The Women of Gaul' an episode during the Roman invasion of Gaul , 1851, Auguste Barth?lemy Glaize, (1807-1893/French), Museum Rolin, Autun

Roman troops under Julius Caesar landing on the shores of Britain and meeting resistance from the natives during invasion of 55 or 54 BC. Copperplate engraving c1820

Barbed wire and forbidden zone sign of Turkish Military zone, common following 20 July 1974 invasion, near Lapta, Lambousa, North Cyprus, Europe

Gulliver in Lilliput Captures the Invading Fleet From "Gulliver's Travels" 19th Century Artist Unknown Chromolithograph Stock Montage, Inc.

KUWAIT-Al-Qurain: Al Qurain Martyrs' Museum-Memorial to a battle between Kuwaiti Resistance to the Iraqi invasion in February, 1991- Battle Damaged Interior

The historical two kilometre wall that surrounds the old city is one of Dubrovnik's most famous landmarks. It was built between the 14th and 15th centuries to repel invasion by the Turks and is fortified with fifteen forts.

38 huge black flags bearing a white star in front of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana to mourn for the victims of the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, El Malecón. Havana, Cuba

The Russian tank used by Fidel Castro in the defence of The Bay of Pigs invasion parked in front of the Museum of the Revolution (Museo de la Revolucion). Havana, Cuba

Seige of Paris by Henry IV (Siege de Paris par Henry IV) 1818 Guillaume Frederic Ronmy (1786-1854/French) Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen

Sept 10 2007 His Holiness XIVth DALAI LAMA gives a conference in Barcelona with the title The Art of Happiness in Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Spain More than 10 000 people listened to his words of wisdom and positiveness

Museum of the Revolution, former Presidential Palace. Tank SAU-100, used by Fidel Castro in Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961. Havana. Cuba

Arrival of Westerners in Japan (Arrive des Occidentaux au Japan) 1929 Tsugouharu Foujita (1886-1968/Japanese-French) Maison du Japan, Paris

Acacia trees yellow barked acacias also knoan as fever trees - Acacia xanthophloea are the common vegetation on the shores of Lake Nakuru in Kenya

Indian (Sepoy) Mutiny 1857-1859: Robert Cornelis Napier (1810-90) British military commander, making triumphant entry into Delhi. Cover of sheet music of The Battle March of Delhi. Tinted lithograph c1860

'The Revenge under command of Sir Richard Grenville (c1542-91) engaging Spanish fleet off Flores. Cut off from English fleet, fought until overwhelmed 1591. Tennyson celebrated the bravery in his poem ''The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet''. Colour-printed lithograph c1900'

Sept 10 2007 His Holiness XIVth DALAI LAMA gives a conference in Barcelona with the title The Art of Happiness in Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Spain More than 10 000 people listened to his words of wisdom and positiveness

The End of the Forty-Five Rebellion. Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stewart or Stuart (1720-1788), also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and The Young Pretender, grandson of James II the last Roman Catholic monarch of Great Britain and Ireland, Etching by William Hole