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  1. 21 hours ago · Roman expansion in Italy from 500 BC to 218 BC through the Latin War (light red), Samnite Wars (pink/orange), Pyrrhic War (beige), and First and Second Punic War (yellow and green). Cisalpine Gaul (238–146 BC) and Alpine valleys (16–7 BC) were later added. The Roman Republic in 500 BC is marked with dark red.

  2. May 14, 2024 · Battle of Vitoria, (June 21, 1813), decisive battle of the Peninsular War that finally broke Napoleons power in Spain. The battle was fought between a combined English, Spanish, and Portuguese army numbering 72,000 troops and 90 guns under Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington , and a French army numbering 57,000 troops and 150 guns ...

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  3. 21 hours ago · The Seleucid Empire (/ s ɪ ˈ lj uː s ɪ d /; Ancient Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν, romanized: Basileía tōn Seleukidōn, lit. 'Realm of the Seleucids') was a Greek power in West Asia during the Hellenistic period.

  4. May 14, 2024 · Battle of Leipzig, (Oct. 16–19, 1813), decisive defeat for Napoleon, resulting in the destruction of what was left of French power in Germany and Poland. The battle was fought at Leipzig, in Saxony, between approximately 185,000 French and other troops under Napoleon, and approximately 320,000.

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  5. May 14, 2024 · Date: August 26, 1813 - August 27, 1813. Location: Dresden. Germany. Participants: Austria. France. Prussia. Russia. Context: Napoleonic Wars. Key People: Laurent, marquis de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr. Napoleon I. Battle of Dresden, (Aug. 26–27, 1813), Napoleon’s last major victory in Germany.

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PhoeniciaPhoenicia - Wikipedia

    21 hours ago · Phoenicia ( / fəˈnɪʃə, fəˈniːʃə / ), [4] or Phœnicia, was an ancient Semitic thalassocratic civilization originating in the coastal strip of the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. [5] [6] The territory of the Phoenicians expanded and contracted throughout history, with the core of their ...

  7. May 21, 2024 · The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the guide to the meaning, history, pronunciation, and variant spellings of words -- present and past -- from across the English-speaking world. Find meanings of words throughout history and witness changes in language over time.

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