A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely due to the impact of its cultural and political achievements during the 5th and 4th centuries BC in later centuries on the rest of the then known European continent.

The decline of the Roman infrastructure made it more difficult to field large infantry forces, and during the 4th and 5th centuries cavalry began to take a more dominant role on the European battlefield, also in part made possible by the appearance of new, larger breeds of horses.

The transition from the European Copper Age to Bronze Age Europe occurs about the same time, between the late 5th and the late 3rd millennia BC.

Historians have liberally used emperor and, especially so, empire anachronistically and out of its Roman and European context to describe any large state and its ruler in the past and present ; sometimes even to refer to non-monarchically ruled states and their spheres of influence: such examples include the " Athenian Empire " of the late 5th century BC, the " Angevin Empire " of the Plantagenets, or the Soviet and American " empires " of the Cold War era.

The Middle Ages ( adjectival forms: medieval, mediaeval, and mediæval ) is the period of European history encompassing the 5th to the 15th centuries, normally marked from the collapse of the Western Roman Empire ( the end of Classical Antiquity ) until the beginning of the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, the periods which ushered in the Modern Era.

The Visigothic Kingdom was a Western European power in the 5th to 7th centuries, created in Gaul when the Romans lost their control of their empire.

The Latin name Britannia long survived the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and yielded the name for the island in most European and various other languages, including the English Britain and the modern Welsh Prydain.

The roots of European puppetry probably extend back to the Greek plays with puppets played to the " common people " in the 5th Century BC.

Nonetheless, during the centuries of the European Middle Ages ( AD 5th – 15th centuries ) that followed the Imperial Roman collapse ( AD 476 ), the fifth-century BC Asian plastic surgery knowledge of the Sushruta samhita went unknown to the West until the tenth century AD, with the publication, in Old English, of the Anglo-Saxon physician ’ s manual Bald's Leechbook ( ca.

France is the 5th largest source country for foreign students to Canada ( 1st among European source countries ).

In: V., Kilikoglou, A., Hein, and Y., Maniatis ( eds ) Modern Trends in Scientific Studies on Ancient Ceramics, papers presented at the 5th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, Athens 1999 / Oxford: Archaeopress, 69-74.

The European Commission's preference, as exemplified in the 5th Framework as well as currently pursued pilot projects, is for Free / Libre and Open Source Software ( FLOSS ) for healthcare.

Barcelona prevailed 3-2, winning the deciding 5th game 82-69 away, as Madrid settled with the European Cup trophy.

The meatloaf has European origins ; meatloaf of minced meat was mentioned in the famous Roman cookery collection Apicius as early as the 5th century.

The Vinča symbols, sometimes called the Vinča signs, Vinča script, Vinča-Turdaş script, Old European script, etc, are a set of symbols found on Neolithic era ( 6th to 5th millennia BCE ) artifacts from the Vinča culture of southeastern Europe.

5th European Tour: Spring, 1956.

The history of the Old World ( Europe in particular, but also the Near East and North Africa ) is commonly divided into Antiquity, up to 476 CE ; the Middle Ages, from the 5th through the 15th centuries, including the Islamic Golden Age ( c. 750 CE – c. 1258 CE ) and the early European Renaissance ; the Early Modern period, from the 15th century to the late 18th, including the Age of Enlightenment ; and the Late Modern period, from the Industrial Revolution to the present, including Contemporary History.

Scientists from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility have confirmed that the oil paintings, probably of either walnut or poppy seed oil, are present in 12 of the 50 caves dating from the 5th to 9th century.

She did not win any titles in the meantime, placing 7th and 5th at the 1974 and 1978 European Championships, and not reaching the final of the high jump competition at the 1976 Montreal Games.

The club once again rallied towards the tail end of the season, with victories over Bristol, and then high flying Sale securing a 5th place in the table that seemed unlikely at the turn of the year, and a place in the play off system for the remaining European Cup place.

* Helen Wallace, William Wallace, and Mark A. Pollack, eds, Policy-making in the European Union ( 5th edn, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005 ; 4th edn, ed.

SDA Bocconi was also ranked 18th by Businessweek's Top Global Schools for its MBA and 5th among European Business Schools.

In 2012 Sporting reached the 5th European semi-final of its history, winning the first leg at home 2-1 against Athletic Club Bilbao, for the UEFA Europa League.

Jaszewska along with Susan Efimienko represented our country at the last European Championship volleyball team taking the 5th place.

In January 1606, during the first sitting of Parliament since the plot, the Observance of 5th November Act 1605 was passed, making services and sermons commemorating the event an annual feature of English life ; the act remained in force until 1859.

In 1948 he was elected to the Italian Parliament and nominated vice-minister of Foreign Affairs in the 5th De Gasperi cabinet ( May 23, 1948 – January 27, 1950 ).

* An Acte for Laws & Justice to be ministred in Wales in like fourme as it is in this Realme ( 27 Henry VIII c. 26 ), was passed in 1536 in the 8th session of Henry VIII's 5th Parliament, which began on 4 February 1535 / 6, and repealed with effect from 21 December 1993 ; and

He entered politics, in New Zealand's 1st Parliament, as one of the two members for Christchurch Country for 1853-55 ; and was a member of the 5th Parliament for Christchurch City East for 1871-75.

In recent years, the 1974 Parliament was titled " 5th Revisional ", as it operated under, and amended, the 1952 constitution.

The current constitution is formally a major revision of the constitution of 1952, as effected by the 5th Revisional Parliament.

He is 5th Vice President of the Norwegian Parliament and Chair of the Board of the GAVI Alliance.

Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet ( 17 May 1758-10 August 1839 ), was a British Member of Parliament, High Sheriff of Cornwall and Grand Master of the Freemasons.

In 1853, the sixth Duke of Melfort, George Drummond, was by Act of Parliament deemed the 5th Earl of Perth, and the previous attainder was reversed.

The 5th Baron had a long and distinguished political career, serving at various times as a Member of Parliament, Lord Lieutenant of Oxford and Buckingham, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord Privy Seal.

His son Arthur Hood, the 2nd Viscount Bridport and 5th Duke of Bronté, represented West Somerset in Parliament as a Conservative.

* Lady Helen Guendolen Seymour ( 1846 – 14 August 1910 ), m. 2 August 1865 Sir John William Ramsden, 5th Baronet ( 14 September 1831 – 15 April 1914 ), son of John Charles Ramsden ( 30 April 1788 – 29 December 1836 ), Member of Parliament, and wife ( m. 4 May 1814 ) Hon.

* Sir Roger Palmer, 5th Baronet, Member of the UK Parliament for Mayo, 1857 – 1865

The three succeeding barons were all Members of Parliament and persons of some importance — see particularly Grey, 5th Baron, and his elder son George, 6th Baron.

It was created in 1880 for the former Conservative Member of Parliament for East Kent, George Milles, 5th Baron Sondes.

* Fulke Greville, 5th Baron Brooke, British Member of Parliament for Warwick, father of Francis Greville

* Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet ( 1685 – 1731 ), British Member of Parliament for Ipswich, Thetford and Suffolk

He was elected a member of the 2nd New Zealand Parliament as member for Motueka and Massacre Bay ( 1855 – 56 ), and re-elected as member for Motueka for the 4th and 5th parliaments ( 1866 – 75 ).

The Canadian federal election of 1882 was held on June 20, 1882 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 5th Parliament of Canada.

* 28 November-Pat Cox, former Progressive Democrats TD, MEP representing Munster, 5th President of the directly elected European Parliament and television presenter.

* Sir William Clayton, 5th Baronet ( 1786 – 1866 ), Member of Parliament for Great Marlow, 1832 – 1842

* Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth ( 1613 – 1665 ), son of the 1st Earl of Cleveland, Member of Parliament and also a Royalist military leader

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