Search results for "Greeks, The" - New World Encyclopedia
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- The "Roman Empire" (Imperium Romanum) is used to denote ... The precise date at which the Roman Republic changed into the Roman ...70 KB (11,213 words) - 04:50, 16 December 2022
- astronomer, geographer, and mathematician of the Hellenistic period. He is ... (fourth century) in their commentaries on the Almagest; from Strabo's ...39 KB (6,174 words) - 21:25, 30 January 2024
- Olive is the common name for a evergreen tree or shrub, Olea europaea ... Among the Greeks, the oil was valued as an important article of diet ...31 KB (4,932 words) - 00:21, 18 November 2022
- a student of Plato, and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on diverse ... on both Western and Islamic philosophy. The beginning of "modern ...37 KB (5,500 words) - 06:30, 12 August 2023
- Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. The city lies ... years, Belgrade's wider city area was the birthplace of the largest ...32 KB (4,559 words) - 20:15, 20 January 2022
- invasion 1592 and 1596], creating war along the length of the peninsula until ... Under pressure from the Chinese army and local guerrillas, with food ...32 KB (4,655 words) - 22:08, 8 February 2023
- religions speak of demonic forces within the cosmos representing the antithesis ... Most religions and cultures of the world accept the existence of demons ...32 KB (5,129 words) - 09:29, 28 January 2024
- World War II, also WWII, or the Second World War, was a global military ... The Allies were initially made up of Poland, the British Empire, France ...70 KB (11,168 words) - 13:51, 20 May 2023
- and orator best known for his work in the fields of comparative mythology ... Campbell's recognition of the universality of human stories allows ...35 KB (5,311 words) - 17:54, 6 May 2024
- is one of eight universities that belong to the Ivy League. Originally founded ... The university has ties with the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton ...34 KB (4,932 words) - 00:40, 12 April 2023
- was a founding member and first president of the Romanian Academy. Among his many accomplishments, Radulescu is considered one of the ...64 KB (9,591 words) - 18:55, 7 February 2023
- northern Mesopotamia from c. 1500 B.C.E. At the height of its power, during ... The Mitanni may have originated from India. Certainly, they shared ...37 KB (5,773 words) - 19:19, 9 November 2022
- meaning Alcibiades, son of Cleinias, from the deme of Skambonidai; c. 450–404 ... During the course of the Peloponnesian War, Alcibiades changed his ...78 KB (11,681 words) - 05:06, 17 June 2023
- music, songs, spoken dialog, and dance. The varied emotional aspects of ... "musicals," are performed around the world. They may be presented ...33 KB (5,216 words) - 19:34, 10 November 2022
- The word jewelry is derived from the word jewel, which was Anglicized ... Whether used as currency, protection, or fashion, jewelry is one of ...33 KB (4,967 words) - 20:02, 13 September 2023
- Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the ... "Detroit" is a word almost universally associated with the ...33 KB (4,747 words) - 10:07, 29 January 2024
- known for their single-minded devotion to the religious life. some degree of physical separation from the masses. In the English language ...38 KB (6,105 words) - 20:00, 9 November 2022
- ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, and the westernmost ... Over the course of its existence, Lisbon has both flourished and suffered ...34 KB (4,753 words) - 07:44, 9 March 2023
- Latvia (historically Lattonia, Lettonia, or Lettland), officially ... Latvia shares land borders with Estonia to the north and Lithuania ...34 KB (4,920 words) - 17:49, 25 October 2022
- [[File:Durham 2534.jpg|thumb|325px|Men of the Shkreli tribe at the ... A tribe is a human social system existing before the emergence of ...37 KB (5,635 words) - 16:06, 27 July 2021
