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4 days ago · By the 14th century, Serbia was a fully developed feudal state. [5] [7] Foundations were set by King Milutin (1282-1321), the most important Serbian medieval ruler, who halted expansion of state in 1299 in order to consolidate it. [6] [7] Serbia peaked during the reign of king and later Emperor Dušan (1331-55).
2 days ago · Marco Polo ( / ˈmɑːrkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ / ⓘ, Venetian: [ˈmaɾko ˈpolo], Italian: [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo] ⓘ; c. 1254 – 8 January 1324) [1] was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. [2] [3] His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book of the ...
- 8 January 1324 (aged 69–70), Venice, Republic of Venice
2 days ago · A stained glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180. It depicts the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrative. In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted approximately from 500 AD to 1500, although some prefer other start and end dates. The Middle Ages is the second of the three traditional divisions of Western ...
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2 days ago · Leo Tolstoy at age 20, c. 1848. Tolstoy was born at Yasnaya Polyana, a family estate 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Tula, and 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Moscow. He was the fourth of five children of Count Nikolai Ilyich Tolstoy (1794–1837), a veteran of the Patriotic War of 1812, and Princess Mariya Tolstaya (née Volkonskaya; 1790 ...
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- 1847–1910
- Writer, religious thinker
- Imperial Kazan University (not graduated)
May 4, 2024 · Miniature painting of the Three Brothers, author unknown (edited by Arcaist) The Skating Minister, by Henry Raeburn. Saint Anne, author unknown.
22 hours ago · The size of Africa compared to the other continents. Africa is the world's second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area.
2 days ago · History of art. The history of art focuses on objects made by humans for any number of spiritual, narrative, philosophical, symbolic, conceptual, documentary, decorative, and even functional and other purposes, but with a primary emphasis on its aesthetic visual form.
