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- Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ...d''' is a landlocked federal state in [[Europe]], which borders [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [...
3: ...on is similarly used; for example, it is used as Switzerland's [[country code top-level domain|ccTLD]...
6: common_name = Switzerland |
7: native_name = Switzerland |
8: image_flag = Switzerland flag large.png | - Agathocles (2843 bytes)
5: ...[[banishment|banished]] for attempting to overthrow the [[oligarchy|oligarchical]] party in Syracuse....
7: ...e [[democracy|democratic]] [[constitution]] which was then set up. Having banished or murdered some 1...
9: ...uler of [[Cyrenaica]]. After several victories he was at last completely defeated ([[307 BC]]) and fl...
11: ...of the island more firmly than ever. Peace treaty with Carthage left him in control of Sicily east of...
14: ...k from cruelty to gain his ends, he afterwards showed himself a mild and popular "tyrant." Agathocles... - Agesilaus II (5597 bytes)
1: ...e increasing power of Agesilaus soon led to his downfall.
3: ... the satrap Pharnabazus and once more turned southward.
4: ...ssaly]], where he repulsed the Thessalian cavalry who tried to impede him. Reinforced by Phocian and...
6: ...] in [[Boeotia]], and in a hotly contested battle was
7: technically victorious, but the success was a barren one - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ...ilitary commanders of the ancient world. He is known in some eastern traditions such as the [[Middle-...
6: ...d a literary tradition in which he appears as a towering legendary [[hero]] in the tradition of [[Ach...
9: ...ould have the character of a lion. [[Aristotle]] was Alexander's tutor; he gave Alexander a thorough...
11: ...d that the Oracle had revealed Alexander's father was [[Zeus]], rather than Philip. According to Plut...
14: ...n bragging to the rest of the Greek city states how he managed to have Philip assassinated. - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
1: ... border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0.5em 0 1em 1em; backgroun...
13: ...ently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the death of Theodosius I.
18: ...;ία Σοφία/Holy Wisdom)
27: ...most of North Africa, and later conquer Sicily as well.
32: | The Church in Rome breaks with the Church in Constantinople. - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...ory|prehistoric]] [[earthworks (engineering)|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Cast...
2: ...ism|feudal]] age, often remained attached to the dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles an...
4: ...inently in [[History of Japan|Japanese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
8: ...r owners for specific purposes, or evolved into new purposes over time:
10: ...n castles - e.g. portcullises, battlements and drawbridges. - Johannes Kepler (17038 bytes)
2: ...own for his [[Kepler's laws of planetary motion|laws of planetary motion]]. He is sometimes referred ...
4: ...o [[Tycho Brahe]]. Kepler's career also coincided with that of [[Galileo Galilei]].
6: ...pus'' '''harmonices mundi''' ("The Harmony of the world") in Linz during the early 17th century.
9: ... and sickly child, but despite his ill health, he was precociously brilliant.
11: ...robably led him to turn to the world of ideas, as well as an abiding religious conviction, for solace... - Carthage (20744 bytes)
1: ...Carthage (near modern [[Tunis]]). The map also shows [[Italy]] and the islands of [[Sicily]], [[Sardi...
3: ...y" (written without vowels as ''QRT HDŠT''), was an ancient city in [[North Africa]] located on ...
6: ...the city-god [[Melqart]]. Traditionally, the city was founded by [[Dido]], and a number of foundation...
8: ...an coast, perhaps as far as [[Sierra Leone]]. Meanwhile, under a leader named Malchus, the city began...
10: ...ia]], [[Malta]], the [[Balearic Islands]] and the western half of [[Sicily]]. Colonies had also been ... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...r and a [[staging area]] for the [[Crusade]]s, as well as a very important center of commerce (especi...
6: ...the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invulnerable.
8: ... Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of the [[Brenner pass]] from Verona...
9: [[Image:VEN74_1625W.jpg|thumb|]]
10: ...ed to the defence of Venetian sovereignty when it was threatened by invaders. - Shays' Rebellion (6569 bytes)
1: ...the rebels, known as [[Shaysites]] or Regulators, were small farmers angered by high debt and tax bur...
3: ...tax|regressive]]. As a result, many small farmers were forced to sell their land to meet their debts,...
5: ...ocument and ratification because of extremely bad weather. The resulting feeling of disenfranchiseme...
7: ...wdoin was elected governor, many of the people in Western Massachusetts became restless.
9: ... groups called out to fight the Regulators often switched sides. - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...[British North America]], resulted in the overthrow of British rule in the thirteen colonies and the ...
3: ...ctive, including the origins and aftermath of the war, see the [[American Revolution]].
5: ...ous images relating to the American Revolutionary War.]]
10: ...cipline of regular troops, but could be effective when led by talented officers.
12: ...ally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,000. - Scythia (22520 bytes)
1: ...e '''[[Saka]]''' were Asian Scythians and were known as [[Sai]] to the Chinese.
3: ... first appear in Assyrian annals as ''Ishkuzai'', who are reported as pouring in from the north some ...
5: ... Iranian, it is generally held that the Scythians were of Iranian origin.
7: ...Indo-European]] root *'''skeud''', 'to shoot, throw.'
9: ...ianWarriors.jpg|thumb|350px|Scythian warriors, drawn after figures on an [[electrum]] cup from the Ku... - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
3: ...he late 19th century, they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ...[[German Empire]] of 1871–1918 was often known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from...
7: ...anic period and ends with the Unification of the two Germanys in [[1990]]. For further details, pleas...
12: ... Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work about the Germanic people at the Roman frontie...
13: ...rust into [[Celts|Celtic]] territory from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the [[Oder]] and the [... - First Crusade (34670 bytes)
2: ...crusade – in contrast to the many that followed – to achieve its stated goal.
5: ...], gave rise to an entire class of warriors who now had very little to do but fight among themselves ...
7: ...icily]], while [[Pisa]], [[Genoa]] and [[Aragon]] were all actively fighting Islamic strongholds in [...
9: ...capture the Holy Land with the famous words: "God wills it!"
12: ...ies and gaining control of their neighbours, than with cooperating against the crusaders. - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
3: ...he late 19th century, they exerted influence upon Western civilization from its very beginnings.
5: ...[[German Empire]] of 1871–1918 was often known as the second Reich to indicate its descent from...
7: ...anic period and ends with the Unification of the two Germanys in [[1990]]. For further details, pleas...
12: ... Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descriptive work about the Germanic people at the Roman frontie...
13: ...rust into [[Celts|Celtic]] territory from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advancing to the [[Oder]] and the [...
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