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The Ancient Kingdom of Lydia (1200–546 BC)

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Lydia was an ancient kingdom in Asia Minor 1200 BC - 546 BC. The royal capital of Lydia was Sardis. The whole country had...
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Great Roman Civil War 49–45 BC

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The civil war in ancient Rome lasted from 49 to 45 BC and was one of the last major internal conflicts in the Roman...
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The Rule of Cleopatra VII Philopator

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Cleopatra VII 69-30 BC is the last queen of Hellenistic Egypt from the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty. She was glorified by the dramatic love story...
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History of The Bosporan Kingdom (438 BC – 370 AD)

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The Bosporan kingdom is an ancient state in the Northern Black Sea coast on the Kerch Strait. The Kindom was formed about 480 BC...
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Theodoric I King of the Visigoths (418-451)

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Theodoric I, was King of the Visigoths from 418 to 451. Theodoric I was the son or, more likely, the son-in-law, of Alaric I....
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East Germanic Tribe – The Gepids

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The Gepids was an ancient Germanic tribe, akin to the Goths. According to the Geography of Ptolemy, Gepids lived among the Baltic tribes, on...
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The Sicilian Expedition (415-413 BC)

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The Sicilian expedition was a military campaign during the Peloponnesian War, during which the Athenian fleet attempted in 415-413 BC to capture Syracuse. In...
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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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