EditorialThe ridge and fort of Jytock. A hill in the Nahan area of Himachal Pradesh, Jaitak was crowned with a fortress built by the Nepalese general Ranajor Thapa in 1810. It was the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the Anglo-Nepal War, when General Ran...
EditorialMucius Scaevola before Porsenna. Scaevola planned to kill Porsenna, King of Clusium. By mistake he killed the King's scribe. After his arrest he held his hand into the flames of the altar, as a sign of his fearlessness. Porsenna retreated from Rome, 50...
EditorialThe " Palace of the Slave" (Qasr el-Abd) in Wadi es-Sir, West of Amman. A palace built as a refuge by Hyrkanus of the Tobiad-family who retreated to Wadi es-Sir to avoid political and family persecution. 190-175 BCE. The palace rose from a pl...
EditorialPikeman?s Armor, ca. 1620?30, probably Greenwich or London, British, probably Greenwich or London, Steel, brass, Helmet (a): H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); cuirass and tassets (c?f): H. 27 in. (68.6 cm); W. 21 in. (53.3 cm); Wt. 19 lb. (8618 ...
EditorialBurial of the Union dead at Fredericksburg, December 15, 1862 (i.e. May 19 or 20, 1864. Working within the Confederate lines under a flag of truce. Our army had retreated, leaving our dead on the field, US, USA, America, Vintage photography.
EditorialTHE WAR IN EGYPT: THE POSITION OF SIR GARNET WOLSELEY AND STAFF DURING THE ENGAGEMENT AT MAHUTA, AUGUST 25: 1. Plain with Little Vegetation; 2. Sand Hills about 40 ft. High; 3. Dam of Sand; 4. The Fresh-Water Canal; 5. Sir Garnet Wolseley, The Dukes of...
EditorialCharles Dickens, Dombey and Son. " THE CAPTAIN'S VOICE WAS SO TREMENDOUS, AND HE CAME OUT OF HIS CORNER WITH SUCH WAY ON HIM, THAT ROB RETREATED BEFORE HIM INTO ANOTHER CORNER : HOLDING our THE KEYS AND PACE ET, TO PREVENT HIMSELF FROM BEING RUN DOWN.".
EditorialMucius Scaevola before Porsenna. Scaevola planned to kill Porsenna, King of Clusium. By mistake he killed the King's scribe. After his arrest he held his hand into the flames of the altar, as a sign of his fearlessness. Porsenna retreated from Rome, 50...
EditorialThe " Palace of the Slave" (Qasr el-Abd) in Wadi es-Sir, West of Amman. A palace built as a refuge by Hyrkanus of the Tobiad-family who retreated to Wadi es-Sir to avoid political and family persecution. 190-175 BCE. The palace rose from a pl...