Heraclitus playing at dice with boys in order to show his contempt for the usual occupations of men. Heraclitus of Ephesus, c. 535 c. 475 BC. Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Jason of Pherae, d. 370 BC, ruler of Thessaly, holding court and settling a dispute between two of his subjects. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Louis XV, 1710 1774, aka Louis the Beloved. King of France. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Ashurbanipal feasting with his queen Libb? li-arrat. Ashurbanipal, 668 c. 627 BC, also spelled Assurbanipal or Ashshurbanipal. Assyrian king. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Athenians rebuilding their city under the guidance of Themistocles after the Persian invasion of Greece, c. 479 BC. Themistocles, c. 524459 BC. Athenian politician and general. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The capture of Memphis, Egypt by the Assyrian king Esarhaddon, 671 BC. Esarhaddon, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire who reigned 681 669 BC. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The return of Regulus to Carthage. Marcus Atilius Regulus, c. 307 250 BC. Roman statesman and general who was a consul of the Roman Republic. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Cond, aka le Grand Cond, 1621 1686. French general and the most famous representative of the Cond branch of the House of Bourbon. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The Colossus of Rhodes. A statue of the Greek titan-god of the sun Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, Greece by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The entry of Louis XI into Paris, France, 1461. Louis XI, 1423 1483, aka Louis the Prudent. Monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1461 to 1483. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The impeachment of Verres, sent into exile by Cicero for his misgovernment of Sicily, his extortion of local farmers and plundering of temples. Gaius Verres, c. 120 43 BC. Roman magistrate. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The death of Queen Elizabeth I, 24th March 1603. Elizabeth I, 1533 1603, aka The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess. Queen of England and Ireland. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The interior of a Greek house, 4th century BC. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.