Tag: world history

Pompey the Great (106-48BC), Roman general and statesman, the erstwhile ally and son-in-law of Julius Caesar, but later his arch-rival for power. Pompey was born Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in Rome on September 29, 106BC, into a senatorial family; his father, Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, was consul in 89BC. ...

World War One, Between the two world wars A strong impulse toward the development of international studies in universities came in the 1920s. New centers, institutes, and schools devoted to teaching and research in international relations were founded. Courses were organized and general textbooks ...

The State The Objects Of Government Author: Wilson, Woodrow The Objects Of Government 1514. Character of the Subject. - Political interest and controversy centre nowhere more acutely than in the question, What are the proper objects of government? This is one of those difficult questions upon whi...

Americas On The Eve Of InvasionAuthor: Michael SchwartzDate: 1992 Post classical Mesoamerica, A.D. 1000-1500 The collapse of Teotihuacan in central Mexico and the abandonment of theclassical Maya cities in the 8th century A.D. signaled a significant politicaland cultural change in Mesoamerica. The c...

Revolt Of Hungary Author: Vambery, Arminius Revolt Of Hungary 1848 Deep interest throughout the civilized world was aroused by the unavailing struggle of Hungary, in 1848, for national independence. The name of Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot and famous orator, became celebrated in many lands;...

Although the above graph shows that German losses during this month were very high, they appear even worse when we take the total German strength and convert the above figures into percentages. The single engined Bf109 figures represent 24% of the total fighter strength while the bombers represent a...

The American Civil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 b. June 14, 1811, Litchfield, Conn., U.S.d. July 1, 1896, Hartford, Conn. HARRIET ELIZABETH BEECHER STOWE was an American writer and philanthropist, the author of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which contributed so much to p...

List of who are buried in the Mausoleum of Augudtus AugustusTiberiusCaligulaClaudiusNero ...

Ancient Egypt, Menes 2925 B.C. also spelled MENA, MENI, OR MIN, first king of unified Egypt, who, according to tradition, joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single, centralized monarchy. Manetho, a 3rd-century-bc Egyptian historian, called him Menes; the 5th-century-bc Greek historian Herodotus refer...

History of the Conquest of Peru Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 View Of The Civilization Of The Incas. Author: Prescott, William H. Part II A principal design of the great roads was to serve the purposes of military communication. It formed an important item of their military policy, which is quit...

Ebla Modern Tall Mardikh, also spelled TELL MARDIKH, ancient city 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Aleppo in northwestern Syria. During the height of its power (c. 2600-2240 BC), Ebla dominated northern Syria, Lebanon, and parts of northern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) and enjoyed trade and diplomatic rel...

TUBMAN, Harriet (1820?-1913) A runaway slave herself, Harriet Tubman helped so many blacks escape to freedom that she became known as the "Moses of her people." During the Civil War she served the Union Army as a nurse, cook, scout, and spy. Harriet Tubman was born Harriet Ross about 1820 on a plant...