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... century BC , but his campaign left no permanent impression . Shortly after- ward Candragupta Maurya founded the Mau- ryan Empire , which eventually united almost the entire subcontinent under a central gov- ernment until it ...
... century BC , but his campaign left no permanent impression . Shortly after- ward Candragupta Maurya founded the Mau- ryan Empire , which eventually united almost the entire subcontinent under a central gov- ernment until it ...
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... century BC and in the next two centuries became an em- pire encompassing Iran and much additional territory . The Parthians came into conflict with the rising power of Rome , making peace in 20 BC . From AD 51 to 122 the empire dis ...
... century BC and in the next two centuries became an em- pire encompassing Iran and much additional territory . The Parthians came into conflict with the rising power of Rome , making peace in 20 BC . From AD 51 to 122 the empire dis ...
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... century ) and the Spanish House of Aragon ( 14th and 15th centuries ) determined Sicilian affairs . The German Hohenstaufen dynasty , represented by Frederick I Barbarossa , Henry VI , and Frederick II , dominated Italy during the 12th ...
... century ) and the Spanish House of Aragon ( 14th and 15th centuries ) determined Sicilian affairs . The German Hohenstaufen dynasty , represented by Frederick I Barbarossa , Henry VI , and Frederick II , dominated Italy during the 12th ...
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