An image of "The Prodigal Son Wasting His Patrimony", created by Hans Sebald Beham in 1540 (Engraving, 51 x 92 mm).

A map of Italy between 1815 and 1870 subtitled "The Struggle for Unity." The map is color-coded to show lands acquired & ceded during this period, with an inset map showing dates of annexation to the Kingdom of Sardinia (Kingdom of...

Map of Italy at the end of the 16th Century showing the territorial boundaries and claims on the peninsula, islands, and northern regions, important cities of the time, rivers, and coastal features. This map is color-coded to show the...

In the oratory of more thn two thousand years Demosthenes stands in the front rank, and will always hold first place among the orators of the ancient world. He was born in 384 B.C. When he was only seven years of age, his father, a...