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  • 111Greece, history of — ▪ Byzantine to modern Introduction       history of the area from the Byzantine (Byzantine Empire) period, beginning about AD 300, to the present. For earlier periods, see Aegean civilizations; ancient Greek civilization; and Hellenistic Age.… …

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  • 112Muslim conquest of Persia — Part of the Muslim conquests Mounted Persian knight, Taq e Bostan, Iran …

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  • 113Blenheim Palace — is a large and monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the only non episcopal country house in England to hold the title palace . The Palace, one of England s largest houses, was built between 1705 and circa… …

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  • 114Modern history — Modern and Modern Age redirect here. For other uses, see Modern (disambiguation) and Modern Age (disambiguation). Human history This box: view · talk · …

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  • 115Imperial cult (ancient Rome) — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter …

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  • 116Edge (wrestler) — Edge Edge at WWE s Tribute to the Troops in 2010. Ring name(s) Adam Copeland[1] Adam Impact …

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  • 117Battle of Marignano — Part of the War of the League of Cambrai Contemporary depiction of the battle, attributed to the Maître à la Ratière …

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  • 11824th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 24th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry caption=Iowa state flag dates= September 18, 1862 to July 17, 1865 country= United States allegiance= Union branch= Infantry equipment= battles=Battle of Port Gibson Battle of …

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  • 119Philip II — 1. ( Philip of Macedon ) 382 336 B.C., king of Macedonia 359 336 (father of Alexander the Great). 2. ( Philip Augustus ) 1165 1223, king of France 1180 1223. 3. 1527 98, king of Spain 1556 98 (husband of Mary I). * * * I French Philippe known as… …

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  • 120Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as  Persia        historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… …

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