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Brutus — Marble, Roman artwork, 30–15 BC. From the Tiber, Rome
Photo Credit: By Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1228435
Brutus Marble, Roman artwork, 30–15 BC. From the Tiber, Rome
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Captain James Cook's Voyages — The first voyage is shown in red, second voyage in green, and third voyage in blue. The route of Cook's crew following his death is shown as a dashed blue line.
Photo Credit: By Jon Platek. Blank map by en:User:Reisio. - Own work, based on File:Map_projection-Eckert_IV.png, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4440945
Captain James Cook's Voyages The first voyage is shown in red, second voyage in green, and third voyage in blue. The route of Cook's crew following his death is shown as a dashed blue line.
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The Death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779 — Unfinished painting by Johan Zoffany, circa 1795
Photo Credit: By Johann Zoffany - nmm.ac.uk, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11348403
The Death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779 Unfinished painting by Johan Zoffany, circa 1795
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Death of Caesar — by Vincenzo Camuccini
Photo Credit: By Vincenzo Camuccini - Own work, user:Rlbberlin, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2168603
Death of Caesar by Vincenzo Camuccini
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Mark Antony — A sculpted bust of the Roman general, consul, and triumvir Mark Antony, now located in the Vatican Museums
Photo Credit: PD from Smith, William (1899). A Smaller History of Rome. New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, page 301
Mark Antony A sculpted bust of the Roman general, consul, and triumvir Mark Antony, now located in the Vatican Museums
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Antony and Cleopatra — 1883 painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema depicting Antony's meeting with Cleopatra in 41 BC
Photo Credit: By Sotheby's New York, 05 Mai 2011, lot 65, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20381661
Antony and Cleopatra 1883 painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema depicting Antony's meeting with Cleopatra in 41 BC
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Roman Republic in 43 BC — After Second Triumvirate established
Photo Credit: By ColdEel - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30327091
Roman Republic in 43 BC After Second Triumvirate established
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Mark Anthony Coin — A denarius of Marcus Antonius struck in 42 BC
Photo Credit: PD
Mark Anthony Coin A denarius of Marcus Antonius struck in 42 BC
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Mediterranean in 50 BC — Europe & Mediterranean at the end of Caesar's Gallic Wars, with the territory of Rome in yellow.
Photo Credit: By Cristiano64 / Coldeel - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4961996
Mediterranean in 50 BC Europe & Mediterranean at the end of Caesar's Gallic Wars, with the territory of Rome in yellow.
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Euclid — Euclid (holding calipers), Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. Some references point this person out as Archimedes.
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Euclid Euclid (holding calipers), Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. Some references point this person out as Archimedes.
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The Alchemist in Search of the Philosopher's Stone — Full title: The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and prays for the successful Conclusion of his operation, as was the custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers
Photo Credit: By Joseph Wright of Derby - http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0706/fig3.jpghttp://www.culturevoyage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Alchymist.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15154197
The Alchemist in Search of the Philosopher's Stone Full title: The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and prays for the successful Conclusion of his operation, as was the custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers