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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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The History of Sparta a City-State in Ancient Greece

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

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Solomon (Shlomo on Hebrew) was a biblical king of Israel, most known for building the first Temple of Jerusalem. Christianity and Judaism mention him...
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Roman Empire in the Time of Severan Dynasty and the Crisis of the Third Century

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

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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,...
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Egypt Under Roman Rule – Roman province

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