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Vicina (town)
Vicina was a town on the Danube used as a trading post by the Republic of Genoa, being part of the Genoese trade empire between the 13th and 14th century. At one time, it was the most flourishing port of the maritime Danube, but its importance declined with the development of other ports such as Kilia and Brăila. Although many locations have been proposed by both historians and archeologists as the remains of Vicina, it is still unknown where this town was located. Early history The earliest reference to Vicina (Greek Βιτζίνα, ''Bitzina'') is found in the '' Alexiad'', written in 1148 by Anna Comnena, which described events from late 11th century. She mentions that it was ruled by two Pecheneg chieftains, Sesthlav and Satzas. Soon, trade flourished and Vicina was named a rich town by an Arab traveler. In the 12th century, the Arab geographer al-Idrīsī called the town ''Disina''. Trade The Mongol conquests led to a period of peace and stability (the so-called '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicina On A Petrus Roselli Portolan
Vicina may refer to: * Vicina (town), a former Genoese port on the Lower Danube, in modern Romania * ''Agave vicina'', a plant species in the genus ''List of Agave species#V, Agave'' * ''Amphiodia vicina'', a brittle star species in the genus ''Amphiodia'' * ''Caerostris vicina'', a spider species in the genus ''Caerostris'' * ''Calliphora vicina'', a bottle fly species * ''Cheilosia vicina'', a hoverfly species found in Great Britain * ''Tagula honeyeater, Meliphaga vicina'', a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae endemic to Papua New Guinea * ''Paa vicina'', a frog species * ''Perenniporia vicina'', a fungus species in the genus ''Perenniporia'' * ''Philoponella vicina'', an uloborid spider species * ''Phylloxiphia vicina'', a moth species in the genus ''Phylloxiphia'' * ''Poria vicina'', a plant pathogen species * ''Pterotricha vicina'', a ground spider species in the genus ''Pterotricha'' *''Carpatolechia'', a genus of moth for which the synonym "Vicina" has been used {{D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principality Of Halych
The Principality of Galicia (; ), also known as Principality of Halych or Principality of Halychian Rus, was a medieval East Slavs, East Slavic principality, and one of the main regional states within the political scope of Kievan Rus', established by members of the oldest line of Yaroslav the Wise's descendants. A characteristic feature of the Galician principality was the important role of the nobility and citizens in political life, and consideration a will which was the main condition for the princely rule. Halych as the capital mentioned in around 1124 as a seat of Ivan Vasylkovych the grandson of Rostislav of Tmutarakan. According to Mykhailo Hrushevsky the realm of Halych was passed to Rostyslav upon the death of his father Vladimir of Novgorod, Vladimir Yaroslavich, but he was banished out of it later by his uncle to Tmutarakan. The realm was then passed to Yaropolk Izyaslavich who was a son of the ruling Grand Prince Iziaslav I of Kiev. Prehistory The first recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Moisescu
Gheorghe is a Romanian and Aromanian given name and surname. It is a variant of George, also a name in Romanian but with soft Gs. It may refer to: Given name * Gheorghe Adamescu (1869–1942), Romanian literary historian and bibliographer * Gheorghe Albu (1909–1974), Romanian footballer * Gheorghe Alexandrescu * Gheorghe Andriev (born 1968), Romanian sprint canoeist * Gheorghe Apostol (1913–2010), Romanian politician, deputy Prime Minister of Romania and a former leader of the Communist Party * Gheorghe Apostoleanu (1832–1895), Romanian politician * Gheorghe Argeșanu (1883–1940), Romanian general * Gheorghe Arsenescu (1907–1962), Romanian Army officer * Gheorghe Asachi (1788–1869), Moldavian polymath * Gheorghe Băgulescu (1886–1963), Romanian general * Gheorghe Balș (1868–1934), Romanian engineer, architect and art historian * Gheorghe Bănciulescu (1898–1935), Romanian aviator * Gheorghe Banu (1889–1957), Romanian eugenicist and politician * Gh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolae Bănescu
Nicolae P. Bănescu (December 16, 1878 – September 11, 1971) was a Romanian historian, elected a titular member of the Romanian Academy in 1936. He was born in Călărași, the third of 14 children of Petre Bănescu, a lawyer, and his wife Ecaterina, née Drăgulănescu. After spending his childhood in Găești, he attended from 1889 to 1996 the Saint Sava High School in Bucharest. He pursued his studies at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the University of Bucharest, graduating in 1901, after which he taught at the Carol I High School in Craiova and the I.C. Brătianu High School in Pitești. In 1907, he was appointed by Spiru Haret, the Minister of Religious Affairs and Public Instruction, school inspector in Argeș County and then in Bucharest and, at the same time, director and teacher at Dimitrie Cantemir High School and teacher at Matei Basarab, Gheorghe Lazăr, and Saint Sava high schools. From 1910 to 1912 Bănescu attended the University of Munich, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolae Grămadă
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Nicolae may refer to: * Nicolae (name), an Aromanian and Romanian name * ''Nicolae'' (novel), a 1997 novel See also *Nicolai (other) *Nicolao Nicolao is an Italian given name and a surname. It may refer to the following: Given name *Nicolao Civitali (1482 – after 1560), Italian sculptor and architect *Nicolao Colletti (18th century), Italian mathematician *Nicolao Dorati (c. 1513 – 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia (country), Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The Black Sea is Inflow (hydrology), supplied by major rivers, principally the Danube, Dnieper and Dniester. Consequently, while six countries have a coastline on the sea, its drainage basin includes parts of 24 countries in Europe. The Black Sea, not including the Sea of Azov, covers , has a maximum depth of , and a volume of . Most of its coasts ascend rapidly. These rises are the Pontic Mountains to the south, bar the southwest-facing peninsulas, the Caucasus Mountains to the east, and the Crimean Mountains to the mid-north. In the west, the coast is generally small floodplains below foothills such as the Strandzha; Cape Emine, a dwindling of the east end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesebar
Nesebar (often transcribed as Nessebar and sometimes as Nesebur, , pronounced ) is an ancient city and one of the major seaside resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located in Burgas Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Nesebar Municipality. Often referred to as the "''Pearl of the Black Sea''", Nesebar is a rich city-museum defined by more than three millennia of ever-changing history. The small city exists in two parts separated by a narrow human-made isthmus with the ancient part of the settlement on the peninsula (previously an island), and the more modern section (i.e., hotels and later development) on the mainland side. The older part bears evidence of occupation by a variety of different civilisations over the course of its existence. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations and seaports on the Black Sea, in what has become a popular area with several large resorts—the largest, Sunny Beach, is situated immediately to the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Of Knowledge Of All Kingdoms
The or ''Book of Knowledge of All Kingdoms'', also known as the ''Book of All Kingdoms'', is an anonymous 14th-century Castilian geographical and armorial manual (dated to ). It is written in the form of imaginary autobiographical travelogue of a Castilian mendicant friar, as he travels through the entire world, known and fanciful, from the westernmost Atlantic islands, through Europe, Asia, Africa and the Arctic, identifying all the lands, kings, lords and their armorial devices as he passes them. The only explicit information is that the anonymous author claims to have been born in Castile in 1305. The full title is also cited as "Book of the Knowledge of all the Kingdoms, Lands and Lordships that are in the World, and the arms and devices of each land and lordship, or of the kings and lords who possess them" (Markham 1912). The book's principal objective may have been as an armorial roll. Its choice of presenting itself in the form of an imaginary travelogue may ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Păcuiul Lui Soare
Păcuiul lui Soare is an island on the Danube in southeastern Romania, known for its Bulgarian and Byzantine fortress, built in the 8th century and abandoned by the 15th century. The island belongs to the Ostrov commune in Constanța County. The village of Ostrov is located on the southern bank of the Danube, in the historical region of Northern Dobruja. The island's name in Romanian means "Soare's Island", using an archaic word for "island". ''Soare'' itself (meaning "Sun" in Romanian) is a Romanian name. Modern researchers suppose that the ruins from the beginning of the 8th century belong to the "Glorious Palace" of the Khans of the First Bulgarian Empire on the Danube and the main base of the Bulgarian Danube fleet. Many Protobulgarian marks have been found engraved in the masonry, resembling that of the imperial capital Pliska. The text from the Holy 40 Martyrs Column found in Tarnovo indicates that the Great Khan Omurtag (?–831) built, perhaps over Byzantine ruins, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaccea
Isaccea () is a small town in Tulcea County, in Northern Dobruja, Romania, on the right bank of the Danube, 35 km north-west of Tulcea. According to the 2021 census, it has a population of 4,408. The town has been inhabited for thousands of years, as it is one of the few places in all the Lower Danube that can be easily forded and thus be an easy link between the Balkans and the steppes of Southern Ukraine and Russia, north of the Black Sea. The Danube was for a long time the border between the Romans, later Byzantines and the "barbarian" migrating tribes in the north, making Isaccea a border town, conquered and held by dozens of different peoples. Geography The town has under its administration 103.97 km2, of which 3.69 km2 are inside the residential areas. The town is divided into three settlements: Isaccea proper (4,789 inhabitants) and two villages, Revărsarea (563 inhabitants) and Tichilești (10 inhabitants). The Tulcea – Brăila roadway ( DN22/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portolan Chart
Portolan charts are nautical charts, first made in the 13th century in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean basin and later expanded to include other regions. The word ''portolan'' comes from the Italian language, Italian ''portolano'', meaning "related to ports or harbours, harbors", and which since at least the 17th century designates "a collection of sailing directions". Definition The term "portolan chart" was coined in the 1890s because at the time it was assumed that these maps were related to portolani, medieval or early modern books of sailing directions. Other names that have been proposed include rhumb line charts, compass charts or loxodromic navigation, loxodromic charts whereas modern French scholars prefer to call them nautical charts to avoid any relationship with portolani. Several definitions of portolan chart coexist in the literature. A narrow definition includes only medieval or, at the latest, early modern Nautical chart, sea charts (i.e. maps that primaril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byzantine–Genoese War (1348–1349)
The Byzantine–Genoese War of 1348–1349 was fought over control over custom dues through the Bosphorus. The Byzantines attempted to break their dependence for food and maritime commerce on the Genoese merchants of Galata, and also to rebuild their own naval power. Their newly constructed navy however was captured by the Genoese, and a peace agreement was concluded. Background The Genoese held the colony of Galata, a suburb of Constantinople across the Golden Horn, as part of the Treaty of Nymphaeum of 1261. This agreement established trade relations between the two powers and granted Genoa extensive privileges within the empire, including the right to collect customs dues at Galata. The Byzantine Empire was still reeling from the civil war of 1341–1347, and these concessions made a recovery difficult. Constantinople collected only thirteen percent of all custom dues from shipping passing through the Bosphorus, only 30,000 '' hyperpyra'' a year, with the rest going to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
