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- Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
9: ...gs had to marry their sisters in order to be qualified to rule. Following the deaths of her brothers s...
19: ...wned ruler of [[Armenia]], [[Medes|Media]], and [[Parthia]]; [[Cleopatra Selene]] was crowned ruler of [[Cy...
21: There are a number of unverifiable but famous stories about Cleopatra, of which ...
29: ...nd culture, Cleopatra is reputed to have been the first member of her family in their 300-year reign i... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
7: ...m, ittihād, nazm<br /> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity, Discipline) |
10: official_languages = [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[E...
16: largest_city = [[Karachi]] (also [[financial capital]]) |
64: ...arts of the kingdom, including Gandhara, to the [[Parthia]]n king [[Gondophares]].
74: ...llowed to return to India and died in solitary confinement in 1862. The Emperor's three sons, also inv... - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
6: Following the unification of the multiple city states of [[Ancient Gr...
9: ...ed not by Philip, who was afraid of her and her affinity for sleeping in the company of snakes, but by...
11: ...he [[Oracle]] of Ammon at Siwah, according to all five of the extant historians ([[Arrian]], [[Quintus...
23: ...Halicarnassus]], Alexander successfully waged the first of many sieges, eventually forcing his opponen...
27: ...tle of Gaugamela]]. Darius was forced to flee the field after his charioteer was killed, and Alexander... - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...rman language|German]] ''Seidenstraߥ'', the term first used by [[Germany|German]] geographer [[Ferdin...
11: As [[domestication]] of efficient [[pack animal]]s increased the capacity for ...
13: ...the heart of [[Europe]]. These grasslands were sufficiently fertile to provide grazing, water, and fue...
23: ...haraoh [[Sahure]] of the [[Fifth dynasty of Egypt|Fifth Dynasty]], Egyptians are returning with huge [...
25: ...950 BCE, in the reign of [[Mentuhotep III]], an officer named [[Hennu]] made one or more voyages to Pu... - Archery (18991 bytes)
9: ...doubt been competing with bows for millennia, the first recorded archery competitions began around [[1...
11: ...e de Tir ࠬ'Arc). Olympic rules are derived from FITA rules.
25: ...archer scoring the most number of X's winning. In FITA archery, targets are colored as follows:
38: *40 cm (18m FITA Indoor)
39: *60 cm (25m FITA Indoor) - Timeline of Ancient Rome (22347 bytes)
6: ...eation of the [[Roman senate]] and the priestly offices
11: ...us]]'', [[Rome]] gets the first system of sewers; first [[census]]
15: ...[534 BC]] – reign of [[Servius Tullius]]: defined the sacred boundary of Rome - the ''[[pomerium...
17: ...Lucius Tarquinius Superbus|Tarquinius Superbus]]: first [[consul|consuls]] are Lucius Junius Brutus an...
18: * [[508 BC]] – The office of ''[[pontifex maximus]]'' (high priest) is cr... - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
9: ...e (from the [[Latin]] word ''princeps'', meaning "first citizen", the only title Augustus would permit...
11: ... [[Holy Roman Empire]], the [[History of Bulgaria|first and second Bulgarian empires]] (see [[List of ...
21: ...or several long-lasting achievements that would define the Empire:
22: *Creation of a hereditary office, which we refer to as [[Emperor]] of Rome.
23: ...le. Duration of Roman military service marked the final step in the evolution of the [[Roman Army]] fr... - Trajan (7787 bytes)
3: ... '''Trajan''', was the second of the so-called "[[five good emperors]]" of the [[Roman Empire]]. Under...
9: ...Trajan succeeded without incident, making him the first non-[[Italy|Italian]] Roman to become Emperor.
11: ...enate]] eventually bestowed upon Trajan the honorific of ''optimus'', meaning "the best".
15: ... of the Danube to join him. Trajan again took the field, with his engineers building a [[Trajan's brid...
17: ...gdom of [[Nabatea]] expired upon the death of its final king. He willed the realm to Trajan, so at the... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...the [[Roman Empire]]. In 55BC Caesar launched the first Roman invasion of [[Britain]], and his conques...
15: ...stained with me; for in this one Caesar, you will find many a Marius."
21: ...l, he had their throats cut before they were crucified to lessen their suffering.
23: ...as propaganda for his upcoming election for the office of [[quaestor]].
28: ...n [[Spain]]. As an administrative and financial officer, the trip was largely uneventful, but it was w... - Pompey (25785 bytes)
8: ...uired a prot駩 of his own with the young staff officer, [[Marcus Tullius Cicero]]. According to [[Plu...
12: ...ivialry that would last for years to come. Pompey first meet Caesar when Sulla brought Caesar before h...
15: ...kept him a privatus (a man holding no political office of ? or associated with ? the ''[[cursus honoru...
19: ...arians. Proclaimed imperator by his troops on the field in Africa. Pompey demanded a triumph for his A...
22: ...been able to achieve a clean victory on the battlefield. - Caesar Augustus (50559 bytes)
3: ...to emerge victoriously as Caesar Augustus and the first [[Roman Emperor]].
5: ...Rome at the time. He also reorganized the tax and financial systems of Rome, as well as prompting an a...
14: ... Octavian’s time in Hispania was likely the first time the two were able to develop a close rela...
16: ... Caesar on a campaign against the Dacians and the Parthians.
18: ...tavian to serve as his second-in-command in the office of [[master of the horse]] beginning in the yea... - Hadrian (6480 bytes)
5: ...ive of his predecessor [[Trajan]]. Trajan never officially designated a successor, but, according to h...
11: ...e army sometime in the reign of [[Domitian]]. His first service was as a [[tribune]] of the [[Legio II...
15: ...rsement of the armies of Syria and the senate ratification. It is speculated that [[Plotina]], Trajan'...
20: ...to be indefensible. There was almost a war with [[Parthia]] around [[121]], but the threat was averted when...
22: ... forts, outposts and watchtowers, the latter specifically improving communications and local area secu... - History of the Kurds (8244 bytes)
3: ...n of the [[Kurd]]s, it was formerly considered sufficient to describe them as the descendants of the C...
5: ...people named [[Gutian|Gutii]], a title which signified "a warrior", and which was rendered in Assyrian...
9: ...d upon [[Babylon]], and furnished a contingent of fighting men to his successors, being thus mentioned...
11: ...vely under the sway of the [[Macedonia]]ns, the [[Parthia]]ns, and [[Sassanid]]s, being especially befriend...
21: ...] under the protection of Turkey. The attempt, at first encouraged by the [[Ottoman Empire|Porte]], as... - Persian Empire (26229 bytes)
8: ===The first Persian state: Achaemenid Persia ([[648 BC]]-[...
11: The '''first record''' of the Persians comes from an [[Assy...
13: ... in southern Iran around 650 BC, establishing the first organized Persian [[state]]. The Persians grad...
15: ... and carried his arms eastward into central Asia. Finally in [[539 BC]], Cyrus marched triumphantly in...
19: ...ood for the empire's subjects, but ultimately benefited the Achaemenids, since the conquered peoples f... - Theater in the United States (12545 bytes)
2: ... story to appear in all forms. Regions with significant music scenes often have have strong theater a...
11: ...sionally-mounted American play, ''[[The Prince of Parthia]]'' by [[Thomas Godfrey]], in [[1767]].
24: ...this time was the [[minstrel show]], arguably the first uniquely American style of performance. These ...
38: ...y]], and is notable for heavily influencing early film, [[radio]], and television productions in the c...
43: ...n due in part to the fact the [[Silent film|early films]] had no sound, and could thus not compete. Mo... - Mauryan (48769 bytes)
8: ...o rule the Indian subcontinent. Its decline began fifty years after Ashoka's rule ended, and it dissol...
10: ... the creation of a single and efficient system of finance, administration and security. After the [[Ka...
12: ...Mauryan empire is considered one of the most significant periods in Indian history. The ''[[Lion Capit...
22: ...with the Himalayan king Parvatka, sometimes identified with Porus (Sir John Marshall "Taxila", p18, an...
32: ...g Dhana, plus resources necessary for his army to fight a long series of battles. These men included t...
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