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In the Nightside Eclipse is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Emperor, released in 1994. Its dense guitar work, harsh vocals, rapid drumming, and prominent synthesizers create a grand, nocturnal sound that helped define symphonic black metal. The recording features Ihsahn, Samoth,...

The Bust of Commodus as Hercules is an ancient Roman marble portrait housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Created around 180 to 190 CE, the sculpture depicts Emperor Commodus, who ruled from 177 to 192 CE, in the guise of the mythological hero Hercules. The emperor is shown wearing a lion skin...

The Bust of Constantine I is a collection of surviving marble fragments from a colossal acrolithic statue of the Roman Emperor Constantine, currently housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. The fragments include an oversized head, hands, feet, and arm segments that originally belonged to a seated...

A marble portrait bust of Emperor Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, reigned 198–217 CE) is held in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. The bust exemplifies the distinctive Caracalla portrait type recognized in Roman art for its intense, furrowed expression and the characteristi...

The Pandinus imperator, or emperor scorpion, represents the largest terrestrial scorpion species. Native to West African rainforests, it’s notable for its impressive size and distinctive coloration. These scorpions are popular in invertebrate collections and terrariums, primarily serving hobbyists a...

Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in C major, Op. 76 No. 3 is a significant work within his chamber music output. Composed around 1798, it's part of the “Emperor” quartets, known for their expressive melodies and complex interplay between instruments. The piece showcases Haydn’s mastery of counterpoint...

The Bust of Augustus in the Capitoline Museums is a Roman marble portrait of the first Roman emperor, Augustus. He ruled from 27 BCE until his death in 14 CE, establishing the Roman Empire. This bust is part of the extensive imperial portrait collection held in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Sculpt...

This marble portrait bust depicts the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who reigned from 161 to 180 CE and is best known as the author of the Stoic philosophical treatise Meditations. It is housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome and dates to the Antonine period. The bust is one of several surviving a...

This marble portrait bust of Emperor Vespasian (r. 69–79 CE), founder of the Flavian dynasty, is held at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. Roman portraits of Vespasian emphasized his rugged, aged features and receding hairline, deliberately departing from the idealized Julio-Claudian sty...

Marble bust of Emperor Hadrian (r. 117–138 CE) in the British Museum's collection. Hadrian was the first Roman emperor to be depicted with a full beard in official portraiture, a feature that became standard for imperial images for the following century. More surviving portraits exist of Hadrian tha...

The Bust of Trajan is an ancient Roman marble portrait of Emperor Trajan, housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Trajan ruled the Roman Empire from 98 to 117 CE, a period during which the empire reached its greatest territorial extent through military campaigns in Dacia and Mesopotamia. The sculp...

The Bust of Nero is a Roman marble portrait sculpture housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. It depicts Emperor Nero, who ruled the Roman Empire from 54 to 68 CE as the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The sculpture is an important surviving likeness of the emperor, characterized by i...

The Vagrant emperor (*Anax ephippiger*) is an old-world dragonfly belonging to the Aeshnidae family. It’s notable for its remarkable ability to undertake long-distance migrations, often appearing in Europe and North America. This species is of interest to entomologists studying insect migration patt...

This marble portrait bust in the Capitoline Museums in Rome depicts Emperor Antoninus Pius, who ruled the Roman Empire from 138 to 161 CE. Antoninus Pius is traditionally counted among the Five Good Emperors and is noted for the relative peace and stability of his reign. The bust follows standard Ro...

Held in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, this marble bust is one of the few authenticated portraits of Emperor Caligula, who ruled from 37 to 41 CE. Caligula, a Julio-Claudian ruler infamous for his erratic behavior, was subject to damnatio memoriae after his assassination, leading to the d...

IX Equilibrium is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal band Emperor, released in 1999 through Candlelight Records. It combines rapid, technically demanding extreme-metal arrangements with keyboards, layered guitar work, and the symphonic character established on the band's earlier recordi...

This Roman marble portrait bust of Emperor Galba, housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, depicts Servius Sulpicius Galba, who reigned as Roman emperor from June 68 to January 69 CE. Galba was the first emperor to emerge from the crisis known as the Year of the Four Emperors, following Nero's deat...

Bahadur Shah Zafar II (1775–1862) was the last Mughal emperor, holding the throne nominally from 1837 until the British colonial government deposed him following the Indian Rebellion of 1857. By his reign, Mughal political authority had been reduced to a symbolic presence within the Red Fort at Delh...

The Australian emperor (*Anax papuensis*) is a large dragonfly native to Australia and New Zealand, recognized as one of the largest dragonfly species found in New Zealand.

This marble portrait bust represents the Roman Emperor Tiberius, who ruled the Roman Empire from 14 to 37 CE as the immediate successor of Augustus. It is part of the classical antiquities collection housed at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sculpted during the early Roman Imperia...

"Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise" is the fourth and final studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Emperor, released in 2001. The album was entirely composed by frontman Ihsahn and features highly complex, progressive songwriting structures. It diverges significantly from tradition...

This marble bust, held in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, is a portrait of Emperor Domitian, who ruled the Roman Empire from 81 to 96 CE as the final emperor of the Flavian dynasty established by his father Vespasian. Following Domitian's assassination by court officials in 96 CE, the Roman Senate d...

The Bust of Vitellius in the Capitoline Museums is a Roman marble portrait sculpture depicting Emperor Aulus Vitellius. Vitellius briefly ruled the Roman Empire in 69 CE during the civil conflict known as the Year of the Four Emperors. The portrait exemplifies late Republican and early Imperial veri...

The Bust of Otho is a Roman marble portrait sculpture housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. It depicts the Roman Emperor Otho, who ruled for three months in 69 CE during the civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. The artwork follows the stylistic conventions of Roman imperial portrait...

The Pale-spotted emperor (Anax guttatus) is a large dragonfly species found across tropical Asia, Australia, and Pacific islands. Belonging to the family Aeshnidae, this species is characterized by the prominent pale blue spots on its abdominal segments. Anax guttatus can be observed patrolling over...

Heian Jingu is a prominent Shinto shrine located in Kyoto, Japan, constructed in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the city's founding. The shrine structures are a partial, scaled-down replica of the ancient Heian Palace's administrative complex, featuring bright orange and green woodwo...