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THE MYTHS OF CHRISTIAN EUROPE « Pandaemonium
I wrote some notes a few months back on Pandaemonium on Rethinking the idea of ‘Christian Europe ‘. I reworked that post into an essay, which has now been published in the latest issue of New Humanist . And I’m posting it here, too.
T he Bombardment of Algiers by the combined Anglo-Dutch force under the command of Sir Edward Pellew has already been described in details in an earlier post. This time I would like to present a view of this battle as painted by George Chambers, Senior. For his actions Admiral Pellew had been raised to Viscount and several of his friends and associates had subscribed 200 guineas to commission a painting commemorating this victory.
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BBC - History: Ancient History in-depth
From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place.
THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY, Exploring Mythology & the Greek Gods in C
The Theoi Project profiles each deity and creature of Greek Mythology on a separate page, incorporating an encyclopedia summary, quotations from a wide selection of ancient Greek and Roman texts, and illustrations from ancient art.Roman
The Great Game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Game or Tournament of Shadows ( Russian : Турниры теней , Turniry Teney ) in Russia were terms for the strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia . The classic Great Game period is generally regarded as running approximately from the Russo-Persian Treaty of 1813 to the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 .
The Schlieffen Plan was the German General Staff 's early 20th century overall strategic plan for victory in a possible future war in which the German Empire might find itself fighting on two fronts : France to the west and Russia to the east.
Schlieffen Plan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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