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== History == | == History == | ||
During the [[Miocene]], [[geological]] activity in Western Europe blocked off what would be known as the [[Straits of Gibraltar]], sealing off the [[Mediterranean]], which dried up, leaving a [[salt]]y [[plain]]. Towards the end of the Miocene, the [[Atlantic]] broke through and refilled the [[Mediterranean basin|basin]] in a [[cataclysmic]] [[flood]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}}) | |||
Charles I of France, also known as [[Charlemagne]] [[rule]]d the [[Frankish Empire]] for [[46 (number)|46]] [[year]]s until his [[death]] in [[814]], uniting Western and [[Central Europe]] for the first time since the [[Roman Empire]]. His [[reign]] saw a [[renaissance]] in European [[culture]]: [[architecture]], [[art]], [[literature]] and [[music]] all flourished, while [[Medieval Latin]] developed as Europe's first [[common language]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) | Charles I of France, also known as [[Charlemagne]] [[rule]]d the [[Frankish Empire]] for [[46 (number)|46]] [[year]]s until his [[death]] in [[814]], uniting Western and [[Central Europe]] for the first time since the [[Roman Empire]]. His [[reign]] saw a [[renaissance]] in European [[culture]]: [[architecture]], [[art]], [[literature]] and [[music]] all flourished, while [[Medieval Latin]] developed as Europe's first [[common language]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) | ||