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2 days ago · By the 18th century, the Russian Empire extended its control to the Pacific, peacefully forming a common border with the Qing Empire and Empire of Japan. This took place in a large number of military invasions of the lands east, west, and south of it.
1 day ago · TRANS-SAHARAN TRADE: What political, economic, and cultural factors caused the growth of this network of exchange? What empires/states supported this trade network?
4 days ago · The proponents of this theory regarded Cromwell himself as the future world Monarch of the Fifth Empire. The Fifth Monarchy was to be characterised by the abolition of Catholicism, hereditary monarchical power, Estates and represented the triumph of bourgeois democracy and capitalism.
2 days ago · The Battle of Thermopylae (/ θərˈmɒpɪliː / thər-MOP-i-lee; Greek: Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν, Máchē tōn Thermopylōn) was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. Lasting over the course of three days, it was one of ...
5 days ago · images. The biggest unofficial expansion for the original Age of Empires, adding massive amounts of new content. The core gameplay has been significantly reworked and expanded upon. Dozens of unique civilizations, technologies, units and buildings provide fresh strategic layers.
5 days ago · On the contrary, the term often implied wealth, refinement, and urbanity. A triumph over a despicable, vile, or loathsome opponent had no relish or glory for them. They were rightly proud of having defeated the most powerful empire of their time—an empire reputed to be invincible. But they did not regard the Persians as either evil ...
2 days ago · The New York Times bestselling author returns with a biography examining the dramatic life and unparalleled leadership of England's greatest medieval king.In 1413, when Henry V ascended to the English throne, his kingdom was hopelessly torn apart by political faction and partisanship. Public finances and law and order were in a state of crisis.
