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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 - Early life and career
• Belisarius - Campaigns against the Vandals
• Belisarius - Campaigns against the Ostrogoths
• Belisarius - His later life and campaigns
• Belisarius - The legend of Belisarius as a blind beggar
• Belisarius - Belisarius in fiction
• Belisarius - Named after him

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David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is a successful author of science fiction and fantasy literature. He is one of the premier authors of the military science fiction subgenre. In addition to his own works, he also often contributes the military angle to many collaborative works. His co-authors include Karl Edward Wagner, Janet Morris, S.M. Stirling, and Eric Flint. His best-known non-collaborative work is the Hammer's Slammers series of military science fiction. He also contributed outlines to the Belisarius series se ...

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• David Drake - External links

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1633 - Events. February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. March 1 - Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu. June 22 - Catholic church forces Galileo Galilei to recant his heliocentric view of the solar system. Eppur si muove. Jews of Poznan are granted a privilege of forbidding Christians to enter into their city quarter. In Ethiopia, Negus Fasilidas expels foreign mi ...

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• 1633 - Events
• 1633 - Births
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Crnobog (The Black God) or Pya is the god of night and darkness in Slavic mythology, and the waning year in opposition to Belobog, the White God of the waxing year. The sinister holiday of Korochun was devoted to him. It should be noted that the ancient Slavic religion, possibly influenced by Persian or Zoroastrian sources, made wide use of dualism and therefore Crnobog might not necessarily be associated with evil in the typical sense. He is simply the opposite of Belobog, just as night opposes day, winter opposes summe ...

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• Crnobog - Crnobog in Novels
• Crnobog - Crnobog in Movies
• Crnobog - Crnobog in computer and video games
• Crnobog - External link

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Mercedes Lackey is a protegee of Marion Zimmer Bradley, and got her start writing short stories in Bradley's story collections. In her use of female and homosexual protagonists, she is like Tanya Huff, although she lacks Huff's rather light tone. ...

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Mercedes Lackey, Mercedes Lackey - Related writers, Mercedes Lackey - Criticisms, Mercedes Lackey - Published Works, Mercedes Lackey - Velgarth, Mercedes Lackey - Elves on the Road universe, Mercedes Lackey - The Halfblood Chronicles, Mercedes Lackey - The Elemental Masters, Mercedes Lackey - Fairy Tale, Mercedes Lackey - Free Bards universe, Mercedes Lackey - The Dragon Jousters, Mercedes Lackey - Heirs of Alexandria, Mercedes Lackey - Obsidian Trilogy, Mercedes Lackey - Bard's Tale universe

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Keith Laumer - Bolo. Books concerning Bolo war machines: self-aware tanks. Bolo (1976) Bolo: Annals of the Dinochrome Brigade (1986) Rogue Bolo (1986) The Stars Must Wait (1990) The Compleat Bolo (1990) Keith Laumer - Retief. Satirical adventures of Retief, the galactic diplomat. Envoy to New Worlds (1963) Galactic Diplomat (1965) Retief's W ...

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Keith Laumer, Keith Laumer - Writing Career, Keith Laumer - Model Airplane Designer, Keith Laumer - Bibliography, Keith Laumer - Bolo, Keith Laumer - Retief, Keith Laumer - Imperium, Keith Laumer - Time Trap, Keith Laumer - Lafayette O'Leary, Keith Laumer - The Avengers novelizations of the TV series, Keith Laumer - The Invaders novelizations of the TV series, Keith Laumer - Standalone Books, Keith Laumer - External link

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Fan fiction - Dōjinshi. Main article: Dōjinshi Japanese manga fan fiction are known as dōjinshi. These are self-published Japanese works most commonly in the form of comic books (manga), novels, fan guides, art collections, and games. Fan fiction - Mary Sue. Main article: Mary Sue fanfiction Some fanfiction falls into the category of Mary Sue fantasies, in which a new "flawless" character enters the story and goes on to upstage the established cha ...

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Fan fiction, Fan fiction - History, Fan fiction - Types of Fanfiction, Fan fiction - Dōjinshi, Fan fiction - Mary Sue, Fan fiction - Self-Insert, Fan fiction - OC, Fan fiction - Crossover, Fan fiction - Alternate Pairings, Fan fiction - Songfic, Fan fiction - Het, Fan fiction - Lemon and lime, Fan fiction - Virtual seasons, Fan fiction - Alternative universe, Fan fiction - Continuation, Fan fiction - Real person fiction, Fan fiction - Original fanfiction, Fan fiction - Uber Fanfiction, Fan fiction - Fanfic as pastiche, Fan fiction - Hatefics, Fan fiction - Webseries, Fan fiction - Extending the canon, Fan fiction - MSTings, Fan fiction - Drabble, Fan fiction - Reviews and Flaming, Fan fiction - Legal aspects, Fan fiction - Fan fiction timelines, Fan fiction - Slash timeline, Fan fiction - Real Person fan fiction timeline, Fan fiction - Timeline of Mary Sue

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Although Baen himself is politically conservative (which has led to friction with and departures by at least one liberal author), he publishes works covering a broad spectrum of political philosophies. Baen authors include: Robert Asprin Lois McMaster Bujold David Drake Eric Flint Esther Friesner Robert A. Heinlein Mercedes Lackey Elizabeth Moon Larry Niven John RingoSee also:

Baen Books, Baen Books - The market for SF in America, Baen Books - Baen Books Authors, Baen Books - Baen Books Series, Baen Books - Electronic publishing strategy

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Alternative history fiction - Antiquity. The earliest example of alternative history appears to be Book IX, sections 17-19, of Livy's History of Rome from Its Foundation. He contemplates the possibility of Alexander the Great expanding his father's empire westward instead of eastward and attacking Rome in the 4th century BC. Alternative history fiction - 19th century. The earliest alternative history published as a complete work, rather than an aside or digression in a l ...

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Alternative history fiction, Alternative history fiction - History of alternate history fiction, Alternative history fiction - Antiquity, Alternative history fiction - 19th century, Alternative history fiction - Early 20th century, Alternative history fiction - Cross-time stories, Alternative history fiction - Introducing the paratime patrol, Alternative history fiction - Development of more sophisticated framings, Alternative history fiction - The Connecticut Yankee wins at last!, Alternative history fiction - Major U.S. writers explore alternate histories, Alternative history fiction - Contemporary alternate history in popular literature including the s-f genre, Alternative history fiction - Alternate history in the contemporary fantasy genre, Alternative history fiction - Elements of Alternate History, Alternative history fiction - The boundaries of alternative history, Alternative history fiction - Alternative history in other media, Alternative history fiction - Points of divergence, Alternative history fiction - Counterfactual and virtual history, Alternative history fiction - Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Alternative history fiction - Published alternative histories, Alternative history fiction - Online alternative histories

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Fan fiction - Dōjinshi. Main article: Dōjinshi Japanese manga fan fiction are known as dōjinshi. These are self-published Japanese works most commonly in the form of comic books (manga), novels, fan guides, art collections, and games. Fan fiction - Mary Sue. Main article: Mary Sue Some fanfiction falls into the category of Mary Sue fantasies, in which a new "flawless" character enters the story and goes on to upstage the established characters. Of ...

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Fan fiction, Fan fiction - History, Fan fiction - Types of Fanfiction, Fan fiction - Dōjinshi, Fan fiction - Mary Sue, Fan fiction - Self-Insert, Fan fiction - OC, Fan fiction - Crossover, Fan fiction - Alternate Pairings, Fan fiction - Songfic, Fan fiction - Het, Fan fiction - Lemon and lime, Fan fiction - Virtual seasons, Fan fiction - Alternative universe, Fan fiction - Continuation, Fan fiction - Real person fiction, Fan fiction - Original fanfiction, Fan fiction - Uber Fanfiction, Fan fiction - Fanfic as pastiche, Fan fiction - Hatefics, Fan fiction - Webseries, Fan fiction - Extending the canon, Fan fiction - MSTings, Fan fiction - Drabble, Fan fiction - Reviews and Flaming, Fan fiction - Legal aspects, Fan fiction - Fan fiction timelines, Fan fiction - Slash timeline, Fan fiction - Real Person fan fiction timeline, Fan fiction - Timeline of Mary Sue

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1632 series - Published works. Novel: 1632 (2000) Novel: 1633 (2002) with David Weber includes material initating the British Isles spinoff Anthology: Ring of Fire (Jan. 2004) includes the The Wallenstein Gambit with Mike Spehar which begins the Eastern Europe spinoff Unlike most anthologies, this one is considered to be part of the official canon of the 1632 universe. Events which occur in the anthology have ...

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1632 series, 1632 series - Works in the series, 1632 series - Published works, 1632 series - Planned works, 1632 series - The story, 1632 series - History connections, 1632 series - Historical characters, 1632 series - Historical places, 1632 series - Historical events and organisations, 1632 series - Fiction, 1632 series - Fictional characters, 1632 series - Fictional places, 1632 series - Fictional events, 1632 series - Terminology

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She was born in Nyírbátor in present-day Hungary on August 7, 1560 and died on August 21, 1614 in Čachtice (Hungarian: Csejte) in present-day Slovakia. She spent her childhood at the Ecsed Castle; details from this period are unknown. At the age of 11 she was forced to become engaged with the noble and successful warrior Francis Nádasdy and moved to the Sárvár Castle. In 1575, she married Nádasdy in Vranov nad Topľou, who in 1578 became the chief commander of Hungarian troops in their war against the Turks. He was known as a very brave, but also very cruel person. The Tur ...

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Erzsébet Báthory, Erzsébet Báthory - The Báthory lineage, Erzsébet Báthory - Life, Erzsébet Báthory - Guilt, Erzsébet Báthory - Motives, Erzsébet Báthory - Collaborators, Erzsébet Báthory - Legends, Erzsébet Báthory - Torture, Erzsébet Báthory - Witchcraft, Erzsébet Báthory - Bloodbath, Erzsébet Báthory - Lesbianism, Erzsébet Báthory - Or maybe she was innocent..., Erzsébet Báthory - References in music, Erzsébet Báthory - References in fiction, Erzsébet Báthory - References in literature

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The name Malwa is derived from the ancient Aryan tribe of Malavas, about whom very little is known apart from the fact that they founded the Vikrama Samvat; this is a calendar dating from 57 BCE that is widely used in India and that is popularly associated with the king Chandragupta Vikramaditya. The name Malava is derived from the Sanskrit term Malav, and means “part of the abode of Lakshmi”[1]. The location of the Malwa ...

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Malwa, Malwa - History, Malwa - Geography, Malwa - Demographics, Malwa - Economy, Malwa - Culture, Malwa - Tourism, Malwa - Notes

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Belisarius was featured in several works of art before the 20th century. The oldest of them is the historical treatise by his very own secretary, Procopius, the Anecdota, commonly referred to as the Arcana Historia or Secret History, it is an extended attack on Belisarius and Antonia, indicting him as a love-blind fool and his wife as unfaithful and duplicitous. Later works include the 17th century poem by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, Beliar, the John Oldmixon drama The life and history of Belisarius, who conq ...

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Belisarius, Belisarius - Early life and career, Belisarius - Campaigns against the Vandals, Belisarius - Campaigns against the Ostrogoths, Belisarius - His later life and campaigns, Belisarius - The legend of Belisarius as a blind beggar, Belisarius - Belisarius in fiction, Belisarius - Named after him

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He engaged Gustavus Adolphuus at the Battle of Breitenfeld on September 17, 1631, near the city of Leipzig, which Johann Tserclaes had reached by laying waste to Saxony. In the battle he was outmaneuvered by the innovative Gustavus Adolphus and lost 13,000 soldiers in a hard-fought battle. The Swedes’ maneuvering and accurate, rapid artillery fire caused his troops to flee. He withdrew, and political rivalries prevented Wallenstein from coming to his aid, so he turned to defense. While attempting to prevent the Swedish from crossing into B ...

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Johan t'Serclaes Count of Tilly, Johan t'Serclaes Count of Tilly - Early Years, Johan t'Serclaes Count of Tilly - Campaign in Bohemia, Johan t'Serclaes Count of Tilly - Campaign in Germany, Johan t'Serclaes Count of Tilly - Sack of Magdeburg, Johan t'Serclaes Count of Tilly - Campaign against the Swedish, Johan t'Serclaes Count of Tilly - Tactics, Johan t'Serclaes Count of Tilly - Fictional appearances

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The term comes from the popular American science fiction television series Star Trek. In this series, characters wear tunic colors defining their station and/or area of expertise. In the original 1966 series, a person wearing a red shirt was a member of the Engineering or Security department. Security officers had a habit of meeting tragic ends in many episodes. Typically, an away team would consist of Kirk, Spock, McCoy (all main characters who stood zero chance of dying) and one never-before-seen red-shirted ensign, who would be dead by t ...

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Redshirt character, Redshirt character - Origins, Redshirt character - Subsequent uses

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Stirling is known to be outspoken and drastic when it comes to his political opinions. He agrees with the conservative "hawk" position on the Middle East and supports market-radical socioeconomic theory. He has also uttered the opinion that the state of the world would improve if Islam would disappear, which has been interpreted by some as approving genocide of all Muslims. However, he has made it clear that he is not a Christian and is not to be put in a basket with ...

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S.M. Stirling, S.M. Stirling - Criticism of Stirling, S.M. Stirling - Bibliography, S.M. Stirling - The Lords of Creation, S.M. Stirling - Nantucket series, S.M. Stirling - The Change World series, S.M. Stirling - Fifth Millennium series, S.M. Stirling - Draka series, S.M. Stirling - General series, S.M. Stirling - Falkenberg's Legion series, S.M. Stirling - Flight Engineer series, S.M. Stirling - Terminator 2 series, S.M. Stirling - Other Novels

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The phrase "United States of Europe" usually identifies a federation. Advocates of a federal system of government similar to that of the United States of America where power is drawn from member states to a central governing authority. Historically, France has been a strong advocate of this form of government in order to maintain independence from the financial and military strengths of the USA and the now defunct USSR. The alternative viewpoint of European unification has been to push for a European Union as a financial trading confederation in the form of a U ...

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United States of Europe, United States of Europe - Origin of name, United States of Europe - Interpretation of European unification, United States of Europe - Winston Churchill, United States of Europe - Guy Verhofstadt, United States of Europe - Franz Josef Strauß, United States of Europe - Chronology of unification, United States of Europe - Reference, United States of Europe - United States of Europe in fiction

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The General series - Original series. Centering on Raj Ammenda Halgern da Luis Whitehall The Forge (1991) The Hammer (1992) The Anvil (1993) The Steel (1993) The Sword (1995) The first two books were also published as an omnibus Warlord (2003), with the next three in another as Conqueror (2003). The General series - Follow-on series. The Chosen (1996) The Reformer (1999) See also:

The General series, The General series - Books, The General series - Original series, The General series - Follow-on series, The General series - Plot

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As a general, Gustav is famous for employing mobile artillery on the battlefield, as well as a very active tactic where attack was stressed over defense and mobility more important than in the usual linear tactic. This was only part of the reason why Carl von Clausewitz and Napoleon Bonaparte idolized him as the general above all others. His character both of purpose and of amity with all his troops from commanding officers right down to the rank and file, earned him unassailably documented fame which most ...

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Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden - Military commander, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden - Timeline, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden - Fictional appearances

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