Leaders and Government
More programmes from A History of the World in 100 Objects related to leaders & government
Sphinx of Taharqo—Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC)
Neil MacGregor's history of the world told through objects; a sphinx with a pharaoh's head
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Rosetta Stone—Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10)
Neil MacGregor with one of the past's most recognisable objects; the Rosetta Stone
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Head of Augustus—Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10)
The 2000 year old bronze head of one of the world's most famous rulers - Caesar Augustus
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Suffragette-defaced penny—Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (1780 - 1914 AD)
Neil MacGregor with a penny coin defaced by suffragettes with the words "Votes for women".
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Head of Alexander—Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10)
Neil MacGregor is with the great rulers of the world over 2000 years ago.
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Russian revolutionary plate—The World of Our Making (1914 - 2010 AD)
Neil MacGregor nears the end of his world history - with a Russian revolutionary plate.
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Statue of Ramesses—The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC)
The world of Egypt as ruled by Ramesses II and told through one of his giant statues
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Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent—The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Neil Macgregor with the personal monogram of Suleyman the Magnificent.
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King Den's Sandal Label—The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC)
Neil MacGregor's world history told through objects. Today, a great Pharaoh's sandal label
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Gold coin of Kumaragupta I—The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
Neil MacGregor with gold coins from North India.
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Harem wall painting fragments—Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Neil MacGregor with mysterious faces from the harem in an ancient city north of Baghdad
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Standard of Ur—The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC)
Neil MacGregor's global history told through objects. Today, battle scenes from Iraq.
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Benin plaque - the Oba with Europeans—The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD)
Neil MacGregor with some of the best examples of African art, the great plaques of Benin.
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Mexican Codex Map—Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
Neil MacGregor explores the Spanish religious conquest of Mexico with a map.
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Pillar of Ashoka—Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10)
Neil MacGregor on the life and legacy of the great Indian ruler Ashoka
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Lothair Crystal—Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Neil MacGregor with an engraved crystal and royal intrigue at the heart of Europe
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Jade dragon cup—The Threshold of the Modern World (1375-1550 AD)
Neil MacGregor with a jade cup that belonged a great leader of the Timurid Empire.
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Gold Coins of Abd al-Malik—The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Neil MacGregor with gold coins from Syria and the transformation of the Middle East.
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Silver plate showing Shapur II—The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
Neil MacGregor, with a dramatic image of power and faith from ancient Iran.
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Taino ritual seat—Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD)
Neil MacGregor with a ritual seat from a Caribbean culture that has been destroyed.
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Maya relief of royal blood-letting—Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Neil Macgregor with a disturbing, bloody image from the ancient Mayan civilisation
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Sutton Hoo helmet—The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Neil MacGregor with one of the most sensational finds from Anglo-Saxon Britain.
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Holy Thorn Reliquary—Meeting The Gods (1200 - 1400 AD)
Neil MacGregor with a reliquary made for a thorn from Christ's crown of thorns.
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Lachish Reliefs—Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC)
Neil MacGregor's world history continues with images of war made over 2500 years ago
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