I don't even remember who wrote it but it was one of those 15th or 16th century poets.

The Apollo Belvedere is a marble sculpture that was rediscovered in the late 15th century ; for centuries it epitomized the ideals of Classical Antiquity for Europeans, from the Renaissance through the 19th century.

Others suggest the alphabet was developed in central Egypt during the 15th century BC for or by Semitic workers, but only one of these early writings has been deciphered and their exact nature remains open to interpretation.

An alphabetic cuneiform script with 30 signs including three which indicate the following vowel was invented in Ugarit before the 15th century BC.

The Hittites smelted rather brittle iron from the 15th century BC and the new metal was introduced in Greece.

Kingdom of Portugal's explorers and settlers, founded trading posts and forts along the coast of Africa since the 15th century, and reached the Angolan coast in the 16th century.

The Anatolian beyliks were in turn absorbed into the rising Ottoman Empire during the 15th century.

Grace O ' Malley's Castle Kildamhnait Castle is a 15th century tower house associated with the O ' Malley Clan, who were once a ruling family of Achill.

Late 14th and 15th century pottery from central Arizona, widely traded in the region, has colors and designs which may derive from earlier ware by both Ancestral Pueblo and Mogollon peoples.

St. Dominic of Silos enthroned as abbot ( Hispano-Flemish Gothic 15th century )

In the 15th century, the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg compiled the Zij-i-Sultani, in which he catalogued 1, 019 stars.

A long series of cultural development culminated in the expansion of the Inca civilization and Inca Empire in the central Andes during the 15th century.

Cam., also referred to as Ambrose of Camaldoli, ( 1386 – October 20, 1439 ) was an Italian monk and theologian, who was a prime supporter of the papal cause in the 15th century.

This was an order that had been founded by Giovanni Scarpa at the end of the 15th century.

The European acceptance of the numerals was accelerated by the invention of the printing press, and they became widely known during the 15th century.

Another very concrete example describes an aesthetically pleasing human face whose proportions can be described by very few bits of information, drawing inspiration from less detailed 15th century proportion studies by Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer.

The Ark carried into the Temple from the early 15th century Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

Early plate in Italy, and elsewhere in the 13th – 15th century were made of iron.

Plate armour became cheaper than mail by the 15th century as it required much less labour and labour had become much more expensive after the Black Death, though it did require larger furnaces to produce larger blooms.

In the early 15th century, advances in weaponry allowed infantry to defeat armoured knights on the battlefield.

If during the 14 – 15th centuries armour seldom weighed more than 15 kg, then by the late 16th century it weighed 25 kg.

The first ships protected by iron armour were Kobuksons built in the early 15th century.

The first ships protected by iron armour were Kobuksons built in the early 15th century.

In Shang Dynasty China, at the site of Ao, large walls were erected in the 15th century BC that had dimensions of in width at the base and enclosed an area of some squared.

It has been determined that the earth walls at Zhengzhou, erected in the 15th century BC, would have been wide at the base, rising to a height of, and formed a roughly rectangular wall around the ancient city.

* Several watchtowers, such as the Torre Calderina ( 15th century ) on the seaside, and the Torrione Passari, inglobated in the town's walls.

The town is still surrounded by more than 9 kilometres of ancient walls, mainly built in the 15th and 16th centuries.

He added a 15th century style gatehouse to the castle's medieval structures, as well as a formal garden and a residential wing which featured the " brittle, thin walls and grids of windows " that were to become the hallmark of Elizabethan architecture in later decades.

City walls of Grudziądz, the southern side, 14th / 15th century

The project was changing with the centuries, so that each change was made without taking into account the above, this was the case in the 15th century ( when the church became collegiate ), and finally in the sixties, when it was decided reversing the works of strengthening of the external walls and widen the windows purely for aesthetic reasons.

The interior church walls feature old frescoes, the oldest of which dates back to the latter half of the 15th century.

Tivoli however managed to keep a level of independence until the 15th century: symbols of the city's strength were the Palace of Arengo, the Torre del Comune and the church of St. Michael, all built in this period, as well as the new line of walls ( authorized in 1155 ), needed to house the increasing population.

In the 15th century the Nevilles constructed an impressive range of halls and outbuildings against these walls, turning the castle into a truly magnificent residence, fit for nobles of their stature.

This includes two magnificent 15th century churches, the largely intact 17th century city walls, gates and tower ( the Drommedaris, see picture ) and the 17th century city hall.

The Varberg Fortress was built in the 13th century and improved with higher walls in the 15th century.

Likewise, the famous walls of the Forbidden City in Beijing were established in the early 15th century by the Yongle Emperor.

In the 15th century, city walls were built, replacing a moat that existed before.

In 1341 King John of Bohemia accorded permission to Jewish families to reside within the Budweis walls and a first synagogue was erected in 1380, however several pogroms occurred in the late 15th and early 16th century.

Unfortunately, the few defensive walls that the city had were no match against the forces of Maximilian of Austria, who utterly destroyed the city at the end of the 15th century.

* Castle of the IJse ( 17th century ) with a ( 16th century ) facade and a 15th century hunting pavilion ; against the castle walls Kellebron from the 13th century.

There are many 15th and 16th-century timber-frame houses, and parts of the walls and gateways of the town.

Despite the stronger defensive walls that were built in the 12th century and in the 15th century, Thuin was besieged several times.

Likewise, the famous walls of the Forbidden City in Beijing were established in the early 15th century by the Yongle Emperor.

The Sisattanak Kiln Site lies just outside Vientiane's first city walls, which are dated to the 15th century.

In the late 15th century it was a fortified village defended by walls built around the original nucleus.

Near the Episcopal palace, which now holds the Musée départemental Breton ( devoted to regional history, archaeology, ethnology and economy ) are the ruins of the town's 15th century walls.

In the late 15th century, King John I built a royal palace within the walls of the castle of Leiria.