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ELD4917690: View of the Holy Club founded by brothers Charles (1707-1788) and John Wesley (1703-1791) in 1729, which led to the formation of the Methodist church - in addition to the founding brothers John Gambold, John Clayton, James Hervey, Benjamin Ingham, Thomas Brougham, and George Whitefield. 19th century (engraving) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4917920: King Rouenide Artaxerxes I (465-424 BC) welcomes the Athenian Themistocle (524-459 BC) winner of the battle of salamine in 480 BC and then banished from his country in 471 BC - the king entrusts him with the government of Greek cites of Asia Minor. 19th century (engraving) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4965508: Ancient Rome: “” Caius Marcius Coriolanus (Coriolan) and his mother (488 BC) - Coriolan siege Rome with the support of the people - his mother Veturia and his wife Volumnia persuade him to retire - Volumnia and Verturia before Coriolan (Gaius Marcius Coriolanus) - Mother and wife implore the victorious Corious Corious Corious Corious Olan to spare Rom - Engraving from “Rom” by Wilhelm Wagner, 1862 / Bridgeman Images
ELD4965774: Fires of Qin: burning of books and burying of scholars, burning of texts and slaughter of scholars during the Qin dynasty, under the reign of Qin Shi Huang and of Ancient China, between 213 210 BC. 19th century (engraving from “Histoire des jesuites” by Boucher), Marckl, Louis (b.1807) (after) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4965901: Suicide attempt by the Marquis Thomas Arthur, Baron de Tollendal, Count of Lally (1702 - 1766), French general of Irish origin at the time of the announcement of his death sentence for treason by the Parlement of Paris in 1766. By Boucher, 19th century, (engraving from “Histoire des jesuites”). / Bridgeman Images