from northern England to Syria. However, it had become difficult to govern and rife with problems, so in A.D. 293, the emperor Diocletian introduced a system known as the tetrarchy. This effectively split the empire into four regions — two of which were ruled by emperors (augustus), and ...
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the large-scale panoramas of Venice. The pleasure-seeking Venetian Giacomo Casanova was born in 1725. Venice was just passing the peak of her military and commercial prime (the Ottoman Empire recaptured the Morea in 1718), and was fast becoming the pleasure capital of Europe - an unmissable ...
Ottoman Empire, empire created by Turkish tribes that grew to be one of the most powerful states in the world in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its dynasty was founded by a prince (bey), Osman, after the Mongols defeated the Seljuqs at the end of the 13th
The Crimean War (1853–56) was fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula between Russia and Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire. It arose from the conflict of great powers in the Middle East and was more directly caused by Russian demands to exercise pr
Egypt, country located in the northeastern corner of Africa. Egypt’s heartland, the Nile River valley and delta, was the home of one of the principal civilizations of the ancient Middle East and was the site of one of the world’s earliest urban and lit
The Country Quiz In 1859 the principalities of Walachia and Moldavia were united, and in 1877 they proclaimed their independence from theOttoman Empireas the modern Romania. This was accompanied by a conversion from theCyrillic alphabetto the Latin and by an exodus of students who soughthigher ed...
Sinai Peninsula, triangular peninsula linking Africa with Asia and occupying an area of 23,500 square miles (61,000 square km). Usually regarded as being geographically part of Asia, the Sinai Peninsula is the northeastern extremity of Egypt and adjoins
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Map Of Vienna Category Price Any price Under $1,000 Under $3,000 $3,000 and up to On sale 17 Sort By Colourful Old Map of the Austrian Empire, with an Inset Map of Vienna, 1846 H 13.78 in W 17.13 in D 0 in Antique Map of Austria- Hungary by Johnston '1909'...