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The main treatment of classical Greek and Roman history is given in the article Aegean civilizations; ancient Greek civilization; Hellenistic Age; ancient Italic people; and ancient Rome. Only a brief cultural overview is offered here, outlining the influence of Greeks and Romans on European history.
Clay-model-of-a-wheeled-cart-from-a-grave-atClay model of a wheeled cart, from a grave at Szigetszentmárton, Hung., end of the 4th …[Credits : © Hungarian National Museum, Budapest; photograph, Kardos Judit]
Calendar-illustration-for-April-from-the-Tres-Riches-Heures-duCalendar illustration for April from the Très Riches Heures du duc de …[Credits : Photos.com/Jupiterimages]
Illumination-from-the-manuscript-of-St-Augustines-City-of-GodIllumination from the manuscript of St. Augustine’s City of God, 1475; in …[Credits : Scala/Art Resource, New York]
Petrarch-engravingPetrarch, engraving.[Credits : © Ancient Art & Architecture Collection]
Voltaire-bronze-by-Jean-Antoine-Houdon-in-the-Hermitage-StVoltaire, bronze by Jean-Antoine Houdon; in the Hermitage, St. …[Credits : Scala/Art Resource, New York]
Jules-Michelet-detail-of-an-oil-painting-by-Thomas-CoutureJules Michelet, detail of an oil painting by Thomas Couture; in the Carnavalet Museum, Paris.[Credits : Giraudon/Art Resource, New York]
Georges-Duby-1988Georges Duby, 1988.[Credits : Patrick Robert—Corbis/Sygma]
Constantine-I-colossal-marble-head-AD-325Constantine I, colossal marble head, c. ad 325.[Credits : The Granger Collection, New York]
Infrastructure and influences of the Roman and Greek civilizations of old can still be seen in the …[Credits : Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]
Learn some of the peculiarities of the inquisitors’ interrogation book, “Malleus …[Credits : Acquired from Vast Video]
In the years following World War II, Soviet satellite governments sprang up in Eastern Europe and …[Credits : Acquired from Vast Video]
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was among the statesmen who gathered in France in June 1919 to sign …[Credits : Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]
