| Ammon Ammon or Ammonites (), also referred to in the Bible as the "children of Ammon," were a people (also known from Assyrian and other records) living east of the Jordan river whose origin the Old Testament traces to an illegitimate son of Lot, the nephew of the patriarch Abraham, as with the Moabites. The Ammonites were regarded by Hebrews as close relatives of the Israelites and Edomites. Ammon
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| Bavarii The Bavarii were a large and powerful tribe which emerged late in Teutonic tribal times, in what is now the Czech Republic (Bohemia). They replaced, or perhaps are simply another phase of, the previous inhabitants - the Rugians. Bavarii
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| British Empire The British Empire was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. It was a product of the Age of Discovery, which began with the maritime explorations of the 15th century, that sparked the era of the European colonial empires. British_Empire
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| Bengal Bengal (Bengali: বঙ্গ Bôngo, বাংলা Bangla, বঙ্গদেশ Bôngodesh or বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh), is a historical and geographical region in the northeast of South Asia. Today it is mainly divided between the independent nation of Bangladesh (previously East Bengal), and the state of West Bengal in India, although some regions of the previous kingdoms of Bengal (during local monarchical regimes and British rule) are now part of the neighboring Indian states of Bihar, Tripura and Orissa. Bengal
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| Empire An empire (from the Latin "imperium", denoting military command within the ancient Roman government) is a state that extends dominion over populations distinct culturally and ethnically from the culture/ethnicity at the center of power. Scholars still debate about what exactly constitutes an empire, and other definitions may emphasize economic or political factors. Empire
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| Mongolia 0.700 Mongolia
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| Samaritan |region1 = (Mount Gerizim, West Bank) Samaritan
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| Heruli The Heruli (spelled variously in Latin and Greek) were a nomadic Germanic people, who were subjugated by the Ostrogoths, Huns, and Byzantines in the 3rd to 5th centuries. The name is related to earl (see erilaz) and was probably an honorific military title. Heruli
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| Bulgars The Bulgars (also Bolgars or proto-BulgariansThe term proto-Bulgarians was introduced after WWII.) were a seminomadic people, probably of Turkic descentEncyclopaedia Britannica Online - Bulgars, originally from Central Asia, who from the 2nd century onwards dwelled in the steppes north of the Caucasus and around the banks of river Volga (then Itil). Bulgars
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| Catania |province = (CT) Catania
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| Pax Americana Pax Americana (Latin: "American Peace") describes a period of relative peace in the Western world since the end of World War II in 1945, coinciding with the dominant military and economic position of the United States. The term was modelled on the Pax Romana of the Roman empire. Pax_Americana
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| Scythians The Scythians or ScythsScythians are pronounced or . Scyths are pronounced . Scythians
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| Superpower A superpower is a state with a leading position in the international system and the ability to influence events and project power on a worldwide scale; it is traditionally considered to be one step higher than a great power. Alice Lyman Miller (Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School), defines a superpower as "a country that has the capacity to project dominating power and influence anywhere in the world, and sometimes, in more than one region of the globe at a time, and so may plausibly attain the status of global hegemon. Superpower
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople () is the Archbishop of Constantinople — New Rome — ranking as primus inter pares (first among equals) in the Eastern Orthodox communion, which is seen by followers as the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. He has been historically known as the Greek Patriarch of Constantinople, as distinct from the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople. Ecumenical_Patriarch_of_Constantinople
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| List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople See talk page for different periodization of the bishopric, archbishopric and patriarchate. List_of_Ecumenical_Patriarchs_of_Constantinople
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| Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople | birth_place = Imvros (Gökceada), Turkey Patriarch_Bartholomew_I_of_Constantinople
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| Moab Moab ( ; Greek Μωάβ ; Arabic مؤاب, Assyrian Mu'aba, Ma'ba, Ma'ab ; Egyptian Mu'ab) is the historical name for a mountainous strip of land in modern-day Jordan running along the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. In ancient times, it was home to the kingdom of the Moabites, a people often in conflict with their Israelite neighbors to the west. Moab
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| Álfheimr Talk:Álfheimr
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| Cyrenaica Cyrenaica or Cirenaica (, Arabic: برقه, Barqah) is the eastern coastal region of Libya and also an ex-province or State ("muhafazah" or "wilayah") of the country (alongside Tripolitania and Fezzan) in the pre-1970s administrative system. What used to be Cyrenaica in the old system is now divided up into several "Sha'biyat" (see administrative divisions in Libya). Cyrenaica
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| Gascony Gascony (, ; Gascon Occitan: Gasconha, pronounced ) is an area of southwest France that constituted a province of France prior to the French Revolution. In historic references dating from the beginning of the Roman era, it was part of Gaul and became part of the Kingdom of the Franks during the conquests of Clovis I(–481 AD) . Gascony
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