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81Alexander Nevsky (film) — Infobox Film name =Alexander Nevsky caption =A 1938 Soviet poster director = Sergei Eisenstein Dmitri Vasilyev producer = writer = Sergei M. Eisenstein Pyotr Pavlenko starring =Nikolai Cherkasov Nikolai Okhlopkov Andrei Abrikosov music = Sergei… …
82Byzantine battle tactics — The Byzantine army evolved from that of the late Roman Empire. The language of the army was still Latin (though later and especially after the 6th century Greek dominates, as Greek became the official language of the entire empire) but it became… …
83Toga — The toga, a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome, was a sash of perhaps twenty feet (6 meters) in length which was wrapped around the body and was generally worn over a tunic. The toga was invariably made of wool, [cite encyclopedia | editor =… …
84History of condoms — The history of condoms goes back at least several centuries, and perhaps beyond. For most of their history, condoms have been used both as a method of birth control, and as a protective measure against sexually transmitted diseases. Condoms have… …
85Mongol military tactics and organization — The Mongol military tactics and organization helped the Mongol Empire to conquer nearly all of continental Asia, the Middle East and parts of eastern Europe. In many ways, it can be regarded as the first modern military system. The original… …
86Hellenistic armies — The Hellenistic armies is the term applied to the armies of the successor kingdoms which emerged after the death of the Alexander the Great. After his death, Alexander s huge empire was torn between his succesors, the Diadochi. During the Wars of …
87French Revolutionary Army — The French Revolutionary Army is the term used to refer to the military of France during the period between the fall of the ancien regime under Louis XVI in 1792 and the formation of the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804. These …
88Twain–Ament indemnities controversy — The Twain–Ament indemnities controversy was a major cause célèbre in the United States of America in 1901 as a consequence of the published reactions of American humorist Mark Twain to reports of Rev. William Scott Ament and other missionaries… …
89Hoplite — The word hoplite (Greek: polytonic|ὁπλίτης hoplitēs ; pl. polytonic|ὁπλίται hoplitai ) derives from hoplon (polytonic|ὅπλον, plural hopla polytonic|ὅπλα), meaning an item of armour or equipment, thus hoplite may approximate to armoured man .… …
90Humour in Asterix — The humour encountered in the Asterix comics is typically French, often centering on puns, caricatures, and tongue in cheek stereotypes of contemporary European nations and French regions. Much of the humour in the initial Asterix books was… …
