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War of the Cambrai League – Venetian-Papal Union (1510-1511)

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The causes of the war At the turn of the 15th – 16th centuries, Venice still did not feel the full consequences of the Great...
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Medieval History

Byzantine-Norman Wars

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By 1057, a significant part of Calabria and a number of cities along the coast of Apulia remained under Byzantium rule. The expulsion of...
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Ancient History

Early History of Italy – Apennine peninsula

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Prehistoric Italy The territory of Italy began to be settled about 50,000 years ago, that is, at the end of the Lower Paleolithic. It was...
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Medieval History

Norman Conquest of Southern Italy

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In 999, Norman pilgrims, returning from the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, landed in Salerno, where they were hospitably received by Prince Guaimar III. At...
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Ancient History

The Religion of Carthage

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Carthage inherited the foundations of religion from Phoenicia. The supreme pair of gods were Tanit and Baal Hammon, they are considered the most typical figures...
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Medieval History

History of The Genoese Republic

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The Genoese republic had possessions in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea region, which it used as trading points. Of these were the islands...
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Medieval History

The Great Famine (1315-1317)

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The Great Famine of 1315–1317 (sometimes the period of 1315–1322 is given) is the first in a series of large-scale disasters of the late...
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Ancient History

The Life of Hamilcar Barca

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Hamilcar belonged to the highest Carthaginian aristocracy and built his ancestry to Elissa, the legendary founder of Carthage. Nothing is known about his parents;...
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Africa

Early History of Carthage

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Carthage was founded by immigrants from the Phoenician city of Tire in the late IX century B.C. According to legend, the city was founded...
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Ancient History

Prelude of The Hun-Chinese War

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The Hunno-Chinese Wars ( 202 BC - approximately 181 AD, with interruptions) - a series of military conflicts between the Hunnish and Han China...
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Medieval History

History of The East Frankish Kingdom

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The Eastern Frankish Kingdom is a state created as a result of the Treaty of Verdun (843) of the Frankish Empire as the hereditary...
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Ancient History

Fall of the Western Roman Empire

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The transition from the republic to the imperial form of government led to a gradual erosion of the institutions of civil society. The Senate...
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The Mystery of the Boston Art Heist – $500m in Stolen Art

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It was dubbed "heist of the century": A duo of thieves stole numerous classic pieces of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.
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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 History of Typography – The Process of Creating Printed Materials

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Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...
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