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The Vandal Sack of Rome (455)

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Taking advantage of a coup in Rome, which resulted in the death of Emperor Valentinian III, the King of Vandals, Genseric, left Carthage with...
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Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC)

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The Pyrrhic War (280-275 BC) was a series of military conflicts involving the Greek states (Epirus, Macedonia and the city-states of Great Greece in...
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The Life and Rule of Pericles

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Pericles, 494 -429 BC, was an Athenian statesman, one of the founding fathers of Athenian democracy, a famous orator, and military commander. Pericles was...
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The Great Migration Period

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The great migration is a conditional name for the ethnic change in Europe in the 4th-7th century, mainly from the periphery of the Roman...
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Mercenary War (240-238 BC) – Roman Annexation of Sardinia and Corsica

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The Mercenary War, or the Libyan War, was fought in Carthage between 240-238 BC and represents the struggle of the Carthaginian authorities with their...
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Majorian (457 – 461) – Final Try to Restore the Western Roman Empire

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Flavius Julius Valerius Majorian was the Roman Emperor from 457 to 461. He became Emperor after he overthrew the Emperor Avitus. Majorian tried to...
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Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, 451 AD – Rome’s Last Stand

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The Battle of the Katalaun Fields took place on June 20, 451, in Gaul, in which the troops of the Western Roman Empire under...
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Battle of Cannae 216BC – One of Rome Greatest Defeats

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The Battle of Cannes was the largest battle of the Second Punic War.Iit occurred on August 2, 216 BC, near the city of Cannes...
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Antiochus I Soter – King of the Seleucid Empire

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Antiochus I Soter was king of the Seleucid State from 281 to 261 BC. His father, Antiochus Seleucus I Nicator, served as the chief...
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The Life of Women in the Ancient Civilizations

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Women in ancient Egypt The woman in ancient Egypt was equal to the man. From a young age, they were though that they have their...
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List of 10 Most Noted Pyramids in the World

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Pyramid of the Sun This pyramid is located in Mexico, in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, built around 100 AD. It’s 66 meters (216 feet)...
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The First War of the Diadochi

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The first war of the Diadochs, from 321 to 320 BC, was fought between the Diadochi of Alexander the Great for the division of...
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