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Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo, born on 13 November 354 and deceased on 28 August 430, was a North African theologian and philosopher of Berber descent whose writings profoundly shaped...
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars comprised two consecutive conflicts fought in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913. The hostilities marked a decisive shift in the balance of power in the...
Bastille Day
Bastille Day, known in France as le 14 Juillet or la Fête Nationale, is the French national day celebrated each year on 14 July. It commemorates two foundational...
Battle of Abritus
The Battle of Abritus, fought in the summer of AD 251 near the settlement of Abritus in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior, marked one of the most...
Battle of Actium
The Battle of Actium, fought on 2 September 31 BC in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Actium in western Greece, was a decisive naval confrontation that...
Battle of Adwa
The Battle of Adwa, fought on 1 March 1896 near the northern Ethiopian town of Adwa, was the decisive engagement of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Ethiopian victory,...
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt, fought on 25 October 1415 near the village of Azincourt in northern France, was one of the most celebrated English victories of the Hundred...
Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim, fought on 13 August 1704, was a decisive engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession. The victory won by the Allied army under...
Battle of Bouvines
The Battle of Bouvines, fought on 27 July 1214 near the small town of Bouvines in the County of Flanders, was the decisive engagement of the Anglo-French War...
Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland, fought from 31 May to 1 June 1916 off the coast of Denmark’s Jutland Peninsula, was the largest naval engagement of the First World...
Battle of Marathon
The Battle of Marathon, fought in 490 BC, was the defining engagement of the first Persian invasion of Greece. A force drawn from the citizens of Athens, supported...
