Roman Empire Gallery

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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Visigoths and Romans defeating the Huns at Chalons

Thorismond proclaimed king of the Visigoths on the battlefield near Chalons after defeating Attila, 451 A.D.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Roman Emperor Constantine I (Constantine the Great), York GB

Statue of Constantine the Great at York, England, where he was proclaimed Roman Emperor in 306 AD. In the background is the cathedral, York Minster.
Digital photograph

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