Thursday, November 08, 2007
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA POST
BUCHAREST/BUKHOREST/BUKOREST-bucuresci-city of joy, founded in 13th century by Radal the black of Wallachia. burnt in 1595 by Sinan Pasha, restored, but not til 18th c, that it was considered by europeans, restored fully. 1812 it's name on a treaty by which Bessarabia and 1/3 Moldovia ceded to the turks. in 1828 occupied by russians, who 'gave' it to the prince Bibesko in 1848, brought Russians and turks back in. 1853 russians again left. in 1854, austrians moved in til 1857. in 1858, the international congress for the organization of the danubian principalities was held in B and 1861 the union of Wallachia and moldovia proclaimed. prince couza was driven from the throne in 1866
BUCKWHEAT-herbaceous plant native to central asia. seedpod similar to the beech-, name from the german buch weizen, beechwheat. in england-bird seed, but eaten in europe by humans. used as a dye-yellow/olive. russian bees love it for honey.
BUDDHISM-pgs 424-438. 6th C B.C. blah blah.
BUENOS AYRES- largest and important province of argentine republic. capital city Buenos Ayres. blah blah blah
BUG-name of a common to all speciesbelonging to Cimiciae, a family of Hemipterous insects, best known of which is the housebug or bed bug. offensive odor when touched. wingless blood sucker. nocturnal.
BUILDING- pgs 447-512 not read technical illustrated brickwork to cornices
BULGARIA-also known as the Vilayet tuna or province of the danube, a political division of european turkey.
bulgarians originally a people of agrian or finnish extraction(FINNS?!?). a samoyede race. appear in history about 120 B.C. when a band under chieftan named Vound, took refuge in armenia and settled on the Araxes. next mentioned by bishop Eunodius, marching towards left bank of the danube. in following century in byzantine empire as a hostile power. around 600 ad. broken into several divisions, the most important, crossing the danube, under Asparuch(3rd son of Kubrrat, who delivered them from the domination of the avars), settled in moesia, subjugated the slavanic population and extorted tribute from the greek empire. kingdom founded and gradually extended north towards Theiss. most properous period was reign of simeon 893-927, who made himself formidable to the greeks but also in progress in the country, establishing christianity, (introduced by boris or bogoris 862) and bestowing parronage of literature. after his death, decay. russians and petchenegs invaded and also by byzantine empire.
150 years later 2 brothers, peter and asan(yusan) headed an insurrection and founded what is known as the bugaro-Wallachian kingdom of the Asamdes, which became master of macedonia and thrace. finally falling under the tartars and subjugated to turkey by the battle of kossova.
BUCHAREST/BUKHOREST/BUKOREST-bucuresci-city of joy, founded in 13th century by Radal the black of Wallachia. burnt in 1595 by Sinan Pasha, restored, but not til 18th c, that it was considered by europeans, restored fully. 1812 it's name on a treaty by which Bessarabia and 1/3 Moldovia ceded to the turks. in 1828 occupied by russians, who 'gave' it to the prince Bibesko in 1848, brought Russians and turks back in. 1853 russians again left. in 1854, austrians moved in til 1857. in 1858, the international congress for the organization of the danubian principalities was held in B and 1861 the union of Wallachia and moldovia proclaimed. prince couza was driven from the throne in 1866
BUCKWHEAT-herbaceous plant native to central asia. seedpod similar to the beech-, name from the german buch weizen, beechwheat. in england-bird seed, but eaten in europe by humans. used as a dye-yellow/olive. russian bees love it for honey.
BUDDHISM-pgs 424-438. 6th C B.C. blah blah.
BUENOS AYRES- largest and important province of argentine republic. capital city Buenos Ayres. blah blah blah
BUG-name of a common to all speciesbelonging to Cimiciae, a family of Hemipterous insects, best known of which is the housebug or bed bug. offensive odor when touched. wingless blood sucker. nocturnal.
BUILDING- pgs 447-512 not read technical illustrated brickwork to cornices
BULGARIA-also known as the Vilayet tuna or province of the danube, a political division of european turkey.
bulgarians originally a people of agrian or finnish extraction(FINNS?!?). a samoyede race. appear in history about 120 B.C. when a band under chieftan named Vound, took refuge in armenia and settled on the Araxes. next mentioned by bishop Eunodius, marching towards left bank of the danube. in following century in byzantine empire as a hostile power. around 600 ad. broken into several divisions, the most important, crossing the danube, under Asparuch(3rd son of Kubrrat, who delivered them from the domination of the avars), settled in moesia, subjugated the slavanic population and extorted tribute from the greek empire. kingdom founded and gradually extended north towards Theiss. most properous period was reign of simeon 893-927, who made himself formidable to the greeks but also in progress in the country, establishing christianity, (introduced by boris or bogoris 862) and bestowing parronage of literature. after his death, decay. russians and petchenegs invaded and also by byzantine empire.
150 years later 2 brothers, peter and asan(yusan) headed an insurrection and founded what is known as the bugaro-Wallachian kingdom of the Asamdes, which became master of macedonia and thrace. finally falling under the tartars and subjugated to turkey by the battle of kossova.
