The subject of this book is the history, organization and structure of the army of the Eastern Roman Empire (or Early Byzantium). Of particular interest are the time of great conquests during the reign of Emperor Justinian I (527-565). During his reign, he attempted to reconquer the lost Western half of the Roman Empire: establishing control of the Visigoths in the Iberian Peninsula, the...

The history of INTERPOL, the organization that is active in over 179 countires.

The authors in this scholarly work, examine the history of village and two self-government in the Urals during the last century of Tsarist Russia.

A monograph.

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The 'Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases' contains over 17,000 common loan words and expressions, as well as words which are formed from loan words. Each entry contains detailed commentary and information about the word's origin. The dictionary contains the newest loan words which have entered Russian within the past 10-15 years. There is a special section devoted to 'catch phrases,'...