Berta

Berta is a female Germanic name or may also be a colloquial shortening of Alberta or Roberta.

Berta may refer to:

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Ortaköy, Artvin

Ortaköy (formerly, Berta) is a village in the Artvin Central District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Situated at 41°15′N 41°59′E / 41.250°N 41.983°E / 41.250; 41.983, its distance to Artvin is 35 kilometres (22 mi). As of 2013, the population of the village was 1,080.

History

The area around Ortaköy was a part of the medieval Georgian principality of Klarjeti and housed the flourishing monastic center Berta, which was founded in the 9th century. The area fell to the eventual Ottoman conquest in the latter half of the 16th century. It was taken over by the Russian Empire in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, but reverted back to the Turkish control in the aftermath of World War I. The surviving edifice of the Georgian monastery has been used as a mosque.

References

List of Two and a Half Men characters

The American sitcom Two and a Half Men, created and executive produced by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn, premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. The show initially centers on seven characters: brothers Charlie and Alan Harper; Jake Harper, the dimwitted son of Alan and his first ex-wife; Judith Harper-Melnick, Alan's first ex-wife, Herb's ex-wife, and Jake and Milly's mother; Rose, one of Charlie's previous one night stands who continuously stalks him; Evelyn Harper, Charlie and Alan's wealthy, five time widowed, bisexual mother, and Jake's grandmother; and last of all, Berta, Charlie's sharp-tongued housekeeper, who later joins the main cast starting with season two after playing a major recurring role throughout the first season. In season nine, the show is revamped when Charlie is struck and killed by a moving train. Walden Schmidt replaces him as the new owner of the beach house, a recently divorced internet billionaire. In season eleven, Jake moves to Japan and leaves the series, so to replace "the half-man", Charlie's long-lost-daughter moves into the beach house after looking for her late father.

Fortification

Fortifications are military constructions or buildings designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and also used to solidify rule in a region during peace time. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. The term is derived from the Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make").

From very early history to modern times, walls have been a necessity for cities to survive in an ever changing world of invasion and conquest. Some settlements in the Indus Valley Civilization were the first small cities to be fortified. In ancient Greece, large stone walls had been built in Mycenaean Greece, such as the ancient site of Mycenae (famous for the huge stone blocks of its 'cyclopean' walls). A Greek Phrourion was a fortified collection of buildings used as a military garrison, and is the equivalent of the Roman castellum or English fortress. These construction mainly served the purpose of a watch tower, to guard certain roads, passes, and lands that might threaten the kingdom. Though smaller than a real fortress, they acted as a border guard rather than a real strongpoint to watch and maintain the border.

Forts (album)

Forts (2007) is the third and most recent studio album by New York band The Boggs.

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