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Some of the Most Powerful and Influential Women in History

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Anna Komnene Anna Komnene was the daughter of Alexios Komnenos, the first Byzantine emperor of the Komenian line that ruled from 1081-1118 and became on...
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Medieval History

Tigranes the Great (95–55 BC) – King of Armenia

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Tigranes II the Great 140 BC - 55 BC was the king of Great Armenia, a great commander, and conqueror of the Hellenistic era,...
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Ancient History

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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Medieval History

The Portuguese Colonial Empire

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The Portuguese Empire is a collection of overseas territories that were colonized by the Portuguese from  the 15th to the 20th century. The precondition...
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Medieval History

Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17)

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The Ottoman-Mamluk War of 1516-1517 was the second war between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate, which led to the complete destruction of...
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Ancient History

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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Medieval History

The History of the Mamluk Sultanate (1250–1517)

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The Mamluk Sultanate was a medieval feudal state in the Middle East, which existed from 1250 to 1517. The sultanate was formed as a...
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Medieval History

Henry VI, the King of Germany, and Holy Roman Emperor

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Henry VI (German Heinrich VI) was the King of Germany from 1169, the Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 and the King of Sicily since...
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Medieval History

History of The Kingdom of Sicily (1130 -1861)

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The Kingdom of Sicily existed in the south of modern Italy from 1130 to 1861. It included the actual island of Sicily, and also,...
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Africa

The History of the Fatimid Caliphate (909–1171)

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The Fatimid caliphate 909-1171 was a medieval Shiite Arab state centered in Cairo from 972. In the era of its power, the Fatimid caliphate...
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Medieval History

History of the Emirate of Sicily

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The Sicilian emirate was a Muslim state that controlled the entire island of Sicily from 965 to 1072. The Muslim community remained on the...
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Medieval History

Battle of Talas 751 CE – Clash Between the Arab Abbasid and Chinese Empire

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The battle on the Talas River was a very important historical battle that occurred in July, 751 on the Talas River (presumably in the...
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Who Invented the Chariot?

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The earliest recorded stage of the use of chariots is the Sintashta culture - 4100 years ago. So how did it rise to prominence?
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The Mystery of the Boston Art Heist – $500m in Stolen Art

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The Red Baron – The World’s Greatest Pilot?

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The Rule of Pope Gregory IX

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Pharaoh Menes and the Unification of Egypt

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The story of Pharaoh Menes is surrounded in folklore and mystery. Was he really the first pharaoh that united the country of Egypt?
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