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3 days ago · Explore the reign of Frederick the Great, the visionary monarch who transformed Prussia into a major European power. From his military campaigns and administ...
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5 days ago · When speaking to a general audience in 2008, Pope Benedict XVI referred to St. Leo the Great as one of the greatest popes in the history of the Church. “As the nickname soon attributed to him by tradition suggests, he was truly one of the greatest pontiffs to have honored the Roman See and made a very important contribution to strengthening ...
3 days ago · Christianity (from 312) Constantine I [g] (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian ...
Did the death of Frederick III after 99 days as emperor change the whole course of European history? If he'd lived long enough to reform the German empire into the British style parliamentary democracy he apparently wanted, could the horrors of the 1st and 2nd world wars and consequently the Russian revolution have been avoided?
5 days ago · How did Cleopatra die? With the arrival of the conquering Octavian (the future Roman emperor Augustus ), Cleopatra’s husband, Mark Antony , committed suicide under the false impression that she was dead.
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- While queen of Egypt (51–30 BCE), Cleopatra actively influenced Roman politics at a crucial period and was especially known for her relationships w...
- When her father, Ptolemy XII, died in 51 BCE, Cleopatra and her brother, Ptolemy XIII, coruled until she was forced to flee, about 50 BCE. Aided by...
- Cleopatra was charismatic and intelligent, and she used both qualities to further Egypt's political aims. She was also ruthless, reportedly killing...
- With the arrival of the conquering Octavian (the future Roman emperor Augustus), Cleopatra’s husband, Mark Antony, committed suicide under the fals...
4 days ago · How did Richard I die? Richard I spent the last years of his life in France. In 1199 he was fatally wounded while besieging the castle of the vicomte of Limoges, who had refused to hand over a hoard of gold to Richard.
3 days ago · Reconstruction and the Formerly Enslaved. W. Fitzhugh Brundage. William B. Umstead Professor of History, University of North Carolina. National Humanities Center Fellow. ©National Humanities Center. The Reconstruction era is always a challenge to teach. First, it was a period of tremendous political complexity and far-reaching consequences.
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