The Discovery of Gilgamesh's Tomb - The History Files
网页The Discovery of Gilgamesh's Tomb. Archaeologists in Iraq in 2003 were reportedly of the belief that they may have discovered the lost tomb of Gilgamesh, ruler of the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk and the subject of the oldest recorded story in history. That story, The Epic Of Gilgamesh, was recorded on Sumerian clay tablets in the third ...
Kingdoms of Northern Europe - Angeln (Angles) - The History Files
网页The Germanic tribes appear to have originated in a homeland in southern Scandinavia (Sweden and Norway, with the Jutland area of northern Denmark, along with a very narrow strip of Baltic coastline).They had been settled here for over two thousand years following the Indo-European migrations. The Germanic ethnic group began as a division of the …
A Brief History of India: Aryans - The History Files
网页2011年1月29日 · Governmental matters were discussed by an administrative body called the samiti in an assembly called the sabha.Amongst the royal officials were the purohita (the high priest), the senani (army general), the amatya (chief minister), and the gramani (head of the village). Then there were the doot (envoys), and spas (spies). Later, several other …
Kingdoms of the Arabs - Saba / Sheba - The History Files
网页Saba / Sa'abia / Sheba. The kingdom of Saba is known to have existed in the region of Yemen. By 1000 BC caravan trains of camels journeyed from what is now Oman in south-east Arabia to the Mediterranean. As the camel drivers passed through the deserts of Yemen, experts believe that many of them would have called in at Marib.
John Smith and the Powhatan (1608) - The History Files
网页by Mick Baker, 17 July 2018. John Smith's description of the Powhatan confederacy in AD 1608 is one of the best records available of the natives before colonial expansion took its toll on their civilisation and population numbers. Within a century of its creation the Powhatan confederacy collapsed, unable to retain its lands, keep its people ...
Kingdoms of the Germanic Tribes - Vandali (Vandals) - The History …
网页Vandali Kingdom of Iberia. After an initial attempt to settle in southern Gaul between 407-409, during which the Vandali, Alani and Suevi ravaged the countryside, all three tribes moved to Iberia by 409, disrupting the Gallic empire of Constantine III. According to Roman reports, the Vandali lead the devastation of large areas of both Gaul and Iberia, earning …
Kingdoms of Western Europe - Franks - The History Files
网页fl 354 - 380: Mallobaudes: Frankish leader who served in the Roman army in Gaul. 358: Lodged in Toxandria, the former tribal lands of the Ambivariti, the Salian Franks and their Batavi allies are accepted into the northern Roman empire by Julian the Apostate. They are granted land in return for military service, and Salian formations are added to the Roman …
The Peshwas: Peak & Debacle - The History Files
网页Modern India The Peshwas: Peak & Debacle by Abhijit Rajadhyaksha, 4 April 2010. Updated 29 April 2011: Part 1: Early Years. Peshwa Balaji Bajirao, also known as Nanaheb (born 12 December 1721 - died 1761) was the son of and successor to Bajirao I. His reign witnessed the zenith of Maratha power and also the commencement of its decline.
The Kings of Northumbria - The History Files
网页The Kings of Northumbria. Compiled by Peter Kessler, with Richard Watson, 1 April 1999. Updated 2 June 2007. Edwin (588-593 in Deira, 616-632 in Deira & Bernicia combined) Edwin was the son of Ælle (Aelli), the first independent ruler of the Anglian-held region of Deira. Following his father's death he reigned for nearly five years.
Kingdoms of Germany - Alemanni (Suevi) - The History Files
网页Mederich: Father of Chronodemar and Agenarich. mid-4th century: The Alemanni conquer the regions around the former limes which they had devastated in their raids of 258-260. It is this region which forms their permanent home, with them absorbing local tribes such as the Vangiones while other Germanic tribes are starting to found permanent kingdoms …