History of Borno. Trans-Saharan African Empire to Failing Nigerian State, Hardback - Vincent Hiribarren

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In March 1896 a well-disciplined and massive Ethiopian army did the unthinkable-it routed an invading Italian force and brought Italy's war of conq...

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Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingBy the mid-15th century the Byzan...

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Early in the third century, a small group of Greek Christians began to gain prominence and legitimacy as intellectuals in the Roman Empire. Examini...

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