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Triumphs of Maximilian I. Date: 1518
KAISER VISITS ROME 1888Umberto, king of Italy, is visited by Wilhelm II, emperor of Germany, at Rome. Date: 1888
EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN BAPTThe baptism of the Emperor Maximilian Date: 1459
ELEPHANTS IN ACTION BCSeleucid emperor Antiochus VII Sidetes invades Judea with his elephants, and takes the town of Bethsura Date: February 134 BC
RUSSIA V BULGARIA 968A Russian force, led by Svyatoslav, Prince of Kiev, hired at great expense by Byzantine emperor Nicephorus II Phocas, defeats the Bulgarian armies Date: 968
KUBLAI KHAN / MONGOL / ELEPHKUBLAI KHAN Chinese Emperor goes into battle mounted on four armoured elephants Date: 1215 - 1294
KUBLAI KHAN / MONGOL / CORNEKUBLAI KHAN Chinese Emperor revives the imperial birthday ceremony, circa 1275 Date: 1215 - 1294
CHARLES VI & WENCESLAUS CHARLES VI & WENCESLAUSGerman Emperor Wenceslaus of Luxembourg With Charles VI of france holding ultimately unsuccessful negotiations to end the Papal Schism (setting is probably Rheims Cathedral). Date: Ca 1390
PARIS LOPERA 1853Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie leave the Paris Opera House Date: 1853
1870 / SEDAN SURRENDEREmperor Napoleon III of France surrenders to Kaiser Wilhelm of Prussia the day after the battle of Sedan, conceding defeat in the Franco-Prussian War Date: 2 September 1870
LUTHER AT DIET OF WORMSAt the Diet of Worms, Luther defends his opinions before the emperor and an assembly of notables from church and state; proscribed, he goes into protective hiding Date: 13- 17 April 1521
ANTONINUS II ELAGABALUS exasperated by his extreme eccentricities and vile debaucheries, the Roman army assassinates Elagabalus and his mother Date: 204 - 222
JULIANUS PROCLAIMEDJULIANUS THE APOSTATE Roman Emperor he is proclaimed emperor in Paris, while campaigning in Gaul Date: 331 - 363
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR / WALEChina - Ambassadors at their Audience. The Emperor of China receives the Russian Ambassador. Date: 1752
CARATACUS EXHIBITEDCARATACUS British Chieftain Resisted the Roman invasion of Emperor Claudius. He is defeated and exhibited in Rome, where he is pardoned. Date: 51 AD
HEINRICH II / HRE / MEZZOTINEMPEROR HEINRICH II Despite using the Church for political ends, he was made a Saint by the Pope in thanks for donations Date: 973 - 1024
TITUS AT JERUSALEMJerusalem is besieged by Titus (later emperor) : the Jews sally out against him while he reconnoitres the city near the tomb of Helena Date: 70
POLITICS / DIPLOMACY / 1752Emperor of China receives Russian Ambassador Date: 1752
AUGUSTUS (BARTOLI)GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS (originally Gaius Octavius, also known as Octavianus) First Roman Emperor, depicted here being recognised as ruler of the world Date: 63 BC - 14 AD
Racine - NeroBRITANNICUS the emperor Nero Date: first performed 1669
DEMO IN GENEVA 1936Italian journalists being thrown out of the League Palace at Geneva, following a protest against Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, whom they called Slaver, etc. Date: 30 June 1936
FRANCE / NAP. & EAGLES FRANCE / NAP. & EAGLESEmperor Napoleon distributes Eagles (regimental flags & Roman-like standards) to members of the French army. Date: 5th December 1804
PORUSS WAR ELEPHANTSThe elephant of Porus, emperor of India, in the Battle of Hydaspe against Alexander Date: 328 BC
DURER TRIUMPHAL CAR 1518THE GREAT TRIUMPHAL CAR Part of a larger image, designed as part of the Triumphal procession of the Emperor Maximilian. Date: 1518
China: Emperor Yang-Ti in ceremonial boatEmperor Yang-Ti in a ceremonial vessel. Date: circa 600
Emperor Nero watching Rome burnThe emperor NERO watches Rome burn Date: 64
EVENTS / ITALY 1077The Holy Roman Emperor HEINRICH IV does penance at Canossa, Modena, after which he is forgiven by pope Gregorius VII Date: January 1077
JUSTINIAN I Roman Emperor issuing the Digests Date: 483 - 565
ITALIAN EVENTS / JUSTINIANJustinian I, Roman Emperor, issues the Digests Date: 529
Franz Josef Fjord and Peterman Mountain, GreenlandView of the Franz Josef Fjord (named after the Emperor who helped to fund an expedition there) and the Peterman Mountain, with glacier, in north eastern Greenland. Date: circa 1870
Young Napoleon has his fortune told by a gipsyThe young Napoleon, later Emperor of France, has his fortune told by a gipsy in Corsica. Date: 1769 - 1821
Charlemagne, King and Emperor, with AlcuinCharlemagne (Carolus Magnus. Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Romans from 800
Fragment of the Lieder von GudrunA fragment of the Lieder von Gudrun (Songs of Gudrun or Kudrun), a medieval German epic tale, made for the Emperor Maximilian I. Date: circa 1570
Caesar and Cleopatra in Shakespeares playA scene between Octavius Caesar and Cleopatra in Shakespeares play, Antony and Cleopatra
Napoleon III skating on a pond in winter 1867Napoleon III skating on thin ice in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris (France) Date: 1867
Saint Helena of ConstantinopleSaint Helena, also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople. She was the consort of Emperor Constantius, and according to tradition she found the relics of the True Cross
Chinese Emperor Wu Wang creates loud explosionsChinese Emperor Yeou Wang (Zhou Dynasty) alarms his enemies with loud explosions. Date: circa 781 - 771 BC
The Inauguration (on 30th August, 1907) of The equestrian Monument to the Tsar Liberator in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria
San Toy! musical comedy, Opera House, LeamingtonSan Toy! a musical comedy at the Opera House, Leamington, previously at Dalys Theatre, London. Showing Sing Hi, The Emperor and Ko Fan. circa early 1900s
Cartoon - Disraeli and Victoria - Dangers of ImperialismCartoon - Benjamin Disraeli and Queen Victoria brave the dangerous waters of Imperialism cheered and jeered by the previous Kings and Queens of England on the far bank of the river.... Date: 1876
Rouen, France, Place de l Hotel de Ville, Statue of NapoleonRouen, France, Place de l Hotel de Ville, Equestrian Statue of Napoleon, cast from cannons captured at the Battle of Austerlitz - designed by Vital-Dubray. Date: circa 1904
Delhi, India - Exterior of Diwan-i-Khas, Fort Delhi (Red Fort) - built by Emperor Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1948. Date: 1911
Delhi, India - Interior of Diwan-i-Khas, Fort Delhi (Red Fort) - built by Emperor Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1948. Date: 1911
Delhi, India - Lahori Gate, Fort Delhi (Red Fort) - built by Enperor Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1648. Date: 1911
Souvenir postcard - Jerusalem - Kaiser Wilhelm IISouvenir postcard from Jerusalem, Israel - with inset portrait of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II. late 19th century
The Cherbourg Fetes, the BretagneQueen Victoria meeting the Emperor and Empress of France on board the Bretagne, during the Cherbourg Fetes in 1858. Date: 1858
Propaganda cartoon - The Kaiser shocked at War Developments as he reads his paper in the morning in bed. His displeasure at the total blockade of Germany may have (in reality)
The Grave of Napoleon I, St HelenaThe grave of Napoleon I (Bonaparte), Emperor of France on St Helena, where he was initially buried after his death in May 1821