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The History of Sparta a City-State in Ancient Greece

Sparta (or Lacedaemon) was an ancient state in Greece in the Laconia region in the south of the Peloponnese Peninsula. Ancient Sparta is a...

King Solomon the Biblical King of Israel

Solomon (Shlomo on Hebrew) was a biblical king of Israel, most known for building the first Temple of Jerusalem. Christianity and Judaism mention him...

Roman Empire in the Time of Severan Dynasty and the Crisis of the Third Century

The crisis of the Roman Empire was the period between the death of Alexander Severus in 235 and the proclamation of Emperor Diocletian in...

The Rule of the Roman Empire Under Macrinus

Macrinus was Roman Emperor from 217 to 218. He was born in Caesarea of Mauritania, today's modern Algeria, in 164 AD. For this reason,...

Egypt Under Roman Rule – Roman province

After the death of Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh, Egypt fell under the direct control of Rome. The first contact, between Rome and Egypt,...

The Ptolemaic Kingdom and Dynasty

After the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, his generals had to decide the fate of the Macedonian Kingdom. After extensive discussions,...

Philip V of Macedonia (221 – 179 BC)

Philip V was born in 238 and died 179 BC. From 221 BC, he was the king of Macedonia. His father was Demetrius II...

Battle of Leuctra 371BC – The Hegemony of Thebes

The Battle of Leuctra was a battle between the Thebans and their Boeotian allies, led by Epaminondas, on the one hand; and the Spartans...

Lysimachus a Diadochus Who Became a King

Lysimachus was born in 361 BC and died in 281 BC. An associate of Alexander the Great, Diadochus, ruler of Thrace from 323 BC...

Italian Invasion of Egypt in WWII

The Italian invasion of Egypt in WWII lasted from September 13 to September 16, 1940, and was a strategic military operation against the British...

Ionian Revolt 499-493 BC

The Ionian revolt lasted from 499 to 493 BC. It was an uprising of Greek cities in Ionia (Asia Minor) against the Persian Empire,...

Middle Kingdom of Egypt

The First Intermediate Period The First Intermediate Period started (2181-2040 BC), after the end of the Old Kingdom. This term is current and was not...

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