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The first siege of Constantinople began in 674. After conquering territories in the Middle East and North Africa, Caliph Muawiyah I decided to attack the heart of the Byzantine Empire ...
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The second siege of Constantinople began in the summer of 717. Almost forty years after the five year long first siege, the Arab Caliphate of the Umayyads besieged Constantinople the ...
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Attila the Hun (406-453 A.C.) was leader of the Huns and was known for his bloody conquests throughout Europe to acquire land and money. He became known as the ...
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The list of Roman cisterns offers an overview over Ancient Roman cisterns. Freshwater reservoir were commonly set up at the terminuses of aqueducts and their branch lines, supplying ...
updated 2012-04-18 18:42:10
March 25 is Greek Independence Day, a celebration of Greece's war for independence from Turkey's Ottoman Empire.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/25/greek-independence-day-20_n_513290.htmlIn the ...
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The Crusades were a series of military campaigns waged during the Middle Ages. The last two CrusadesCrusades-History.com: Eighth Crusade are sometimes grouped together by historians, so some speak ...
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The Byzantine Empire existed for more than a thousand years, from the 4th to 15th century AD. Established as the eastern part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire developed ...
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