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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Pallium
An outer garment. The English cloak, though commonly adopted as the translation of these terms, conveys no accurate conception of the form, material, or use of that which they denoted. The article designated by them was always a...
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Loc: Country Studies: Resistance to Lutheranism
This site describes the resistance to Protestantism, mainly by Charles V who sought to unify the German empire under Roman Catholicism. In 1555 the Peace of Augsburg was signed, giving each ruler (king, duke, etc.) the right to designate...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: The City of Constantinople (Byzantium)
Byzantine Constantinople had been the capital of a Christian empire, see Christendom, successor to ancient Greece and Rome. Throughout the Middle Ages Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city, known as the Queen of Cities...
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Unesco: Italy: Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
When Vesuvius erupted on 24 August AD 79, it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompei and Herculaneum, as well as the many wealthy villas in the area. These have been progressively excavated and made accessible to the public...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1815
A map of Europe highlighting the German Confederacy created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the successor to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. The confederacy was made up of 39 states including portions of the Austrian...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Medieval Castle
Medieval Castle of the Holy Roman Empire. "1 Moat, 2 Drawbridge, 3 Wicket, 4 Merlons, 5 Embrasures, 6 Rampart, 7 Portcullis, 8 Donjon or Keep, 9 Turret, 10 Escutcheon." -Foster, 1921
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Medieval Town
Medieval town of the Holy Roman Empire in 1491.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Emperor Charles V
Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 until his abdication in 1556.
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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
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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Unesco: Germany: St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
St Michael's Church was built between 1010 and 1020 on a symmetrical plan with two apses that was characteristic of Ottonian Romanesque art in Old Saxony. Its interior, in particular the wooden ceiling and painted stucco-work, its famous...
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Eternal Egypt: Nero
Nero (37-68) was the fifth of the Roman emperors. He ascended the throne as Claudius adopted son. Under the influence of his mentor, the philosopher Seneca, Nero commenced his reign with a series of reforming edicts. However he was only...
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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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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...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1540
A colored outline map of Europe as it was in 1540, including the Holy Roman Empire, Lands of the Habsburgs, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Duchy of Milan, the Lands of the German Knights of Livonia, and several other powers of the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: France, 1618 1648
A map of France during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), showing territorial boundaries, major cities, rivers, and terrain. This map is color-coded to show the territories and Departments of France, and the territories of United...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Italy, 1175 a.d.
A map of Italy in AD 1175 showing the lands of the Holy Roman Empire, States of the Church, lands of the Republic of Venice, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Kingdom of Sicily, and the lands of the Moors and Saracens.
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: King George I of Great Britain
George I (28 May 1660 - 11 June 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698. George was born in Lower Saxony in what is now Germany, and...
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Etc: Growth of Brandenburg Prussia, 1400 1806
A map of the growth of Brandenburg-Prussia from 1400, when the original Brandenburg was one of the seven electoral states of the Holy Roman Empire, to the annexation of Hanover and near-by territory in 1806. This map also shows the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Italy, Ad 525
A map of Italy at the time of Ostrogoth rule under Theodoric the Great (AD 454-526) after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. This map shows the extent of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths, Kingdom of the Vandals (Corsica and Sardinia),...
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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.
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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.
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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,...
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Unesco: Turkmenistan: Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa consist of two tells of Old and New Nisa, indicating the site of one of the earliest and most important cities of the Parthian Empire, a major power from the mid 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD. They...
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