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- Roman Empire (fifth century C.E.), ending in the dissolution of classical ... has been usurped as a result of confidence in human ingenuity inspired by ...12 KB (1,801 words) - 12:38, 5 May 2024
- Pindar (or Pindarus) (probably * 522 B.C.E. in Cynoscephalae; † ... Pindar was born at Cynoscephalae, a village in Thebes. He was the ...7 KB (1,079 words) - 06:16, 24 November 2022
- ) is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist ... beauty and elegance that are proficient in the art of dancing. They are ...10 KB (1,598 words) - 15:57, 11 August 2023
- Baklava or baklawa is a rich, sweet pastry featured in many cuisines ... Commonly regarded as a Greek specialty, baklava is available in a ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 05:50, 26 August 2023
- along with Sappho, Pindar, and others, in the canonical list of nine ... too much space to his rival, the Dioscuri, in an ode celebrating Scopas& ...7 KB (1,177 words) - 22:13, 29 January 2023
- Protagoras (in Greek Πρωταγόρας) (c. 481 B.C.E. – c. 420 ... Athens and surrounding cities, teaching the art of rhetoric and his philosophy ...6 KB (889 words) - 08:16, 2 December 2022
- Cyrene (Greek Κυρήνη, Kurene) was an ancient Greek colony in ... the same history that befell much of the ancient world: one empire conquering ...13 KB (1,919 words) - 18:50, 12 May 2020
- (often a school of secondary education in Europe); a public hall used ... The name “Lyceum” comes from a gymnasium near Athens in ancient ...14 KB (2,070 words) - 03:09, 5 November 2022
- of the Olympics." Coubertin was active in many sports and regarded sports ... He was the primary force in the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896 ...10 KB (1,541 words) - 05:26, 24 November 2022
- [[Image:MetCemBrunswigSphynx.jpg|thumb|300 px|Marble sphinx on tomb ... as guardians of knowledge and as speaking in riddles. Originating in Ancient ...16 KB (2,587 words) - 15:21, 27 April 2023
- or dead body that often is decorated with art, inscriptions, and carvings ... regarding the lives of those who lived in ancient times. Often decorated ...12 KB (1,915 words) - 02:26, 21 April 2023
- In Greek mythology, Ares, the Olympian god of war, was the son of ... Hellenic Ares, but between them, Mars stood in much higher esteem. ...9 KB (1,454 words) - 06:23, 12 August 2023
- In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were three vicious female mythical ... at them, despite the presence of the snakes in their hair which could readily ...11 KB (1,834 words) - 04:53, 26 December 2022
- right|300px|Christie's auction house in South Kensington, London.]] Manson & Woods, the oldest fine-art auctioneers in the world. ...9 KB (1,246 words) - 21:11, 10 December 2023
- ) in Saint Petersburg, Russia is one of the largest museums in the ... and one of the oldest art galleries and museums of human history and ...11 KB (1,594 words) - 14:53, 12 February 2022
- of Semiramis) are considered one of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World ... the apparently fanciful descriptions of ancient writers. Through the ages ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 20:50, 21 January 2024
- Harpy is the singular form for the mythical creatures called Harpies ... attributes that we have not well understood in ourselves as human beings. ...9 KB (1,453 words) - 22:03, 14 December 2022
- Louise Lang, and Yale Joel at a cafe in the Bois de Boulogne after ... Cartier-Bresson, Chim traveled extensively in Europe and the Middle East ...11 KB (1,618 words) - 08:09, 28 January 2024
- thumb|300 px|Main entrance of the British Museum in London]] The British Museum in London, England, is one of the world's ...19 KB (2,966 words) - 02:44, 22 November 2023
- an icon for refined taste and culture. In addition, white marble is taken ... someone who is aloof like a marble statue. In addtion, the word marble is ...8 KB (1,153 words) - 03:03, 6 November 2022
- character that means life or living. Ancient Egyptian gods are often ... The ankh appears frequently in Egyptian tomb paintings and other art ...10 KB (1,631 words) - 06:39, 28 July 2023
- The history of Athens is the longest of any city in Europe: Athens ... The name of Athens in Ancient Greek was Athḗnai (Ἀθῆναι ...19 KB (3,013 words) - 18:52, 19 August 2023
- most important representatives of modernism in Greece. Modernism, as a tendency ... better, ways of reaching the same end. In essence, the modernist movement ...12 KB (1,487 words) - 23:55, 17 November 2022
- as icthus, ichthus or ikhthus), is the Ancient and Classical Greek word ... Christ God's Son Saviour," in ancient Greek " ...11 KB (1,707 words) - 21:21, 7 September 2023
- Mycenae (Greek grc|Μυκῆναι), is an archaeological site in ... from Argos, becoming a tourist attraction in classical Greek and Roman times ...18 KB (2,715 words) - 22:40, 10 November 2022
- and Latinist who promoted the revival of ancient Roman classics and the traditions ... Laetus tried to emulate the lives of the ancient Romans, and around ...9 KB (1,365 words) - 21:15, 4 October 2022
- Alpha and Omega (Greek: Αλφα and Ω) is an appellation of God ... me there is no God." While the context in the Book of Revelation is clearly ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 08:22, 23 July 2023
- Knossos, also spelled Knossus, Cnossus, Gnossus (in traditional Greek ... Knossos was discovered in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos, a Cretan merchant ...13 KB (2,102 words) - 03:56, 4 March 2023
- a subject, or applies different theories in particular cases. In philosophy and theology, eclecticism is the practice of selecting ...12 KB (1,821 words) - 18:01, 12 February 2024
- sculptures removed from Athens to Britain in 1806 by Lord Elgin, ambassador ... Lord Elgin was legally entitled to these art pieces as he obtained them ...16 KB (2,366 words) - 16:10, 13 February 2024
- ) is a region in west-central Italy on the shores of the Ligurian ... is best known for its cultural achievements in the areas of literature, art ...19 KB (2,716 words) - 00:35, 3 May 2023
- Mestrius Plutarchus (c. 46 - 127), known in English as Plutarch, ... which paired Greek and Roman subjects in comparisons which were sometimes ...17 KB (2,619 words) - 08:08, 24 November 2022
- the Ennead, the pantheon of deities revered in ancient Lower Egypt. Geb represented ... ==Geb in an Egyptian Context== As an Egyptian deity, Geb belonged to ...20 KB (3,212 words) - 17:11, 23 October 2022
- the ages, but all come from the creature in Greek mythology known as Pegasus ... a weather god (the god of lightning). In Hesiod, Pegasos is still associated ...8 KB (1,238 words) - 07:12, 23 November 2022
- best known for his excavations at Ur in Sumer, ancient Mesopotamia ... believed were evidence of The Flood recorded in the Bible at the time of Noah ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 21:47, 25 October 2022
- laureate. He was also a career diplomat in the Greek Foreign Service, ... to liberate techniques of versification in order to allow greater room ...11 KB (1,573 words) - 20:33, 29 August 2021
- [[Image:Louvre at night centered.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Louvre ... have a long history, dating back to Ancient Greece. Many early museums ...27 KB (4,097 words) - 02:36, 11 March 2023
- of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, in ancient Greece. Eleusis (modern ... Of all the mysteries celebrated in ancient Mediterranean world, these ...18 KB (2,798 words) - 16:07, 13 February 2024
- In music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent ... The term is usually used in reference to music of the late Middle ...7 KB (1,087 words) - 08:47, 24 November 2022
- Ancient philosophy is philosophy in antiquity, or before the end of ... In the Western tradition, ancient philosophy was developed primarily ...16 KB (2,127 words) - 19:43, 26 July 2023
- some bisexuals are and remain fairly stable in their level of attraction throughout ... While it appears that throughout history people have commonly indulged ...20 KB (2,817 words) - 17:59, 31 October 2023
- of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau (Vienna Secession ... is this more apparent than in his numerous drawings in pencil ...15 KB (2,101 words) - 21:28, 26 July 2023
- In Greek mythology, Daedalus (Latin, also Hellenized Latin Daedalos ... . The Labyrinth on Crete in which the Minotaur was kept was also created ...11 KB (1,708 words) - 07:41, 12 January 2024
- A relief is a sculptured art work in which figures are either carved ... relief sculpture: bas-relief (low-relief), in which the sculpture is raised ...15 KB (2,307 words) - 03:37, 8 December 2022
- a wave of creative experimentation in modern dance. dance school and company, Denishawn, in 1915. One of her most famous ...12 KB (1,963 words) - 23:52, 21 August 2022
- He spent much of his time championing the ancient poets and literally digging ... Petrarch was born in Arezzo, the son of a notary. He spent his early ...11 KB (1,750 words) - 01:38, 24 November 2022
- Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek ... In addition to history and philosophy, Ancient Greek literature is ...25 KB (4,056 words) - 17:49, 13 November 2021
- Commedia dell'Arte (Italian: "The art of comedy") is ... for language, nationality, or social status. In a similar way, universal forms ...16 KB (2,341 words) - 00:08, 8 January 2024
- The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis in the world. ... Mycenaean city. Legend recounts that in the year 510 B.C.E. an oracle ...17 KB (2,700 words) - 05:39, 15 June 2023
- engagement between two unarmed persons, in which each wrestler strives ... Wrestling made a name for itself while history was still young in ...26 KB (4,025 words) - 01:00, 17 April 2023
