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Events Byzantine general Belisarius conquers Milan and the Ostrogoth capital Ravenna. Ostrogoth king Witiges is succeeded by Ildibad. Pope Vigilius in letters to Emperor Justinian and Patriarch Mennas of Constantinople rejects Monophysitism. The Sassanids attack Dara and capture Antioch. High King Custennin ap Cado of Britain is deposed and returns to Dumnonia. Several cultures worldwide chronicle tales of fire in the sky, unexplained ground shakings, a temporary nightfall that ...

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This is a list of the Emperors of the late Roman Empire, called Byzantine. The title of all Emperors listed preceding Heraclius was officially Augustus, although various other titles such as Dominus were used as well. For official purposes, their names were preceded by Imperator Caesar Flavius and followed by Augustus. Following Heraclius, the title became the Greek Basileus (Gr. Βασιλευς), which had formerly meant "king" but now was used in place of Augustus. Other (and to Roman minds, lesser) kings were titled by the neologi ...

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• List of Byzantine Emperors - Non-dynastic
• List of Byzantine Emperors - Valentinian-Theodosian dynasty
• List of Byzantine Emperors - Leonid dynasty
• List of Byzantine Emperors - Justinian dynasty
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• List of Byzantine Emperors - Heraclian dynasty
• List of Byzantine Emperors - Non-dynastic
• List of Byzantine Emperors - Isaurian dynasty
• List of Byzantine Emperors - Phocid dynasty
• List of Byzantine Emperors - Non-dynastic
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• List of Byzantine Emperors - Macedonian dynasty
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• List of Byzantine Emperors - Laskarid dynasty in exile in the Empire of Nicaea
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The following is a list of barbarian kings of Italy. The term "barbarian" is more applicable to the Lombards than it is to Odoacer and to the Gothic kings: Odoacer (476-493), dux Italiae until the death of Julius Nepos (480), then self-styled rex Italiae, with the fiction that he was simply the representative in Italy of the Eastern emperor Zeno. Ostrogothic Kings of Italy Theodoric the Great (493-526) Athalaric (526-534) Theodahad (534-536) Witiges (536-540) Hel ...

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The Battle of Dara was fought between the Sassanids and the Byzantine Empire in 530. The Byzantine Empire was at war with the Sassanids from 527, supposedly because Kavadh I had tried to force the Iberians to become Zoroastrians. The Iberian king fled from Kavadh, but Kavadh tried to make peace with the Byzantines, and attempted to have Justinian adopt his son Khosrau. Justinian refused and sent his generals Sittas and Belisarius into Persia, where they were initially defeated. Justinian tried to negotiate but Kavadh instead se ...

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Flavius Belisarius (505-565) was one of the greatest generals of the Byzantine Empire and one of the greatest generals in history. Belisarius is not particularly well known today (certainly nowhere as near as well-known as Julius Caesar, or Alexander the Great), but this is due more to a lack of attention to Byzantine history than to his skill and accomplishments, which were matched by few, if any, military commanders. Belisarius - Early life and career. Belisarius was probably born in Germane or ...

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• Belisarius - The legend of Belisarius as a blind beggar
• Belisarius - Belisarius in fiction
• Belisarius - Named after him

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Balochistan or Baluchistan is an arid region located in the Iranian Plateau in Southwest Asia, between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The area is named after the numerous Baluch (or Baloch, Balouch) tribes, an Iranian people, who moved into the area from the west around 1000 A.D. All natives are considered Balochi even if they do not speak the Baluchi language; Pashto, Persian, and Brahui languages are also spoken in the region. The southern part of Balochistan is known as Makran. Balochistan - Landscape. Including:

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• Balochistan - History
• Balochistan - Accession problem of 1948
• Balochistan - Prince Abdul Karim Khan
• Balochistan - Beginning of the movement and political allies
• Balochistan - Plan of action
• Balochistan - Armed struggle
• Balochistan - Soviets and Afghans
• Balochistan - Prince Karim's legitimacy outlawed
• Balochistan - The return of Karim
• Balochistan - His capture
• Balochistan - Trial
• Balochistan - Second Baloch National Resistance of 1968
• Balochistan - Balochistan Rebellion During the 70s
• Balochistan - Revival of Struggle for Provincial Rights
• Balochistan - Military Cantonments Issue
• Balochistan - Old Grievances
• Balochistan - Solutions
• Balochistan - Recent Development Projects

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7th century - Overview. 7th century - Events. The Roman-Persian Wars end. Islam starts in Arabia, the Qur'an is documented, and Syria, Iraq, Persia, North Africa and Central Asia convert to Islam. Sutton Hoo ship burial, East Anglia (modern England) Xuan Zang (aka Hsuan-Tsang) travelled from China to India, before returning to Chang An in China to translate Buddhist scriptures. End of sporadic Buddhist rule in the Sindh.Including:

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• 7th century - Inventions discoveries introductions
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The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان, islāmī jamhūriya i pākistān), or Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان, pākistān) is a country located in South Asia that overlaps onto the Greater Middle East and Central Asia. The country borders Iran (Persia), Afghanistan, China, India and the Arabian Sea. The name of the country "Pakistan" in Urdu and Persian means Land of the Pure. With around 163 million inhabitants, it is the sixth most populous country with the secon ...

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• Pakistan - Geography
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• Pakistan - Population Statistics
• Pakistan - Religion
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• Pakistan - Subdivisions
• Pakistan - Society and Culture
• Pakistan - Roots
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• Pakistan - Globalization
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A sneeze is the semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the nose and mouth. An unimpeded sneeze sends two to five thousand bacteria-filled droplets into the air. The medical name for sneezing is sternutation. Sneezing is generally caused by irritation in the passages of the nose. Pollens, house dust, and other particles are usually harmless, but when they irritate the nose the body responds by expelling them from the nasal passages. The nose mistakes strong odors, sudden chills, bright lights (see photic sneeze reflex), and even orgasms in some people for nasal irritants, ...

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Catholic Encyclopedia. Reigned 537-555, date of birth unknown; died at Syracuse, 7 June 555. He belonged to a distinguished Roman family; his father Johannes is called consul in the Liber pontificalis (ed. Duchesne, I, 298), having received that title from the emperor. Reparatus, a brother of Vigilius, was a senator (Procopius, De bello gothico, I, 26). Vigilius entered the service of the Roman Church and was a deacon in 531, in which year the Roman cler ...

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Annales Cambriae, or The Annals of Wales, believed to date from 970, is a chronicle of events thought to be significant occurring during the years 447-954. It is widely accepted that the first entry (listed "Year 1") was made in 447; however, some sources claim that some entries may have been 'interpolated' in later years (details, names etc. added). Despite the name, it does not only record events in Wales, but also mentions events in Irel ...

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Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων Roman (Byzantine) Empire Motto: Βασιλεὺς Βασιλέων Βασιλεύων Βασιλευόντων (Greek: King of Kings Ruling Over Rulers) The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. In certain s ...

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• Byzantine Empire - Identity continuity and consciousness
• Byzantine Empire - Origin
• Byzantine Empire - Early history
• Byzantine Empire - The age of Justinian I
• Byzantine Empire - The fight for survival
• Byzantine Empire - Golden era
• Byzantine Empire - The Comneni and the Crusaders
• Byzantine Empire - Underlying reasons for decline
• Byzantine Empire - The Decline and Fall of the Byzantine Empire
• Byzantine Empire - Legacy and importance
• Byzantine Empire - Bibliography

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Events Births Deaths Empress Jitō, empress of Japan 703 - In Other Fields. 703 is the area code for telephone numbers in the Northern Virginia region of the United States. It is overlaid by area code 571. It touches the 202 area code of Washington, DC as well as the 301 and 240 area codes of Southern Maryland. Other area codes in Virginia are 276, 434, 540, 757, and 804. Category: 703< ...

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571 - Deaths. Emperor Kimmei, emperor of Japan 571 - Births. Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abulmottalib ibn Hashim, the Last Prophet of Islam 571 - In Other Fields. 571 is the area code for telephone numbers in the Northern Virginia region of the United States. It is overlaid by area code 703. It touches the 202 area code of Washington, DC as well as the 301 and 240 area codes of Southern Maryland. Other are ...

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Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century Decades: 480s - 490s - 500s - 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s Years: 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 Events and Trends Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, built (532-537) General Belisarius fights many campaigns defeating, among others, the Vandals in North Africa, bringing their kingdom to an end. During the Climate changes of 535-536 the sun reportedly becomes very dim and the weather is extraordinarily cold. This may have been ...

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Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus or Justinian I (May 11, 483–November 13/14, 565), was Eastern Roman Emperor from August 1, 527 until his death. One of the most important rulers of Late Antiquity, he is best remembered for his reform of the legal code through the commission of Tribonian, and the military expansion of imperial territory that was achieved during his reign, primarily through the campaigns of Belisarius. He is also known as "The last Roman Emperor." He is considered a saint in the Orthodox Church, commemorate ...

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• Justinian I - Suppression of non-Christian religions
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• Justinian I - Bibliography

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Silla (also spelled Shilla) was one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea. It conquered the other two kingdoms in the 7th century C.E., Baekje in 660 and Goguryeo in 668. Historians sometimes refer to Silla in the period after it conquered the other two kingdoms as Unified Silla. Silla history is traditionally divided by Korean scholars into four periods. During the first period (57 B.C.~514 A.D.), Silla evolved to a kingdom. Silla became a fully grown kingdom during the second period (514~654). During the ...

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See List of barbarian kings of Italy After the deposition of Romulus Augustus in 476, Heruli leader Odoacer was appointed dux Italiae (ruler of Italy) by emperor Zeno. Later, he entitled himself rex Italiae (king of Italy), though he always presented himself as an officer of the eastern government. In 483, Ostrogothic leader Theodoric the Great defeated Odoacer, and started a new dynasty of kings of Italy. Ostrogothic rule ended with the death of Teias (552), wh ...

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At the beginning of his reign he concluded an "eternal" peace with the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, who wanted to have his hands free for the conquest of Africa and Sicily. But his successes against the Vandals and Goths caused Khosrau to begin the war again in 540. He invaded Syria and carried the inhabitants of Antioch to his residence, where he built for them a new city near Ctesiphon under the name of Khosrau-Antioch or Chosro-Antioch. During the next years he fought successfully in Lazica or Lazistan (the ancien ...

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Khosrau I of Persia, Khosrau I of Persia - Early life, Khosrau I of Persia - Conquests, Khosrau I of Persia - Religious tolerance, Khosrau I of Persia - Reforms

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King of the Britons - House of Troy. Brutus I (Brute) 1149–1125 BC Locrinus (Locrine) 1125–1105 BC Queen Gwendolen 1105–1090 BC jointly with... Maddan (Madan) 1105–1065 BC Mempricius 1065–1045 BC Ebraucus (Ebranck) 1045–1005 BC Brutus II Greenshield 1005–993 BC Leil 993–968 BC Rud Hud Hudibras (Lud) 968–929 BC Bladud (Blaedud) 929–909 BC Leir (Lear) 909–855 BC (died 849 BC) King of the Britons - House of Albany. See also:

King of the Britons, King of the Britons - Kings of the Britons, King of the Britons - House of Troy, King of the Britons - House of Albany, King of the Britons - House of Cornwall, King of the Britons - House of Troy, King of the Britons - House of Albany, King of the Britons - House of Cornwall, King of the Britons - House of Loegria, King of the Britons - House of Monmouth, King of the Britons - Kings Chosen by Lot, King of the Britons - House of Beldgabred, King of the Britons - Kings Chosen by Lot, King of the Britons - House of Capoir, King of the Britons - Anti–Roman Resistance Leader, King of the Britons - House of the Severi, King of the Britons - Usurping British Rulers, King of the Britons - Roman Commander, King of the Britons - House of the Votadini, King of the Britons - House of the Constantii, King of the Britons - House of the Gewissei, King of the Britons - House of the Votadini, King of the Britons - House of the Gewissei, King of the Britons - House of the Votadini, King of the Britons - House of the Dumnonii, King of the Britons - Usurping British Ruler, King of the Britons - House of Brittany, King of the Britons - House of the Gewissei, King of the Britons - House of Brittany, King of the Britons - House of the Dumnonii, King of the Britons - House of Brittany, King of the Britons - House of Dyfed, King of the Britons - House of Gwynedd, King of the Britons - House of Wessex, King of the Britons - House of Gwynedd, King of the Britons - Aftermath

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