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Barca , also known as Barke (Ancient Greek: Βάρκη, Bárkē), Barka, Barqa, Barqah (Arabic: برقة, Barqa), and Barce (Latin & Italian) was an ancient, medieval, and early modern city located at the site of Marj in northeastern Libya.
Hamilcar Barca gathered the Carthaginian soldiers from Drepana and Eryx at Lilybaeum, surrendered his command, [49] returned to Carthage and retired to private life, leaving Gisco and the Carthaginian government to pay off his soldiers. Whatever was the motivation behind this act, it was resented by the mercenaries left behind in Sicily.
Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin (2013–present) [2]; Michael Bennet, Colorado (2009–present), 2020 candidate for the Democratic nomination for president [3]; Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut (2011–present) [4]
Remains of the Babylon Fortress in Old Cairo. When the Arab armies of the Rashidun caliphate, commanded by Amr ibn al-As, began their invasion of Egypt in December 639, Theodore was the magister militum of the Byzantine army in the province, while Cyrus of Alexandria was both its governor (praefectus Aegypti) and the government-appointed Patriarch of Alexandria, [note 1] and Heraclius was the ...
The Raid on Alexandria (Operazione EA 3) was carried out on 19 December 1941 by Italian Navy (Regia Marina) divers of the Decima Flottiglia MAS (Decima Flottiglia Motoscafi Armati Siluranti), who attacked and sank two Royal Navy battleships at their moorings and damaged an oil tanker and a destroyer in the harbour of Alexandria, Egypt, using Siluro Lenta Corsa manned torpedoes.
There are also many places outside Giza worth exploring, including Aswan, Luxor, Alexandria, and El Gouna. 37. Dominican Republic ... and Madrid and Barcelona have amazing shopping and nightlife.
In the 2015/16 season Laia joined FC Barcelona B, making her debut in the Second Division at the age of 14 on the U17 team. [7] They were proclaimed champion of their group with 72 points in 26 games. [8] In the 2016/17 season she was once again part of the club's B squad. [9] That season they once again became champions of their category with ...
The brief Alexandrian Crusade, also called the sack of Alexandria, [2] occurred in October 1365 and was led by Peter I of Cyprus against Alexandria in Egypt. The Crusade was sanctioned by Pope Urban V at the request of Peter I. [3] Although often referred to as and counted among the Crusades, it was relatively devoid of religious impetus and differs from the more prominent Crusades in that it ...