Conqueror Collection (page 2)

Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC (engraving)
8635120 Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander the Great defeating the Persians at the Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC)

Philip II, King of Macedon (engraving)
8635110 Philip II, King of Macedon (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philip II (382-336 BC), King of Macedon. Illustration from Hellas

Bokhara opens its Gate to the Mongol Ogodai Khan, AD 1231 (litho)
8661207 Bokhara opens its Gate to the Mongol Ogodai Khan, AD 1231 (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bokhara opens its Gate to the Mongol Ogodai Khan)

Coat of arms of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador of Mexico, 16th century (painting)
LRI4668828 Coat of arms of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador of Mexico, 16th century (painting); Monastery of La Rabida, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain; Luisa Ricciarini.

Hernan Cortes de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
3473267 Hernan Cortes de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Image series Conquest of Mexico, The Night of Affliction, 1 July 1520, Liebig painting
7277895 Image series Conquest of Mexico, The Night of Affliction, 1 July 1520, Liebig painting; Private Collection; (add.info.: Image series Conquest of Mexico, The Night of Affliction, 1 July 1520)

Francisco Pizarro Gonzalez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473284 Francisco Pizarro Gonzalez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Francisco Pizarro Gonzalez, c.1471/1476 - 1541)

Reception after Cortez's return, in Toledo, Spain, 1528, Liebig painting
7277896 Reception after Cortez's return, in Toledo, Spain, 1528, Liebig painting; Private Collection; (add.info.: Reception after Cortez's return, in Toledo, Spain, 1528, Liebig painting)

Image series Conquest of Mexico, Entry into the Conquered Country in August 1521, Liebig painting
7277894 Image series Conquest of Mexico, Entry into the Conquered Country in August 1521, Liebig painting; Private Collection; (add.info.: Image series Conquest of Mexico)

Image series Conquest of Mexico, The Battle of Otompan on 5 July 1520, Liebig painting
7277892 Image series Conquest of Mexico, The Battle of Otompan on 5 July 1520, Liebig painting; Private Collection; (add.info.: Image series Conquest of Mexico, The Battle of Otompan on 5 July 1520)

The meeting between Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547) and Montezuma (or Moctezuma)
XEE5027231 The meeting between Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547) and Montezuma (or Moctezuma: 1466 - 1520)

A scene in one of the four stokehole's of EMS Conqueror during exercises, 1850
3359218 A scene in one of the four stokehole's of EMS Conqueror during exercises, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene in one of the four stokehole's of EMS Conqueror during)

Sanchez de Vargas appears to his old comrades (litho)
8673198 Sanchez de Vargas appears to his old comrades (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vercingetorix surrendering to Julius Caesar (engraving)
8635697 Vercingetorix surrendering to Julius Caesar (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving)
8635151 The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Campaigns of Alexander the Great)

The Death of Alexander, BC 323 (litho)
8660728 The Death of Alexander, BC 323 (litho) by Piloty, Ferdinand II (1828-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of Alexander, BC 323)

Leaders of ancient civilizations. From the cover of Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915
3033762 Leaders of ancient civilizations. From the cover of Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.; Private Collection.

Doors to the mausoleum of Tamerlaine 1872 by Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (1842 - 1904)
5305403 Doors to the mausoleum of Tamerlaine 1872 by Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (1842 - 1904), Russian war artist and one of the first Russian artists to be widely recognised abroad; (add.info)

Diego de Almagro (1475-1538)
3499689 Diego de Almagro (1475-1538); (add.info.: Diego de Almagro (1475-1538). Spanish conqueror. Engraving of 1726.); PHAS/UIG.

Ms 1335 fol.22 Surrender of the Castle of Celaenae in 333 BC, from 'Vie d'Alexandre le Grand' (vellum)
XIR210448 Ms 1335 fol.22 Surrender of the Castle of Celaenae in 333 BC, from 'Vie d'Alexandre le Grand' (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Reims

depictions of Bacchus, conqueror of India, on Roman vases. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri
FLO4623593 depictions of Bacchus, conqueror of India, on Roman vases. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Jose Carrillo de Albornoz y Montiel, 3rd Count of Montemar and 1st Duke of Montemar
3473272 Jose Carrillo de Albornoz y Montiel, 3rd Count of Montemar and 1st Duke of Montemar, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Scipio Aemilianus amidst the ruins of Carthage (engraving)
8635731 Scipio Aemilianus amidst the ruins of Carthage (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scipio Aemilianus amidst the ruins of Carthage)

The Kaiser's Garland: The Return of the Conqueror (litho)
8642726 The Kaiser's Garland: The Return of the Conqueror (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Return of the Conqueror)

The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving)
8635152 The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Campaigns of Alexander the Great)

The family of Darius III of Persia before Alexander the Great (engraving)
8635118 The family of Darius III of Persia before Alexander the Great (engraving) by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Interview between Johannes I and Sviatoslav (litho)
8661292 The Interview between Johannes I and Sviatoslav (litho) by Mosley, Leslie (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Interview between Johannes I and Sviatoslav)

Portrait de Francisco Pizarro (Francois Pizarre, 1475-1541), conquistador espagnol. Peinture anonyme. Madrid
AIS5374066 Portrait de Francisco Pizarro (Francois Pizarre, 1475-1541), conquistador espagnol. Peinture anonyme. Madrid. Ibero-American Cooperation Centre.; © Iberfoto.

1522 exploration led by Cristobal de Olid, one of Cortes' most trusted lieutenants
3478889 1522 exploration led by Cristobal de Olid, one of Cortes' most trusted lieutenants; (add.info.: 1522 exploration led by Cristobal de Olid, one of Cortes' most trusted lieutenants)

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), Alexander III of Macedon
537377 Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), Alexander III of Macedon.; (add.info.: Portrait bust of a young Alexander. Ancient Olympia Museum); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Representation of the Aztec capital " Tenochtitlan" which became the City of Mexico
XEE5033383 Representation of the Aztec capital " Tenochtitlan" which became the City of Mexico: plan made by the Spaniards who took part in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under the orders

Emperor Moctezuma attacked by rebels
3846963 Emperor Moctezuma attacked by rebels; (add.info.: Emperor Moctezuma attacked by rebels - the fall of the Aztec Empire)

Conquistador Hernans Cortes attacking natives in Mexico, 16th century (engraving)
531383 Conquistador Hernans Cortes attacking natives in Mexico, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Hernando Cortes (Cortez - 1485-1547)); Universal History Archive/UIG.

COLUMBUS, ChrIstopher (1451-1506). Sailor at the Catholic Monarchs' service, discoverer of America in 1492
AIS5394620 COLUMBUS, ChrIstopher (1451-1506). Sailor at the Catholic Monarchs' service, discoverer of America in 1492.; Private Collection; (add.info)

Spaniards attack and island defended by Aztecs while a priest baptizes a baby
PNP344515 Spaniards attack and island defended by Aztecs while a priest baptizes a baby, copied from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis

Geography. Christopher Columbus arrives in America, 1492 Illustration in: Belles Images d'Histoire
3434652 Geography. Christopher Columbus arrives in America, 1492 Illustration in: Belles Images d'Histoire (History Schoolbook), by H

Representation of Bartolome de las Casas praying for the Conquistador Hernan Cortes, 1844 (engraving)
ELD4859152 Representation of Bartolome de las Casas praying for the Conquistador Hernan Cortes, 1844 (engraving); (add.info.: Representation of Bartolome de las Casas (1484-1566) Dominican priest

Representation of the Aztec capital " Tenochtitlan" which became the City of Mexico
XEE5033389 Representation of the Aztec capital " Tenochtitlan" which became the City of Mexico: plan made by the Spaniards who took part in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under the orders

Conqueror, August 8, 1891, 1891 Aug 8. Creator: Unknown
Conqueror, August 8, 1891, 1891 Aug 8

Alexander the Great Plans World Conquest, n.d. Creator: Antoine Dieu
Alexander the Great Plans World Conquest, n.d

Ermak - Conqueror of Siberia, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev
Ermak - Conqueror of Siberia, 1856. From Puteshestviye po Vostochnoy Sibiri I. Bulychova. Chast 1-ya. Poyezdka v Kamchatku (A journey across eastern Siberia: Part 1, Trip to Kamchatka)

Charlemagne destroys a pagan idol, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Charlemagne destroys a pagan idol, (1936). Sturz Der Irmensaule Durch Karl Den Grossen, 772 AD. According to medieval sources, Charlemagne

Francisco Pizarro (1475-1541), Spanish conqueror

Hernan Cortes in the battle of Otumba, July 7, 1520

Hernandez Cortes, Spanish conquistador, 16th century. Cortes (1485-1547) arriving in Mexico followed by his black servant and preceeded by La Malinche, his interpreter and mistress

Hernan Cortes meeting the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, 1519. Cortes (1485-1547) was the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico and overthrew the Aztec Empire

A Christmas Day Coronation: William the Conqueror rides to Westminster Abbey to receive the Crown of England - December 25, 1066 Date: 1066

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Quauhtenco and Mayenatzin punish traitors, 16th century (miniature)
BEN5463323 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Quauhtenco and Mayenatzin punish traitors, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School

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"Conqueror: From the Battle of Hastings to Genghis Khan" In the iconic painting, "Battle of Hastings IC008_018, " we witness the defining moment when William I, known as William the Conqueror, triumphed over Harold II in 1066. This historic clash forever altered the course of English history. Another depiction capturing this pivotal event is seen in Wilkin's artwork titled "Battle of Hastings K021254. " The intensity and determination on both sides are palpable as they wage war for power and control. Traveling back even further in time, we arrive at Old Sarum J030098, an ancient hill fort that witnessed countless battles and conquests throughout its existence. It stands as a testament to human ambition and territorial dominance. The Battle of Hastings J960036 serves as a reminder of how one man's ambition can reshape an entire nation. William I's victory solidified his reign over England and established him as a legendary conqueror. Beyond Europe, conquest took various forms across different continents. In "The cacique of Tabasco presents to Hernan Cortes twenty Indians, " we glimpse at Hernan Cortes' role in conquering Mexico during the Spanish colonization era. Moving eastward, we encounter another formidable conqueror - Genghis Khan. A Chinese silk album leaf from Yuan Dynasty showcases his might and influence during his Mongol Empire rule. Even Holy Roman Emperors sought to expand their dominion through military campaigns. Frederick I Barbarossa was one such ruler who left an indelible mark on European history with his ambitious conquests. Throughout history, battles like those fought at Hastings have shaped nations and empires alike. They remind us that behind every great empire or civilization lies a conqueror who dared to dream big and seize opportunities for greatness.