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Ancient authors see this and other anecdotes as proof of Alexander's self-control in regards to sensual pleasures, and accounts are also known of Alexander's stern refusal to accept indiscreet offers from men who tried to pimp him male prostitutes, among whom, according to Aeschines and Hypereides, was the renowned Athenian orator Demosthenes.
A Greek lithograph of the Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas. The Balkan Wars were two wars that took place in the Balkans in 1912 and 1913. Four Balkan states defeated the Ottoman Empire in the first war; one of the four, Bulgaria, was defeated in the second war. The Ottoman Empire lost nearly all of its holdings in Europe.
Ohad Barkan, known as Ady, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 18, 1983, to immigrant parents from Romania and Israel. His mother, Diana L. Kormos-Buchwald, is a professor of the history of science at the California Institute of Technology and his father, Elazar Barkan, is a professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University.
1,000,000 subscribers. Last updated: January 20, 2024. Drew Goldberg (born May 24, 1991), known by his online alias, Drew Binsky, is an American travel blogger and vlogger who has visited every country in the world. Binsky documents his travels on his YouTube channel and other social media accounts. He holds the Guinness World Record for the ...
Bianca Censori was born in Melbourne, one of three daughters born to Alexandra and Elia "Leo" Censori.Her maternal grandparents, native of Giulianova, Italy, immigrated to Australia with their five children Edmondo, Eliseo, Elia, Elena, and Eris in 1960.
The most followed person is Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, and the most followed woman is American singer-actress Selena Gomez . Instagram 's own account is the most-followed on the platform with 675 million followers, as well as the most-followed corporate account. Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed individual user and ...
The Balkans ( / ˈbɔːlkənz / BAWL-kənz, / ˈbɒlkənz / BOL-kənz[ 1] ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria. [ 5]
Balkan League. Map showing the borders of the Balkan states before and after both Balkan Wars. The League of the Balkans [a] was a quadruple alliance formed by a series of bilateral treaties concluded in 1912 between the Eastern Orthodox kingdoms of Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, and directed against the Ottoman Empire, [ 1] which at ...