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Hace 18 horas · The Danube (/ ˈ d æ n. j uː b / DAN-yoob; see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia.It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea.A large and historically important river, it was once a frontier of the Roman Empire. In the 21st century, it connects ten European countries, running through their ...
Hace 18 horas · The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid.It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.Built c. 2600 BC, over a period of about 27 years, the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact.It is the most famous monument of the Giza pyramid complex, which is ...
Hace 18 horas · Golden Horde 1242–1502; Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo) 1250–1517; Bahri ... placed three thrones by his own, one for the King of China, a second for the King of Byzantium, and a third for the king of the Khazars. Although ... drawing on channels from the Volga river, lay outside the capital, where meadows and vineyards ...
Hace 18 horas · The Dying Gaul, Capitoline Museums, Rome. The Gauls (Latin: Galli; Ancient Greek: Γαλάται, Galátai) were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul (Gallia).They spoke Gaulish, a continental Celtic language.. The Gauls emerged around the 5th century BC as bearers of La ...
Hace 18 horas · The queen and her king were reconciled, and to commemorate this the people there celebrated a festival called Daedala. During the festival, a re-enactment of the myth was celebrated, where a wooden statue of Hera was chosen, bathed in the river Asopus and then raised on a chariot to lead the procession like a bride, and then ritually burned.
Hace 18 horas · Valencia (Spanish: [baˈlenθja] ⓘ, officially in Valencian: València) is the capital of the province and autonomous community of the same name.It is the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 807,693 inhabitants (2023) within the Ciudad de Valencia and 1,582,387 inhabitants (2021) within metropolis of the Huerta de Valencia. It is located in eastern Spain, on the banks of the ...
Hace 18 horas · Charles II of Spain (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, neither of his marriages produced children, and he died without a direct heir. He is now best remembered for his physical disabilities, and the War of the Spanish Succession that followed his death.
