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🎃 Circular antefix of a Gorgon's head made of terracotta. From Taranto, dated to the end of the 6th century BCE. National Archaeological Museum of Taranto. 📷 Photo by Carole Raddato. #Gorgon #GreekMythology #Mythology #Monster #History
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👑 On this day in 1721: The Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War. 🖼️ Images by Maria Giovanna Clementi and Boris Chorikov. #PeterTheGreat #Russia #RussianEmpire #RussianHistory #History #OnThisDay #TsarPeterI
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Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) was the thirteenth president of the United States. whe.to/ci/1-29095-en/ #history worldhistory.org/Millard_Fillmo…
Millard Fillmore: The Forgotten US President
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🔴 Gaius Cassius Longinus (circa 86-42 BCE) was a leader of the 'Liberators', the faction of Roman senators who assassinated Julius Caesar on the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BCE. 📝 Article by Harrison W. Mark. #IdesOfMarch #History #Roman #RomanRepublic #RomanHistory
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is among the most popular works of literature in the present day and has influenced countless readers, but for the greater part of its history, it was lost. whe.to/ci/2-192-en/ #history worldhistory.org/article/192/th…
The Eternal Life of Gilgamesh: Literary Immortality
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