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- Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
6: ...of all of ancient Egypt's rulers, and is usually known as simply '''Cleopatra''', all of her similarly...
9: ...he also had one younger sister whose name was Arsino뮠She was first briefly co-ruler with her father....
11: ...al claims of Ptolemy and Cleopatra. (It should be noted that Pompey had been married to Caesar's daugh...
19: ...wned ruler of [[Armenia]], [[Medes|Media]], and [[Parthia]]; [[Cleopatra Selene]] was crowned ruler of [[Cy...
21: ...tories about Cleopatra, of which one of the best known is that, at one of the lavish dinners she share... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
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62: ...s conquered by various Central Asian groups, most notably the [[Tocharian]] [[Kushan]]s.
64: ...arts of the kingdom, including Gandhara, to the [[Parthia]]n king [[Gondophares]].
72: ...hal Empire completely vulnerable. The British did not gain strong footholds in the Pakistani region un... - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ... military commanders of the ancient world. He is known in some eastern traditions such as the [[Middle...
6: ...ived on in the history and myth of both Greek and non-Greek peoples. Already during his lifetime, and...
9: ...] (''Alexander'' 3.1,3), Olympias was impregnated not by Philip, who was afraid of her and her affinit...
14: ...r was once thought to have been planned with the knowledge and possible involvement of Alexander or Ol...
16: ...ebes, which had pledged allegiance to Philip were not quick to pledge it to a 20-year-old boy. He imme... - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
3: ...]] or through the [[Levant]] into [[Egypt]] and [[North Africa]].
5: These exchanges were critical not only for the development and flowering of the gr...
11: ...y as circa [[11th century BC|1100 BC]], and the [[nomads]] of the vast Eurasian [[steppe]]-lands had d...
18: ...cient world – [[Badakshan]], in what is now northeastern [[Afghanistan]] – as far as [[Mes...
20: ...be the oldest [[shipbuilding|sea-faring]] harbor known. - Archery (18991 bytes)
9: ...'s open divisions are held by Korea. It should be noted that the Koreans stick primarily to outdoor co...
35: ...his is done to prevent any errors. During scoring no one is allowed to touch the arrows. After scoring...
42: ...e are also versions of the 40cm and 60cm targets known as the "3 Spot". The targets contain 3 instance...
60: ...ussocks of grass or tree stumps. Roving marks are normally shot with English Longbows.
70: ...ome people believe that bows are an acceptable if not preferred way to take game, while others find th... - Timeline of Ancient Rome (22347 bytes)
37: ... [[375 BC|375]]/[[371 BC]] – Anarchy years: no magistrates elected
40: **Elected the first non-patrician consul: Lucius Sextius Sextinus
42: * [[351 BC]] – Elected the first non-patrician censor
44: ... Genucia]]'': no man can hold the same [[cursus honorum|office]] before 10 years have elapsed from the...
45: ...38 BC]] – Latin League dissolved after yet another rebellion - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
3: ...ization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as [[Caesar Augustus]]). Although Rome accumul...
5: ...lennium, in [[1453]], the Eastern Empire, better known as the [[Byzantine Empire]], fell to the [[Otto...
9: ...golden crowns and ornate imperial ritual. We now know that the situation was far more nuanced: certain...
19: ... his ambitions seemed to threaten the republic - now placidly accepted one man rule.
21: Augustus's reign was notable for several long-lasting achievements that w... - Trajan (7787 bytes)
5: ...usia]]. Trajan himself was just one of many well-known Ulpii in a line that continued long after his o...
7: ...'s wars against the [[Germanic tribes]], and was known as one of the foremost military commanders of t...
9: ... succeeded without incident, making him the first non-[[Italy|Italian]] Roman to become Emperor.
11: ...an Senate]] eventually bestowed upon Trajan the honorific of ''optimus'', meaning "the best".
13: ... expedition into the kingdom of [[Dacia]], on the northern bank of the [[Danube River]], and forced Ki... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...tin]]: <small>IMP?C?IVLIVS?CAESAR?DIVVS</small>[[#Notes|¹]]) (b. [[July 13]], c.[[100 BC]] d. [[M...
6: Caesar's military campaigns are known in detail from his own written [[Literary works...
9: Caesar was born in [[Rome]] to a well-known [[patrician]] family (''[[gens]]'' [[Julius|Jul...
11: ...ch by the standards of the Roman nobility. Thus, no member of his family had achieved any outstanding...
13: ... to the Marius party through family connections. Not only was he Marius' nephew, he was also married ... - Pompey (25785 bytes)
3: ...IVS?CN?F?SEX?N?MAGNVS</small>[[#Notes|¹]]), known in [[English language|English]] as '''Pompey th...
10: ... alliance boosted Pompey's career in Rome. Sulla, now the ''[[Roman dictator|dictator]]'' in absolute ...
12: ...ive for later adventures. Pompey viewed Caesar as not so much an enemy, but as a much respected obstac...
15: ...he was ambitious for glory and power. Happy to acknowledge his son-in-law's wishes, and to clear his o...
19: ... who had the idea. The veracity of this claim has not been established. - Caesar Augustus (50559 bytes)
3: ...3 BC]] – [[19 August]] [[14|AD 14]]), known earlier in his life as '''Gaius Octavius.''' Hi...
7: ...]] would be taken by all subsequent Emperors in honor of one of Rome's greatest rulers.
10: ...eached the rank of [[praetor]] and served as governor of [[Macedonia]] before dying when Octavian was ...
12: ...rning himself some military award, despite taking no part in the effort. The following year, at the ag...
16: ... Caesar on a campaign against the Dacians and the Parthians. - Hadrian (6480 bytes)
3: ...[[January 24]], [[76]] - [[July 10]], [[138]]), known as '''Hadrian''' in [[English language|English]...
11: ...of a legion in Upper Pannonia and eventually governor of said province. He was also [[archon]] in [[At...
13: ...not well attested, however his keen interest and knowledge of the army and his demonstrated skill of a...
15: ... guard the Roman rear when Trajan pulled out of [[Parthia]] in [[117]] and died in [[Selinus]]. Hadrian was...
20: ...to be indefensible. There was almost a war with [[Parthia]] around [[121]], but the threat was averted when... - History of the Kurds (8244 bytes)
1: ...ds are one of the [[Iranian peoples]] and speak a north-western [[Iranian language]] related to [[Pers...
3: ...whereas the above groups are thought to have been non Indo-Europeans, apart from the original Mitanni ...
5: ...ior", and which was rendered in Assyrian by the synonym of Gardu or [[Kardu]], the precise term quoted...
7: ... nations inhabiting the high plateaus of [[Asia Minor]], [[Armenia]] and [[Iran|Persia]], became gradu...
11: ...vely under the sway of the [[Macedonia]]ns, the [[Parthia]]ns, and [[Sassanid]]s, being especially befriend... - Persian Empire (26229 bytes)
1: ...s to confuse Iran with Iraq; so in 1959 Pahlavi announced that both Persia and Iran can be used interc...
11: ...tributary peoples to Assyria, [[Babylonia]], and another Aryan tribe, the [[Scythian]]s. The region of...
13: ...e Persians around 700 BC. His son Teispes led the nomadic Persians to settle in southern Iran around 6...
15: ...arter, the king promised not to terrorize Babylon nor destroy its institutions and culture. Cyrus was ...
19: ...the Achaemenids, since the conquered peoples felt no need to revolt. - Theater in the United States (12545 bytes)
2: ...[film]], [[television]], and [[music]], and it is not uncommon for a single story to appear in all for...
4: :''Note'': Both "theater" and "theatre" are common spel...
11: ...sionally-mounted American play, ''[[The Prince of Parthia]]'' by [[Thomas Godfrey]], in [[1767]].
13: .... However it is likely that these ordinances were not strictly enforced, for we have records of perfor...
17: ...[Thomas Abthorpe Cooper]], similarly became well known throughout the young nation. - Mauryan (48769 bytes)
4: ...n armies. By 320 BC the empire had fully occupied Northwestern India, defeating and conquering the [[s...
6: ...histan (region)|Balochistan]] and much of what is now [[Afghanistan]], including the modern [[Herat Pr...
10: ...on of the reign of social and political peace and non-violence across all of India. Ashoka sponsored t...
12: ...auryan rule in South Asia falls into the era of [[Northern Black Polished Ware]] (NBPW). The ''Arthash...
20: ...agupta Maurya (with the help of Chanakya, who was now his advisor) surprised and defeated the Macedoni...
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