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b. Sept. 15?, AD 53, Italica, Baetica [now in Spain]d. Aug. 8/9, 117, Selinus, Cilicia [now in Turkey] Latin IN FULL CAESAR DIVI NERVAE FILIUS NERVA TRAIANUS OPTIMUS AUGUSTUS, also called ( 9798) CAESAR NERVA TRAIANUS GERMANICUS, ORIGINAL NAME MARCUS ULPIUS TRAIANUS, Roman emperor (AD 98-117), the f...

The European Dream Of Progress And Enlightenment Impact Of The Scientific Revolution Science, Art, And Philosophy In The Eighteenth Century Introduction In the eighteenth century, while royal absolutism faced serious problems, many learned and thoughtful Europeans held a shining vision of the futur...

American Civil War, Submarines The next U.S. attempt at submarine warfare came during the Civil War (1861-65) when the Confederate States resorted to "unconventional" methods to overcome the Union Navy's superior strength, exerted in a blockade of Southern ports. In 1862 Horace L. Hunley of Mobile,...

Golden Bull, "Hungary's Magna Charta"Author: E.O.S.Golden Bull, "Hungary's Magna Charta"1222During the century preceding the reign of Andrew II, King of Hungary,which began in 1205, that country had been engaged in frequent Wars withVenice over the possession of Dalmatia, but no event of recent year...

Eastern EuropeAuthor: Robert BailkeyDate: 2002Following in the wake of the Germanic tribes' westward march, the Slavsspread from the Pripet marshes west to the Elbe, east to the Urals, north toFinland, and south to the Peloponnesus. As they settled throughout eastern andcentral Europe from the sixth...

Recognition Of The Independence Of CubaAuthor: VariousDate: 1898 Recognition Of The Independence Of Cuba[The following resolution not only recognized the independence of Cuba,but authorized the levying of war upon Spain in order to force upon thatcountry a similar recognition. The resolution was pas...

A History of England ARTHURIAN LEGEND The virtues of knighthood were more completely embodied in King Arthur, the legendary prince of the ancient Britons, than in any other figure in literature. According to legend, Arthur was the son of King Uther Pendragon. Immediately after his birth, Arthur was...

A History of Ancient Greece Spartans and Thermopylae Rollin's Ancient History: History Of The Persians And Grecians Author: Rollin, Charles Go Stranger and to Sparta Tell Faithful to Her Laws, Here, We Fell Amongst the greatest and most loyal soldiers in human history where the Spartans. Never was...

The American Civil War, Gettysburg 1863 Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 On June 24, 1863, General Robert E. Lee led his Confederate Army across the Potomac River and headed towards Pennsylvania. In response to this threat President Lincoln replaced his army commander, General Joseph Hooker, with Gene...

World War One, PERSHING, John J At the age of 56, John J. Pershing became the commander of the American Expeditionary Force that helped to turn the tide in favor of the Allies and against the Central Powers during World War I. For his leadership during the war, he was promoted to the rank of general...

SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD In the ancient world there were seven great man-made structures for travelers to see on a world tour. Lists of the so-called seven wonders of the world sometimes varied. The following list, dating from about the 6th century AD, was a commonly used and standard one: (1) the...

The saying "Skeleton in the Closet" is an urban myth that came from England well over a hundred years old. The story goes that a recently widowed woman went to work as a housekeeper for a married couple. Upon opening one of the closets she discovered a skeleton hanging on a hook. Shocked, she mentio...