For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. 1256 - Events. 1256 - Europe. April 13 - Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull constituting the Augustinian monastic order. The city of Lviv, in present-day Ukraine, is founded by Danylo King of Rus. Theodore II Lascaris, Byzantine Emperor (in exile in the Empire of Nicaea), successfully concludes a military campaign started a year earlier to recover Thrace from the Bulgarians. ...

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Over the centuries, Bologna has acquired many nicknames: "Bologna the learned" ("Bologna la dotta") is a reference to its famous university; "Bologna the fat" ("Bologna la grassa") refers to its cuisine. Bologna is also called "Bologna the red" (Bologna la rossa) not only for its political leanings but also due to its abundance of red brick and marble buildings. Until the late nineteenth century, when a large-scale urban reconstruction project was undertaken, Bologna remained one of the best preserved Medieval cit ...

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Lviv - Administrative division. Lviv is divided in 6 distinct entities called raions with their own administrative bodies: Halyts'ky (Галицький район) Zaliznychny (Залізничний район) Lychakivs'ky (Личаківський район) Sykhivsky (Сихівський район) Frankivs'ky (Франківський район) Shevchenkivs'ky (Шевченківський район) Notable suburbs are: Vynnyky (місто Винники) Brokhovychi (селище Брюховичі) Rud ...

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1256 - Europe. April 13 - Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull constituting the Augustinian monastic order. The city of Lviv, in present-day Ukraine, is founded by Danylo King of Rus. Theodore II Lascaris, Byzantine Emperor (in exile in the Empire of Nicaea), successfully concludes a military campaign started a year earlier to recover Thrace from the Bulgarians. 1256 - Asia. October - Mongol commander Baiju (operating under Hulagu Khan's co ...

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