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  2. 55 Inspiring Quotes To Remember the Battle of Normandy ... - AOL

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    A D-Day photo. June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy—the day in 1944 when allied forces from 13 countries stormed five beaches in Normandy, France, marking the beginning of ...

  3. Siege of Athens and Piraeus (87–86 BC) - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Athens and Piraeus was a siege of the First Mithridatic War that took place from autumn of 87 BC to the spring of 86 BC. [5] The battle was fought between the forces of the Roman Republic , commanded by Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix on the one hand, and the forces of the Kingdom of Pontus and the Athenian City-State on the other.

  4. Greece in the Roman era - Wikipedia

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    The Roman conquest of Ancient Greece in the 2nd century BC. The Greek peninsula fell to the Roman Republic during the Battle of Corinth (146 BC), when Macedonia became a Roman province. Meanwhile, southern Greece also came under Roman hegemony, but some key Greek poleis remained partly autonomous and avoided direct Roman taxation.

  5. List of Roman external wars and battles - Wikipedia

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    60/61–77 Roman conquest of Anglesey – Anglesey in North West is left under Roman rule, being completed the conquest of Wales and northern England. 81 – Gnaeus Julius Agricola's planned invasion of Hibernia – Aborted Roman attempt of conquest Ireland due to other priorities. [8] 83/84 – Battle of Mons Graupius.

  6. 6 D-Day Quotes to Remember the Normandy Invasion - AOL

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    We have compiled six D-Day quotes to honor the veterans who fought bravely for the U.S. and the rest of the world during WWII.Source: WikipediaThe Normandy invasion that marked the largest ...

  7. Normandy landings - Wikipedia

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    Caen, a major objective, was still in German hands at the end of D-Day and would not be completely captured until 21 July. [201] The Germans had ordered French civilians other than those deemed essential to the war effort to leave potential combat zones in Normandy. [202] Civilian casualties on D-Day and D+1 are estimated at 3,000. [203]

  8. D-Day veteran, 99, is ‘great example to us all’, King says

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    As an 18-year-old private, he was part of the invasion force which landed at Sword Beach on D-Day. He was later wounded in action and taken prisoner, spending the remainder of the war in Stalag IV-B.

  9. Duchy of Athens - Wikipedia

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    The Duchy of Athens (Greek: Δουκᾶτον Ἀθηνῶν, Doukaton Athinon; Catalan: Ducat d'Atenes) was one of the Crusader states set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade as part of the process known as Frankokratia, encompassing the regions of Attica and Boeotia, and surviving until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century.