From the mid-3rd century onwards, Britain no longer received such a wide range and extensive quantity of foreign imports as it did during the earlier part of the Roman period ; however, vast quantities of coin from continental mints reached the island, whilst there is historical evidence for the export of large amounts of British grain to the continent during the mid-4th century.

Parts of the north of the island received Border Television since 1 September 1961, initially directly from the Caldbeck transmitting station in Cumberland.

In 2008, the Authority received two new applications for authorization to explore for polymetallic nodules, coming for the first time from private firms in developing island nations of the Pacific.

In the 17th century, many claims of the island's rediscovery were made, spurred by the rivalry on the Arctic whaling grounds, and the island received many names.

He lived at Knossos for periods of nine years, where he received instruction from Zeus in the legislation which he gave to the island.

The island received its European name from Captain Cook because it acts as a barrier between the Pacific Ocean and the Hauraki Gulf.

Charles I ( 21 March 1226 – 7 January 1285 ), known also as Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282.

( Before the mid-1630s, they also received 5 to 10 acres of land but after that time the island filled up and there was no free land.

He was promoted to sergeant after the raid on the island of Vaagsö, where, after having received a bullet in the arm, cut off from his unit and without ammunition, he penetrated a bunker and wiped out 16 enemy soldiers before returning to Allied lines.

Over the past two thousand years the island has received waves of settlers of diverse origins including Austronesian, Bantu, Arab, South Asian, Chinese and European populations.

In 1733, Moravian missionaries received permission to begin a mission on the island ; in 1747, there were enough converts to prompt the construction of the Moravian Brethren Mission House and the formal establishment of the mission as New Herrnhut ().

In the spring, Constantine crossed the Ionian Sea, meeting the strategos of the imperial fleet on the island of Chios and was received by the Karabisianoi before proceeding to Constantinople.

Pausanias mentions a daughter of Cinyras as the consort of Teucer, who is known to have received the kingdom of Cyprus from Belus for having assisted him in the invasion of the island.

Visitors can see the cave where John is said to have received his Revelation ( the Cave of the Apocalypse ), and several monasteries on the island are dedicated to Saint John.

Visitors can see the cave where John is said to have received his Revelation ( the Cave of the Apocalypse ), and several monasteries on the island are dedicated to Saint John.

A general of Croton identified either as Autoleon or Leonymus reportedly visited the island of Leuke while recovering from wounds received in battle against the Locri Epizefiri.

Finally, it is said that Philoctetes received his terrible wound on the island of Chryse, when he unknowingly trespassed into the shrine of the nymph after whom the island was named ( this is the version in the extant play by Sophocles ).

The Argonauts, on their return from Colchis, came to his island, and were hospitably received.

Leonardo retained the title of megadux of the Latin Empire and half the island with the capital, Kastro, while his sisters and their husbands received one quarter each with the fortresses of Moudros and Kotsinos.

The United States Coast Guard occasionally received telegrams from concerned citizens, who apparently did not realize it was a scripted show, pleading for them to rescue the people on the deserted island.

.. Sceaf ; who, as some affirm, was driven on a certain island in Germany, called Scandza, ( of which Jornandes, the historian of the Goths, speaks ), a little boy in a skiff, without any attendant, asleep, with a handful of corn at his head, whence he was called Sceaf ; and, on account of his singular appearance, being well received by the men of that country, and carefully educated, in his riper age he reigned in a town which was called Slaswic, but at present Haithebi ; which country, called old Anglia, whence the Angles came into Britain, is situated between the Saxons and the Goths.

Eventually the Tyrians arrived on the north coast of Africa, where they received permission to build on an island in the harbor of the place where Carthage was eventually to be built.

Here in 1805, he received a visit from Aaron Burr, in whose alleged conspiracy he became interested, furnishing liberal funds for its support, and offering the use of his island as a rendezvous for the gathering of arms and supplies and the training of volunteers.

* 1942 – World War II: The most famous ( and first international ) Aggie Muster is held on the Philippine island of Corregidor, by Brigadier General George F. Moore ( with 25 fellow Texas A & M graduates who are under his command ), while 1. 8 million pounds of shells pounded the island over a 5 hour attack.

There are international airports in Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik and Rijeka ( on the island of Krk ).

Turkey, which does not recognise the Republic of Cyprus, and the Turkish Cypriot administration of the northern part of the island, do not accept the Republic's rule over the whole island and refer to it not by its international name, but as the " Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus ".

The first two serve international routes, as the main gateways to the island for travellers.

Visitors reach the island via two international airports in Heraklion and Chania and a smaller airport in Sitia ( international charter and domestic flights starting May 2012 ) or by boat to the main ports of Heraklion, Chania, Rethimno, Agios Nikolaos and Sitia.

However, since Han's island is only partly in their jurisdiction, they are unable to conduct any formal investigations-Han will not allow firearms on the island, both to impede assassination attempts and to prevent the international authorities from gaining a justification to launch a raid.

The Republic of Cyprus is receiving strong support from Greece in international forums with the latter maintaining a military contingent on the island, and Greek officers filling key positions in the Cypriot National Guard.

French buccaneers established a settlement on the island of Tortuga in 1625, and were soon joined by like minded English and Dutch privateers and pirates, who formed a lawless international community that survived by preying on Spanish ships and hunting wild cattle.

This detail is informed by the fact that Alexandria, because of its man-made bidirectional port between the mainland and the Pharos island, welcomed trade from the East and West, and soon found itself the international hub for trade, as well as the leading producer of papyrus and, soon enough, books.

On the international front, in late July 2002, the Republic of China ( commonly known after its largest island as Taiwan ) cut its diplomatic ties with Nauru.

The main airport is the international Roland Garros Airport located close to Saint Denis and the second one is the Aéroport de Pierrefond, located near Saint-Pierre in the south of the island.

The British government announced an intention in early 2005 to fund building of an international airport on the island by 2010.

Transport in Samoa includes one international airport situated on the north west coast of Upolu island, paved highways reaching most parts of the two main, one main port in the capital Apia and two ports servicing mainly inter island ferries for vehicles and passengers between the two main islands, Upolu and Savai ' i.

The international airport is situated at the eastern most tip of the main island, and serves 185 cities in 58 countries.

The city hosts Ca ' Foscari University of Venice founded in 1868, Iuav University of Venice founded in 1926 and Venice International University an international research center founded in 1995 located on the island of San Servolo.

Although tourism remains important to Bermuda's economy, it has for three decades been second to international business in terms of economic importance to the island.

There is a main, electrified rail line, which connects Szczecin and Świnoujście, also across the island goes an international road E65 ( national road 3 / S3 expressway ), which crosses Europe from north to south.

The regime of innocent passage applies in straits used for international navigation ( 1 ) that connect a part of high seas or an exclusive economic zone with the territorial sea of coastal nation ( Strait of Tiran, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Strait of Baltiysk ) and ( 2 ) in straits formed by an island of a state bordering the strait and its mainland if there exists seaward of the island a route through the high seas or through an exclusive economic zone of similar convenience with respect to navigational and hydrographical characteristics ( Strait of Messina, Pentland Firth ).

The international opera week and international organ festival in Mahon and, the summer music festival and Capella Davidica concerts in Ciutadella are the main events of the island.