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  1. Apr 17, 2024 · Flavio Biondo (born 1392, Forlì, Romagna [Italy]—died June 4, 1463, Rome) was a humanist historian of the Renaissance and author of the first history of Italy that developed a chronological scheme providing an embryonic notion of the Middle Ages. Biondo was well educated and trained as a notary before he moved in 1433 to Rome, where he was ...

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    1 day ago · Gjergj Kastrioti ( c. 1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia . A member of the noble Kastrioti family, he was sent as a hostage to the Ottoman court.

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  4. 3 days ago · The Republic of Venice ( Italian: Repubblica di Venezia; Venetian: Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic, [a] traditionally known as La Serenissima, [b] was a sovereign state and maritime republic in parts of the present-day Italian Republic that existed for 1,100 years from 697 until 1797. [2]

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    1 day ago · A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images. Books are typically composed of many pages, bound together and protected by a cover. [1] Modern bound books were preceded by many other written mediums, such as the codex and the scroll. The book publishing process is the series of steps involved in their creation ...

  6. Apr 17, 2024 · Bessarion (born Jan. 2, 1403, Trebizond, Trebizond empire [now Trabzon, Turkey]—died Nov. 18, 1472, Ravenna [Italy]) was a Byzantine humanist and theologian, later a Roman cardinal, and a major contributor to the revival of letters in the 15th century. He was educated at Constantinople (Istanbul) and adopted the name Bessarion upon becoming a ...

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  7. Apr 21, 2024 · العربية; Boarisch; Deutsch; English; Español; فارسی; Français; हिन्दी; Ido; Italiano; नेपाल भाषा; Norsk bokmål; پنجابی

  8. Apr 23, 2024 · Al Roker is releasing his newest book and it promises to bring another twisty murder tale to your neck of the woods. “Murder on Demand” is the fourth installment of the TODAY weatherman’s ...

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