Collection of facts about the Capetian dynasty

This post is a collection of facts about the Capetian dynasty (987 - 1848). There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Founded by Hugh Capet (987 AD)
• Branch of Robertians and Karlings dynasties
• Ruled France 987-1792 and 1814-1848
• Charles IV died in 1328 ending senior line
• Succeeded by cadet branches House of Valois and House of Bourbon
• Louis Philippe I was the last Capetian ruler of France (r. 1830 - 1848)
• Ruled Portugal, Sicily, Naples, Navarre, Hungary, Croatia, Poland, Spain, Sardinia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latin Empire and Brazil

Collection of famous Years' wars

This post is a collection of famous Years' wars. There are 6 wars listed below chronologically.

Hundred Years' War (1337 - 1453)

"...conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France... triggered by a claim to the French throne made by Edward III of England." (Wikipedia: Hundred Years' War, 5.31.25 UTC 01:04)

Eighty Years' War (c. 1566 - 1648)

"...conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Reformation, centralization, excessive taxation and the rights and privileges of the Dutch nobility and cities." (Wikipedia: Eighty Years' War, 5.15.25 UTC 15:57)

Thirty Years' War (1618 - 1648)

"...origins in the 16th century Reformation, which led to religious conflict within the Holy Roman Empire... external drivers such as the French-Habsburg rivalry and the Dutch Revolt... After 1635, the Empire became one theater of a wider struggle between France, chiefly supported by Sweden and Emperor Ferdinand III, whose principal ally was Spain." (Wikipedia: Thirty Years' War, 5.31.25 UTC 16:09)

Nine Years' War (1688 - 1697)

"...between France and the Grand Alliance. Although largely concentrated in Europe, fighting spread to colonial possessions in the Americas, India and West Africa." (Wikipedia: Nine Years' War, 5.24.25 UTC 18:35)

Second Hundred Years' War (1689 - 1815)

"...series of military conflicts around the globe between Great Britain and France... such as the Nine Years' War, the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars." (Wikipedia: Second Hundred Years' War, 5.18.25 UTC 22:11)

Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763)

"...Great Britain and Prussia versus France and Austria... centered on Austrian attempts to recover Silesia." (Wikipedia: Seven Years' War, 5.23.25 UTC 20:44)

Collection of facts about the Kievan Rus'

This post is a collection of facts about the Kievan Rus' (c. 880 - 1240 AD). There are 9 facts listed below.

• Founded by Oleg the Wise (r. 879 - 912 AD)
• Consisted of East Slavic tribes in Eastern Europe
• Ruled by Rurik dynasty (founded by Varangian prince Rurik in 862 AD)
• Extended from White Sea to Black Sea and Vistula river to Taman Peninsula
• Fought against Khazars
• Sviatoslav I ruled 943 - 972 AD
• Vladimir the Great ruled 980 - 1015 AD
• Yaroslav the Wise ruled 1019 - 1054 AD
• Fell to Mongol invasions (13th century AD)

Sources

Wikipedia: Kievan Rus', Rurik

Collection of facts about the Phoenicians

This post is a collection of facts about the Phoenicians (c. 2500 - 64 BC). There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Originally based on Levant coast
• Succeeded Canaanites
• Maritime trade network and city-states in Mediterranean Sea
• Network included Mesopotamia, Greece, Egypt, Carthage, Cyprus, Iberian Peninsula, Tyre, Sidon and Byblos
• Decline due to Neo-Assyrian and Achaemenid conquests
• World's oldest verified alphabet
• Influenced Syriac script, Arabic script and Greek alphabet

List of Roman civilization historical periods

This post is a list of Roman civilization historical periods. There are 3 periods listed below chronologically.

Roman Kingdom (c. 753 - 509 BC)

"...settlements around the Palatine Hill along the river Tiber in central Italy, and ended with the overthrow of the kings and the establishment of the Republic..." (Wikipedia: Roman Kingdom, 6.1.25 UTC 05:01 UTC)

Roman Republic (c. 509 - 27 BC)

"During this period, Rome's control expanded form the city's immediate surroundings to hegemony over the entire Mediterranean world... There were annual elections, but the republican system was an elective oligarchy, not a democracy... Throughout the republican era Rome was in a state of near-perpetual war." (Wikipedia: Roman Republic, 5.30.25 UTC 19:28)

Roman Empire (27 BC - 476 AD / 1453 AD)

"The first two centuries of the Empire saw a period of unprecedented stability and prosperity known as the Pax Romana... In the 3rd century, the Empire underwent a 49-year crisis that threatened its existence due to civil war, plagues and barbarian invasions... Theodosius I, the last emperor to rule over both East and West, died in 395... In 476 by Odoacer, the Western Empire finally collapsed. The Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire survived for another millennium with Constantinople as its sole capital, until the city's fall in 1453." (Wikipedia: Roman Empire, 5.26.25 UTC 22:37)

Collection of facts about ancient Carthage

This post is a collection of facts about ancient Carthage (c. 814 - 146 BC). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Settled by Phoenicians (814 BC)
• Based in Tunisia and North Africa
• Gained independence in 7th century BC
• Carthage was the capital city
• Naval dominance in western Mediterranean Sea
• Occupied northwest Africa, southeast Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and Malta
• Fought Berbers and Sicilian Greeks
• Fought Roman Repbulic in the Punic Wars (264 - 146 BC)
• Carthage destroyed in Third Punic War (146 BC)
• Conquered by Roman Republic (146 BC)

Collection of facts about the Ptolemaic Kingdom

This post is a collection of facts about the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 - 30 BC). There are 8 facts listed below.

• Founded by Macedonian general Ptolemy I Soter (305 BC)
• Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC
• Ptolemaic dynasty was the final Egyptian dynasty
• Capital city was Alexandria
• Fought Seleucid Empire in the Syrian Wars (3rd - 2nd centuries BC)
• Expanded to Libya, Sinai and northern Nubia
• Final Ptolemaic ruler Cleopatra VII dies (30 BC)
• Annexed by Roman Empire (30 BC)

Sources

Wikipedia: Ptolemaic Kingdom, Syrian Wars