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His non-fiction books, Another Africa contains his essays and poems, and photographs by Robert Lyons. [7] while There Was a Country, one of the retrospectives on the Biafran War and his last publication before his death, recounts his personal experiences during the war. Achebe wrote hundreds of essays, book reviews and editorials.
Achaea was founded in 1205 by William of Champlitte and Geoffrey I of Villehardouin, who undertook to conquer the Peloponnese on behalf of Boniface of Montferrat, King of Thessalonica. With a force of no more than 100 knights and 500 foot soldiers, they took Achaea and Elis , and after defeating the local Greeks in the Battle of the Olive Grove ...
The Ionians took temporary refuge in Athens, and Aegialus became known as Achaea. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Pausanias says that 'Achaean' was the name of those Greeks originally inhabiting the Argolis and Laconia , because they were descended from the sons of the mythical Achaeus , Archander and Architeles . [ 23 ]
The Scorpion King: Book of Souls is a 2018 American direct-to-video sword and sorcery action-adventure film. [1] As the fifth and final installment in The Scorpion King series, it represents the culmination of the original series and a sequel to The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power . [ 2 ]
In Greek mythology, the Achaean Leaders were those who led the expedition to Troy to retrieve the abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta.Most of the leaders were bound by the Oath of Tyndareus who made the Suitors of Helen swear that they would defend and protect the chosen husband of Helen against any wrong done against him in regard to his marriage.
Geoffrey was born as the eldest son of Geoffrey of Villehardouin, a French knight from Champagne and his wife, Elisabeth of Chappes. [citation needed] His father entered the Fourth Crusade in 1205, later conquered a significant part of the Peloponnese and seized the throne of the Principality of Achaea following the death of its first prince, William I (1205–1209).
Sometime around 1382, Centurione died and Andronikos Asen Zaccaria inherited the Barony of Chalandritsa and the title of Grand Constable of Achaea. [4] He married Catherine Le Maure, [5] a daughter of Erard III Le Maure, Baron of Arcadia with the marriage following the Greek Orthodox rite. [6]
Persephone – The widow of the recently deceased Dahl Rhen chieftain Regland and Second Chair. [8] After the death of her husband she becomes the target of assassination by the new chieftain. With the help of Raithe and Malcolm, Persephone survives the attempts and manages against all odds to help her clan survive an attack from a Miralyith.