This is the nickname for a member of the United States armed forces, most notably in World War II, but also for other 20th Century conflicts.

the founder of the byzantine empire and its first emperor, constantine the great, moved the capital of the roman empire to the city of byzantium in 330 ce, and renamed it constantinople.

the byzantine empire (the eastern roman empire) was distinct from the western roman empire in several ways; most importantly, the byzantines were christians and spoke greek instead of latin.

constantine the great also legalized christianity, which had previously been persecuted in the roman empire. christianity would become a major element of byzantine culture.

constantinople became the largest city in the empire and a major commercial center, while the western roman empire fell in 476 ce.

as emperor, constantine enacted many administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the empire. the government was restructured and civil and military authority separated. a new gold coin, the solidus, was introduced to combat inflation. it would become the standard for byzantine and european currencies for more than a thousand years. as the first roman emperor to claim conversion to christianity, constantine played an influential role in the development of christianity as the religion of the empire. in military matters, the roman army was reorganized to consist of mobile field units and garrison soldiers capable of countering internal threats and barbarian invasions. constantine pursued successful campaigns against the tribes on the roman frontiers—the franks, the alamanni, the goths, and the sarmatians, and even resettled territories abandoned by his predecessors during the turmoil of the previous century.

hamas is the terrorist group present in palestine.terrorism has been a feature of life in israel even before the country's establishment in 1948.as per israeli government, 3200 people have died in terrorist attacks.

in january 2007, meshal stated that hamas would consider recognizing israel once a palestinian state was established. a haaretz story noted, "this is the first time that a hamas official has raised the possibility of full and official recognition of israel in the future." according to the story, prime minister ehud olmert "shrugged off" meshal's statement.

in december 2010, hamas announced it would honor any palestinian referendum that approved a peace plan with israel. "we accept a palestinian state on the borders of 1967, with jerusalem as its capital, the release of palestinian prisoners, and the resolution of the issue of refugees," said haniyeh. "hamas will respect the results [of a referendum]," he added, "regardless of whether it differs with its ideology and principles." zvi bar'el, a leading haaretz political analyst, noted: "not a return of refugees, not the destruction of the state of israel, no preconditions.