See main article: Battle of Sari Bair The repeated failure of the Allies to capture Krithia or make any progress on the Helles front led Hamilton to pursue a new plan for the campaign which resulted in what is now called the Battle of Sari Bair. On the night of August 6 a fresh landing of two infantry divisions was to be made at Suvla, five miles north of Anzac. Meanwhile at Anzac a strong assault would be made on the Sari Bair range by breaking out into the rough a ...

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Battle of Gallipoli, Battle of Gallipoli - Prelude, Battle of Gallipoli - Naval attacks, Battle of Gallipoli - Invasion, Battle of Gallipoli - Anzac, Battle of Gallipoli - Helles, Battle of Gallipoli - The early battles, Battle of Gallipoli - August offensive, Battle of Gallipoli - Evacuation, Battle of Gallipoli - Aftermath, Battle of Gallipoli - Casualties

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(stripverhaal, strip; bande dessinée, BD) Main Article: Belgian comics Agent 212 by Raoul Cauvin (author) and Daniël Kox (artist) Bernard Prince by Greg (author) and Hermann (artist) Blake and Mortimer by Edgar Pierre Jacobs Colonel Clifton, by Raymond Macherot, later by Jo-El Azara, then by Turk & De Groot, then by Bédu, and currently by Rodrigue Comanche by Greg (author) and Hermann (artist) Dalla ...

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List of comic books, List of comic books - Argentina, List of comic books - Belgium, List of comic books - Brazil, List of comic books - Canada, List of comic books - Chile, List of comic books - China, List of comic books - Finland, List of comic books - Egypt, List of comic books - France, List of comic books - Germany, List of comic books - India, List of comic books - Italy, List of comic books - Japan, List of comic books - Korea, List of comic books - Mexico, List of comic books - The Netherlands, List of comic books - Norway, List of comic books - Poland, List of comic books - Spain, List of comic books - Sweden, List of comic books - United Arab Emirates, List of comic books - United Kingdom, List of comic books - DC Thomson, List of comic books - Other children's anthology comics, List of comic books - Other, List of comic books - Classic newspaper strips, List of comic books - United States, List of comic books - Others, List of comic books - Newspaper strips

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It is said history is written by the winners, and no better example of this statement is shown in the treatment of the Byzantine Empire in history. It is an empire resented by Western Europe, as shown by the sacking of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade. A popular American university textbook4 on medieval history that circulated in the 1960s and 1970s, has this to say in the only paragraph in the book devoted to "Byzantium": The history of Byzantium is a study in disappointment. The empire centering on Constantinopl ...

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Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Empire - The term Byzantine Empire, 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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This page is about the phenomena of crop circles. For information about the music band, please see Crop Circles. Crop circles are areas of cereal or similar crops that have been systematically flattened to form various geometric patterns. The phenomenon itself only entered the public imagination in its current form after the notable appearances in England in the late 1970s. People who study crop circle phenomena sometimes humorously call themselves "cerealogists", after the usually known name for the pseudoscience that studies crop circles: cereology. ...

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• Crop circle - History of crop circles
• Crop circle - Crop circle designs
• Crop circle - Contending beliefs
• Crop circle - Hoaxed circles
• Crop circle - Response to these claims
• Crop circle - Advertising
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• Crop circle - Similar phenomena
• Crop circle - In fiction

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Vercingetorix (72 BC - 46 BC), (French: Vercingétorix) chieftain of the Arverni, led the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53-52 BC. His name in Gaulish means "over-king of the marching men"; the "marching men" would now be called "infantry". His name was pronounced, in Gaulish (and therefore in Latin), (wer-king-gheto-rīks). Vercingetorix - History. Between 58 and 53 BC, Julius Caesar had secured domination over the Celtic tribes beyond the Provincia Narbonensis (modern day Provence ...

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• Vercingetorix - Popular culture

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Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus (November 17, 9 – June 23, 79), known originally as Titus Flavius Vespasianus and best known as Vespasian, was emperor of Rome from 69 to 79. Vespasian was the founder of the short-lived though influential Flavian dynasty, being succeeded as emperor by his sons Titus and Domitian, and ascended the throne at the end of the tumultuous Year of the Four Emperors. Vespasian's reign is best known for his reforms following the demise of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and for the campaign agai ...

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• Vespasian - Invasion of Britannia
• Vespasian - Continued political career
• Vespasian - Great Jewish Revolt
• Vespasian - The Year of Four Emperors
• Vespasian - Vespasian as Emperor
• Vespasian - Views on Vespasian
• Vespasian - Sources

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Marcus Licinius Crassus Dives (Latin: M·LICINIVS·P·F·P·N·CRASSVS·DIVES¹) (ca. 115 BC–53 BC) was a Roman general and politician who suppressed the slave revolt led by Spartacus and entered into a secret pact, known as the First Triumvirate, with Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar. He was known as one of the richest men of the era (Dives is Latin for "rich") and was killed after a defeat at Carrhae. Of the three informal triumvirs who helped bring an end to the Roman Republic, somehow Crassus, unli ...

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• Marcus Licinius Crassus - Early Life
• Marcus Licinius Crassus - The Revolt of Spartacus
• Marcus Licinius Crassus - Consulship and the First Triumvirate
• Marcus Licinius Crassus - Disaster in Parthia
• Marcus Licinius Crassus - Legacy
• Marcus Licinius Crassus - Chronology
• Marcus Licinius Crassus - Derivatives
• Marcus Licinius Crassus - Notes

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The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill. It was erected to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312 AD. Dedicated in 315 AD, it is the latest of the extant triumphal arches in Rome, from which it differs by the extensive re-use of parts of earlier buildings. Arch of Constantine - General description. The arch is 21 m high, 25.7 m wide and 7.4 m deep. It has three archways, the central ...

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• Arch of Constantine - General description
• Arch of Constantine - Decoration
• Arch of Constantine - Attic
• Arch of Constantine - Main section
• Arch of Constantine - Inner sides of the archways
• Arch of Constantine - Inscriptions

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Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield (original title: Le bouclier arverne) is the eleventh Asterix comic book, written by René Goscinny and drawn by Albert Uderzo. It was originally published in 1968. The book is inspired by the battle of Alesia, where the Gaulish warrior chief Vercingetorix surrendered to the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar. However, only the very end of the actual battle appears in the book - the main plot concerns what happened after the battle. Asterix and the Chieftain's ...

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• Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield - Summary
• Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield - Detailed plot
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The Arch of Titus is a triumphal arch with a single arched opening, located on the Via Sacra just to the south-east of the Forum in Rome. It was constructed shortly after the death of the emperor Titus (born AD 41, emperor 79-81). The arch commemorates Titus' capture and sack of Jerusalem in 70, which effectively terminated the Jewish War which had begun in 66 (the Romans did not achie ...

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• Arch of Titus - External link

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Ahenobarbus ("brazen-bearded" or "red-haired") is the name of a plebeian Roman family of the gens Domitia. The name was derived from the red beard and hair by which many of the family were distinguished. Amongst its members the following may be mentioned: Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, consul 192 BC Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, consul 122 BC. As proconsul in 121 BC, successfully fought against the Allobroges, a Gallic tribe, in retaliation for their attacks on Rome's Allies, t

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Marcus Porcius Cato (Latin: M·PORCIVS·M·F·CATO) (234 BC - 149 BC), Roman statesman, surnamed "The Censor," Sapiens, Priscus, or Major (the Elder), to distinguish him from Cato the Younger (his great-grandson), was born at Tusculum. He came of an ancient plebeian family, noted for some military services, but not ennobled by the discharge of the higher civil offices. He was bred, after the manner of his Latin forefathers, to agriculture, to which he devoted himself when not engaged in military service. B ...

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Cato was born in 95 BC in Rome, the son of Marcus Porcius Cato by his wife Livia Drusa. He lost both of his parents very early and moved to live in the house of his maternal uncle Marcus Livius Drusus, who also looked after Quintus Servilius Caepio and Servilia Caepionis from Livia's first marriage, as well as Porcia Catones (Cato's sister), and Drusus Nero (Livius' adopted son). Drusus was assassinated when Cato was four years old. Cato the Younger - Political beginnings. After receiving his inheritance, ...

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• Cato the Younger - Early life
• Cato the Younger - Political beginnings
• Cato the Younger - Cato and the Optimates
• Cato the Younger - Cato against the triumvirate
• Cato the Younger - Cato in Cyprus
• Cato the Younger - Cato in the Civil War
• Cato the Younger - After Cato
• Cato the Younger - Cato's descendants and marriages
• Cato the Younger - Chronology
• Cato the Younger - Fictional portrayals

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The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia was a conflict fought in September 52 BC around the Gallic oppidum of Alesia, a major town centre and hill fort of the Mandubii tribe, situated probably at Chaux-des-Crotenay (Jura). Earlier research located Alesia atop Mont Auxois, above modern Alise-Sainte-Reine in France, but this location does not fit Caesar's description of the battle. Alise-Sainte-Reine is still the official location of Alesia. This battle was fought by the army of the Roman Republic commanded by Julius Caesa ...

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• Battle of Alesia - Siege and battle
• Battle of Alesia - Aftermath
• Battle of Alesia - Issues in historical reconstruction of the events

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61 BC - Events. September 29 - Pompey, the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars Gaius Julius Caesar takes command in Spain 61 BC - Births. Prince Ptolemy of Egypt, later Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII of Egypt (or 62 BC). 61 BC - Deaths. Category: 61 BC ...

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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC) was a Roman statesman and general. He was close friend, son-in-law and minister to Octavian, the future emperor Caesar Augustus. He was responsible for most of Octavian’s military triumphs, most notably winning the naval Battle of Actium against the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa - Early Life. Agrippa was of humble birth, being born in the countryside outside of Rome. He was of the same age as Octavian and the two were close childhood f ...

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• Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa - Early Life
• Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa - Rise in Power
• Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa - Life in Public Service
• Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa - Late Life
• Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa - Legacy

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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC - 170s BC - 150s BC140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC Years: 184 BC 183 BC 182 BC 181 BC 180 BC - 179 BC - 178 BC 177 BC 176 BC 175 BC 174 BC Events Praetor Lucius Postumius Albinus celebrates in Rome a triumph on Lusitani. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus becomes both censor and princeps senatus. Emmenes II of Pergamum defeated Pharnaces I of Pontus Wars ended in Spain by the campaigns and peace settl ...

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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC - 120s BC - 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC Years: 134 BC 133 BC 132 BC 131 BC 130 BC - 129 BC - 128 BC 127 BC 126 BC 125 BC 124 BC Events Kingdom of Pergamon, including Hierapolis, becomes the Roman Province of Asia upon death of last Attalid king, Attalos III, and after the defeat of the pretender Aristonicus by P. Licinius Crassus, with Cappadocian assistance. ...

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In playing cards, a suit is one of several categories into which the cards of a deck are divided. Most often, each card bears one of several symbols showing to which suit it belongs; the suit may alternatively or in addition be indicated by the color printed on the card. Most card decks also have a rank for each card, and may include special cards in the deck that belong to no suit. Suit cards - Traditional Western playing cards. Although many different types of deck have been known and used in Europ ...

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• Suit cards - Traditional Western playing cards
• Suit cards - Suits in games with traditional decks
• Suit cards - Trumps
• Suit cards - Special suits
• Suit cards - Ordering suits
• Suit cards - Ignoring suits
• Suit cards - Suits and colors
• Suit cards - Adding extra suits to the Anglo-American deck
• Suit cards - Commercial decks
• Suit cards - Home-made decks
• Suit cards - Other modern suited decks
• Suit cards - Suit-and-value decks
• Suit cards - Other suited decks
• Suit cards - Fictional decks

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The Caecilii Metellii was one of the most important and wealthiest families in the Roman Republic. Although plebeians (meaning not of patrician stock — the Caecilii Metelli were nobles) the Caecilii Metellii remained a political power within the state, from 3rd century BC to the end of the Republic, holding every office in the cursus honorum as well as several important military commands. Important members of the Caecilius Metellus clan include: Lucius Caecilius Metellus, consul 251 BC and 247 BC, died 221 ...

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After Caesar Augustus established the hereditary, one-man rule in Rome that we refer to as the Roman Empire, the title imperator was generally restricted to the emperor, though it would occasionally be granted to a member of his immediate family. As a permanent title, imperator was used as a praenomen by the Roman emperors and was taken on accession. After the reign of Tiberius, the act of being proclaimed imperator was transformed into the act of imperial accession. In fact, if a general were acclaimed by his troops as imperator, it was t ...

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Imperator, Imperator - Imperatores in the Roman Republic, Imperator - Imperator as an imperial title, Imperator - Post-Roman use, Imperator - Imperatrix, Imperator - Derivatives

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On March 15, 963, Emperor Romanus II unexpectedly died at the age of twenty-six. The cause of his death is uncertain. Both contemporary sources and later historians seem to either believe that the young Emperor had exhausted his health with the excesses of his sexual life and his heavy drinking, or suspect Empress Theophano (c. 941 - after 976), his wife, of poisoning him. Theophano had already at the time gained a reputation as an intelligent and ambitious woman. She would later gain a reputation for ruthlesness in achieving her goals. Roma ...

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Nicephorus II, Nicephorus II - Early exploits, Nicephorus II - Ascension to the throne, Nicephorus II - Later campaigns, Nicephorus II - Civil administration

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