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  1. Jun 28, 2024 · The home and colonial areas of the world's empires in 1908, as given by The Harmsworth Atlas and Gazetteer. Empire size in this list is defined as the dry land area it controlled at the time, which may differ considerably from the area it claimed.

  2. Jun 21, 2024 · Alexander the Great, a fearless Macedonian king and military genius, conquered vast territories from Greece to Egypt and India, leaving an enduring legacy as one of history’s most remarkable conquerors.

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  3. Jun 17, 2024 · This was the part of the world in which the Jews might have encountered Alexander. No doubt there was some contact, but virtually all the available evidence is unreliable and romantic or even fabricated to give substance to later Jewish claims to political privileges.

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  4. 3 days ago · Following the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and first major settlement in the New World in 1493, Portugal and Castile divided the world by the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), which gave Portugal Africa and Asia, and the Western Hemisphere to Spain.

  5. IT CONQUERED THE WORLD 1956 Sci Fi Full Movie, Roger Corman, Peter Graves, Lee Van Cleef. See this Classic Film.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Roman_EmpireRoman Empire - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · The Roman Empire is generally understood to mean the period and territory ruled by the Romans following Octavian 's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post- Republican state of ancient Rome. It included territories in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia and was ruled by emperors.

  7. 5 days ago · Ancient Egypt was a civilization in northeastern Africa that dates from the 4th millennium BCE. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets.