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Hace 13 horas · Thomas Palaiologos, younger brother of Constantine XI and Despot of the Morea 1428–1460. In the aftermath of Constantinople's fall, one of the most pressing threats to the new Ottoman regime was the possibility that one of Constantine XI's relatives would secure support and return to reclaim the empire.
Hace 13 horas · Julian, whose full name was Flavius Claudius Julianus, was born at Constantinople, probably in 331, into the family of the reigning emperor, Constantine I, [7] and was the first attested individual to be born in that city after its refounding. [8] His father was Julius Constantius, Constantine's younger half-brother, and his mother was a Bithynian noble named Basilina, daughter of a high ...
Hace 13 horas · Europe by cartographer Abraham Ortelius in 1595. The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500–1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500).. The first early European modern humans appear in the fossil record about 48,000 years ago, during the Paleolithic era.
Hace 13 horas · Germany, [e] officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland or simply Deutschland in German, known by more names in different languages), [11] is a country in Central Europe.It lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen constituent states have a total population of over 83 million in an area of 357,569 km 2 (138,058 sq mi ...
Hace 13 horas · Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, professing that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead and is the Son of God, [8] [9] [10] [note 2] whose coming as the Messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the New Testament.It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with over 2.4 billion followers, comprising ...
Hace 13 horas · Rajinikanth filmography. Indian actor Rajinikanth has appeared predominantly in Tamil cinema. [1] He began his film career by playing antagonistic and supporting roles before graduating to a lead actor. [2] After starring in numerous commercially successful films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he has continued to hold a matinée idol status in ...
Hace 13 horas · The settlement of Great Britain by diverse Germanic peoples led to the development of a new Anglo-Saxon cultural identity and shared Germanic language, Old English, which was most closely related to Old Frisian on the other side of the North Sea. The first Germanic speakers to settle permanently are likely to have been soldiers recruited by the ...
