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The meanings of the color terms violet and purple varies even among native speakers of English, for example between United Kingdom and United States. [46] Optics research on purple and violet contains contributions of authors from different countries and different native languages, it is likely to be inconsistent in the use and meaning of the ...
The Byzantine army was the primary military body of the Byzantine armed forces, serving alongside the Byzantine navy. A direct continuation of the Eastern Roman army, shaping and developing itself on the legacy of the late Hellenistic armies, [1] it maintained a similar level of discipline, strategic prowess and organization.
Justinian I (/ dʒ ʌ ˈ s t ɪ n i ə n / just-IN-ee-ən; Latin: Iūstīniānus, Classical Latin pronunciation: [juːstiːniˈaːnʊs]; Greek: Ἰουστινιανός, translit. Ioustinianós, Byzantine Greek pronunciation: [i.ustini.aˈnos]; 482 – 14 November 565), [b] also known as Justinian the Great, [c] was the Eastern Roman emperor from 527 to 565.
Red, gold and purple Byzantine flags and insignia: China (Republic of China, 1912-1949) Blue, white and red Confederate States of America: Blue, white and red Cadet grey Cadet grey was an official color of the Confederate States Army: Czechoslovakia: Blue, white and red Donetsk People's Republic: Black, blue and red East Germany: Black, red and ...
Mongol Empire. Kievan Rus', [ a ][ b ] also known as Kyivan Rus', [ 6 ][ 7 ] was the first East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities [ 8 ] in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. [ 9 ][ 10 ] Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, [ 11 ][ 12 ] and Finnic, it was ruled by ...
Sir Edward Hamly on seeing some old Colours of the 32nd Foot in Monmouth Church. So long as its colors remain, and there is one man left to carry them, a regiment can never die; they can recruit it again around that one man, and the regiment will continue on its road to future glory with the same old traditions behind it and the same atmosphere surrounding it that made brave men of its ...
Air Plants. An air plant is a great low-maintenance plant because you can display it in so many ways: on a stand, in a terrarium, or mounted on bark. There are two main types. A mesic air plant ...
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. V. W. Strahan and T. Cadell. Goodacre, Hugh George (1957). A handbook of the coinage of the Byzantine Empire. Spink. p. 203. OCLC 2705898. Gregory, Timothy E. (2005). A History of Byzantium. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 978-0-631-23512-5. Grierson, Philip (1962).