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  2. Islamic Golden Age - Wikipedia

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    The metaphor of a golden age began to be applied in 19th-century literature about Islamic history, in the context of the western aesthetic fashion known as Orientalism.The author of a Handbook for Travelers in Syria and Palestine in 1868 observed that the most beautiful mosques of Damascus were "like Mohammedanism itself, now rapidly decaying" and relics of "the golden age of Islam".

  3. Pengiran Ibnu Basit - Wikipedia

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    Pengiran Ibnu Basit bin Pengiran Haji Apong (born 20 January 1942), also known as Pengiran Ibnu Ba'asith, [1] is a nobleman, soldier and politician in the Government of Brunei whole formerly took office as the Deputy Minister of Defence from 1986 to 2005, and the first local officer to be the commanding officer of the Boat Sections of the Boats Section AMDB (present day Royal Brunei Navy) from ...

  4. Modern influence of Ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    Pericles (c. 495 – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War , and was acclaimed by Thucydides , a contemporary historian, as "the first citizen of Athens". [ 91 ]

  5. Queen Elizabeth II's Lasting Legacy - AOL

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    From her very first national broadcast to the British nation to one of her last, the queen's guiding principle was courage. "II think the importance of the queen is that she invigorates that sense ...

  6. List of ancient great powers - Wikipedia

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    Macrobia was also noted for its gold, which was so plentiful that the Macrobians shackled their prisoners in golden chains. [ 31 ] The Ancient city-states located in northern Somalia , had a steady trade link with the Ancient Egyptians and exported precious natural resources such as myrrh , frankincense and gum .

  7. Statue of Liberty - Wikipedia

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    Both the Roman goddess Libertas and Sun god Sol Invictus ("The Unconquered Sun", pictured) influenced the design of Liberty Enlightening the World.. According to the National Park Service, the idea of a monument presented by the French people to the United States was first proposed by Édouard René de Laboulaye, president of the French Anti-Slavery Society and a prominent and important ...

  8. Legacy of the Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    The legacy of the Roman Empire has been varied and significant. The Roman Empire, built upon the legacy of other cultures, has had long-lasting influence with broad geographical reach on a great range of cultural aspects, including state institutions, law, values, religious beliefs, technological advances, engineering and language.

  9. Golden Horde - Wikipedia

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    The Golden Horde entered severe decline after the death of Berdi Beg in 1359, which started a protracted political crisis lasting two decades. In 1363, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania won the Battle of Blue Waters against the Golden Horde and conquered both Kiev and Podolia. After 1360, payment of tribute and taxes from Russian subjects to the ...