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The Ottoman Empire expanded from a small Anatolian principality into one of the largest empires in history. Between the fourteenth and early twentieth centuries, Ottoman forces conquered ...
Expulsion of Jews from England On July 18, 1290, King Edward I issued the Edict of Expulsion, ordering all Jews to leave the Kingdom of England. The decree affected Jewish communities ac...
Moorish Invasion Of The Iberian Peninsula On April 30, 711, Umayyad forces led by the Berber commander Tariq ibn Ziyad crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from North Africa into th...
Goguryeo successfully repelled multiple invasions launched by the Tang dynasty of China during the 7th century. The capital fortress of Pyongyang became a critical defensive stronghold ag...
The Frankish conquest of Aquitaine began as the Franks expanded their territory into the southwestern region of present-day France. Under the leadership of Clovis I and his successors, th...
Emperor Aurelian mounted a decisive campaign against the breakaway Palmyrene Empire in 273, culminating in the defeat of Queen Zenobia's forces near Palmyra.This victory marked the reinte...
Roman Emperor Valerian launched a military campaign against the Sasanian Empire, aiming to assert Roman dominance over Persian territories. This campaign marks a significant conflict betw...
The Sasanian king Shapur I captured Antioch following his victorious campaigns against the Roman Empire. The fall of this major city marked a significant moment in Roman-Persian conflicts...
Ardashir I, the founder of the Sasanian Empire, defeated Artabanus IV, the last ruler of the Parthian Empire, at the battle near Hormozdgan. This victory marked the end of the Parthian dy...
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus led a military campaign against the Parthian Empire, culminating in the siege and sack of Ctesiphon, the Parthian capital. This marked a significant assert...
The Roman Empire conducted a series of military campaigns across the Danube River to expand territorial control into regions inhabited by Dacian and Germanic tribes. These operations aime...
Antoninus Pius assumed the position of Roman Emperor following the death of Hadrian on August 11. He was appointed by the Senate and accepted by the army without opposition, securing a pe...
Antoninus Pius became Roman Emperor following the death of Hadrian. His accession marked the continuation of stable leadership in the Roman Empire.His reign was noted for internal peace a...
The Siege and Fall of Betar marked a decisive moment in the Bar Kokhba revolt against Roman rule in Judea. The fortress held out for months before falling to Roman forces after a prolonge...
Trajan, one of Rome's most respected emperors known for his military conquests and extensive public works, died in the summer months during a campaign in Mesopotamia. His death marked the...
Following the death of Emperor Trajan, Hadrian chose to abandon the eastern conquests achieved during Trajan's campaigns. This strategic withdrawal aimed to consolidate the Roman Empire's...
The Roman Empire, under Emperor Trajan, successfully captured the city of Ctesiphon during his campaign against the Parthian Empire. This marked a significant moment as the Romans briefly...
The Roman forces led by Emperor Trajan launched a military campaign across Mesopotamia, culminating in the siege and capture of Seleucia. This event marked a significant point in Roman-Pe...
Roman Emperor Trajan launched a military campaign into the Parthian Empire, aiming to expand Roman territory eastward. The campaign marked a major escalation of conflict between Rome and ...
The Roman Empire completed the conquest and annexation of the kingdom of Dacia after a series of military campaigns led by Emperor Trajan. This marked the end of the Dacian Wars, culminat...
Decebalus, the last king of Dacia, died following the Roman conquest led by Emperor Trajan. His death marked the end of the Dacian Wars and the incorporation of Dacia into the Roman Empir...
The Fall of Sarmizegetusa marked the decisive Roman victory over the Dacians led by King Decebalus. In early August, Roman legions under Emperor Trajan besieged the Dacian capital, a fort...
After years of fierce conflict, Dacian King Decebalus ultimately surrendered to the Roman Emperor Trajan. This marked the end of the Dacian Wars, resulting in the annexation of Dacia as a...
The Second Dacian War marks the renewed conflict between the Roman Empire and the Dacian Kingdom, led by King Decebalus. Roman Emperor Trajan launched a major military campaign aiming to ...
The Roman Emperor Trajan launched his first major military campaign against the Dacian Kingdom in early 101 CE. The war was initiated to subdue the powerful Dacian king Decebalus and to s...
The Battle of Ikh Bayan was a critical conflict between the Mongol Empire and the allied forces of the Southern Song dynasty and their allies. Fought in mid-July, the battle marked a majo...
Ban Chao, a renowned Chinese general and explorer of the Eastern Han dynasty, led a significant military and diplomatic expedition to the Tarim Basin. His journey was instrumental in re-e...
Ban Chao, a general under the Han Dynasty, initiated a series of military campaigns to assert Chinese control over the Western Regions. These expeditions were aimed at securing trade rout...
The Iceni tribe, led by Queen Boudica, launched a major revolt against Roman occupation in Britannia. The uprising was provoked by Roman mistreatment following the death of Boudica's husb...
The Roman Emperor Claudius led the invasion of Britain, landing at the port near Richborough in southeastern England. This marked the beginning of the Roman conquest of the island, aiming...
The Roman conquest of Britain began under Emperor Claudius with the landing of Roman forces at Richborough in Kent. This marked the start of a prolonged campaign to bring the British Isle...
The Trung Sisters led a major rebellion against Chinese rule in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. Their uprising marked a significant moment of resistance against the Han Dynasty's d...
Ma Yuan was a prominent Han dynasty general who led campaigns in the southern regions of China to consolidate Han authority over the Nanyue Kingdom. His military expeditions were aimed at...
Alexander the Great Travels Through Palestine In October 332 B.C., during his campaign against the Persian Empire, Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, passed...
969 CE — The Isma'ili Shi'a Fatimid Caliphate conquers Egypt and establishes a new political center north of Fustat. Egypt becomes the heart of a powerful caliphate extending across North...
641–1000 CE — Arabic did not replace Coptic immediately after the conquest. Government, migration, urban life, taxation, religious conversion and social mobility gradually change the ling...
7th–10th centuries — Arabic increasingly replaces Greek and Coptic in government and eventually becomes the dominant spoken language. Conversion to Islam occurs over generations rather th...
639–642 CE — Forces commanded by Amr ibn al-As invade Byzantine Egypt during the early Islamic conquests. Byzantine resistance collapses gradually, and Alexandria eventually passes under ...
395–641 CE — Egypt becomes part of the eastern Roman Empire centered on Constantinople, later called Byzantine. Alexandria remains one of Christianity's major intellectual centers. Intens...
334–323 BCE — Alexander destroys the Persian Empire and campaigns as far as northwestern India.
c. 3300–3000 BCE — Later royal ideology presents unification as a foundational act, but archaeology points toward a longer process of competition, alliance and conquest among regional pow...
30 January 1933–30 April 1945 — Hitler rules Germany as dictator and becomes the central political authority behind Nazi expansion, racial policy and the decision to launch major wars of ...
30 January 1933–30 April 1945 — Hitler rules Germany as dictator and becomes the central political authority behind Nazi expansion, racial policy and the decision to launch major wars of ...
30 January 1933–30 April 1945 — Hitler rules Germany as dictator and becomes the central political authority behind Nazi expansion, racial policy and the decision to launch major wars of ...
Macedonian king whose conquests spread Greek language and culture across a vast Hellenistic world.
22 June 1941 — Germany and its allies invade the Soviet Union along an enormous front. Hitler seeks not only military victory but ideological destruction of Soviet communism, acquisition ...