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Portrait of Eutropius as a monk from a 10th-century manuscript (Laurentian Library Plut. 65.35)Eutropius (fl. 363 –387) was a Roman official and historian.His book Breviarium Historiae Romanae summarizes events from the founding of Rome in the 8th century BC down to the author's lifetime.
When her charge succeeded to the throne as the Tianqi Emperor at the age of fifteen in 1620, he gave Madame Ke the title of "Lady who supports the Sage" (Fengsheng furen), gave her son and brother imperial privileges as battalion commanders of the Imperial Bodyguard, and appointed Wei Zhongxian to the prestigious office of eunuch custodian of the Imperial brushes at the Directorate of the ...
The Saracens, Franks, and Greeks, in Italy – First Adventures and Settlement of the Normans – Character and Conquests of Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia – Deliverance of Sicily by his Brother Roger – Victories of Robert over the Emperors of the East and West – Roger, King of Sicily, Invades Africa and Greece – The Emperor Manuel ...
Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος, Kōnstantînos Dragásēs Palaiológos; 8 February 1404 – 29 May 1453) was the last Byzantine emperor, reigning from 1449 until his death in battle at the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
Magilumiere Co. Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社マジルミエ, Hepburn: Kabushiki Gaisha Majirumie), also known in English as Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., is a Japanese manga series written by Sekka Iwata and illustrated by Yu Aoki.
Her father, Tang Mao (唐瑁), served as the Administrator (太守) of Kuaiji Commandery during the reign of Emperor Ling (r. 168–189). She became a consort of Liu Bian (Emperor Shao), Emperor Ling's elder son and successor, in an unknown year. Following Emperor Ling's death on 13 May 189, Liu Bian became the new emperor on 15 May.
The 110s was a decade that ran from January 1, AD 110, to December 31, AD 119.. In 114, the Roman Empire, ruled by Trajan, invaded Armenia; annexed it as a Roman province and killed Parthamasiris, who had been placed on the Armenian throne by his relative, the Parthia King Osroes I.
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1857 is a 2006 historical book by William Dalrymple. [1] It deals with the life of poet-emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775–1862) and the unsuccessful Indian Rebellion of 1857 , which he participated in, challenging the British East India Company 's rule over India.