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Coin of Pescennius Niger, a Roman usurper who claimed imperial power AD 193–194. Legend: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG. While the imperial government of the Roman Empire was rarely called into question during its five centuries in the west and fifteen centuries in the east, individual emperors often faced unending challenges in the form of usurpation and perpetual civil wars. [30]
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands.
For a list of wars before the Acts of Union 1707 please see List of wars involving England & List of wars involving Scotland. To see wars that have been fought on the United Kingdom mainland, see the list of wars in Great Britain. Historically, the United Kingdom relied most heavily on the Royal Navy and maintained relatively small land forces.
The following is a list of explorers. Their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries when they were active and main areas of exploration are listed below. Their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries when they were active and main areas of exploration are listed below.
List of current members of the United States House of Representatives; List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service; List of United States Senate committees; List of United States congressional joint committees; Religious affiliation in the United States Senate; Shadow congressperson
The term Gypsies in GRT refers to the Romani people in Britain who identify themselves as Gypsies. These are typically those who share a common ancestry in populations which emigrated from India during the first millennium, arriving in England, Scotland and Wales in the early 16th century, [11] such as the Romanichal, Kale (Welsh Roma) and Scottish Lowland Roma.
Some academics studying the subject have divided religions into three broad categories: world religions, a term which refers to transcultural, international faiths; Indigenous religions, which refers to smaller, culture-specific or nation-specific religious groups; and new religious movements, which refers to recently developed faiths. [5]
A statue dedicated to the traveler in Oviedo, Spain. This is a list of notable travelers, consisting of people that are known for their travels or explorations.Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, airplane, or other means and can be one way or round trip.