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Digital illustration of an emperor seated on a throne holding a crown over his head, a religious figure bowing before him. Spanish caption. Lo coronó emperador del Imperio romano germánico.

Digital illustration of a magnifying glass hovering over a map of the Mediterranean showing a forest landscape with mountains, a river, and waterfall. Caption. Didn't have the same climate as the Romans.

Digital map of the U, K with labels for Jarrow, Lindisfarne, and Monkwearmouth in northeast England. A line connects from there to western Ireland to an X labeled Inishbofin. Spanish caption. Y el monasterio de Inishbofin en el territorio irlandés.

Slide shows white text on a black background, "The Vanished Battalion of Gallipoli."

Still image from: The Wedding at Cana: Largest Painting in Louvre!

Low-angle view of the upper half of a Greek sculpture of a bearded man with his left hand outstretched in front and his right hand with palm up behind him. Caption. But the water that flowed contained salt.

Large intricate stone cathedral with 2 towers on the left and a green roof seen from a distance against a blue sky. Several trees and houses surround the cathedral. Caption. Is a bridge leading to the cathedral.

Digital map of the country of Romania, with a red dot in the east marking the city of Tulcea and blue line marking the path of the Danube River. Caption. Near Tulcea, the Danube River divides.

Low angle view of a tall tower with a large round clock sticking up out of a brick building against a blue sky. Caption. The city hall, Palazzo Vecchio.

Sprawling 2-story red palace with many windows and cone-shaped bushes and a green lawn in the front. Caption. Sponsored for this project was Leonardo da Vinci.

Simplified digital map of the city of Istanbul, Turkey on a strip of land separating the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. A larger map of Turkey and surrounding countries is darker in the background.

Low-angle view of the top of a green spire with a gold statue of an angel at its top against a gray sky. Caption. Through different phases of construction.

Digital map of the Middle East with a red dot in approximately Syria and another in approximately Jordan. A blue oval intersects a red oval over the dot in Jordan. Caption. From Mesopotamia to Egypt.

Simplified digital map of Bulgaria with irregular shapes in shades of brown and green and a red blurry circle in the bottom center marking Pirin National Park. Caption. Or 106 square miles.

Digital map of the country of Spain with tan colors in the middle and green colors around the perimeter. 2 red dots are near each other in the upper middle of the country. Caption. It sits in the Castile region.

Closeup of a young girl standing in front of a chain link fence in an outdoor garden setting. She looks down and away from camera with a slight smile. Caption. My family always eats halloumi cheese for breakfast.

Young Italian boy wearing a white chef's apron smiles and looks up to his right in a home kitchen setting.

Closeup of a senior man wearing glasses and a checkered driver's cap speaks to camera. Caption. Grandma's a great cook.

Still image from: Through the Garden Gate: A Diary of the English Countryside

Bronze sculpture at the Belfast Titanic museum of a person with arms outstretched, head tilted back at a ship's bow. Behind this, 2 parallel textured ocean walls with angled glass building slicing through. Caption. After that, our hearts will go on.

Low shot looking up at the ancient tall cylindrical tower at the General Post Office in Dublin. The tower is flanked by 2 lower towers, both with elaborate Celtic stone reliefs of Jesus on the cross.

Closeup on an Italian Renaissance painting of Amerigo Vespucci dressed in Florentine clothing. A thought bubble says, Scusi?

Low shot looking up at a statue of a man holding a tall cross in front of him. Text. Prince Vladimir, 958, question mark, to 1015 CE (AD). Caption. Is one of the dominant features of the Kievan skyline.

Coastline of two land masses with ocean in between. Caption: North America and Europe are moving away from each other

Sparse vegetation on a rocky hillside. Caption: is the very first piece of the European continent.

Man in a blacksmith's shop wearing gloves places hot metal on an anvil. Caption. Small ironworks and village blacksmiths gave way.

Wide shot of a European city skyline during the daytime. Lower story buildings are in foreground.Caption. The land in and around major city centers.

Still image from: What if Putin Goes Nuclear?

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Still image from: What's Beneath the Louvre? Medieval Dungeon & More!

Angled view of a large, brown wooden ship with many oars and several ropes hanging down from tall masts while sailing on open water.

Battered Spanish soldier holds up a hand with a bloody bandage as a smoke rises in the background. Text reads, "Where Did Neutral Spain Fight in World War Two?"

Still image from: Who Was Queen Elizabeth II?

Still image from: Wild About Animals: Icelandic Horses and Lionfish

Still image from: Wild About Animals: Puffins, Service Dogs, and Coral Reefs

Seal breaking the surface of the water and diving downward. Caption: with less than 600 seals remaining in the wild.

Aerial view of a steeply descending hillside that ends in water. A cruise ship in in the water at the foot of the hillside. Caption: But the Santorini volcano puts Vesuvius to shame.

Still image from: Xploration Awesome Planet: Awesome Iceland

Still image from: Xploration Awesome Planet: Croatia