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- Eudocia Macrembolitissa (2682 bytes)
5: ...able to avert the invasions which threatened the eastern frontier of the empire unaided, she revoked he...
13: ...e Empresses: Woman and Power in Byzantium, AD 527-1204''. Routledge, 1999. - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
9: ...1169]]), and [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] ([[1121]]-[[1204]]). Melisende's authority was not passed over for...
37: ...usade]] was a complete military and diplomatic disaster, plagued by in-fighting and poor planning, all ...
39: ...ndor and comforts that western Europe's draughty castles and poor sanitation lacked. From fine quality ...
59: ...er mother, bequeathed property to the Orthodox monastery of Saint S'eba.
64: ... in Medieval Women, edited by Derek Baker. Ecclesiastical History Society, 1978 - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: ..., [[France]], c. [[1124]] – [[March 31]], [[1204]] in [[Fontevrault]], [[Anjou]]) was one of the w...
14: The crusade itself was something of a [[disaster]], both from a military viewpoint and in terms ...
18: ...aps some good came of this venture: while in the eastern Mediterranean, Eleanor learned about maritime ...
24: ...'s philandering; their son, William, and Henry's bastard son, Geoffrey, were born months apart.
30: ...en Eleanor's Bower," the remains of a triangular castle which is believed to have been one of her priso... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...aters of the [[Aegean Sea]] border Greece to the east, and those of the [[Ionian Sea|Ionian]] and [[Med...
40: ...T]] ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+2)<br/>[[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] ([[Coordinated Uni...
50: ...f the eastern [[Mediterranean]] basin, feature a vast number of islands.
52: ...[[Europe]], [[Northern Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. Today, Greece is a [[developed nation]], membe...
59: ...Grecia''}}, ''etc.'' In most Middle Eastern and Eastern languages, it comes from the root {{Polytonic|... - Crusade (28507 bytes)
13: ... successes were putting strong pressure on the [[Eastern Orthodox]] [[Byzantine Empire]].
15: A turning point in western attitudes towards the east came in the year [[1009]], when the [[Fatimids|Fa...
21: ...olic]] Western church and the [[Greek Orthodox]] Eastern church, [[Alexius I]] expected some help from ...
23: ...onquista'' as the molding force in the [[Castile|Castilian]] character, with its sense that the highest...
25: ...ds in [[Majorca]] and [[Sardinia]], freeing the coasts of Italy and Catalonia from Muslim raids. Much e... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...0px]]<br/><small>Emblem of the [[Palaeologus]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecume...
13: | The Empire is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the death of The...
35: ... Most of Asia Minor is lost. The same year, the last Byzantine outposts in Italy are conquered by the ...
37: | [[1204]]
46: ...dicate, thus leaving to the emperor in the Greek East sole imperial authority. In any case, the changeo... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...thworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ...to the dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
4: Castles also figure prominently in [[History of Japan|...
5: ...:Prague_castle2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com ...
6: ==Purpose of castles== - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
5: ...le]]. After another millennium, in [[1453]], the Eastern Empire, better known as the [[Byzantine Empire...
7: ...eras. Such names include [[Byzantine Empire]], [[Eastern Roman Empire]] and [[Western Roman Empire]], w...
9: ...he Dominate (from the word ''dominus'', meaning "Master") imperial power showed its naked face, with go...
11: ...chs]]), the [[History of Russia|Russian/Kiev]] dynasties (see [[tsar|czars]]), and the [[German Empire]...
21: Augustus's reign was notable for several long-lasting achievements that would define the Empire: - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...hy [[lagoon]] along the [[Adriatic Sea]] in northeast [[Italy]]. The saltwater lagoon stretches along t...
6: ...ntine power waned, however, an increasingly anti-Eastern character emerged, leading to the growth of au...
8: ..., opening a lifeline to silver from Germany; the last autocratic doge, Vitale Michiele, died in 1172.
10: ...], and became a major power-broker in the [[Near East]]. By the standards of the time, Venice's steward...
12: ...with Venetian aid) seized [[Constantinople]] in [[1204]] and established the [[Latin Empire]]. Considera... - Seljuk Turks (7657 bytes)
1: ...upied parts of [[Central Asia]] and the [[Middle East]] from the [[11th century|11th]] to [[14th centur...
3: ... Europe against the [[Mongol]] invaders from the East, defending the Islamic world against [[Crusade|Cr...
5: ... directions so that it bordered [[China]] in the East and the Byzantine Empire in the West. When Malik ...
7: ...of Rüm]] in [[Anatolia]] remained. As the dynasty declined in the middle of the [[13th century]], ...
73: ...Rüm|Süleyman II]] (Suleiman) [[1196]]-[[1204]] - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
9: ... but work on the decorations continued until at least [[433 BC]]. Some of the financial accounts for th...
13: ...ture towards its centre of 60 millimetres on the east and west ends, and of 110 millimetres on the side...
19: ... of the [[Lapiths]] and the [[Centaurs]], on the east the battle of the gods and the giants, and on the...
21: ...annual festival honouring Athena. On the fourth, eastern, side was a frieze showing all the gods of the...
23: ...e Parthenon, like all ancient buildings, was at least partly painted, though scholars dispute the exten... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
7: ...ation, becoming interested in [[geography]] and [[astronomy]]. Some speculate that he may even have bee...
11: ...aptain]]. However, after secretly sailing a ship east without permission, he lost his command and was f...
24: Ruy Faleiro, an [[astronomer]] and Portuguese [[exile]], aided him in h...
26: ...ia de Triana, giving money to the monks of the monastery so they would pray for his success.
39: ...hey were still on the [[Argentina|Argentinian]] coast. - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
109: *[[Georg Anton Friedrich Ast]], (1778-1841)
110: *[[Mary Astell]], (1666-1731){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
128: *[[Gaston Bachelard]], (1884-1962){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}...
155: *[[Sebastiano Basso]], (16th century)
311: *[[Hector-Neri Casta񄤔]], (1924-1991){{fn|C}} - Hagia Sophia (7132 bytes)
16: ...turgically, was widespread and enduring in the [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Roman Catholic]], and [[Muslim]]...
22: ...hy of dome-headed elements builds up to create a vast oblong interior crowned by the main dome, a seque...
32: ...o be blasphemous, its mosaics were covered with plaster. (While figurative representation has never bee...
34: ...93]] [[UNESCO]] mission to Turkey noted falling plaster, dirty marble facings, broken windows, decorati...
51: ...phiaHtml/006.htm Before Hagia Sophia, The Era of East Roman Empire], [http://www.ismailacar.com.tr/Hsph... - Byzantine art (10470 bytes)
1: ... used to describe the artistic products of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] from about the [[5th century]] ...
3: ... continued in [[Greece]], [[Russia]] and other [[Eastern Orthodox]] countries to the present day.
7: ...t of Ancient Greece (see [[Greek art]]), and at least before [[1453]] never lost sight of its classical...
21: ...orms of their own. In architecture they achieved masterpieces such as [[Hagia Sophia]], a building of s...
25: ...24]] created a great new artistic centre for the eastern half of the Empire, and a specifically Christi... - Constantinople (4125 bytes)
3: ...years. As the capital of the [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]] (now commonly known as the ''By...
5: ...east in Asia beyond Constantinople, allowing the east to develop relatively unmolested, while Rome and ...
7: ...aptured and sacked by the [[Fourth Crusade]] in [[1204]] (April 12), and then re-captured by [[Nicaean E... - Praseodymium (9138 bytes)
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149: ...ored under a light [[mineral oil]] or sealed in plastic or glass.
165: ...]] and [[bastnasite]], and can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an [[ion exchange]] process.... - List of Byzantine Emperors (11779 bytes)
3: ...onetary reforms of [[Roman Emperor Anastasius I|Anastasius I]] in [[498]], which used the Greek numberi...
5: ==Constantinian dynasty==
10: ===Non-dynastic===
13: ==Valentinian-Theodosian dynasty==
20: ==Dynasty of Leo== - Song Dynasty (16385 bytes)
1: :''Alternative meaning: [[Song Dynasty (420-479)]]''
3: ... Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms|Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]], were a time of division be...
5: ... the [[Jurchen]] [[Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)|Jin dynasty]]. The Song court retreated south of the [[Yangt...
7: ... once more unified China, this time as part of a vast Mongol empire.
12: ...aucracy than had been achieved in the previous dynasties.
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