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🐍 Faience figurine of the Minoan Snake Goddess - her dominion was over nature and fertility. New Palace Period (1600 BCE). Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. 📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.  #Minoan #Knossos #History #AncientHistory #AncientGreece

Veneration of the Mesopotamian god Nabu established writing as more than simply a utilitarian craft for communication but as an art form that helped to preserve the present for the future.  #history

🌟 Agrippina the Elder (14 BCE to 33 CE), as the granddaughter of Emperor Augustus and the wife of the popular general Germanicus, wielded significant influence in the early years of the Roman Empire.  📝 Article by Harrison W. Mark.  📷 The first photo is ©️ by Osama S.M. Amin.  #Rome #History

The Boer War (aka Second Anglo-Boer War, South Africa War, and Second War of Freedom, 1899-1902) was won by the British but only after it employed controversial policies such as scorched-earth tactics and civilian concentration camps, both intended to deprive....  #history

🏰 Among the many buildings and palaces that were built by Herod the Great throughout the city of Caesarea Maritima, perhaps reflecting his own grandiosity, the largest and most splendid palace would have been Herod's. 📷 Image by Patrick Scott Smith, M. A. and Tony.  #History #Reconstuction

🔴 Margaret Thatcher served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 November 1979 to 28 November 1990. 📝 Article by Reha Mert.  📷 Photos by the White House Photographic Office. #MargaretThatcher #UK #UnitedKingdom #IronLady #PrimeMinister #Politics #History #PoliticalHistory #HistoricalWomen

The New Kingdom (circa 1570 to circa 1069 BCE) is the era in Egyptian history following the disunity of the Second Intermediate Period (circa 1782-1570 BCE) and preceding the dissolution of the central government at the start of the Third Intermediate Period.....  #history

This #infographic shows eight major #military #failures through #history. Even though many military campaigns have begun with overwhelming #force and #confidence, these failures show how early gains can unravel once supply systems falter or defenders leverage terrain and mobility.

The causes of the Boer War (aka Second Anglo-Boer War, South Africa War, and Second War of Freedom, 1899-1902) stretched back to the early 19th century and competition for land and resources between British and Boer settlers. https://whe.to/ci/2-2937-en/  #history

Marduk was the patron god of Babylon who presided over justice, compassion, healing, regeneration, magic, and fairness, although he is also sometimes referenced as a storm god and agricultural deity. https://whe.to/ci/1-919-en/  #history

The siege of Mafeking (1899-1900) was a major engagement in the Boer War (aka South Africa War, 1899-1902). https://whe.to/ci/2-2936-en/  #history

⛪ The South Rose window of Chartres Cathedral, France, 1190-1220 CE. The stained glass window shows scenes of Jesus Christ and the Judgement of the Apocalypse. 📷 Photo by Spencer Means.  #ChartresCathedral #France #StainedGlass #History #Art #Religion

Tiamat is the Mesopotamian goddess associated with primordial chaos and the salt sea, best known from the Babylonian epic Enuma Elish. https://whe.to/ci/1-18904-en/  #history

🪷 Leshan Giant Buddha. Construction of the famous Leshan Giant Buddha, an enormous statue of a Maitreya (a future Buddha) was started in 713 CE under Xuanzong's reign. 📷 Photo by speedygroundhog. #Buddha #LeshanGiantBuddha #China #Leshan #Buddhism #History #Religion

The French and Indian War was the last great colonial conflict between Britain and France in North America. See how the war settled the battle for colonial dominance on the continent.  #history

🗺️ The rise of Constantine I "the Great" (c. 272–337 CE; reign 306–337 CE) occurred amidst the political instability of the later Roman Empire, following the collapse of Diocletian’s Tetrarchic system. 🗺️ Map created by Simeon Netchev.  #Map #ConstantineTheGreat #RomanEmpire #Constantinople #History

Thutmose III, leading at least 17 different campaigns in 20 years, established the Egyptian Empire at its height and, to do this, required a professional army.  #history

A Maya incense burner in the form of Itzamnaaj. The god wears a costume with feline headdress. Painted ceramic, c. 1200-1521, Peten, Guatemala (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri). 📷 Photo by James Blake Wiener.  #Maya #Guatemala #History #Mesoamerica #Mesoamerican

✨ Inanna is the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, sensuality, fertility, procreation, and also of war.  📝 Article by Joshua J. Mark.  📷 Photo 1 by TangLung.  📷 Photos 2 and 3 is ©️ by Osama S.M. Amin.  #Inanna #Sumerian #Sumeria #Mesopotamia #Ishtar #History #AncientHistory #NearEast

Eurydice I serves as a classical model for subsequent Hellenistic queens, who were able to exercise varying degrees of power, autonomy, and authority.  #history

👑 The so-called death mask of Agamemnon - the king of Mycenae in Homer's Iliad. Gold funeral mask from Grave Circle A, Mycenae (mid-16th century BCE). 📷 Photo by Xuan Che. #Agamemnon #History #AncientHistory #Mycenae #AncientGreece

🎨 On this day in 1594: Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) dies.  Tintoretto (c. 1518-1594 CE), real name Jacopo Robusti, was an Italian Renaissance artist who specialised in religious, mythological, and portrait paintings. 📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.  #Tintoretto #Art #RenaissanceArt #ArtHistory

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✝️ On this day in 1431: Joan of Arc is burned at the stake for being an unrepentant, relapsed heretic.  📷 Images by John Everett Millais and Mark Cartwright.  #JoanOfArc #History #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory #France #FrenchHistory #HistoricalWomen

⚔️ Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287-1330) was an English nobleman who deposed King Edward II of England (reign 1307-1327) and then established himself as the kingdom's de facto ruler.  📝 Article by Harrison W. Mark.  🖼️ Images by Henry Delahoy Symonds and the British Library.  #History

👑 The Colossus of Constantine. Once located in the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius, fragments of the Colossus of Constantine are now located in the courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Musei Capitolini on the Capitoline Hill, Rome. Marble, 312 CE. 📷 Photo by Dana Murray.

Ninhursag is among the most likely candidates for the original "Mother Earth" figure, as she is associated with fertility, growth, transformation, creation, pregnancy, childbirth, and nurture.  #history

✍🏽 🔮 A relief carving of the Egyptian god Thoth from the Temple of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE), Abydos. Thoth was the god of writing, wisdom and magic.  📷 Photo by Olaf Tausch.  #Thoth #Egypt #AncientEgypt #History #AncientHistory #EgyptianHistory

In the ancient world, Palestine was part of the region known as Canaan, where the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah were located. https://whe.to/ci/1-192-en/  #history

The opening of the Suez Canal on 17 November 1869 linked the #Mediterranean and Red #Seas through a direct sea-level canal across the Isthmus of #Suez. The project meant that ships no longer needed to #navigate around the Cape of Good Hope when travelling between #Europe and #Asia.

In every story or legend, Enki is associated with the heights and depths of universal understanding and is always seen as a friend of humanity.  #history

📱 Our creator, Jan, explains what he loves about the World History Encyclopedia mobile app: It loads quickly, and you can save articles to read even when you're offline!  ➡️ Our mobile app is available to download for FREE. #WorldHistoryEncyclopedia #App #Educational #History #CulturalHeritage

As early as the 10th century BCE, Israelite and Judean religion began to emerge within the broader West Semitic culture, otherwise known as Canaanite culture. https://whe.to/ci/2-1097-en/  #history

The Synod of #Whitby was an assembly held in 664 at Whitby Abbey. The aim was to decide whether #King Oswiu of Northumbria's #kingdom would follow the #Roman Christian customs followed by his son, Alfrith, or those of the Irish Christians at Iona that Oswiu himself had followed.  📷: Whitby Abbey

Enlil (also known as Ellil and Nunamnir) was the Sumerian god of the air in the Mesopotamian pantheon, but he was more powerful than any other elemental deity and eventually was worshiped as King of the Gods. https://whe.to/ci/1-13054-en/  #history

🪙 Ancient Greek coins.  📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.  #Coins #Numismatics #AncienGreece #History #AncientHistory

⚔️ In Germanic society, the surest route to wealth, status and power was success in battle. 📝 Article by John Haywood.  🖼️ Image 1 is ©️ by Ancient Warfare Magazine/ Karwansaray Publishers 🖼️ Image 2 is by Amplitude Studios.  #Germanic #History #Military #MilitaryHistory #Europe #EuropeanHistory

Anu (also known as An) is an early Mesopotamian sky god who was later viewed as the Father of the Gods and ruler of the heavens, a position which then passed to his son Enlil. https://whe.to/ci/1-15601-en/  #history

🧱 A section of the Great Wall of China just north of Beijing. The wall was begun in the 7th century BCE and significantly extended by the Ch'in emperor Qin Shi Huangdi from 220 to 210 BCE. 📷 Photo by Steve Webel.  #GreatWallOfChina #China #ChineseHistory #QinShiHuang #History #HistoricalSites

Throughout #history, both circumstance and personal authority have had an impact on the length of a sovereign's #reign. These ten rulers demonstrate the similarities and the differences between history's longest reigning sovereigns.

✨ Plaque of Astarte from Alalakh. This was probably a votive offering and may depict a nude votaress. It is usually regarded as a representation of Astarte. 1570-1500 BCE. (The British Museum, London). 📷 Photo ©️ by Osama S.M. Amin.  #Astarte #History #AncientHistory #Goddess

⚓ In the Merovingian period, Scandinavia was only just emerging from its prehistoric Iron Age. 📝 Article by John Haywood.  📷 Photos by Erik Christensen and Achird.  #Scandinavia #ScandinavianHistory #Danes #Vikings #History #Piracy #MaritimeHistory

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👑 Edmund I ruled the Kingdom of the English from 939 to 946. In his youth, alongside his brother, King Aethelstan (reign 924-939), he defeated a Celtic-Viking alliance at the Battle of Brunanburh (937).  📝 Article by Michael McComb.  #EdmundI #England #Vikings #EnglishHistory #History #Royalty

Utu-Shamash, the Mesopotamian sun god, was depicted as kind, caring, and helpful, but, as arbiter of divine justice, he could also be wrathful.  #history

The British authorities controversially used concentration camps for civilians during the Boer War (1899-1902) in Southern Africa. https://whe.to/ci/2-2933-en/  #history

🌙 The Temple of the Moon at Teotihuacan, Mexico, c. 100-250 CE. 📷 Photo by Alejandro Ocaña. #Teotihuacan #Mexico #TempleOfTheMoon #Temple #Architecture #History #Mesoamerica #HistoricalSite

The #JamesonRaid was an unofficial and failed attempt by the #British to take over the #Boer Republic of Transvaal in Southern #Africa in December 1895. Jameson was obliged to surrender. 📝Full article here: https://www.worldhistory.org/Jameson_Raid/

At one point or another throughout Mesopotamia's long history, Nanna was king of the gods, lord of wisdom, keeper of time, guardian of the future (diviner), holder of secrets.  #history