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Rome and Carthage Dispute the Mediterranean (B. C. 221 – 217)
The Great Wall of China did not always keep the invader out, but it did help to establish the geographical
Great Wall of China (221 B.C.)
The Great Wall of China is probably the world’s most stupendous monument to human ingenuity, human industry and purportedly is
Chinese – New Empire after Alexander (B. C. 323 – 221)
The Chinese grew a new empire in the east, after the death of Alexander the Great. The empire of Cyrus
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
Florence in the Golden Age 1469 -1498
Lorenzo de’ Medici was far from handsome. His skin was sallow, his eyes had a short-sighted squint and his nose
Milan, City of Splendour and War 1277-1515
Milan’s most important business street had no displays of velvet cloaks, bright bolts of silk, or cloth-of-gold. It was a
Gentlemen, Scholars and Princes 1400 – 1507
One day in the fifteenth century, the Turkish potentate of Babylonia decided to send gifts to the greatest ruler in
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Justinian Corpus (520-622 A.D.)
Justinian Corpus, the Juris Civilis, is the ancestor of all European legal systems. The sixth century – in the West,
Flight to Medina (622 A.D.)
The flight to Medina, was made by the prophet Mohammed, when he fled from his native Mecca, in hopes of
T’ang Empire (622 – 794 A.D.)
T’ang Empire – first of the great Chinese dynasties – unifies the nation. The siege of Byzantium During the seventh
