Michael Critobulus — (Greek: Μιχαήλ Κριτοβούλος, c. 1410 – c. 1470) was a Greek politician, scholar and historian. He is known as the author of a history of the Ottoman conquest of the Eastern Roman Empire under Sultan Mehmet II. It is one of the principal Greek… … Wikipedia
historiography — historiographic /hi stawr ee euh graf ik, stohr /, historiographical, adj. historiographically, adv. /hi stawr ee og reuh fee, stohr /, n., pl. historiographies. 1. the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively. 2 … Universalium
Crito of Alopece — For the Byzantine historian, see Michael Critobulus. Crito[1] of Alopece[2] was a faithful, probably lifelong companion of Socrates. The two had evidently grown up together as friends, being from the same deme and of roughly the same age (Plato,… … Wikipedia
Demographic history of Bosnia and Herzegovina — This article is part of the series: Bosnia and Herzegovina History Politics Political parties President Chairman: Željko Komšić Nebojša Radmanović … Wikipedia
Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… … Universalium
Greek literature — Introduction body of writings in the Greek language, with a continuous history extending from the 1st millennium BC to the present day. From the beginning its writers were Greeks living not only in Greece proper but also in Asia Minor, the… … Universalium
Ottoman–Venetian War (1463–1479) — First Ottoman–Venetian War Part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars Date 1463–1479 Location Morea (Peloponnese), Negroponte (Euboea) … Wikipedia
Trial of Socrates — The Death of Socrates, by Jacques Louis David (1787) … Wikipedia
Gattilusi — The Gattilusi were a powerful Genoese family who controlled a number of possessions in the northern Aegean from 1355 until the mid 15th century.Francesco Gattilusio gained the favor of Byzantine Emperor John V Palaiologos by helping him oust a… … Wikipedia
