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- Eudocia Macrembolitissa (2682 bytes)
5: ...sistance Eudocia was able to dispel the impending danger. She had two sons with Romanus, Nicephorus an...
13: ...e Empresses: Woman and Power in Byzantium, AD 527-1204''. Routledge, 1999. - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
5: Melisende was the eldest daughter of King [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem]] and the...
9: ...1169]]), and [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] ([[1121]]-[[1204]]). Melisende's authority was not passed over for...
11: ... in diplomatic correspondence. Baldwin raised his daughter as a capable successor to himself and Melis...
13: ...re heirs. His intention was for a consort for his daughter, not a reigning king-consort. Baldwin chose...
21: ...ons of infidelity was a public affront that would damage Melisende's position entirely. - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: ..., [[France]], c. [[1124]] – [[March 31]], [[1204]] in [[Fontevrault]], [[Anjou]]) was one of the w...
6: ...ad been arranged by his father and her mother, as Dangereuse was the long-time mistress of [[William I...
10: ... [[Loire]] to the [[Pyrenees]]: most of what is today the southwest of France. However, there was a c...
12: ...] from V麥lay, the rumored location of [[Mary Magdalene]]'s burial, dramatically emphasized the role ...
16: ...tence on conquest, the crusade leaders targeted [[Damascus]], an ally until the attack. Failing in thi... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ... tip of the [[Balkan peninsula]]. It has land boundaries with [[Bulgaria]], the [[Former Yugoslav Repu...
50: ...e''', ({{lang-el|Ελλάδα}}, {{lang|el|''Elláda''}} ([[IPA]]: [{{IPA|e̞ˈlaða}}]), or {{lang|el...
52: ...], [[Northern Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. Today, Greece is a [[developed nation]], member of the...
59: ...Chinese language|Chinese]] {{lang|zh|希臘}} (Mandarin: Xīlà, Cantonese: Hei-laap).
65: ...ion|Minoan]] and the [[Mycenae]]n. After this, a Dark Age followed until around [[800 BC]], when a ne... - Crusade (28507 bytes)
2: ...gns — usually sanctioned by the [[Papacy]]— that took place during the [[11th century|11th...
9: ... Spanish Catholics are allowed to substitute [[Friday abstinence]] with prayer or alms (except during ...
18: ...a of a holy war emerged from this background.'' — [[Norman F. Cantor]]
34: ...n the rampages of the sack of Constantinople in [[1204]].
51: ...of the Crusader states with a foolish attack on [[Damascus]]. In [[1149]], both leaders had returned t... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
7: ...em of the [[Palaeologus]] dynasty, as preserved today at the entrance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate i...
21: ...ls reconquer North Africa and Italy from the [[Vandals]] and [[Ostrogoths]].
37: | [[1204]]
46: ... Empire'''. There is no consensus on the starting date of the Byzantine period. Some place it during t...
51: ...te between Romans (Byzantines as we render them today) and [[Franks]], who, under [[Charlemagne]]'s ne... - Castle (27805 bytes)
2: ...astle" designations, relics of the [[feudalism|feudal]] age, often remained attached to the dwelling, ...
4: ...y of Japan|Japanese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
26: ...as lower grade housing within the walls to accommodate some of the key population of the local area, s...
30: ...structures and many survive through to the modern day; they are now mostly considered monuments.
48: ... in the life of John, [[bishop]] of Terouanne (''Ada Sanctorum'', quoted by GT Clark, ''Medieval Mil. ... - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
9: ...of imperial majesty were common from the earliest days of the Empire.
42: Secondary sources on the Augustan Age include [[Tacitus]]...
46: ...lia, either through [[Julia Caesaris]], Augustus' daughter from his first marriage ([[Caligula]] and [...
52: ...utions with relish. Sejanus also began to consolidate his own power; in AD [[31]] he was named co-con...
66: ...tain|Britain]], [[Armenia]], [[Parthia]], and [[Judaea]]. Nero's inability to manage the rebellions an... - Venice (22017 bytes)
10: ...jor power-broker in the [[Near East]]. By the standards of the time, Venice's stewardship of its mainl...
12: ...with Venetian aid) seized [[Constantinople]] in [[1204]] and established the [[Latin Empire]]. Considera...
14: ...] systems, but the social order was entirely [[feudal]]. Church and various private properties were ti...
29: ...e city itself or from its possessions, especially Dalmatia. Those from the city were chosen by lot fro...
33: ...ecruited from the lagoon, plus feudal levies from Dalmatia and Istria. In times of emergency, all male... - Seljuk Turks (7657 bytes)
3: ... [[Azerbaijan]]. The Seljuk Turks and their descendants, the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Turks]], played ...
5: ...d himself Sultan and established a capital in Baghdad. [[Ahmed Sanjar]] was captured and held captive ...
13: * Jalal ad-Dawlah [[Malik Shah I]] [[1072]]-[[1092]]
20: * [[Dawud of Great Seljuk|Dawud]] (David) [[1131]]-[[1132]]
47: * Abu Sa'id Taj ad-Dawla [[Tutush I]] [[1085]]-[[1086]] - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
11: ...ntiquity, its architectural refinements were legendary, especially the subtle correspondence between t...
27: ...sack of the city during the [[Fourth Crusade]] in 1204.
31: ... added to the Parthenon, but otherwise it was not damaged further. European visitors in the 17th centu...
39: Today these sculptures are in the [[British Museum]], ...
41: ...s of tourists surround the Parthenon nearly every day.]] - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: '''Ferdinand Magellan''' (Spring [[1480]] – [[April 27]], [[1521]]; was a [[Portugal|Portu...
5: ...ro Rui de Magalh㥳, the mayor of the town, and Alda de Mesquita, Magellan had two siblings: his broth...
9: ...ering the [[Muslim]] city of [[Kilwa]] in present-day [[Tanzania]].
13: ...took a leave of the army without permission, Almeida gave a poor report of the sailor to the Portugues...
20: With the help of Juan de Aranda, one of the three chief officials of Seville's In... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn...
19: *[[Adam Parvipontanus]], (d. 1181)
20: *[[Marilyn McCord Adams]], (born 1943){{fn|O}}
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}} - Hagia Sophia (7132 bytes)
24: The structure has been severely damaged several times by [[earthquakes]]. The dome c...
32: ...imperial ceremonies. During the Latin Occupation (1204-1261) the church became a Roman Catholic cathedra...
34: ...ble facings, broken windows, decorative paintings damaged by moisture, and ill-maintained lead roofing... - Byzantine art (10470 bytes)
3: ...her [[Eastern Orthodox]] countries to the present day.
9: ...sexual conservatism derived from its roots in [[Judaism]], and the nude was banished from its dominant...
13: ...terpreted as a decline in artistic skills and standards, and it is true that some of the technical exp...
19: ...ese changes as representing as a decline from the days of Ancient Greece. They saw it as the harnessin...
27: ...aly, North Africa and Spain. He also laid the foundations of the imperial absolutism of the Byzantine ... - Constantinople (4125 bytes)
1: ...e [[Golden Horn]] and the [[Sea of Marmara]] of today's [[Istanbul]]. The name is a reference to the ...
5: ...he barbarians who, coming from the [[Danube|Lower Danube]], found easier targets to the west rather th...
7: ...aptured and sacked by the [[Fourth Crusade]] in [[1204]] (April 12), and then re-captured by [[Nicaean E...
23: ...tanbul.html Info on the name change] from the Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies and ... - Praseodymium (9138 bytes)
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42: | no data - List of Byzantine Emperors (11779 bytes)
3: ... Augustus]] was deposed during his reign). Others date the beginning of the Empire even as late as [[H...
7: ...ntius II]] (317 - 361, ruled [[337]] - [[361]]) – son of Constantine I
8: ...e Apostate (331 - 363, ruled [[361]] - [[363]]) – son in-law of Constantine I, brother-in-law an...
11: ...[[Jovian]] (332 - 364, ruled [[363]] - [[364]]) – soldier under Julian
15: ...]] the Great (346-395, ruled [[379]] - [[395]]) – married to Valens' niece - Song Dynasty (16385 bytes)
18: ...elines for the solution of political and other mundane problems.
21: ...Quyang.png|left|thumb|350px|Illustration of a Pagoda]]
24: ...Wo]]) on [[Lantau Island]] and later in what is today [[Kowloon City]], [[Hong Kong]] (see also [[Sung...
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