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The "Spring of Nations", Revolutionary Europe in 1848
A map illustrating the series of republican revolts and political upheavals against European monarchies in 1848, also known as the People's Spring or the Spring of Nations. The widespread violent unrest started in Sicily and, within a short...
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Precious Materials in Antiquity
Certain materials have always been precious such as gold for its lustre, incorruptibility, and ease to work but some ancient cultures often gave a very high value to more unusual materials. The Romans loved Tyrian purple dye, the Incas prized...
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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, K015, Pt. 1 - IV. Spring Rounds
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Stravinsky: The RIte of Spring, K015, Pt. 1 - IV. Spring Rounds · London Symphony Orchestra · Claudio Abbado · Igor Stravinsky Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps; The Firebird; Pétrouchka...
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Champollion's notes from the Rosetta Stone
This is a copy of the Rosetta Stone with some hand notes made by Jean-François Champollion.
This photo was taken at the Neues Museum, Berlim.
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What Does the Term Viking Actually Mean?
Pirates, Scandinavians, or both?
A few comments on how we use the term Viking and how the meaning changed.
Irina Manea, PhD Nordic Studies
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Mesopotamian Art and Architecture
Ancient Mesopotamian art and architectural works are among the oldest in the world, dating back over 7,000 years. The works first appear in northern Mesopotamia prior to the Ubaid Period (c. 5000-4100 BCE) and then developed in the south...
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Spring Complex in Thubursicum, Algeria
The Spring Complex in Thubursicum Numidarum (modern Khamissa in Algeria) is a monumental sanctuary with two water basins built to celebrate a spring regarded in antiquity to have been the source of the Bagradas River, which flows into the...
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On a Mountain Path in Spring (Detail)
A detail of Chinese artist Ma Yuan's "On a Mountain Path in Spring". 1190-1225 CE. Ink and colour on silk. (National Museum, Taipei, Taiwan).
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Balance Spring Watch Mechanism
A watch mechanism using a balance spring. Made by Thomas Tompion (1639-1713). Such watches, of which this is one of the earliest surviving, greatly improved accuracy over pendulum clocks. Made between 1675 and 1679. (Science Museum, London)
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Spring by Paul Cézanne
A c. 1859-62 painting in oils, Spring, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. This painting is one of several that Cézanne painted to decorate the salon of his family home, Jas de Bouffan, near Aix-en-Provence...