The Majapahit and Srivijaya Empires were mainly located in this modern-day country
Indonesia
The deadliest battle of WW2, and a candidate of the deadliest battle of all time
Battle of Stalingrad
The document which Heraclius (Erekle) the 2nd signed and incorporated eastern Georgia as a protectorate of Imperial Russia.
Treaty of Georgievsk
Famous nurse known for her contributions to modern nursing during the Crimean War
Florence Nightingale
1914, Sarajevo, Gavrilo Princip
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The capital city of the Majapahit Empire, which was one of the last and largest Hindu-Buddhist empires in Indonesian history
Trowulan
Considered the largest naval battle in modern history, it would see Admiral Halsey masterfully defeat the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Battle of Leyte Gulf
This Roman General would campaign against Colchis and Iberia, during the 3rd Mithridatic War.
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey)
In the 14th century, this devastating pandemic killed millions of people in Europe and Asia and profoundly affected the practice of medicine
The Black Death, also known as "The Plague'
1940, Mexico City, Ramón Mercader
Leon Trotsky
The Majapahit and Srivijaya are called "thalassocratic empires." What is a thalassocracy?
A thalassocracy, also known as a maritime empire, is a state that heavily relies on maritime realms, or is an empire at sea.
The deadliest battle of WW2 in China, it was extremely brutal and would mark the beginning of a collection of terrible defeats for the National Revolutionary Army.
Battle of Shanghai
The most notable compendium of Georgian historical texts, which speak about the History of Georgia
The Georgian Chronicles or "Life of Kartli"
(ქართლის ცხოვრება)
In 1804, German pharmacist Friedrich Sertürner created this opiate, which is used primarily to treat acute and chronic pain
Morphine
41 AD, Palatine Hill, Cassius Chaerea
Caligula
The Srivijaya Empire adhered to this sector of Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism
Battle of Cherbourg
A historian and linguist, he was the founder of Tbilisi State University, and would greatly contribute to the modern scholarship of the history and culture of Georgia
Ivane Javakhisvhili
Sushruta is regarded as the creator of this medical specialty
Surgery
1793, Paris, Charlotte Corday
Jean-Paul Marat
The decline of the Srivijaya kingdom is often attributed to attacks by this neighboring empire
Chola Empire
One of the two major battles fought in India during WW2, its participants included Subhas Chandra Bose, General Mutaguchi, and General Kawabe.
Battle of Imphal
He was a Georgian Communist, who was a close friend of Stalin's and would later die in 1937
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
This philosopher would work as a dispensary porter at Guy's Hospital, during WW2. He attempted to keep his identity anonymous since he was already regarded as one of the most famous philosophers alive.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
336 BC, Aegae, Pausanias
Philip II of Macedon