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993 Tallest Buildings in the United States
The 3 Tallest Buildings in the United States Although, there are quite a few proposed and under construction buildings that are even higher than these skyscrapers, we can only say that they are "close...
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91Pompeii, Italy - The Lost City
In the fateful year of 79 AD, during the heyday of the Roman Empire, Pompeii (Italy) was a thriving city of about 20,000 inhabitants. By the end of August that same year, they were all gone, and the city was left for dead along with its inhabitants.
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89The Roman Empire
The period which Rome controlled most of the Mediterranean world is known as the Roman Empire. The term empire refers to both the extent of Rome's territories and the type of rule. The length of time and vastness of the area spanned by Rome's empire make it almost impossible to generalise about its features. At its greatest extent it stretched from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Mesopotamia in the east, along the Rhine and Danube frontiers to the north and the top of Africa to the south.
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85Regency Party
The Regency theme lends itself to many gentile ideas for society pleasures: Regency Fancy Dress Party - if you have enough friends who like dressing up (or can be persuaded into doing so) then this is...
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75Queen Victoria's India Connection
Queen Victoria liked India and everything Indian and that included a man. Who was he?
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90Operation Sealion - how Britain prepared for the Nazi invasion in 1940
As Winston Churchill, the new Prime Minister, put it, “the Battle of France is over, the Battle of Britain is about to begin"
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78Marcus Brutus
Marble Bust of Brutus, 30–15 B.C.“This was the noblest Roman of them all.” – Marc Antony The purpose of this article, briefly: I keep reading about Julius Caesar, and I think it’s high time...
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77Ten Most Exotic Places of the World
GOD has created this world so beautifully. But what we do to it? We sometimes even do not bother to explore it, there are more then 80% people in the world that have never ever seen even 5% of this beautiful...
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78Ashok: A Short Biography of Ashoka the Great of India
According to Wikipedia, H.G. Wells wrote: "In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who call themselves "their highnesses," "their majesties", and "their exalted majesties"...
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88How long did ancient civilizations last?
Recently, I was talking with a colleague at work and I mentioned that civilizations usually only last 500 years. The only problem was that I couldn't remember where I had heard that. In fact, I wasn't all...
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