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  1. Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
    6: ===The Roman Beginning===
    14: ...y influenced the [[feminism|feminist]] view of Atermisia Gentileschi during the [[20th century]]
    26: ...sembles Artemisia itself, who - as the mundan informations of the period say - was extremely beautiful...
    38: ...e artistic novelties of the period and enough determination to live as a protagonist during this wonde...
    42: ...y others were also famous in Rome); the "Venere Dormiente" (''"The Sleeping Venus"''), today at [[Prin...
  2. Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
    2: ...film|documentary]] [[propaganda film]]s for the German [[Nazi Party]]. Shut out of the film industry a...
    5: Born in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], Riefenstahl started her career as a self-st...
    7: ... She went on to make a film about the German [[Wehrmacht]]: the film was released in [[1935]] as ''[[T...
    9: In [[1936]], Riefenstahl qualified to represent Germany in [[cross-country skiing]] in the [[1936 Summ...
    19: ... documentary --> of life in the oceans, full of harmony, on her hundredth birthday - [[August 22]], [[...
  3. Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
    4: ... the last of seven children of poor [[tobacco]] farmers.
    8: ...oliday]]''. Many thought Gardner's greatest performance was as Maxine Faulk in ''[[The Night of the I...
    76: * [[Permission to Kill]] (1975)
    83: * [[Regina Roma]] (1982)
  4. Balalaika (5108 bytes)
    18: ... particularly on the prima, where it is used to form [[chord (music)|chord]]s. The [[hand#The four fi...
    41: ...t Union]]. The balalaika orchestra in its full form -- balalaikas, [[domra]]s, [[gusli]], [[bayan (mu...
    43: ...omething distinctively Soviet (i.e., Russian). Enormous amounts of energy and time were devoted by the...
    45: ...d the balalaika was also played by some Russian [[Roma (people)|Gypsie]]s. The cabaret/gypsy tradition ...
  5. Netherlands (35958 bytes)
    1: ...north and west, [[Belgium]] to the south, and [[Germany]] to the east. In many countries, the Netherla...
    10: image_coat = Nl-arms.gif |
    62: ...f Spain|Philip II]], the son of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], was not prepared to let the...
    64: After gaining formal independence from the [[Spanish Empire]] under ...
    68: ...ecoming Head of State. Luxembourg turned to the German branch of the Nassau family, which are still th...
  6. Turkey (41694 bytes)
    8: image_coat = Turkey coat of arms.png |
    17: established_events = &nbsp;- Formation of Parliament<br>&nbsp;- Declaration of Repu...
    49: ...n Sea]] to south, with the [[Aegean Sea]] and [[Marmara Sea]] (both branches of the Mediterranean) to ...
    50: ... the northwest; [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Armenia]] and the [[Azerbaijan]]i exclave of [[Nakhic...
    60: ...ictorious [[Allies of World War I]] revoked the terms of the [[Treaty of Sevres]] on [[Anatolia]]. In ...
  7. Greece (54754 bytes)
    1: ...It has land boundaries with [[Bulgaria]], the [[Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]], and [[Albania...
    6: ...dth=130px | [[Image:Greece_coa.png|125px|Coat of Arms]]
    50: ...insula]]. It is bordered by [[Bulgaria]], the [[Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]] and [[Albania]...
    59: ...nch]] {{lang|fr|''Grèce''}}, [[German language|German]] {{lang|de|''Griechenland''}}, [[Portuguese La...
    68: ... Roman Empire finally split in two, the [[Eastern Roman Empire]], known as the Byzantine Empire, centere...
  8. Serbia and Montenegro (13848 bytes)
    1: ...the union of [[Serbia]] and [[Montenegro]], two former [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugo...
    14: ... [[Coat of Arms of Serbia and Montenegro|Coat of Arms of<br/>Serbia and Montenegro]]
    58: <sup>3</sup> Also Chairman of the [[Council of Ministers of Serbia and Mon...
    63: ...[Succession of states theory|successor]] of the former Yugoslavia, although they accepted it as consti...
    93: ...ficant populations of [[Hungarians]], [[Roma]], [[Romanians]], [[Croats]] and [[Slovaks]], mostly concen...
  9. Germany (46412 bytes)
    1: '''The Federal Republic of Germany''' is one of [[G8|the world's leading]] [[indu...
    7: ...| [[Image:Bundesadler.png|100px|Germany: Coat of Arms]]
    9: | width="130px"| ([[Flag of Germany|Flag]])
    10: ...30px| ([[Federal Coat of Arms of Germany|Coat of Arms]])
    13: ... und Recht und Freiheit''<br>([[German language|German]]: Unity and Justice and Freedom)
  10. Slovakia (19892 bytes)
    7: ...Slovakia Coat of Arms.png|80px|Slovakia: Coat of Arms]]
    56: ...for example [[Germany]] vs. Federal Republic of Germany or [[France]] vs. French Republic.
    58: ...e awkward, arising in analogy to the use of the term Czech Republic, but that is (partly) another prob...
    63: ...[[Vannius]], a barbarian kingdom founded by the Germanic tribe of [[Quadi]], existed in western and ce...
    65: ... with neighboring [[Moravia]], the principality formed the core of the [[Great Moravia|Great Moravian ...
  11. Hungary (18459 bytes)
    1: ...ered by [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Romania]], [[Serbia]], [[Croatia]] and [[Slovenia]]. I...
    57: ..., ruler of Great Moravia, sought to establish a permanent Moravian kingdom, but the appearance of the ...
    59: ...[1241]]&ndash;[[1242]] by [[Mongol]] ([[Tatar]]) armies of [[Batu Khan]].
    61: ... [[Poland|Polish]] and [[Czech lands]], Hungary formed the [[Visegrᤠgroup]] of nations. Today an all...
    69: ...ntly elected Regent, thereby preserving Hungary formally as a kingdom, although there were no more Kin...
  12. 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 ...
    8: ...n the first century. After [[Constantine I of the Roman Empire|Emperor Constantine]] officially recogniz...
    14: ....edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/_Texts/Lanciani/LANPAC/3*.html#sec16 Circus ...
    22: ...d openings just visible in the illustration but normally invisible to viewers below, enable access (no...
    29: ...ll>IN HONOREM PRINCIPIS APOST PAVLVS V BVRGHESIVS ROMANVS PONT MAX AN MDCXII PONT VII</small> (''In hon...
  13. Albania (24647 bytes)
    1: ...The country is an emerging [[democracy]] and is formally named the '''Republic of Albania''' ([[Albani...
    47: ...ll><br>[[Greek Orthodox]] <small>20%</small><br>[[Roman Catholic]] <small>10%</small><br>
    70: ... the Albanian scholar [[Fa﫠bey Konitza]], the term "Albania" did not displace "Illyria" completely u...
    72: ...h묠Arbresh묠 [http://foreignaffairs.tripod.com/armillotta/albania01_frosina.html Arb벥sh띮
    76: ... is to mention feminine names in the definite form, while the masculine are mentioned in the inde...
  14. Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
    3: |+<big><big>'''''Romania'''''</big></big>
    13: | The Empire is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, fol...
    27: | Arab armies conquer the Levant and Egypt. In the followin...
    35: ...antine outposts in Italy are conquered by the [[Norman]]s.
    38: ...ntinople is occupied by crusaders; Latin empire formed.
  15. World War II (58065 bytes)
    2: ... War II. It was the most extensive and expensive armed conflict in the history of the World.
    4: ... war began is also debated, cited as either the German [[Polish September Campaign|invasion of Poland]...
    6: ... In Europe, the war ended with the surrender of Germany on [[8 May]] [[1945]] ([[Victory in Europe Day...
    10: ...Sphere of influence|spheres of influence]], the former undergoing economic reconstruction under the [[...
    18: ...e another against aggression. This replaced the German-Japanese [[Anti-Comintern Pact]] of 1936 that I...
  16. List of popes (77758 bytes)
    2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
    4: ...tself has been used officially by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since the tenure of [[Pope Siric...
    6: ...] and [[metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant o...
    28: | '''Petrus''', <small>Episcopus Romanus</small>
    33: | '''Linus''', <small>Episcopus Romanus</small>
  17. Pope Eutychian (1004 bytes)
    1: ...s of [[Pope Callixtus I|Callixtus]] (see Kraus, ''Roma sotterranea'', p. 154 et seq.), but almost nothin...
  18. Pope Caius (802 bytes)
    1: ... which he used to seal his letters (see Arringhi, Roma subterr., 1. iv. c. xlviii. p. 426).
  19. Pope Hormisdas (1118 bytes)
    1: ..., [[Italy]]. Saint Hormisdas was a widower and a Roman deacon at the time of his accession to the papal...
    3: ...ession of faith that is called ''The Formula of Hormisdas''.
    5: In art, Hormisdas is portrayed as a young man with a camel. H...
  20. Pope Silvester II (8276 bytes)
    9: When Otto II became [[Holy Roman Emperor]] in [[983]], he appointed Gerbert the a...
    15: ...ted pope, Gerbert confirmed the position of his former rival Arnulf as archbishop of Reims.
    17: In [[1001]], the Roman populace revolted against the emperor, forcing O...
    20: ...ption of the [[astrolabe]] that was edited by [[Hermannus Contractus]] some 50 years later.
    32: ....edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/_Texts/Lanciani/LANPAC/5*.html#sec21 The ins...

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