Lugdunensis , also Lugudunensis written, also Called Gallia Lugdunensis , a Province of the Roman Empire, one of the three Gauls who Gallia Comata . It extended from the capital Lugdunum (modern Lyon) northwest across all the country between the Seine and the Loire to Britta
Fulani Empire , Muslim theocracy of West Sudan , which flourished in the 19th century. The Fulani , a people of obscure origin, expanded eastward from Futa Toro in lower Senegal in the 14th century. By the 16th century they had settled in Macina (upstream of the Niger Bend) and were hea
Kingdom of Navarre , former independent kingdom Spain (until the last half of the 12th century as a kingdom Pamplona known after its capital and capital) by the time it ceased to exist as such (1512), the territory of todays province Navarre (about 10,390 square kilometers) along with
Andersonville National Historic Site , Confederate military prison for captured Union soldiers during the American Civil War, located in Andersonville, southwest-central Georgia, U.S. It was established as a national historic site in 1970 to honor all U.S. prisoners of war. The site preserves the ca
Arabia , roman Province, founded from the former kingdom of the Nabataeans and the adjacent Syrian cities of Gerasa and Philadelphia (modern Jarash or ʿAmmān, Jordan ) after the formal annexation of the Nabatean kingdom by the Roman emperor Trajan in the year 105 n .
The great al-ʿUbayd , also Written Tell el-Ubaid , an ancient site that gave its name to a prehistoric cultural period Ubaid in Mesopotamia; It is located near the ruins of ancient Ur in what is now the southeast of Iraq . Excavations have uncovered Ubaidian remains throughout south
Ahhiyawā , also Ahhiyā called , ancient kingdom west of Hittite Rich. Ahhiyawās exact location is not known for certain, but could be West Anatolia or one of the islands in the Aegean . The most common theory is that the people of Ahhiyawā are the Achaeans by Homer, early
Slave Coast , in 18th and 19th century history, the stretch of coast of the Gulfs of Guinea in Africa, roughly Volta flux west to Lagos in modern Nigeria or alternatively in the Niger Delta extends across Africa the East (in todays republics Togo , Benin and Nigeria). Al
Memphis , city and capital of ancient Egypt and an important center throughout much of Egyptian history. Memphis is south of the Nil Deltas on the west bank of the river and about 15 miles south of modern Cairo . Closely associated with the site of the ancient city are the cemete
Selkirkshire , also Called Selkirk , historic southeast county Scotland , occupies a hilly, highland region bisected by the valleys of the Ettrick and Yarrow waters (rivers), the in the east with the River Tweed merge . Selkirkshire is entirely within the area Scottish Borders
Caledonia , a historical area in the north Great Britain is beyond Roman control and approximates modern Scotland matches . It was inhabited by the Caledones (Calidones) tribe. The The Romans first invaded the district under Agricola at 80 n. And later won a decisive battle a
Guyenne , also spelled Guienne , former southwestern France Region merged with the Gascony in the last centuries before French Revolution in the gouvernement from Guyenne and Gascogne (Guyenne et Gascogne). The Guyenne region corresponds to modern Department Gironde and m
Le Moustier , paleoanthropological and archaeological site in the Dordogne, south-west France that proved important Neanderthal remains. In the 1860s, the upper cave in the cliff face of Le Moustier yielded a rich collection of stone tools Paleolithic and thus became the type location
Kosala , ancient kingdom Northern India , roughly corresponds to the historical region of Oudh in present-day south-central State of Uttar Pradesh . Kosala spanned both banks of the Sarayu River (modern Ghaghara ) and northward to what is now Nepal. Based on the Hindu epic Ramayana
Schaumburg-Lippe , one of the smallest member states of the German Empire before the end of the WWII . It was east of the center bend of the Weser and was bordered on all sides by Prussian territory from 1866 to 1946. Bückeburg was the capital. Schaumburg, or Schauenburg, northeast of
Valois , historical region France , which gave its name to the second line of the Capetian dynasty; It corresponds to the southeast quarter of modern Departments Oise with a adjacent Part of Aisne. Among the Merovingian kings ( approx. 500–751) and their successors were the fi
Laetoli , also Laetolil written , site of northern paleoanthropological excavations Tanzania, about 40 km from the Removed Olduvai Gorge , another important place. Britannica Quiz Destination Africa:Fact or Fiction? Is Africas northernmost point further north than Europes souther
brands , French province before Revolution of 1789, roughly corresponds to modern Department Creuse with a small fragment of Indre and much of northern Haute-Vienne. In ancient times the country was part of Limousin, from which it was detached in the mid-10th century to create a separ
Nariocotoma , north location Kenya, known for the discovery of an almost complete African skeleton in 1984 Homo erectus (also called H. ergaster ) from about 1.5 million years ago. Britannica Quiz Destination Africa:Fact or Fiction? Is Africas northernmost point further north th
Ifat , Muslim state that from 1285 to 1415 in Central Ethiopia in the fertile highlands of the east bloomed Shewa . Towards the end of the 13th century, a ruler whose dynastic title was Walashma gained supremacy over the Muslim kingdoms to the east of Shewa. By gradually winning the ne
Princess Borghese (Ajaccio, October 20, 1780 - Florence, June 9, 1825). Pauline Bonaparte, born Paoletta, is the second daughter of Charles-Marie Bonaparte and Maria-Létizia Ramolino, and the most beautiful of Napoleon Bonapartes sisters. She was born on October 20, 1780 in Ajaccio, in the family
General view of the Saint-Bélec slab • INRAP/SERVICE DE PRESSE An engraved slab can take on the appearance of a rebus that is difficult to decipher, but that of Saint-Bélec will have found its “Champollion” a century after its discovery in 1900! His study has just revealed that it represents a m
The English colonization in North America differed, in many aspects, from the colonization carried out in Portuguese America. By Fabrício SantosThe 15th century marked the development of sea navigation, which was used for the economic expansion of European countries. Portugal and Spain were the pio
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was an intelligence agency of the United States government. It was created on June 13, 1942 after the United States entered World War II to collect information and conduct clandestine and unordered actions by other bodies. It was dismantled at the end of 1945 t