Italy‚ Sicily‚ northwestern Africa‚ and southern Spain were brought back under imperial control by the military victories of A. Theodora B. Belisarius C. Basil II D. Charlemagne Constantinople withstood sieges in 674-678 and 717-718 by A. The Sasanids B. The Gauls C. The Russians D. Arabic forces One of the causes of Byzantine resurgence was the political innovation wherein a general was given military and civil control over an imperial province or A
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military innovations. The Assyrians for the first time‚ on a large scale‚ armed their army in iron‚ introduced large‚ organized use of horsemen‚ descent troops and sapper units. The army was commanded by professional officers and military staff. Assyrian siege art‚ for hundreds of years‚ was the best in the world and the Assyrian logistics‚ until the Roman Empire‚ was the most advanced in the world. The Assyrians launched the construction of military roads‚ built great military warehouses and also divided
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Before and After the Alamo The purpose of this paper is to explain the Alamo’s origin‚ history and enduring legacy. Today the Alamo is a historical sight located in San Antonio‚ Texas. Each year thousands of people visit the Alamo to learn more about what truly happened at the battle of the Alamo. The Texans had one goal and that was to establish the independent state of Texas. On the other hand‚ Mexico also wanted to expand their land as well. In 1835‚ Mexico wanted dictatorship over Antonio Lopez
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was discovered there by Odysseus‚ who persuaded him to go to Troy One of Lycomedes’ daughters‚ Deidamia‚ bore Achilles a son‚ Neoptolemus. According to Homer‚ Achilles came to Troy leading the 50 ships of the Myrmidons. In the last year of the siege‚ when Agamemnon stole the captive princess Briseis from
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Deforestation of South-East Asia The effects deforestation is having on south-east Asia are dizzying. Rapid development since the siege of Khe-Sanh in Vietnam (1968) and surrounding nations of the Mekong region has caused widespread destruction of their forests. Many of these areas are switching trees for coffee bushes‚ threatening the extraordinary biodiversity that holds around 1‚700 different species. These trees are cut down for the furniture export market. Also‚ forests are being wiped out
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How Barbaric were the Mongols The Mongols were very barbaric‚ their reputation was not pretty‚ they slaughtered entire cities and left one person alive so they could tell the terrible story. North China Genghis Khan’s first serious target was North China‚ their army of 200‚000 rode east. Numerous cities felt Mongol brutality. Slaughter was so great‚ streets were greasy of human fat and flesh. Russia and Eastern Europe In 1227 Genghis Khan died‚ so one of his four sons took over. After a long
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evidence to support or disprove the many theories that evolve around Troy. Between the book and the film there are a wealth of differences‚ and similarities only lie in the basic‚ undisputed ideas. "The Iliad" begins in the ninth year of the ten year siege of the Greeks upon Troy‚ whereas the movie shows Paris taking Helen away from Troy angering Menelaus in the process. The Greeks sail across the Aegean Sea (in ships of a questionable eighth century design www.archaeology.org/onlinereviews/troy) for
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of culture‚ developed trade and handicrafts on the territory of Kazakhstan. 9. The mongol invasion into the Central Asia led by Chingizkhan started at the beginning of the XIII century. 10. In 1218 Chingizkhan conquered Semirechie and started the siege of Otrar‚ which did not surrender to him; after six months of defense Otrar surrendered and Chingizkhan ordered his warriors to annihilate all the population of the city. 11. At last in the forties of the XII century Kazakh land were included in the
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The word Byzantine has been derived from term Byzantium and this word is basically belongs to Greek man named Byzas. The whole Empire of Byzantine was Greek speaking and it was also in the continuation of eastern part of great Roman Empire during the period of late Middle East ages and late antiquity. The capital of this Empire was Constantinople that known in the modern age with the name of Istanbul. Byzantine also survived the fragmentation and it causes fall to the Western Roman Empire. During
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bioBio of John Flanagan Writer Born: 22 May 1944 Birthplace: Sydney‚ Australia Best known as: Author of the Ranger’s Apprentice series of children’s books Name at birth: John Anthony Flanagan A former advertising and television writer‚ John Flanagan is now known for writing the Ranger’s Apprentice fantasy books for young readers. Flanagan grew up in Sydney‚ Australia‚ took to writing early‚ and eventually caught on as an ad agency writer. Later he moved to television and with co-writer
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