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In Etruscan mythology, Ani was the sky god, perhaps equivalent to the Roman Janus. He lived in the highest level of heaven.
The ani is also a bird, a black variety of cuckoo with a heavy bill that can be either smooth or ridged. Unlike other cuculids, it does not lay its eggs in other birds' nests.
Ani (anc. Abnicum) is also an ancient and ruined city of medieval Armenia, in Russian Transcaucasia, government Erivan, situated at an altitude of 4390 ft., between the Arpa-chai (Harpasus) and a deep ravine. In the tenth century the town of Ani was expanded into a major city by Ashot III , who made it the capital of Armenia under the Bagratid dynasty ( 961). When it was handed over to the Byzantines in 1045, it was a populous city, known traditionally as the "city with the 1001 churches." It was then occupied by the Seljuk Turks in 1064, getting under White Sheep Turkmen, Black Sheep Turkmen sovereignty later. It was taken five times by the Georgians between 1125Events May 23 Lothar of Saxony becomes Holy Roman Emperor on the death of Henry V. War ends between Toulouse and Provence. The castle of Nassau is built. Albert of Aix begins his Historia Hierosolymitanae expeditionis''. Magnus the Strong becomes ruler of and 1209Events Albigensian Crusade against Cathars (1209-1218) the Franciscans are founded. Cambridge University founded. In August, Simon De Monfort, leader of Albigensian Crusade, takes over Carcassonne Genghis Khan conquers Turkestan Births Deaths Walter Map,, in 1239Events Births June 17 Edward I of England known as Edward "Longshanks" or "Hammer of the Scots" Deaths Emperor Go-Toba of Japan Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile Ferdinand III, the by the Mongols, and its ruin was completed by an earthquake in 1319Events Births April 26 King John II of France Deaths 1319.. It was slowly abandoned after the 14th century13th century 14th century 15th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. Events The transition from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age Beginning of th, being dominated by the Ottoman EmpireOsmanlı İmparatorluğu Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye The Ottoman Coat of Arms Imperial motto: unknown The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople) Sovereigns Sultans after 1534Events May 10 Jacques Cartier explores Newfoundland while searching for the Northwest Passage. June 9 Jacques Cartier is the first European to discover the St. Lawrence River. July 7 First known exchange between Europeans and natives of the Gulf of St. and under the invasion of the Russian Empire from 1878 to 1917. Ani is now about 42 km (26 miles) away from the Turkish province Kars, near the Arpaçay Brook, a branch of the Araks River that constitutes the border between Armenia and Turkey, within Turkish borders. The city now known for its well-preserved ruins of medieval Armenian architecture, although the ruins are threatened by the dynamite blasts at a nearby stone quarry in Armenia. It is still surrounded by a double wall partly in ruins, and amongst the remains are a "patriarchal" church finished in 1010, two other churches, both of the 11th century, a fourth built in 1215, and a palace of large size.