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Pope Formosus and Stephen VI by Jean Paul Laurens , depicting the Cadaver Synod of 897, when the corpse of Formosus was exhumed, dressed in papal robes, and put on trial in the Lateran Basilica.

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Pope Formosus and Stephen VI by Jean Paul Laurens , depicting the Cadaver Synod of 897, when the corpse of Formosus was exhumed, dressed in papal robes, and put on trial in the Lateran Basilica.

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An 1870 painting by Jean-Paul Laurens, depicting the ecclesiastical trial of Pope Formosus, who had been dead for about 7 months, and which was conducted by Pope Stephen VI, who had Formosus' corpse exhumed and brought to the papal court for judgment in January 897 CE

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An 1870 painting by Jean-Paul Laurens, depicting the ecclesiastical trial of Pope Formosus, who had been dead for about 7 months, and which was conducted by Pope Stephen VI, who had Formosus' corpse exhumed and brought to the papal court for judgment in January 897 CE

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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Detail of the pavement, with reused elements and inscriptions, in the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano, Roma, 13th century

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One of Stalin’s pipes, depicting him and FDR playing chess.It was given to him in 1945 by the visiting US chess team.

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One of Stalin’s pipes, depicting him and FDR playing chess.It was given to him in 1945 by the visiting US chess team.

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A 1793 End of Pain satirical token. This Conder token depicts Thomas Paine being hanged for his work and ideas expressed in his "The Rights of Man". On the obverse we see Paine being hanged and an inscription END OF PAIN, a pun on his name

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A 1793 End of Pain satirical token. This Conder token depicts Thomas Paine being hanged for his work and ideas expressed in his "The Rights of Man". On the obverse we see Paine being hanged and an inscription END OF PAIN, a pun on his name

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Mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale depicting one of the central examples of Byzantine art and architecture, completed in 547 A.D. It is the only major church from the period of Roman Emperor Justinians reign that survives intact.

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Mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale depicting one of the central examples of Byzantine art and architecture, completed in 547 A.D. It is the only major church from the period of Roman Emperor Justinians reign that survives intact.

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A Japanese WWII poster depicting beheading of British Imperialism by Subhas Chandra Bose.The American flag in the form of bow-tie on the Lion's tail, which implies that the British Imperial had support from America.

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A Japanese WWII poster depicting beheading of British Imperialism by Subhas Chandra Bose.The American flag in the form of bow-tie on the Lion's tail, which implies that the British Imperial had support from America.

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