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Crown of the Emperor Rudolf II of Habsurg
Thu, 05 Oct 2023 20:20:00 GMT
Crown of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II of Habsurg (1552-1612). Probably made by the court goldsmith Jan Vermeyen (1559-1606), 1602. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria (Photo ...
Replica of the Holy Roman Emperor's crown
Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:55:00 GMT
The copy of the Reichskrone, made for Aachen in 1913 and now in the city's museum, is of very high quality and accurate in every detail. It is not circular as you might expect a crown to be but ...
Charlemagne (c. 747 - c. 814)
Wed, 04 May 2022 09:01:00 GMT
Although this did not give Charlemagne any new powers, it legitimised his rule over his Italian territories and attempted to revive the imperial tradition of the western Roman emperor. The immense ...
Reading an Ancient Comic Strip
Sun, 15 Mar 2015 03:05:00 GMT
The victory of the Roman emperor Trajan over the Dacians in back-to-back wars is carved in numerous scenes that spiral around a 126-foot marble pillar in Rome known as Trajan’s Column.