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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Augustus Caesar
(63-14 BCE) Founder of the Roman Empire
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Frederick Ii of Prussia on Horseback
An illustration of Frederick II of Prussia on horseback. Frederick II (January 24, 1712 - August 17, 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740-1786) from the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Frederick Ii of Prussia
An illustration of Frederick II of Prussia attempting to find lodging for the evening. Frederick II (January 24, 1712 - August 17, 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740-1786) from the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his role as a prince-elector of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Frederick Ii of Prussia
Frederick II (January 24, 1712 - August 17, 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740-1786) from the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was Frederick IV of Brandenburg. He became known as Frederick...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Frederick Ii of Prussia and Judges
An illustration of Frederick II of Prussia and the unjust judges. Frederick II (January 24, 1712 - August 17, 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740-1786) from the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Procopius: Secret History, Extracts
Fordham University offers extracts from the "Secret History," written by Procopius, describing the dark side of Justinian's rule.
PBS
Pbs: Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution
A companion website to the documentary about the early Christian movement. Includes interactive activities, timelines, and primary sources.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Raising of the Widow's Son From the Dead (Magdeburg Panel)
The Magdeburg Panel is one of a group of sixteen ivory plaques depicting a cycle of scenes from the Life of Christ. The original set, numbering forty or fifty, decorated a large piece of church furniture in Magdeburg Cathedral.
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The Dalton School: Map of Trade Routes
This site is simply a map illustrating the trade routes in the First Century AD. Different colors depict the great empires of the time, making it easy to interpret.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lectica
Lectica was a kind of couch or litter, in which persons, in a lying position, were carried from one place to another. They were used for carrying the dead as well as the living. The Greek lectica consisted of a bed or mattress, and a...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Greece History and Timeline Overview
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Greece including ancient Greece, Athens, Sparta, democracy, Alexander the Great, Roman rule, the Ottoman Empire, independence, and current events.
Ducksters
Ducksters: United Kingdom History and Timeline Overview
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of the United Kingdom including Celtics, Saxons, Roman rule, the Norman Invasion, kings and queens, the British Empire, and the World Wars.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Marble Bust of an Old Man
The bust shows an old man, clean-shaven and with closely-cropped hair, indicated with rows of simple shallow gouges on the head. The details of his face are closely observed, especially his rather small eyes and the jowls and cheeks,...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: History Sourcebook: Germany Under Frederick Barbarossa
Fordham University provides a map of Germany under Frederick Barbarossa.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: A Slave's Collar
A runaway slave, if recaptured, was sometimes compelled to wear a metal collar riveted about his neck.-Webster, 1913
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Acerra
The incense-box or censer used in sacrifices. The acerra was also a small moveable alter placed before the dead, on which perfumes were burnt. The use of the accerrae at funerals was forbidden by a law of the Twelve Tables as an...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Acus
A needle, a pin. Pins were made not only of metal, but also of wood, bone, and ivory. They were used for the same purposes as with us, and also in dressing the hair. The mode of platting the hair, and then fastening it with a pin or...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alexander
Alexander defeating the Persians.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Amphitheatre
View of the amphitheatre at Pompeii.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Amphitheatrical Amusements
Bas-relief of early amusements at the amphitheatre.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Arma
Homer describes in various passages an entire suit of armour, and we observe that it consisted of the same portions which were used by the Greek soldiers ever after. Moreover, the order of putting them on is always the same. The...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Arms of Leo X
Arms of Leo X (Medici). - Young, 1901
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Athenian Town Clock
The town clock of Athens in the Hellenistic Age. -Breasted, 1914