Egbert or Ecgberht was King of Wessex from 802 until his death , in 839. Supposed son of King Ealhmund of Kent, he was forced into exile in the 780s by Kings Offa of Mercia and Beorhtric of Wessex. After taking refuge in the court of Charlemagne, he seizes the throne of Wessex on the death of Beorh
In Greek mythology, Demeter (in ancient Greek Dêmếtêr which derives from Gễ Mếtêr, the Earth-Mother or from Dêmomếtêr, the Mother of the Earth, from dễmos, the land, the country) is the goddess of the agriculture and harvest. The Romans associated it with Ceres. Hesiods Theogony makes her a daughter
You may have heard of the Underground Railroad , a clandestine network dedicated to organizing the flight of black slaves from the southern states of the US to the northern states and Canada, and whose name was due to the railway terminology that its members used in code. The model set the standard
Classical Athens was the worlds first democracy. It was also the only police run by a city government in the Greek world, surrounded by powerful monarchies and oligarchies who were skeptical of their system. Despite its uniqueness, Athens became the richest and most powerful state in the Delian Le