143x200, 1702x2375, 537x750, 851x1188 | Xerxes orders the sea to be punishedLa Civilizacion (1881) King Xerxes of Persia is shown here just after a storm destroyed the beginnings of a bridge he’d ordered to be built in order to send his army to conquor Greece. The following extract is from a transl [...] Keywords: people, kings, xerxes, beards, men, soldiers, waves, water, rocks, colour, ancient persia, ancient greece, wars, illustrations for children Places shown: Hellespont; Dardanelles; Turkey Added: 2018-11-05 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 136x200, 1864x2743, 510x750, 932x1371 | Storming of Antioch.Ridpath’s History of the World (1897) Drawn by Gustav Doré. The picture illustrates the siege of Antioch by Christian killers in the first Crusade in 1098. The book in front of me has a story about the towers being emptied by virtue of tr [...] Keywords: battles, castles, nighttime, people, men, ladders, warriors, weapons, greyscale Places shown: Antioch; Turkey Added: 2017-10-06 + S K L R N |
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1233x891, 2466x1782, 277x200, 750x542 | Constantinople FiremenIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) A group of barefoot men rush through busy streets at a run. They are all barefoot, and only their leader has a shirt; he also has a jacket and carries what seems to be a short ceremonial spear, and pe [...] Keywords: men, people, firemen, bare feet, street scenes, pumps, engines, greyscale Places shown: Constantinople; Marmara; Turkey Added: 2025-12-11 + S K L R N |
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