Alexander's short reign marks a decisive moment in the history of Europe and Asia.
The army that later conquered Persia was developed all through his reign, but the decisive innovations in arms the sarissa, a pike nearly half as long again as the spear of the Greeks tactics, and training belong probably to this first year.
He reigned at a decisive turning point in Scandinavian history, a moment when it was still possible to combine the pleasures of the old ways with all the rich opportunities of the new.
This is especially true of Anne Boleyn, the decisive influence in Henry's life and reign, and certainly the only woman he genuinely loved for any length of time.
October 21, 1777 Grenoble, France May 16, 1832 Paris, France Casimir Perier, (born Oct. 21, 1777, Grenoble, Fr. died May 16, 1832, Paris) French banker and statesman who exercised a decisive influence on the political orientation of the reign of King Louis-Philippe.
Casimir Perier, (born Oct. 21, 1777, Grenoble, Fr. died May 16, 1832, Paris) French banker and statesman who exercised a decisive influence on the political orientation of the reign of King Louis-Philippe.
It was not until the reign of Trajan, in 106, that a decisive victory against Decebalus was procured.
During the reign of the Tetrarchy, emperors Diocletian and Galerius brought a decisive conclusion to the war, sacking Ctesiphon in 299 AD and expanding the Roman eastern frontier dramatically with the Treaty of Nisibis.
And with Clemens's availability unsure for Monday night's decisive fifth game at the Stadium if the series goes that far, the Yankees' reign could be in jeopardy.
Richard III was born in was born in 1452 and ruled England from 1483 to 1485, a reign cut short by his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the decisive battle in the English civil war known as the War of the Roses.
