanish-colonial-empire/
Map of the Spanish Colonial Empire - World History Encyclopedia
Aug 4, 2021 - This map illustrates the rise and expansion of the Spanish Colonial Empire during the Age of Exploration, from the late 15th to the early 19th century....
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https://www.worldhistory.org/user/seren/
Seren Aslan - World History Encyclopedia
Seren Aslan is an English teacher and MA student in English Language and Literature at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Türkiye. Her research interests include...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/Popol_Vuh/
Popol Vuh - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 21, 2014 - The Popol Vuh is the story of creation according to the Quiche Maya of the region known today as Guatemala. Translated as `The Council Book', The Book of the...
world history encyclopediapopol vuh
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20956/the-revolutionary-war-1775-1783/
The Revolutionary War 1775-1783 - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 9, 2025 - A gouache on paper painting titled The Revolutionary War 1775-1783 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA...
the revolutionary warworld history encyclopedia
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2973/triumphal-arch-of-orange/
Triumphal Arch of Orange - World History Encyclopedia
Aug 28, 2014 - The Triumphal Arch of Orange (Roman Arausio) was built during the reign of Augustus (27 BCE - 14 CE) on the Via Agrippa to Lyon (Roman Lugdunum).
world history encyclopediatriumphal archorange
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3739/shield-fresco-mycenae/
Shield Fresco, Mycenae - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 17, 2015 - A fragment from a fresco from the acropolis of Mycenae depicting the typical figure-of-eight shield design. 15th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum...
world history encyclopediashieldfrescomycenae
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21737/map-of-the-mahdist-state/
Map of the Mahdist State - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 13, 2026 - A map of the Mahdist state in Sudan. The Mahdist War (1881-99) was a rebellion of radical Muslim fighters against Anglo-Egyptian rule. US Federal Government
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16058/ratification-of-the-canons-of-the-council-of-trent/
Ratification of the Canons of the Council of Trent - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 17, 2022 - Pope Pius IV promulgates the bull Benedictus Deus, ratifying the Canons of the Council of Trent in 1564. Fresco by Pasquale Cati, 1588. Altemps Chapel, Santa...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/2-603/teodora-uma-verdadeira-heroina/
Teodora: uma Verdadeira Heroína? - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 4, 2022 - Teodora I, a esposa do imperador Justiniano de Bizâncio (r. 527 – 565), foi uma heroína? O historiador Warren Treadgold a chama de protetora das mulheres,...
world history encyclopediauma verdadeirateodora
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6154/eratosthenes-map-of-the-world/
Eratosthenes' Map of the World - World History Encyclopedia
Dec 13, 2016 - A reconstructed map of the known world according to Eratosthenes (276-195 BCE), the Greek Alexandrian scholar from Cyrene. (Bunbury, E.H., 1811-1895, 'A...
of the worlderatosthenesmaphistoryencyclopedia
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21708/palace-of-versailles-print-c-1661-1695/
Palace of Versailles Print, c. 1661-1695 - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 13, 2026 - Perspective view of the Palace of Versailles, print by Gabriel Perelle, published by Nicolas de Poilly, Paris, c. 1661-1695. Etching showing bird's eye view...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17701/the-third-of-may-1808/
The Third of May 1808 - World History Encyclopedia
Aug 7, 2023 - The Third of May 1808, oil on canvas by Francisco Goya, 1814, part of a series of works depicting the horrors of the Peninsular War (1807-1814). This depicts...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/video/884/sacsayhuaman-cusco-peru/
SACSAYHUAMAN-CUSCO-PERU - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 14, 2016 - Sacsaihuaman o Sacsayhuamán (quechua: Saksaq Waman, 'Halcón satisfecho' )? es una fortaleza incaica hoy en ruinas ubicadas dos kilómetros al norte de la...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18708/early-elamite-clay-tablet-with-numerical-signs-fro/
Early Elamite Clay Tablet with Numerical Signs from Southern Iran - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 18, 2024 - Early Elamite clay tablet with numerical signs found in Tappeh Yahya, Kerman, dating to c. 3100 to 2900 BCE (Yahya Period IVc). National Museum of Iran,...
world history encyclopediaclay tabletsouthern iranearlyelamite
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17579/battle-of-austerlitz/
Battle of Austerlitz - World History Encyclopedia
Jul 6, 2023 - Jean Rapp, one of Napoleon's aides-de-camp, presents the emperor with the captured Prince Repnin-Volkonsky of Russia during the Battle of Austerlitz, 2...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/2-1844/redutos-piratas-na-era-de-ouro-da-pirataria/
Redutos Piratas na Era de Ouro da Pirataria - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 16, 2025 - Os bucaneiros que rondavam as possessões espanholas no continente americano e os piratas que pilhavam os mares do Caribe e Índico, durante a Era de Ouro da...
world history encyclopediade ouroredutospiratasera
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1226/battle-of-marathon-490-bce/
Battle of Marathon, 490 BCE - World History Encyclopedia
May 17, 2013 - A map illustrating the position of Greek (blue) and Persian (red) forces at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE. The allied Greek city-states led by Athens...
battle of marathonworld history encyclopediabce
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20943/penny-black-envelope/
Penny Black Envelope - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 3, 2025 - An envelope with a Penny Black stamp attached. The first postage stamp, the Penny Black was introduced in Britain in May 1840.
world history encyclopediapenny blackenvelope
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3558/inca-geometric-textile-motif/
Inca Geometric Textile Motif - World History Encyclopedia
Jan 26, 2015 - A detail from an Inca textile showing a geometric cross design. (Museo de America, Madrid)
world history encyclopediaincageometrictextilemotif
https://www.worldhistory.org/index/region/2/americas/?page=2
Regional Index (Americas) - World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia content on Americas.
world history encyclopediaregionalindexamericas
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3780/christian-cross/
Christian Cross - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 10, 2015 - This gypsum cross (with many other crosses) was found in Darband-i-Bazian, west of modern-day Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. It dates back to the late...
world history encyclopediachristian cross
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9692/gudrun--ghost-laxdale-saga/
Gudrun & Ghost, Laxdale Saga - World History Encyclopedia
Dec 7, 2018 - A scene from the 13th-century Icelandic Laxdæla Saga (anglicised as Laxdale Saga), which is set in the Viking Age (c. 790-1100). Illustration from "Vore...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12631/primavera-by-botticelli/
Primavera by Botticelli - World History Encyclopedia
Aug 28, 2020 - The Primavera painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510 CE). c. 1482 CE. (Uffizi Gallery, Florence)
world history encyclopediaprimaverabotticelli
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6111/replica-of-a-mammoth-bone-structure/
Replica of a Mammoth-bone Structure - World History Encyclopedia
Dec 9, 2016 - Replica of a mammoth-bone structure, shown at the "Frozon Woolly Mammoth Yuka Exhibit" in Yokoyama, Japan in Summer 2013. Upper Palaeolithic man is known to...
world history encyclopediabone structurereplicamammoth
https://www.worldhistory.org/Indus_Script/
Indus Script - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 5, 2015 - The Indus Script is the writing system developed by the Indus Valley Civilization and it is the earliest form of writing known in the Indian subcontinent....
world history encyclopediaindus script
https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/1-11195/polibio/
Políbio - World History Encyclopedia
Aug 22, 2026 - Políbio (cerca de 208-125 a.C.) foi, embora historiador grego, um historiador romano, na medida em que a sua obra se dedicava a explicar como Roma chegou a...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1610/the-minoans--mycenaeans-comparison-of-two-bronze-a/
The Minoans & Mycenaeans: Comparison of Two Bronze Age Civilisations - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 24, 2020 - The Bronze Age Aegean in the eastern Mediterranean encompassed several powerful entities: the Minoans on Crete; the Mycenaeans on mainland Greece, and the...
world history encyclopediabronze ageminoansmycenaeanscomparison
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10427/archaeological-site-castelo-de-s-jorge/
Archaeological Site Castelo de S. Jorge - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 8, 2019 - Archaeological Site at Castelo de S. Jorge, with finds from the Iron Age settlement (7th to 3rd century BCE); the Moorish quarter (11th to 12th Century CE);...
world history encyclopediaarchaeological sitecastelojorge
https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/1-13169/semiramis/
Semíramis - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 15, 2024 - Semíramis é a lendária rainha que se acredita estar baseada na histórica Sammu-Ramat (r. 811-806 a.C.), a regente do Império Assírio que reinou em nome de...
world history encyclopedia
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15857/view-of-the-rooftops-snow-effect-by-caillebotte/
View of the Rooftops (Snow Effect) by Caillebotte - World History Encyclopedia
May 12, 2022 - An 1878 oil on canvas, View of the Rooftops (Snow Effect) or Rooftops under Snow, by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. The...
world history encyclopediaof theviewrooftopssnow
https://www.worldhistory.org/Galba/
Galba - World History Encyclopedia
Aug 23, 2012 - Galba was Roman emperor from June 68 to January 69 CE. With the death of Emperor Nero on June 9, 68 CE, the Julio-Claudian dynasty officially ended, leaving...
world history encyclopediagalba
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13400/tobacco-field/
Tobacco Field - World History Encyclopedia
Feb 10, 2021 - Tobacco field in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
world history encyclopediatobaccofield
https://www.worldhistory.org/Tonatiuh/
Tonatiuh - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 30, 2017 - Tonatiuh, 'Turquoise Lord,' was the 5th and present sun in the Aztec view of the cosmos and the fierce sun god of several other Postclassic Mesoamerican...
world history encyclopediatonatiuh
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21487/british-armed-forces-recruitment-poster-wwi/
British Armed Forces Recruitment Poster, WWI - World History Encyclopedia
Dec 17, 2025 - A recruitment poster urging people to join the British armed forces during the First World War (1914-18). The face on the poster is that of Herbert Kitchener...
british armed forcesworld history encyclopediarecruitment posterwwi
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20996/romuald-traugutt/
Romuald Traugutt - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 23, 2025 - Portrait of Romuald Traugutt, photograph, c. 1862. Romuald Traugutt (1826-1864) was the final military leader of the ill-fated January Uprising of 1863, an...
world history encyclopediaromuald traugutt
https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/1-12511/pachacuti-inca-yupanqui/
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui: Fundador do Império Inca - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 23, 2026 - Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (muitas vezes chamado simplesmente de Pachacuti ou Pachacutec) foi o 9.º soberano inca (reinou entre 1438 e 1471, tendo fundado o...
pachacuti inca yupanquiworld history encyclopediafundador
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5673/korean-hanok-architecture/
Korean Hanok Architecture - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 13, 2016 - A modern building employing the classic features of the hanok architectural style of ancient Korea. (House of Kim Jeong-hui)
world history encyclopediakoreanhanokarchitecture
https://www.worldhistory.org/index/period/3/medieval/
Time Period Index (Medieval) - World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia content on Medieval.
world history encyclopediatime periodindexmedieval
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5436/roman-theatre-alexandria/
Roman Theatre, Alexandria - World History Encyclopedia
Jul 29, 2016 - The Roman theatre of Alexandria, Egypt.
world history encyclopediaroman theatrealexandria
https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/2-1786/a-ideologia-do-sacro-imperio-romano/
A Ideologia do Sacro Império Romano - World History Encyclopedia
Aug 26, 2022 - “O Sacro Império Romano de modo nenhum foi sacro, nem romano, nem um Império,” escreveu Voltaire e tal interpretação ainda domina a imaginação popular, sendo...
world history encyclopediaideologiasacroromano
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/340/buddha-with-hercules-protector/
Buddha with Hercules Protector - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 26, 2012 - Heracles depiction of Vajrapani as the protector of the Buddha, 2nd century AD Gandhara, British Museum.
world history encyclopediabuddhaherculesprotector
https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/second_temple/
Second temple (Disambiguation) - World History Encyclopedia
There are multiple pages about 'Second temple' on our website. Here's a list.
world history encyclopediasecond templedisambiguation
https://www.worldhistory.org/Chogha_Zanbil/
Chogha Zanbil: The "Basket Mound" of the Gods - World History Encyclopedia
Oct 2, 2025 - Chogha Zanbil (literally "basket mound") is an ancient Elamite temple complex located in the modern-day province of Khuzestan, Iran. It is also known as...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/type/1/295/
Definitions (p. 295) - World History Encyclopedia
Database of Definitions on World History Encyclopedia, page 295.
world history encyclopediadefinitions
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/667/egyptian-sarcophagus-of-tetet/
Egyptian Sarcophagus of Tetet - World History Encyclopedia
May 14, 2012 - Cloth-covered, plastered and painted wood anthropoid coffin of Tetet, 22nd-24th Dynasty. Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan.
world history encyclopediaegyptiansarcophagustetet
https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Government/
Roman Government - World History Encyclopedia
Nov 29, 2015 - Western Civilization is forever indebted to the people of ancient Greece and Rome. Among the numerous contributions these societies made are in the fields of...
world history encyclopediaromangovernment
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1129/battle-of-telamon/
Battle of Telamon - World History Encyclopedia
Oct 12, 2017 - Ever since the 4th century BCE, the Gallic tribes of northern Italy clashed with the expanding Roman Republic. In 225 BCE, the Boii forged alliances with...
battle of telamonworld history encyclopedia
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21587/death-of-messalina/
Death of Messalina - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 2, 2026 - The Death of Messalina, oil on canvas painting by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse, 1916. Depicted here is the killing of Valeria Messalina, wife of the Emperor...
world history encyclopediadeathmessalina
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1555/the-temple-of-the-emerald-buddha/
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha - World History Encyclopedia
May 21, 2020 - A small carved figurine sits high on a grand multi-tiered pedestal in a magnificent wat (temple) in Bangkok, Thailand. It has been sitting there since 1784...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/52/a-collection-7-wonders-of-the-ancient-world/
A Collection: 7 Wonders of the Ancient World - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 10, 2019 - In this collection we look in detail at each of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The oldest and only surviving wonder is the Great Pyramid of Giza...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12217/surrender-of-jerusalem-1187-ce/
Surrender of Jerusalem (1187 CE) - World History Encyclopedia
May 11, 2020 - Balian of Ibelin surrendering the city of Jerusalem to Saladin, from Les Passages faits Outremer par les Français contre les Turcs et autres Sarrasins et...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1452/azulejos-the-visual-art-of-portugal/
Azulejos: The Visual Art of Portugal - World History Encyclopedia
Oct 7, 2019 - Glazed blue ceramic tiles or azulejos are everywhere in Portugal. They decorate the winding streets of the capital, Lisbon. They cover the walls of train...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/trans/pt/2-2782/cutty-sark/
Cutty Sark: O veleiro mais rápido do mundo - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 4, 2025 - Com milhares de pés quadrados de lonas capturando cada sopro dos ventos alísios, um clíper transportador de chá do século XIX representava o auge absoluto da...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2120/grand-ludovisi-sarcophagus/
Grand Ludovisi Sarcophagus - World History Encyclopedia
Oct 22, 2013 - The Roman sarcophagus known as the Grand Ludovisi Sarcophagus, discovered near the Porta Tiburtina in Rome. The front scene depicts three layers of narrative...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21464/confederate-general-braxton-bragg/
Confederate General Braxton Bragg - World History Encyclopedia
Dec 16, 2025 - Confederate General Braxton Bragg, photograph by an unknown photographer, c. 1861-65, restoration by Adam Cuerden. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12793/miracle-of-the-desecrated-host-by-uccello/
Miracle of the Desecrated Host by Uccello - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 21, 2020 - A painted panel, one of six which together make up the Miracle of the Desecrated Host by the Italian Renaissance artist Paolo Uccello (1397-1475 CE). This...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1492/women-in-ancient-persia/
Women in Ancient Persia - World History Encyclopedia
Jan 30, 2020 - Women in ancient Persia were not only highly respected but, in many cases, considered the equals of males. Women could own land, conduct business, received...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1310/temple-of-portunus-rome/
Temple of Portunus, Rome - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 19, 2013 - The 2nd century BCE Temple of Portunus, Rome. At the sides can be seen engaged columns.
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21273/halloween-decorations-usa/
Halloween Decorations, USA: Two Skeletons Relax on Halloween - World History Encyclopedia
Oct 29, 2025 - "Grammy" and "Shabadoo", named for the characters on the show Futurama, close friends of Joshua J. Mark, relaxing in the front yard in 2025 as they celebrate...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/Decebalus/
Decebalus - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 5, 2018 - Decebalus (c. 87-106 CE) was the king of Dacia (roughly modern-day Romania and Moldova) who fought two wars with Rome under Trajan (in 101-102 CE and 105-106...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1768/a-weekend-in-alexandria-egypt/
A Weekend in Alexandria, Egypt - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 8, 2021 - Visiting Alexandria, Egypt, once the greatest cultural center of the ancient world, rivaling Athens, Greece, is an unforgettable experience. The food, the...
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https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5281/lysimachus/
Lysimachus - World History Encyclopedia
Jul 4, 2016 - Head of Lysimachus (?). Early Hellenistic, ca. 300 BC. Museum of Ephesus, Turkey.
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