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Ancient History Encyclopedia in Armenia
Article by James Blake Wiener

Ancient History Encyclopedia in Armenia

_et('6'); Last fall, Ancient History Encyclopedia (AHE) received a grant from the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and the Knights of Vartan Fund for Armenian Studies to complete a grant project that would entail the writing...
Map of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great, c. 1725
Image by Simeon Netchev

Map of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great, c. 1725 - Reform, Expansion, and the Birth of Imperial Russia

_et('6'); The expansion and consolidation of the Russian Empire around 1725 marked a fundamental transformation in Russia’s place within Europe and Eurasia. During this period, the Russian state shifted from a relatively inward-looking tsardom into...
Adolf Hitler
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Adolf Hitler

_et('6'); Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933. He gained power by making popular promises like improving Germany's economy and status in Europe, but when he took these policies too far, he was responsible more than anything...
Napoleon Bonaparte
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Napoleon Bonaparte

_et('6'); Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a Corsican-born French general and politician who reigned as Emperor of the French with the regnal name Napoleon I from 1804 to 1814 and then again briefly in 1815. He established the largest continental...
Grigori Rasputin
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Grigori Rasputin

_et('6'); Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) was a self-styled holy man and faith healer from Siberia who ingratiated himself with the family of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917). Rasputin was particularly valued by the empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918...
Catherine the Great
Definition by Liana Miate

Catherine the Great

_et('6'); Catherine II of Russia (Catherine the Great) was empress regent of Russia from 1762-1796. She was born in Prussia to Prince Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690-1747) and Princess Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712-1760), and...
Timur
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Timur - The Brutal Conqueror of Central Asia

_et('6'); Timur (1336-1405), also known as Tamerlane, Temür, or Timur Leng, was the founder of the Timurid Empire (1370-1507), which had its heartlands in modern-day Uzbekistan and capital at Samarkand. A Muslim Turkic chieftain who claimed Mongol...
Hagia Sophia
Definition by Thomas Cohen

Hagia Sophia

_et('6'); Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, constructed 532-537, continues to be revered as one of the most important structures in the world. Hagia Sophia (Greek Ἁγία Σοφία, for 'Holy Wisdom') was designed to be the major basilica of the Byzantine Empire...
Nuremberg Trials
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Nuremberg Trials

_et('6'); The Nuremberg trials (1945-6), held in Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Germany, were a series of trials involving the senior surviving Nazis to hold them accountable for waging war and committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Second...
Lebensraum
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Lebensraum - The Nazi Ideal of Living Space in the East

_et('6'); Lebensraum ('living space'), is a geopolitical concept which was adopted by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of Nazi Germany, to justify the military domination of Central and Eastern Europe, and then the USSR. Hitler promised that Lebensraum...
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