Bactria was conquered by Alexander the Great and was part of the division that went to Seleucus and the Seleucid Empire after his death. It prospered because of its fertile land which offered wealth and peace to its inhabitants. The ruler of the...
Marcus Aurelius Carinus was emperor of Rome from 283 to 285 AD. He was the eldest of Emperor Carus’ three sons. On Carus’ accession, he was appointed governor of the western portion of the empire while Carus took his youngest son Numerian to...
This coin features a bust of Jose Marti (1853-1895), who was the leader of the Cuban independence movement away from Spain, and also a famous poet and writer. The Cuban regard him as their national hero and the Apostle of Cuban Independence. He...
Bust of Maurice Tiberius Helmeted and Cuirassed, Holding Globus Cruciger
This solidus shows Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus on the obverse side, and an angel with a cross on the reverse side.
Maurice Tiberius was the supreme commander of the Byzantine army under the reign of Tiberius II during the Persian War. ...
This bronze follis was minted at Nikomedia in 312 AD during the reign of Maximinus II Daia (309-313 AD). The obverse bears the laureate head of Maximinus II Daia, and the reverse shows Genius standing with a cornucopiae and patera before an...
On July 4th, 1853, Edmund Fairfield, president of Michigan Central College, gave two speeches. The first was at the country fairgrounds and was entitled True National Greatness. The second remarks were at the laying of the cornerstone for...
This handwritten diary covers the years of 1863-1864. There is much written about the Civil War as Lauretta had two brothers serving in the Union Army and was interested in Asher LeFleur, another local soldier. Asher was seriousily wounded at the...
Simon Hadley served throughout the Civil War as a 1st Lt in the Michigan 4th Cavalry and the Michigan 2nd Cavalry. In this letter to his sister, Simon Hadley mentions the dangers of crossing a river on horseback.
The Amphictyon Society was a male literary society founded in 1857 at Hillsdale College. This is the first issue of a literary journal published by the society. Contributions were anonymous.
This letter was written on 26 July 1861 from Jeremiah Russell to his parents. Russell was a private in the 4th Regiment, Michigan Infantry which was organized in Adrian, Michigan and mustered in 20 June 1861. It was attached to the Army of the...
Battlefields; Military officers; Military life; Military service; Prisoner exchanges; Prisoners; Prisoners of war; War;
Captain Thomas DeKay Kimball, Jr. enlisted as a private in 1862 in Company I, 88th Indiana Infantry. He took part in the battles of Perrysville and Stone River. He was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga. He was imprisoned at Libby Prison,...
