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100 ancient ruins around the world. The world is littered with the ancient ruins of man-made cities and settlements that stretch back thousands of years.

100 ancient ruins around the world

Represented are 100 ruins that embody some of the outstanding achievements of humanity across various cultures and civilisations. 1 – Por-Bazhyn – The Mysterious Island Fortress in Siberia Por-Bazhyn, meaning “Clay House” in the Tuvan language are the remains of an adobe monastery or a fortified palace, that was built on a small island in Lake Tere-Khol, located in the Sengelen mountains of southern Siberia, Russia. Radiocarbon dating and dendrochronological studies suggest that Por-Bazhyn was built around AD 777 by the Uighurs, a tribal confederation under the Orkhon Uyghur that ruled from AD 742 to 848. Old Norse Map of the Viking World. Russia in Medieval Trade Routes – Mythic Russia. The Rulers of Europe: Every Year. The Rulers of Europe: Every Year. Old Norse Map of the Viking World.

Nobility Titles and Ranks in Medieval Europe. Nobility:origin of medieval nobility, nobility titles and ranks in Europe.

Nobility Titles and Ranks in Medieval Europe

Medieval French nobility, British nobility, German nobility. Medieval nobility origin: knights or a mounted warriors who swore allegiance to their sovereign and promised to fight for him in exchange for an allocation of land (usually together with serfs). Nobility titles The European nobility, the highest ranking citizens of a country besides the royal family, consisted of anyone who had been summoned to Parliament.

Usually they were the owners of a vasselage, land given to them for their allegiance and services to the ruling monarch. Old Norse Map of the Viking World. Megalith Map mega map browser. Ancient Sites in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Map of sites near youSearch by Place Name Search by Post / Zip codeEngland Map Scotland Map Wales MapNorthern Ireland Map Republic of Ireland Map Channel Islands Map Chse a map square: B C D F G H HU HY HT HP J L M N NA NB NC ND NF NG NH NJ NK NL NM NN NO NR NS NT NU NX NY NZ O Q R S SC SD SE SH SJ SK SM SN SO SP SR SS SY SU SV SW SX SY SZ T TV TR TQ TL TM TG TF TA V W X 'A Wonderful Guide' - Michael Pollak, The New York Times This map of Britain and Ireland, is divided into 100 kilometre squares.

Megalith Map mega map browser. Ancient Sites in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map:

Locations of prehistoric stone circles and stone rows are indicated by the red dots. Click on a grid square to see that map sheet in greater detail. We hope you're enjoying this web site as much as we are in creating it. Old Names For Herbs - A to Z. In the old days, herbalists and midwives didn't use textbook botanical names for herbs.

Old Names For Herbs - A to Z

Medicinal and magical plants had colorful descriptive names. Often, old books about magic and herbal healing use the folk names instead of the names commonly used today, and it can be confusing. So, here is an alphabetical listing of those names, along with the common and botanical names in current use. You'll notice that some plants have a variety of names, and some names refer to a variety of plants. Eagle: Wild Garlic Allium sativumEardrops: Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullariaEarth Smoke: Fumitory Fumaria officinalisEarth Star: Bromeliad Vriesia, Billbergia, Aechmae, Annanas, Bromelia, Guzmania, Cryptanthus, Neoreglia sppsEerie: Yarrow Achillea millefoliumEgyptian Thorn: Gum Arabic Acacia senegal Egyptian Gum: Gum Arabic Acacia Senegal, A.

Historical Units of Length Converter - Online Units Conversion. The Island of Britain AD 450-600. This map of Britain concentrates on the British territories and kingdoms that were established during the fourth and fifth centuries, as the Saxons and Angles began their settlement of the east coast.

The Island of Britain AD 450-600

It provides an overview of all the territories known or estimated to have existed under Romano-British control, but not all of them existed at the same time, or in the same form as shown here. Many territories in the south-east appear to have been slow to assume any independent status, and were very short-lived, while others in the west had shifting borders and a sketchy history that suggests a gradual shift from Roman-style administration to Celtic kingdom. Map of Europe's Tribes (Maximum Size)

lHoCQtt. Medieval Name List. The Medieval Name List is comprised of names taken from the European area during the Middle Ages and Renaissance era.

Medieval Name List

The bulk of the names aim to be from the 10th-15th centuries but many names from earlier and later periods are included as well. Rather than producing random results, this utility allows you to browse hundreds of names from the Medieval Name database. The database contains over ten thousand unique forenames and surnames. Browse by sex or surname by choosing the primary category and then select output by alphabetic letter. Medieval Naming Guides: Names of Places, Things, and Animals. Places A Survey of the History of English Placenames, by Cateline de la Mor la souriete A good overview of the subject.

Medieval Naming Guides: Names of Places, Things, and Animals

The bibliography is a good guide for further reading. Lincolnshire Placenames, by Gunnvôr silfrahárr and Talan Gwynek A couple hundred placenames, with medieval forms and etymologies. List of former sovereign states. Criteria for inclusion[edit] The criteria for inclusion in this list is similar to that of the List of states with limited recognition.

List of former sovereign states

To be included here, a polity must have claimed statehood and either: had de facto control over a territory, a population, a government, a capacity to enter into relations with other states, orhave been recognised as a state by at least one other state. Historical Country Names. List of historical regions of Central Europe. There are many historical regions of Central Europe.

List of historical regions of Central Europe

For the purpose of this list, Central Europe is defined as the area contained roughly within the south coast of the Baltic Sea, the Elbe River, the Alps, the Danube River, the Black Sea and the Dnepr River. Note that these regions come from different time periods – from medieval to modern era – and may often overlap. National borders have been drawn across those regions multiple times over centuries so usually they cannot be assigned to any specific nation. List of European regions with alternative names. Names of countries and regions of Europe in local languages. Alternate History Africa. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire. 40 maps that explain the Roman Empire.

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40 maps that explain the Roman Empire

Lee on August 19, 2014 Two thousand years ago, on August 19, 14 AD, Caesar Augustus died. He was Rome's first emperor, having won a civil war more than 40 years earlier that transformed the dysfunctional Roman Republic into an empire. The colonization counterfactual. One of the questions I’m often asked by friends who haven’t studied African history is what might have happened to the continent if it hadn’t been colonized.

It’s interesting to look at the following map of African politico-tribal units circa 1844 by Swedish artist Nikolaj Cyon in the light of this question: [click for full size – it’s worth it!] Aborigine Languages Map. Alternate North America. American Indians Tribes Map. Empires That No Longer Exist. Which protectorates are not listening to the US via the Snowden situation? Well, since when have the South American countries started thumbing their nose at their "friend" to the North? America started losing its grip there when they stopped installing their own regional administrators - twenty, even ten years ago, they'd have lined up to prevent Snowden from travelling there.

Historically, Hong Kong would have handed him straight over, Ireland wouldn't have even considered asylum, nor would Germany and France have had so many ministers line up to say it was Europes job to protect him. I'd argue it's a hegemony, not an empire. But it's a semantic difference. Ah, but we still had a rather large Empire before the second world war - Churchill effectively had to either give up India or lose the war, and he bitterly hated the idea of giving them their country back, (woo war hero lol).

European Regions. Most have in different languages. Some regions have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names for all major European regions, provinces, and territories. Forgotten Nations. History Rome annihilated Carthage to ensure it would never again rise as a major threat. Iran Through Ages (726 BC to 640 AD) Ancient Iran through Ages (728BCE to CE651) Medes / Median (Mâdhâ) Dynasty; 728-550BCE Achaemenid (Hakhâmaneshiyân) Dynasty; 550-330BCE Parthian /Arsacid (Ashkâniân) Dynasty; 247BCE-CE224 Sasanid / Sasanian (Sâsâniân) Dynasty; CE224-640 Modern Iran.

KateMonk. This is a collection of names from around the world which was initially intended to help provide character names for live role-players. It includes short historical backgrounds, male and female first names or personal names, and surnames or family names, from many countries and periods. Latin names of countries. Mexico Indian Tribes Map. The Viking-age Fylki (Petty kingdoms) of Norway. Important! This is the “de jure” regions so to say. World Archaeology Maps and Timeline. World History Maps by Thomas Lessman.