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1 day ago · Following the end of the Eastern Roman Empire after the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the title of "Emperor" became widespread among European monarchs. The Austrian Empire laid claim to be the heir of the Holy Roman Empire as Austria's Habsburgs attempted to unite Germany under their rule.
1 day ago · NI Secretary holds talks with party leaders in Co Down. Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn is attending a series of meetings in Co Down, a day after being appointed to the position. He is ...
1 day ago · The survey had a cooperation rate of 31.2%. Iranian Americans, also known as Persian Americans, are citizens or nationals of the United States who are of Iranian ancestry. Most Iranian Americans arrived in the United States after 1979, as a result of the Iranian Revolution and the fall of the Persian monarchy, with over 40% settling in ...
4 hours ago · The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th centuries AD. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an area that was part of Scythia at the time. [1] By 370 AD, the Huns had arrived on the Volga, causing the westwards ...
1 day ago · 2,000,000–4,500,000 displaced, [13] 500,000 of whom fled abroad [14] The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967. Nigeria was led by General Yakubu Gowon ...
1 day ago · Socialist realism. Socialist realism was the official cultural doctrine of the Soviet Union that mandated an idealized representation of life under socialism in literature and the visual arts. The doctrine was first proclaimed by the First Congress of Soviet Writers in 1934 as approved method for Soviet cultural production in all media. [1]
4 hours ago · The period of Sasanian rule was a high point in Iranian civilization, [15] characterized by a complex and centralized government bureaucracy, and revitalized Zoroastrianism as a legitimizing and unifying ideal. [16] They also built grand monuments, public works, and patronized cultural and educational institutions.
