images from Ancient & Medieval History Online - (left - right): 1. Painting of Maiherpra, a Nubian nobleman. 2. 19thC illustration of an armored knight. 3. 19thC painting of Cicero, the famous orator and lawmaker. 4. Seal, dating to about 3000 BCE, depicts the sun god Shamash on the left and the god of agriculture, Marduk, on the right.
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Western Civilization: a Global & Comparative Approach, v1: To 1715
Kenneth L. Campbell
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