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SpartanNash (formerly Spartan Stores, Nash Finch) is an American food distributor and grocery store retailer headquartered in Byron Center, Michigan. The company's core businesses include distributing food to independent grocers, military commissaries , and corporate-owned retail stores in 44 states, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
The Spartan army stood at the center of the Spartan state, citizens trained in the disciplines and honor of a warrior society. [1] Subjected to military drills since early manhood, the Spartans became one of the most feared and formidable military forces in the Greek world, attaining legendary status in their wars against Persia.
The Battle of Mashkullorë (March 18, 1908) (Albanian: Beteja e Mashkullorës) took place between Albanian rebel forces under the command of Çerçiz Topulli and the Ottomans.
Sparta [1] was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon ( Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn ), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement on the banks of the Eurotas River in the Eurotas valley of Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. [2] Around 650 BC, it rose to ...
Life. As a result of the scarcity of primary sources, Brana's date of birth and his family have been a subject of debate. In early sources, he is usually referred to as Vrana and Vranaconte or Branaconte which correspond to the original patronymic surname of his descendants Branai in archival material.
Despotate of Arta, c. 1390. Gjin Bua Shpata (sometimes anglicized as John Spata) (fl. 1358 – 29 October 1399) was an Albanian ruler in Western Greece with the title of Despot.
Invention/discovery Inventor/discoverer Field Notes Discovered Nitric Oxide's role in relaxing blood vessels, transforming heart disease, erectile dysfunction, and aiding premature infants breathing struggles.
The formula e pagëzimit (English: baptismal formula) is the oldest written document with a writing in Albanian which has been found. The document is “Codex Ashburnham” dated November 8, 1462, and it contains various notes on Albania written in Latin by Archbishop Pal Engjëlli.