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- Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
1: ...]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria degli [[Uffizi]], Florence]]
3: ...ings, at a time when such heroic themes were considered beyond a mere woman's reach.
6: ===The Roman Beginning===
7: ...more talent than her brothers, who worked along side her. She learned drawing, how to mix color and ho...
9: ...anna and the Elders, Sch?rn Collection, Pommersfelden]] - Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
5: ...nold Fanck]], the director of that film, and demanded a role in his next film. He consented and Riefe...
7: ...t]]: the film was released in [[1935]] as ''[[Tag der Freiheit]]'' (''[[Day of Freedom]]'') and is now...
9: ... in the [[1936 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] but decided to film the event instead. This material became ...
13: ...II, she spent four years in a [[France|French]] [[detention camp]]. There were accusations of her usin...
15: ...e few films she made were short and personally funded. <!--This needs a source. Her biopic and imdb li... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
2: '''Ava Gardner''' ([[December 24]], [[1922]] – [[January 25]], [[19...
6: ...[Frank Sinatra]] from 1951 to 1957. She was regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses in [[Holl...
8: ...gambo]]''. She lost to [[Audrey Hepburn]] in ''[[Roman Holiday]]''. Many thought Gardner's greatest pe...
12: ...989, which left her partially paralyzed and bedridden, [[Frank Sinatra]] paid all her medical expenses...
32: * [[Young Ideas]] (1943) - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
5: The modern balalaika is found in six sizes:
16: The piccolo, prima, and secunda balalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually [[nylon]]...
18: ...an play the prima with a plectrum, but it is considered rather [[heterodox]] to do so.
20: ...ings, it is not uncommon for the plectrum to be made of a leather [[shoe]] or [[boot]] [[heel]].
26: ... by the player at will (as is the case with the modern saz, which allows for the [[microtonal]] playin... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ...arch]], located in northwestern [[Europe]]. It borders the [[North Sea]] to the north and west, [[Belg...
7: native_name = Nederland |
18: government_type= [[Democracy|Dem.]] [[Constitution|const.]] [[monarchy]] |
19: leader_titles = [[Dutch monarch|Queen]]<br>[[Prime mini...
20: ...he Netherlands|Beatrix]] <br> [[Jan Peter Balkenende]] | - Turkey (41694 bytes)
14: leader_titles = [[President of Turkey|President]]<br>[[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime ...
15: leader_names = [[Ahmet Necdet Sezer]]<br>[[Recep Tayyip Erdogan|Recep Tayyip E...
17: ...ents = - Formation of Parliament<br> - Declaration of Republic |
21: area_magnitude = 1 E11 |
28: population_density = 89 | - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...ld|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich history duri...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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11: ...Σ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]] - Serbia and Montenegro (13848 bytes)
1: ...republics united since [[2003]] in a loose [[confederation]]. It is located on the west-central [[Balk...
3: ...egro. Each of the two states may seek full independence via a [[referendum]], which can be held in 200...
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16: |- style="border-top: 2px solid gray;" - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ... is bordered to the north by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]], to the south by [...
3: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'''</big>
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7: ...Germany]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:Bundesadler.png|100px|Germany: Coat of Arms]] - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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9: ...align=center width=140px | ([[Flag of Slovakia|In Detail]])
22: | '''[[President of Slovakia|President]]'''
31: ... Total ([[2004]])<br> - [[Population density|Density]] - Hungary (18459 bytes)
1: ...ered by [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Romania]], [[Serbia]], [[Croatia]] and [[Slovenia]]. I...
18: government_type= Democratic [[republic]] |
19: leader_titles = [[President of Hungary|President]]<br><br>[[Prime minister of Hungary|Prime mini...
20: leader_names = (''outgoing'') [[Ferenc M]]<br>(''inc...
22: area_magnitude = 1_E10 | - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
4: ...throne of the basilica's namesake when he led the Roman church, but which is no longer used. These are ...
7: ...f Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
8: ...n the first century. After [[Constantine I of the Roman Empire|Emperor Constantine]] officially recogniz...
10: In the mid-[[15th century]] it was decided that the old basilica should be rebuilt. [[Pope ...
12: ...aderno]] became the chief architect later on, and designed the entrance. - Albania (24647 bytes)
1: ...]] in the southwest. The country is an emerging [[democracy]] and is formally named the '''Republic of...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; width: 300px...
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11: ...lign="center" width="140" | ([[Flag of Albania|In detail]])
12: ...gn="center" width="140" | ([[Emblem of Albania|In detail]]) - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: |+<big><big>'''''Romania'''''</big></big>
13: ...it into Eastern and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
27: ...nquer the Levant and Egypt. In the following decades, they take most of North Africa, and later conqu...
29: ...of the Empire's remaining Italian territories, aside from some territories in the south. - World War II (58065 bytes)
4: ...er of debate. On which date the war began is also debated, cited as either the German [[Polish Septemb...
6: ...il [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender|Japan surrendered]] on [[15 August]] [[1945]] ([[V-J Day]]).
8: ...Strategic bombing|bombing of civilians]] to a new degree. [[Atomic weapon]]s, [[jet aircraft]], and [[...
10: ...d States' military occupation of Japan led to its democratization, and China came to split into the Co...
16: ...ed in the war, more or less voluntarily, on the side of the power that in their neighbourhood was the ... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
4: ...s]], and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts [[#Notes on num...
6: ...] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
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28: | '''Petrus''', <small>Episcopus Romanus</small> - Pope Eutychian (1004 bytes)
1: ...s of [[Pope Callixtus I|Callixtus]] (see Kraus, ''Roma sotterranea'', p. 154 et seq.), but almost nothin...
3: ...ditions, since there was no persecution after the death of [[Aurelian]] in 275 and blessing the produc...
5: His feast is kept on [[December 8]].
8: Predecessor=[[Pope Felix I|Saint Felix I]]| - Pope Caius (802 bytes)
1: ... which he used to seal his letters (see Arringhi, Roma subterr., 1. iv. c. xlviii. p. 426).
6: Predecessor=[[Pope Eutychian|Saint Eutychian]]| - Pope Hormisdas (1118 bytes)
1: ...ssion to the papal throne. His son became pope under the name of [[Pope Silverius|Silverius]].
8: Predecessor=[[Pope Symmachus|Saint Symmachus]]| - Pope Silvester II (8276 bytes)
1: ...ch popes|list]]), reigning from [[999]] until his death in [[1003]].
7: ...XIII]] and the emperor [[Otto I]]. The pope persuaded Otto to employ Gerbert as tutor for his young so...
9: When Otto II became [[Holy Roman Emperor]] in [[983]], he appointed Gerbert the a...
11: After the death of Otto II in [[984]], Gerbert became involved...
13: ... but a further synod in [[995]] declared Arnulf's deposition invalid.
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