Mideast history Gallery

Turkish defeat in the Battle of Lepanto, 1571

Defeat of the Turkish fleet by the Holy League under Don Juan of Austria, Battle of Lepanto, 1571.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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1500s, 1571, 16th Century, Art, Asia Minor, Austrian, Battle, Battle Of Lepanto, Europe, European, Historic, History, Holy League, Illustration, Islam, Lepanto, Lepanto Strait, Maritime, Mid East, Middle East, Military, Muslim, Naval Battle, Navpaktos, Navy, Ottoman, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Turk, Sailing Ship, Sea Battle, Ship, Ship Wreck, Traditional, Turk, Turkey, Vintage, Wreck

PBIB2A-00072

King Hiram of Tyre brings men to help the Israelites cut cedars to build Solomon's temple.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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African, Ahiram, Ancient History, Art, Bible, Bible Story, Biblical, Biblical Character, Cedar, Cedar Tree, Cedars, Cedars Of Lebanon, Diplomacy, Diplomat, Forest, Friendship, Gift, Gifts, Hebrew, Hebrews, Hiram, Historic, History, Holy Land, Illustration, Israel, Israelites, Jew, Jewish, King, King Hiram, King Solomon, Lebanon, Logging, Lumberjack, Mid East, Middle East, Old Testament, Palestine, Peace, Peaceful, Phoenicia, Phoenician, Solomon, Solomons Temple, Temple, Tree, Tree Cutting, Tyre, Vintage, Work, Worker

Shah of Iran Mozaffar 0od-Din

Mozaffar 0od-Din, Shah of Iran after assassination of his father in 1896.
Digitally colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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1800s, 1896, 19th Century, Art, Heritage, Historic, History, Illustration, Iran, Islam, Mid East, Middle East, Mozaffar 0od Din, Muslim, Persia, Persian, Shah, Shah Mozaffar 0od Din, Shah Of Iran, Traditional, Vintage