Images Dated 6th December 2011

Battle of Cannae plan, 216 BC

Map of the Battle of Cannae, in which Hannibal defeated the Romans during the Second Punic War, 216 BC.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Map of Britain in 597 AD

Map of territory controlled by Celts, Picts, Anglos, Saxons, and other tribes in Britain in 597 AD.
Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

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Assyrian king in his chariot

Assyrian king in his chariot returning from battle.
Color lithograph reproduction of a bas-relief sculpture from Nineveh

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