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- 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
- 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
- Pope Saint Alexander I was the bishop of Rome for seven to ten years ... Esquiline Hill, one of the Seven hills of Rome. Nothing is known of his life ...6 KB (917 words) - 09:24, 24 November 2022
- (d. c. 67 - 80) was the second bishop of Rome, succeeding the first "pope ... Linus' dates and his position in the order of the early Roman ...11 KB (1,675 words) - 04:02, 26 November 2022
- higher human authority, yet usually remains in communion with other affiliated ... authority, although his church remains in full communion with the other ...9 KB (1,277 words) - 19:40, 22 August 2023
- Leo had been a Benedictine monk and served in the papal curia under Pope ... distinguished by his efforts to strengthen Rome's defenses and repair ...11 KB (1,773 words) - 09:41, 24 November 2022
- The menorah (Hebrew: מנורה) is a sacred candelabrum used in Jewish ... The menorah continues to play an important role in modern Judaism ...10 KB (1,529 words) - 16:09, 9 November 2022
- centuries B.C.E. The dramatic increase in the popularity of these rites ... descriptions of the Bacchanalia that abound in classical materials (such as ...10 KB (1,570 words) - 05:25, 26 August 2023
- four letters accepted as authentic (known in German scholarship as Hauptbriefe ... ) conveyed it to Rome. The precise time of its writing, however, is ...13 KB (2,049 words) - 19:12, 13 February 2024
- Saint Clement I was a bishop of Rome from 88 to 99 C.E. Also called ... Clement of Rome is considered one of the Apostolic Fathers, and the ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 09:27, 24 November 2022
- Minerva was the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and war. Her areas ... Like Athena, Minerva came to be represented in art bearing a weapon and amour ...11 KB (1,742 words) - 18:48, 9 November 2022
- Aeneas, and therefore played a pivotal role in many Roman religious festivals ... Venus carries on a tradition of eroticized female divinities featured ...13 KB (1,985 words) - 19:28, 14 November 2022
- the spiritual leadership is not understood in the same way as the Eastern ... Church and Eastern Orthodox Church occurred in the fifth century. This separation ...11 KB (1,534 words) - 01:18, 18 November 2022
- family which ruled the Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt for nearly 300 years ... of the Hebrew Bible, important developments in mathematics and medicine and ...11 KB (1,793 words) - 23:33, 2 December 2022
- |name =University of Rome "La Sapienza" |native_name ... University of Rome La Sapienza (Italian Università degli Studi di ...13 KB (1,764 words) - 13:09, 3 May 2023
- 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
- In Roman mythology, Saturn (Latin: Saturnus) was a major Roman deity ... clear. While numerous authors both ancient and modern have suggested ...11 KB (1,785 words) - 17:00, 23 December 2022
- Pope Saint Fabian was bishop of Rome from January 236 to January 20 ... Fabian's episcopacy was one of substantial importance in the ...11 KB (1,652 words) - 09:39, 24 November 2022
- The concept of apathy was developed in response to a problem widely ... virtuous desires. This concept was developed in Rome and adapted by early Christians ...9 KB (1,363 words) - 05:58, 11 August 2023
- Bahram II was the fifth Sassanid King of Persia in 276–293. He was ... The survival of the Persian empire against Rome prevented one power from totally ...12 KB (1,906 words) - 01:04, 1 January 2022
- and he is the king named "Herod" in the Acts of the Apostles in ... Sent by Herod the Great to be educated in Rome, the young Agrippa ...11 KB (1,756 words) - 06:49, 16 June 2023
- Persius, in full Aulus Persius Flaccus (34 – 62 C.E.), was an ancient ... the biography coincide with events mentioned in the satires, and the biography ...9 KB (1,391 words) - 00:44, 24 November 2022
- increasingly ineffectual alliance between Rome and Constantinople. During ... leading to renewed hard feelings between Rome and the East. During his reign ...15 KB (2,341 words) - 11:39, 13 February 2022
- In the Roman Empire, the Vestal Virgins (sacerdos Vestalis), were ... bearing on the health and prosperity of Rome and the Roman Empire. The ...16 KB (2,678 words) - 18:03, 3 May 2023
- standard, or logic, among other things. In religious contexts, it can ... Similar concepts are found in non-western traditions, such as Dao ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 21:00, 3 November 2022
- Marcus Antonius Gordianus (January 20 225 – February 11, 244), known ... however, he was one of the most powerful men in the world. As such, he merits ...15 KB (2,360 words) - 02:07, 22 December 2022
- He was given the name Porphyrius (clad in purple, an allusion to the ... Most of the known details of the personal life of Porphyry are found ...10 KB (1,415 words) - 05:40, 30 November 2022
- Cybele (Greek Κυβέλη) was a Phrygian goddess originating in ... ("Mountain-Mother"), possibly in connection to the myth that ...16 KB (2,551 words) - 06:50, 12 January 2024
- Axum, or Aksum, is a city in northern Ethiopia named after the Kingdom ... The ancient African civilization of Axum flourished for over a thousand ...13 KB (2,015 words) - 07:23, 23 August 2023
- church. Also known as Saint Agnes of Rome and Saint Ines (or Santa Ynez ... during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian in the late third century C.E ...11 KB (1,796 words) - 06:46, 16 June 2023
- Marcus Julius Philippus or Philippus I Arabs (c. 204 - 249), known ... ruler, a phihellene who deeply respected Rome's traditions and heritage ...20 KB (3,034 words) - 03:50, 24 November 2022
- who became known in his capacity as a Roman citizen as Flavius Josephus, ... and recorded the Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E. His works give an important ...15 KB (2,242 words) - 17:37, 28 March 2024
- martyr together with 11,000 other virgins in Cologne, Germany around 383 ... history. Literary critics theorize that an ancient tradition about the martyrdom ...11 KB (1,674 words) - 00:54, 23 December 2022
- Pope Saint Stephen I served as bishop of Rome from May 12, 254 to ... Stephen became involved in a major controversy with Saint Cyprian ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 00:24, 12 April 2023
- A native of Cilicia, he was active in the Academy at Athens, under ... of the Presocratics, could be found to be in agreement with NeoPlatonism ...9 KB (1,323 words) - 22:13, 29 January 2023
- who strongly affirmed the primacy of Rome and promulgated the doctrine ... by descent. Gelasius' own statement in one of his letters that he ...12 KB (1,830 words) - 06:35, 18 April 2024
- known for having met Attila the Hun outside Rome in 452, in an attempt to persuade ... This shows that Leo was known outside of Rome. He was also asked by the ...15 KB (2,335 words) - 20:05, 25 October 2022
- medieval ideal of union of church and state in a united Christendom" ... reign of Stephen II but it is referred to in a letter from Adrian I to Charlemagne ...12 KB (1,943 words) - 06:17, 15 June 2023
- Saint Hippolytus of Rome (died 235 C.E.), sometimes called Ypolitus ... writers of the early Church. He was born in the second half of the second ...13 KB (2,034 words) - 15:50, 25 January 2023
- ), the text was bound with the New Testament in the Codex Sinaiticus. Additionally ... The book was originally written in Rome, in the Greek language, but ...12 KB (1,907 words) - 14:09, 27 January 2023
- ownership of property, led the Commune of Rome's temporary overthrow ... Born in Italy, Arnold became an Augustinian monk and then prior of ...13 KB (2,004 words) - 03:56, 15 August 2023
- issued by the Byzantine emperor Zeno in 482 in an attempt to reconcile ... namely the followers of the monk Eutyches. In promulgating this formula of ...16 KB (2,523 words) - 18:33, 7 February 2022
- matriarchy and his work on the role of women in ancient societies. His work ... Johann Jakob Bachofen was born on December 22, 1815 in Basel, Switzerland ...10 KB (1,351 words) - 14:47, 1 August 2022
- #039;s interests as Spain's official religion, he was opposed by the liberal ... Claret was born at Sallent, Catalonia, Spain, in 1807. He worked as ...9 KB (1,350 words) - 19:06, 22 December 2022
- 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
- and an invisible dimension. Full membership in the Church involves those who ... The ancient Pauline concept of the Mystical Body of Christ provided ...10 KB (1,484 words) - 22:43, 10 November 2022
- Cardinals are high ranking ecclesiastical officials in the Roman Catholic ... The word "cardinal" was first used in Rome at the beginning ...9 KB (1,483 words) - 19:13, 26 November 2023
- Plotinus (Greek: Πλωτίνος)(ca. 205–270), the ancient philosopher ... was sixty-six years old when he died in 270 c.e., the second year of ...12 KB (1,813 words) - 08:05, 24 November 2022
- important documents to scholars interested in reconstructing the development ... was written about 170 C.E., probably in Greek, although some regard ...13 KB (2,046 words) - 18:59, 10 November 2022
- Council was a meeting of Christian leaders in the Roman Empire which established ... on a formula that affirmed "two natures in Christ without confusion, change ...15 KB (2,236 words) - 08:25, 10 January 2024
- 26, 121 – March 17, 180) was emperor of Rome from 161 C.E. until his death ... by Antoninus Pius, so that he would be in the direct line of succession ...16 KB (2,530 words) - 03:10, 6 November 2022
- Dacia, in ancient history and geography was the land of the Dacians ... After several confrontations between Dacia and Rome, Emperor Trajan ...22 KB (3,335 words) - 07:37, 12 January 2024
- is that which is specialized or advanced in nature, available only to a ... Esoteric is an adjective originating in Greece; it comes from the Greek ...12 KB (1,732 words) - 21:30, 20 March 2024
- the distinction between two kinds of truth in scholasticism, natural and ... St. Augustine of Hippo seems to be the first to use natural theology ...12 KB (1,729 words) - 15:21, 11 November 2022
- alone or both from the Father and the Son. In the Orthodox tradition, the ... such as the struggle for supremacy between Rome and Constantinople and the ...16 KB (2,507 words) - 19:46, 26 March 2024
- with additional, unreasonable truths added in only later by church leaders ... Tindal was born in 1653 to the Rev. John Tindal, Rector of Beer Ferrers ...9 KB (1,411 words) - 16:56, 7 November 2022
- et Bonis Artibus (Latin: "For Religion and Culture") ... |city = Rome |country = Italy, but partially extraterritorial ...17 KB (2,554 words) - 16:14, 17 January 2014
- The Epistle to the Philippians is a book of the New Testament in the ... Besides its joyful character, the letter is also unique in its attitude ...10 KB (1,691 words) - 20:40, 17 May 2023
- on North Africa's Mediterranean coast in what is now Libya, was originally ... life. Originally founded by the Phoenicians in the tenth century B.C.E., it ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 21:59, 25 October 2022
- today. His work chronicled the history of Rome from 96 to 378, although only ... as a tool to help understand the past in order to shape the present ...21 KB (3,270 words) - 07:33, 25 July 2023
- of Galilee, best known for her portrayal in the New Testament as the wife ... to her uncle Herod II, with whom she lived in Rome and Judea. While on a ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 11:05, 22 January 2024
- Tiridates I of Armenia secured Arsacid rule in Armenia. An independent line ... When Tiridates III became a Christian in Tiridates III in 301, Armenia ...18 KB (2,729 words) - 03:59, 15 August 2023
- voyage, helped enhance trade between India and Rome. Gary Keith Young ... Roman trade diaspora stopped in Southern India, establishing trading ...21 KB (3,121 words) - 04:51, 16 December 2022
- Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the sea in Roman mythology ... example of cross-cultural assimilation in the ancient world where a great ...9 KB (1,493 words) - 16:21, 11 November 2022
- research. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902, for the ... Mommsen was born in Garding, Schleswig, and grew up in Bad Oldesloe ...16 KB (2,291 words) - 17:56, 30 April 2023
- 18 and 37 C.E., best known for his role in the trial of Jesus. His full ... A member of the party of the Sadducees, Caiaphas was the son-in-law ...15 KB (2,468 words) - 18:17, 25 November 2023
- again from 877 to 886. He is a major saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. A respected teacher and bureaucrat in Constantinople, Photius was ...13 KB (1,970 words) - 00:51, 23 December 2022
- [[Image:A-Procession-in-the-Catacomb-of-Callistus.jpg|thumb|right ... galleries, the design of which originated in Ancient Rome. The word now ...16 KB (2,439 words) - 14:27, 29 November 2023
- of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At approximately 108.7 acres ... It was created in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty as a vestige of the much ...21 KB (3,351 words) - 22:10, 21 December 2023
- The Eastern Catholic Churches are autonomous Churches in full communion ... The Eastern Catholic Churches were located historically in Eastern ...27 KB (4,042 words) - 02:32, 1 October 2020
- whose views were most instrumental in the development of medicine ... He is rightly regarded as the pioneer in surgery, making use of his ...12 KB (1,806 words) - 03:50, 18 April 2024
- and influential theologians and writers in the Christian Church, particularly ... the Church differ, with greater honor paid in the West to such men as Pope ...21 KB (3,112 words) - 21:58, 10 December 2023
- Pontiff") was the high priest of the Ancient Roman College of Pontiffs ... were for centuries used by the Bishop of Rome also known as the pope. After ...31 KB (4,749 words) - 00:22, 12 April 2023
- usage by linguist Max Müller (1823–1900) in order to characterize religious ... prominently as a point of discussion in academic debates about the ...15 KB (2,313 words) - 15:20, 25 January 2023
- the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy whom ancient Romans ... Culture that is identifiably and certainly Etruscan developed in Italy ...35 KB (5,526 words) - 04:38, 22 March 2024
- god Hermes, who carried a staff (or rod) in his various exploits. This ... The caduceus is sometimes used as a symbol for medicine, especially ...14 KB (2,126 words) - 10:15, 25 November 2023
- modern Tell Mardikh, Syria) was an ancient city about 55 km southwest ... King Ibrium and his son Ibbi-Sipish. Its religion appears to have included ...11 KB (1,744 words) - 17:22, 11 October 2020
- 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
- was excommunicated by the early church at Rome as a heretic; Nevertheless ... that Christianity was distinct from, and in opposition to, Judaism. Moreover ...17 KB (2,698 words) - 11:11, 9 March 2023
- was a Gnostic Christian religious teacher in Alexandria, Egypt. He taught ... with Basilides and took his teachings to Rome where he further developed ...17 KB (2,600 words) - 11:07, 20 September 2023
- led a major revolt against the Roman Empire in 132 C.E., establishing an independent ... The eventual failure of Bar Kokhba’s revolt resulted in the deaths ...14 KB (2,151 words) - 07:58, 20 September 2023
- the Donation of Constantine, often cited in support of the temporal power ... Lorenzo Valla was born in Rome, Italy, around 1406. His father, Luca ...13 KB (2,004 words) - 02:43, 4 November 2022
- to churches that Paul had established in Europe and Asia Minor. They ... The authorship of some of the epistles is in dispute. Most scholars ...24 KB (3,164 words) - 00:13, 30 January 2024
- The term polygyny (neo-Greek: poly+gyne woman) is used in related ... |right|250px|Polygyny, the marriagemarital practice in which a man ...15 KB (2,204 words) - 08:44, 24 November 2022
- quot; or "father"), the bishop of Rome, who is the leader of the ... After Christianity became the favored religion of the Roman emperors ...30 KB (4,691 words) - 14:08, 7 May 2024
- The earliest Greek philosophers in Ionia, known as the Ionians, such ... and harmony to the elements of the world. In other words, Pythagoras found ...15 KB (2,230 words) - 03:55, 7 December 2022
- Christian Church at the Council of Ephesus in 431, after some initial resistance ... a work of art, rather than a single figure in one, refers to a portrait-style ...21 KB (3,389 words) - 04:56, 5 November 2022
- held that history could not be studied in the same way as natural science ... to Tenney Frank's Economic Survey of Ancient Rome (1937). Collingwood’s ...17 KB (2,548 words) - 02:20, 16 December 2022
- Constantinople by Western Christians in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade. holds that the primacy of the Patriarch of Rome (the Pope) is one of honor ...19 KB (2,956 words) - 07:37, 4 January 2024
- 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
- the Christian practice of appointing bishops in lineages of uninterrupted ... and presbyters (priests) ordained by bishops in the apostolic succession can ...31 KB (4,731 words) - 02:04, 9 January 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
- The term diaspora (in Ancient Greek, διασπορά – "a ... centers of Jewish diasporan culture emerged in such places as Alexandria, ...16 KB (2,452 words) - 11:56, 29 January 2024
- or Mysteries of Mithras, was a mystery religion practiced in the Roman Empire ... The term 'mysteries' does not imply that the religion was ...32 KB (4,834 words) - 11:13, 10 March 2023
- [[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
- Greek Stoic philosopher who lived and taught in the Greek city of Nicopolis ... Epictetus differed from the early Stoics in that he emphasized that ...11 KB (1,793 words) - 19:06, 13 February 2024
- was a Christian bishop of Smyrna (now İzmir in Turkey) in the second century ... nascent Christian community, Polycarp was martyred in Smyrna. ...21 KB (3,429 words) - 00:51, 23 December 2022
- of Jesus. His life is prominently featured in the New Testament Gospels and ... would be built. Although later failing in his discipleship at several ...28 KB (4,305 words) - 00:51, 23 December 2022
- has been described as the first true empire in world history. It was a flourishing ... but the Empire was an important bridge in the development of the culture ...13 KB (2,078 words) - 07:18, 16 June 2023
- the development of scientific humanism in Europe. He was a patron of ... from antiquities, classical studies, ancient languages, and philology ...16 KB (2,441 words) - 23:35, 14 November 2022
- A basilica, in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, is a church building ... town (forum). Public basilicas appeared in the second century B.C.E. The ...21 KB (3,233 words) - 03:32, 1 January 2022
- his elegant presentation of advanced ideas. In 1739, he was summoned to the ... 1750), opera (Saggio sopra l'opera in musica, 1755), architecture ...8 KB (1,181 words) - 06:43, 1 April 2024
- In Ancient Egypt, Apis or Hapis (alternatively spelt Hapi-ankh) was ... popular of the three great bull cults of ancient Egypt (the others being ...21 KB (3,246 words) - 06:01, 11 August 2023
- Publius Licinius Valerianus (c. 200 - after 260), commonly known in ... was that the tide of history was running in Christianity's favor. ...18 KB (2,788 words) - 14:13, 3 May 2023
- 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
- Manichaeism is an extinct dualistic religion of Iranian origin, founded ... Theologically, Manichaeism is a dualistic religion that postulated ...22 KB (3,392 words) - 11:06, 9 March 2023
- was the emperor who reconquered the city of Rome from the Ostrogoths. He is ... deep personal religious faith or whether religion served only a policing function ...22 KB (3,355 words) - 21:25, 4 October 2022
- position that Christ has only one nature, in which his divinity and humanity ... Monophysitism grew to prominence in the Eastern Roman empire, particularly ...23 KB (3,529 words) - 20:01, 9 November 2022
- Isis was a goddess in ancient Egyptian mythology, often worshiped ... of syncretism became tremendously popular in Egypt's late classical period. ...32 KB (5,200 words) - 06:08, 8 March 2024
- Ugarit (modern Ras Shamra near Latakia, Syria) was an ancient cosmopolitan ... Rediscovered in 1928, the site dates back to 6000 B.C.E., making it ...15 KB (2,267 words) - 01:27, 3 May 2023
- haNasi maintained cordial relations with Rome and was said to enjoy a personal ... Judah thus marks this transition from the era of the ancient Mishnaic ...16 KB (2,573 words) - 08:34, 12 May 2024
- from the Malabar coast (now Kerala) in South India, who follow Syriac ... such as covering their heads while in worship and holding their ritual ...27 KB (3,937 words) - 22:35, 11 January 2024
- The depth varies from 36 to 124 meters in midstream. been an objective of a number of hostilities in modern history. ...18 KB (2,647 words) - 14:59, 9 February 2022
- Divination is distinguished from fortune-telling in that divination ... with the supernatural when seeking help in their public and private lives ...16 KB (2,402 words) - 15:31, 29 January 2024
- ), known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (in English, Octavian), for the ... He ended a century of civil wars and gave Rome an era of peace, prosperity ...27 KB (4,377 words) - 19:08, 21 August 2023
- book by number of verses, and its shortest in regard to number of words ... will give this local leader his comeuppance. In the meantime, Gauis is asked ...7 KB (1,190 words) - 18:35, 30 April 2023
- was a Samaritan gnostic who, according to ancient Christian accounts, allegedly ... quot; also became generic terms used by ancient Christians as derogatory ...29 KB (4,732 words) - 22:09, 29 January 2023
- In Greek mythology, Atlas (Eng. /'æt ləs/ Gk. Ἄτλας) ... The Twelve Olympians, led by Zeus, overthrew the Titans in the Titanomachy ...15 KB (2,163 words) - 16:42, 23 July 2020
- son Titus, whom Paul has ordered to remain in Crete to appoint "elders ... bishops—which were not otherwise evident in Paul's day. The letter ...12 KB (1,906 words) - 19:11, 13 February 2024
- is the most complete surviving account of ancient Greek and Roman skepticism ... In his medical work, tradition maintains that Sextus belonged to the ...11 KB (1,515 words) - 10:12, 26 January 2023
- was a highly influential French painter in the Neoclassical style. In ... not an accident that this work is described in religious terms, as the Revolution ...24 KB (3,977 words) - 08:23, 18 March 2024
- to a group with a hierarchy that is engaged in the ministry and leadership ... the members of their communities of faith in the right direction, toward ...19 KB (2,961 words) - 11:04, 2 February 2024
- of freedom of conscience was not recognized in what was an age when both Church ... == Ancient origins == Two quaestores paricidii (Inquisitors of Parricide ...22 KB (3,262 words) - 22:52, 5 February 2023
- Nestorius, in Greek, Νεστόριος (c. 386 – c. 451 C.E.) was ... and deposed at the Council of Ephesus in 431. In 435 an edict by his ...12 KB (1,909 words) - 16:23, 11 November 2022
- greatest good was to seek modest pleasures in order to attain a state of ... out that over-indulgence of any kind results in pain and therefore should be ...15 KB (2,240 words) - 19:06, 13 February 2024
- In historiography the phrase the Dark Ages (or Dark Age) is most commonly ... history and material cultural achievements in general. Popular culture has ...17 KB (2,782 words) - 22:19, 25 January 2024
- other philosophers; he developed arguments in favor of views that had never ... Ancient writers referred to Carneades as the founder of the “third” ...11 KB (1,736 words) - 00:29, 29 November 2023
- Tiridates I was King of Armenia beginning in 53 C.E. and the founder ... In addition to being a king, Tiridates was also a Zoroastrian priest ...29 KB (4,494 words) - 03:48, 1 May 2023
- Hindus and Confucianists. However, in the modern West, particularly ... In attempting to combat the current permissive climate, social conservatives ...13 KB (1,988 words) - 00:44, 5 December 2023
- He then hosted a feast with his colleagues in Jesus' honor and immediately ... Modern scholarship now doubts that he was in fact the writer of this work. ...15 KB (2,288 words) - 00:47, 23 December 2022
- from the morpheme "-isma" in the Greek language. apprehended the nature of divine being(s) in terms of humans characteristics ...17 KB (2,392 words) - 06:18, 31 July 2023
- The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy ... The story, however, is not found in the Bible and does not appear ...20 KB (3,228 words) - 14:45, 3 May 2023
- Rabbi Shimeon bar Yochai.), was a famous ancient rabbi and one of the greatest ... Yochai is said to have spent 13 years living in a cave with his son to escape ...16 KB (2,585 words) - 14:13, 27 January 2023
- refers to those deliberately castrated in order to perform specific social ... Servants or slaves were usually castrated in order to make them safer servants ...18 KB (2,792 words) - 18:55, 11 September 2023
- Anubis is the Greek name for the ancient jackal-headed god of the ... ==Anubis in an Egyptian Context== Anubis|i-n:p-w-E16|align=right|era=egypt ...19 KB (3,124 words) - 05:49, 11 August 2023
- one of the holiest of all Christian sites in the Catholic tradition and ... One of four major basilicas of Rome—(St. John Lateran, St. Peter ...25 KB (3,946 words) - 18:31, 14 October 2022
- many, and theos, god) refers to belief in, or worship of, multiple gods ... needed if we are to avoid misunderstandings. In particular, some beliefs that ...32 KB (4,963 words) - 08:48, 24 November 2022
- attributed the moral irresponsibility in Rome to the doctrine of divine ... of books criticizing Pelagian ideas and in reaction developed his own ...24 KB (3,917 words) - 07:13, 23 November 2022
- of the True Cross were a prominent feature in the devotional practice of ... Today, Santo Toribio de Liébana in Spain is also said to hold the ...22 KB (3,738 words) - 18:26, 2 May 2023
- Jesus alive, Thomas professed his faith in Jesus, exclaiming "My ... to have brought the gospel to Greece and Rome, Thomas was said to have taken ...21 KB (3,427 words) - 00:53, 23 December 2022
- the Elder, was a politician and statesman in the late Roman Republic and ... stubbornness and tenacity, especially in his lengthy opposition to Gaius ...19 KB (3,055 words) - 03:51, 6 November 2022
- The phrase Son of God is a title that was applied to different figures ... Many figures in the ancient world used the phrase "Son of God ...22 KB (3,158 words) - 15:11, 27 April 2023
- empire of Christianity while bringing back ancient Roman religion.Modern Neo ... had been for more than a century. However, in choosing to resurrect the old ...29 KB (4,353 words) - 09:46, 12 May 2024
- ) was one of the most important religious sites in ancient Greece ... Today, Delphi is both an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece. ...21 KB (3,318 words) - 09:23, 28 January 2024
- In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist or Anti-Christ is a powerful ... Antichrist is translated from the combination of two ancient Greek ...17 KB (2,693 words) - 06:20, 31 July 2023
- or Axum), was an important trading nation in northeastern Africa, growing ... Ethiopian culture today has its roots in this civilization. The decline ...22 KB (3,389 words) - 07:18, 16 June 2023
- The Pandyan kingdom was an ancient Tamil state in South India of unknown ... The dynasty revived under Kadungon in the early sixth century. They ...21 KB (3,154 words) - 06:36, 18 November 2022
- ; also known as a nimbus, glory, or gloriole) is a ring of light used ... The use of halos in art has been found in diverse religious traditions ...19 KB (3,001 words) - 23:21, 3 August 2023
- philosophy, founded approximately 385 B.C.E. in Akademeia, then a northern ... listed the founders of the Old Academy, in order, as Democritus, Anaxagoras ...15 KB (2,305 words) - 08:02, 24 November 2022
- of the sixth century who was instrumental in transmitting classical Greek ... Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius was born in Rome around 480 C.E ...11 KB (1,637 words) - 06:07, 28 July 2023
- iii) and Phocion (Phocion xxxvii), which in many details anticipate Christian ... In Buddhism, relics of the Buddha and various saints were (and still ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- It includes a number of traditions, both ancient and modern. Liturgical music ... character of liturgical music are rooted in the music's conception ...20 KB (3,074 words) - 20:52, 3 November 2022
- Alexandria when the city was at its height in influence and power within ... Cyril's fame as a saint resulted from his leadership in the Christological ...19 KB (2,930 words) - 07:26, 12 January 2024
- and brutal tale of revenge is relayed in the Völundarkviða, a poem ... heroic sacrifice, and epic battles. In the history of northern Europe ...16 KB (2,489 words) - 21:02, 3 May 2023
- of the Norse pantheon. She is best known in two unrelated roles: as the ... one of the more exhilarating moments in Norse mythology—one which ...15 KB (2,466 words) - 15:58, 12 February 2024
- Edom (אֱדוֹם, ʾĔḏôm, "red") was a nation in the ... In the Hebrew Bible, Edom is a name given to Esau in the as well as ...18 KB (2,821 words) - 21:09, 8 August 2023
- by periods of foreign domination, perhaps in part due to the island's ... modern state of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Its ...33 KB (4,988 words) - 11:46, 1 February 2024
- allegedly reigned for less than two years in the 850s C.E. under the name ... she apparently hid her female identity in order to be accepted as a man ...24 KB (4,035 words) - 00:23, 12 April 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
- In some scholarly accounts, parallels have been drawn between Heimdall ... ==Heimdall in a Norse Context== As a Norse deity, Heimdall belonged ...18 KB (2,781 words) - 22:43, 3 February 2022
- ) (also known as Ujain, Ujjayini, Avanti, Avantikapuri), an ancient ... Ujjain has served as a center of science and culture in northern India ...17 KB (2,475 words) - 01:27, 3 May 2023
- Nubia is a region in Southern Egypt along the Nile River and in what ... as well as written records from Egypt and Rome. In antiquity, Nubia was a ...24 KB (3,779 words) - 10:09, 11 March 2023
- from the first to the fifth century C.E. in and around the Land of Israel ... before and after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 C.E., and they have been ...19 KB (2,894 words) - 18:00, 12 February 2024
- third day after his crucifixion some time in the period between 27 to 33 ... Easter is not a fixed holiday in relation to the civil calendar. It ...23 KB (3,508 words) - 17:05, 10 October 2020
- Freedom of religion is a political principle guaranteeing freedom ... on December 10, 1948, defines freedom of religion and belief as follows: ...36 KB (5,594 words) - 10:49, 11 April 2024
- Ancient Jewish religion involved rites of priestly sacrifice of animal ... absolution, especially for monks and nuns. In Hinduism an act or rite of ...20 KB (3,117 words) - 06:36, 14 June 2023
- describe any elaborate papal document issued in the form of a decree or privilege ... Papal bulls have been in use since at least the sixth century CE, ...15 KB (2,289 words) - 07:29, 18 November 2022
- "rest"; Shabbos or Shabbes in Ashkenazic pronunciation), ... For Muslims, Friday is a type of Sabbath in which normal noon-time ...24 KB (3,695 words) - 18:30, 22 December 2022
- Teotihuacán was the largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas in ... The city reached its apex between 150 and 450 C.E.. Districts in the ...14 KB (2,091 words) - 03:47, 30 April 2023
- taken a variety of forms historically and in the modern world from the state ... separate rival Church and State institutions in Christendom. This rivalry between ...41 KB (6,339 words) - 21:58, 10 December 2023
- the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. Much of this ... over paganism, or, following his death in 395, with the division of the ...39 KB (5,978 words) - 19:13, 24 November 2023
- The term Carthage refers both to an ancient city in North Africa—located ... to a series of wars known as the Punic Wars, in which a series of losses led ...45 KB (7,001 words) - 00:42, 29 November 2023
- major works deal with the sociology of religion and government, but he also ... While the twentieth century in many ways proved him correct, stronger ...28 KB (4,212 words) - 01:03, 9 November 2022
- Many of Cicero’s original works are still in existence. intervals when he was unable to participate in public life, and with the intent ...34 KB (5,558 words) - 22:01, 10 December 2023
- In Greek mythology, Demeter (Greek: "mother-earth" or possibly ... epithets reveal the span of her functions in Greek life. Demeter and Kore ...20 KB (3,054 words) - 09:24, 28 January 2024
- In sociology and biology, infanticide is the practice of intentionally ... In sociology and biology, infanticide is the practice of intentionally ...20 KB (2,994 words) - 22:37, 5 February 2023
- a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, he was a civil ... to Saint Sophronius, who instructed him in the theological teachings of ...20 KB (3,077 words) - 01:06, 9 November 2022
- ) is a major river in the Indian subcontinent flowing east through ... In his book Discovery of India, Jawaharlal Nehru says: "… The ...23 KB (3,460 words) - 04:25, 18 April 2024
- The Cynics were an influential school of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers ... the value of physical activity and hard work in attaining it. Important Cynics ...9 KB (1,393 words) - 06:54, 12 January 2024
- is one who practices oratory or speaks in public. Many undergo extensive ... The term Orator is recorded in English since around 1374, meaning ...27 KB (4,174 words) - 10:41, 11 March 2023
- is the god of mischief, lies, and trickery in Norse mythology. He is the ... the amount of time that he spends among them in Asgard (as opposed to among ...15 KB (2,416 words) - 21:01, 3 November 2022
- He is also known for making Christianity the official state religion ... Born in Cauca, in Hispania (modern Coca, Spain), to a senior military ...21 KB (3,189 words) - 18:01, 30 April 2023
- felt that the deepest meaning of life lay in the apprehension of material beauty. the six major Romantic English poets, which in addition to Shelly included ...14 KB (2,196 words) - 06:06, 3 August 2022
- and mystery religions that were prevalent in the ancient world. According ... by historian and theologian Bruno Bauer in the nineteenth century and ...41 KB (6,172 words) - 22:02, 17 February 2023
- of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period ... The word renaissance in French, (rinascimento in Italian) literally ...32 KB (4,821 words) - 22:45, 22 September 2022
- The Epistle to the Hebrews is one of the books in the New Testament ... need to be made yearly and are ineffective in any case. Only through faith ...18 KB (2,863 words) - 19:12, 13 February 2024
- 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
- Christianity stands as India's third largest religion, following ... Vasco da Gama, seeking preexisting Christian nations in India, discovered ...24 KB (3,424 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- Assisi is a small city in the Perugia province of the Umbria region ... Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows was also born in Assisi, in 1838. ...13 KB (1,967 words) - 05:01, 18 August 2023
- triumphs he established a place for himself in the ranks of Roman nobility ... Pompey fought on the side of the Optimates, the conservative faction ...48 KB (7,762 words) - 08:50, 24 November 2022
- Its original texts were written in Koine Greek by various authors ... The term New Testament came into use in the second century during ...25 KB (3,826 words) - 16:33, 11 November 2022
- the Lesser Genesis (Leptogenesis), is an ancient Jewish religious work that ... world" as secretly revealed to Moses (in addition to the Torah or "Law ...13 KB (2,033 words) - 20:40, 4 October 2022
- Egyptian hieroglyphs are a formal writing system used by the ancient ... one of the oldest known writing systems in the world. Developed from pictures ...23 KB (3,348 words) - 00:01, 13 February 2024
- Enki was a major deity in Sumerian mythology, later known as Ea in ... beneficent toward humankind and is portrayed in several myths as risking the ...18 KB (3,043 words) - 08:34, 5 February 2022
- and general Renaissance polymath. In Italy, his first name is usually ... Alberti was employed by Pope Nicholas V in the restoration of the ...24 KB (3,831 words) - 20:08, 25 October 2022
- In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo (Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων ... the Olympian deities and the patron of the ancient Oracle at Delphi, Apollo ...31 KB (4,788 words) - 06:03, 11 August 2023
- Crucifixion was an ancient method of execution practiced in the Roman ... would be dissuaded from breaking the law. In the Roman Empire, crucifixions ...29 KB (4,573 words) - 06:30, 11 January 2024
- throughout the Western monastic tradition in the Middle Ages. After spending his childhood in Rome and then devoting himself to ...20 KB (3,232 words) - 09:12, 27 September 2023
- constraints bring them greater freedom in various areas of their lives ... The term "ascetic" derives from the ancient Greek word askēsis ...22 KB (3,334 words) - 03:51, 18 August 2023
- Active in politics during a tumultuous era that saw popes leading ... life. Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469, in Florence, Italy, the second ...29 KB (4,511 words) - 23:28, 14 November 2022
- law. From 1584 until his death in 1600, Hooker served as a clergyman ... should be a broad, tolerant, inclusive body, in which as many as possible could ...12 KB (1,851 words) - 21:41, 8 December 2022
- The Pharisees were a religious and political movement of ancient Israel ... After the Jewish Revolt against Rome resulted in the destruction ...22 KB (3,391 words) - 02:55, 24 November 2022
- the office of deacon originated in the selection of seven Hellenistic ... Among the more prominent deacons in history are Saint Stephen, Philip ...20 KB (3,190 words) - 19:56, 22 May 2020
- Dionysus or Dionysos (from the Ancient Greek Διώνυσος or Διόνυσος ... Dionysus was an important figure in the religious imagination of the ...32 KB (5,115 words) - 15:25, 29 January 2024
- and his disciple, Timothy, to the church in Colossae. It is particularly ... Colossians represents an example of "high Christology," ...10 KB (1,524 words) - 22:41, 7 January 2024
- The first mention of the city is found in the ancient Egyptian Tell el ... due to numerous financial institutions based in Beirut. The city attracted ...27 KB (4,043 words) - 18:41, 11 January 2023
- or because the subject is incapacitated in some way such as intoxication ... #039;s being, violating their very purpose in the deepest way. Until all ...32 KB (4,983 words) - 17:22, 16 April 2023
- c. 1500 – c. 500 B.C.E.) is the period in the history of India during ... organization, its profound interest in human origins, in the question ...25 KB (3,858 words) - 14:44, 3 May 2023
- sea monster, a mythical creature referred to in sections of the Old Testament ... meant the word "dragon." However, in English the original Hebrew ...15 KB (2,465 words) - 22:16, 25 October 2022
- [[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
- Semitic goddess who was also worshiped in ancient Egypt. In Ugaritic ... Anat's name is remembered in Hebrew tradition in relation to ...17 KB (2,817 words) - 19:01, 26 July 2023
- In Norse mythology, Brunhild or Brynhildr is one of the Valkyries ... married to the Merovingian king Sigebert I in 567. Whether this identification ...18 KB (2,858 words) - 16:28, 30 April 2020
- of a religious ritual. It has been practiced in many cultures throughout much ... animal sacrifice and of religious sacrifice in general, human victims were ...36 KB (5,474 words) - 22:07, 16 August 2022
- Gibbon's objectivity and accuracy in the use of reference material ... before 180 to 1453 and beyond, concluding in 1590, and attempted to explain ...36 KB (5,457 words) - 18:23, 12 February 2024
- Flag of the Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in Oklahoma [[Image:Flag ... Flag of the Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa |poptime=3,500 ...12 KB (1,846 words) - 06:39, 1 April 2024
- In Norse mythology, Frigg or Frigga was said to be "foremost ... these domains). Frigg's primary roles in Norse mythology celebrate her ...17 KB (2,558 words) - 07:03, 15 April 2024
- works of the fourteenth century. Crafted in response to the excommunication ... Marsilius was born at Padua, Italy in 1270. He served for a time in ...12 KB (1,929 words) - 16:16, 6 November 2022
- The Gospel of Mark is an ancient koine Greek document that describes ... geography by describing a traveling route in MK. 7:31, "Then he returned ...15 KB (2,392 words) - 20:38, 17 May 2023
- 250px|Billboards and street advertising in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, 2005]] of computers, advertising has been common in most societies. In fact, those ...19 KB (2,738 words) - 06:22, 15 June 2023
- a traditionalist, writing poetry strictly in meter and rhyme to the end ... In addition to poetry, Graves also wrote a number of novels and works ...16 KB (2,484 words) - 05:05, 15 December 2022
- Druid denotes the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies, which ... to the kings. They were suppressed in Gaul and Britain after the ...19 KB (2,969 words) - 09:43, 15 January 2023
- both from their meat and their eggs. People in many cultures have admired ... Male chickens are known as roosters in the United States, Canada, ...29 KB (4,637 words) - 15:23, 10 December 2023
- right|250 px|Tokyo, the largest metropolis in the world.]] ... and businesses, benefiting all parties in the process. Historically, ...41 KB (6,075 words) - 22:26, 10 December 2023
- Angkor Wat (meaning: "Capital Temple") is an ancient temple ... Built for king Suryavarman II in the early twelfth century as his ...24 KB (3,829 words) - 01:44, 9 January 2023
- through theological tradition. Most scholars in the fields of biblical studies ... and other Early Christian writings. In particular, the four canonical ...44 KB (6,589 words) - 16:59, 22 February 2023
- an important theoretical pillar of monarchy in Europe, supported by the Holy ... Mouchet. His parents decided on a career in the church for their fifth ...26 KB (4,115 words) - 12:30, 6 November 2021
- A biography of Isidore supposedly written in the thirteenth century ... Isidore received his elementary education in the Cathedral school ...18 KB (2,717 words) - 06:05, 8 March 2024
- Four Emperors. After Galba and Otho perished in quick succession, Vitellius ... of which was the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. The surrounding cities ...53 KB (7,893 words) - 19:45, 12 July 2023
- The word Magi refers to a class of ancient Zoroastrian astrologer ... have expressed ability, which is also seen in Attic Greek mekhos (cf. mechanics ...20 KB (3,254 words) - 04:59, 5 November 2022
- and influential set of monastic regulations in the western Christian world ... been one of the most important written works in the shaping of Western society ...25 KB (3,878 words) - 09:13, 27 September 2023
- of the eighteenth- and nineteenth-centuries in northern Europe. his adult life labeled a madman, locked up in prisons or asylums; but it ...18 KB (2,976 words) - 04:39, 1 May 2023
- From c. 6000 B.C.E., rock drawings in Africa have included representations ... determine the function of a particular work. In many tribes, the artist had ...17 KB (2,544 words) - 06:05, 16 June 2023
- Gandhāra is the name of an ancient, extinct kingdom once located ... After it was conquered by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1021 C.E., the name Gandhara ...23 KB (3,513 words) - 18:46, 4 December 2023
- Jewish Christians predominated in the movement of early Christianity ... Christian theology. As Jews who believed in Jesus' promise of the ...32 KB (4,998 words) - 08:45, 3 April 2024
- saint. Born to a pagan family and trained in the philosophical traditions ... Though imperial sanctions against Christianity were not yet unilateral ...34 KB (5,421 words) - 21:24, 4 October 2022
- Epicurus (Epikouros or Ἐπίκουρος in Greek) (341 B.C.E. – ... on the seventh day of the month Gamelion in the third year of the 109th ...19 KB (3,054 words) - 19:07, 13 February 2024
- first used as its title by Irenaeus of Lyon in the late second century. of the book. The early chapters, set in Jerusalem, discuss Jesus' ...37 KB (5,957 words) - 07:25, 17 November 2023
- ), was an ancient Iranian prophet and the founder of Zoroastrianism ... authentic historical figure, but the period in which he lived remains unclear ...25 KB (3,791 words) - 06:11, 13 June 2023
- brothers born in Thessaloniki in the ninth century, who became missionaries ... The two brothers, Cyril and Methodius were born in Thessaloniki in ...33 KB (4,701 words) - 20:51, 17 April 2023
- where the form consists of verse (writing in lines) based on rhythmic meter ... verse novel) are examples of works written in prose. Developments in twentieth ...35 KB (5,051 words) - 18:29, 28 February 2023
- Serpent (from Latin: serpens, serpentis) is a word used in mythological ... most widespread mythological figures found in various cultures. It was recognized ...23 KB (3,735 words) - 10:04, 26 January 2023
- Phoenicia was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient ... famous dye Tyrian purple. The dye was used in ancient textile trade, and ...30 KB (4,504 words) - 04:20, 24 November 2022
- history. His 1835, Minute on Education in India, where he was a senior ... freedom and fair-play they had encountered in English literature. Macauley ...19 KB (3,053 words) - 18:39, 30 April 2023
- εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion) used in the New Testament. In Christianity, a gospel is generally one of four canonical books ...17 KB (2,705 words) - 18:26, 26 December 2022
- and stained glass) that were used primarily in churches and cathedrals to ... Until the invention of the Printing press in 1439, the average Christian ...33 KB (5,258 words) - 00:23, 12 April 2023
- their teachings, which were most prominent in the first few centuries of ... of the teachings must have arisen somewhere in what is today known as the ...36 KB (5,554 words) - 19:08, 31 December 2023
- during the Meiji and Taishō periods in Japan. Born the son of a samurai ... He was critical of the increasing militarism in Japan during the early 1930s ...16 KB (2,449 words) - 01:35, 16 November 2022
- oldest forms of body adornment, the most ancient example found being the ... (to show membership), or for protection (in the form of amulets and magical ...33 KB (4,967 words) - 20:02, 13 September 2023
- As a soldier in the Roman army, Martin shared his cloak with a freezing ... Revolution. Its location was unearthed in the twentieth century, and ...18 KB (2,840 words) - 15:54, 7 November 2022
- East Asia was one of the last areas to receive Christianity, beginning ... ==Early religion in Korea== [[Image:Dangun as Mountain Spirit 1.jpg ...28 KB (4,148 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- In Judaism, a Sanhedrin (Hebrew: סנהדרין; Greek: συνέδριον, ... judges biblically required in every Jewish city. [http://www.blueletterbible ...18 KB (2,856 words) - 01:20, 21 April 2023
- while his son Ishmael (Isma'il) is seen in Muslim tradition as the ancestor ... In modern times, leaders from all three Abrahamic faiths have begun ...30 KB (4,716 words) - 23:04, 8 April 2021
- a Christian spiritual movement that arose in the later Middle Ages. The ... Today, there are several active congregations of Waldensians in Europe ...32 KB (4,791 words) - 23:19, 17 January 2024
- Neo-Platonists revived the academy in the late antiquity. Due to the ... of wisdom, outside the city walls of ancient Athens (Thucydides ii:34 ...16 KB (2,354 words) - 07:13, 14 June 2023
- the dualistic ethos that spawned these terms in the first place. ... In this new understanding, pagan traditions are defined by the absence ...24 KB (3,484 words) - 10:58, 11 March 2023
- athletic competition held every four years in various locations. Separate ... The original Olympic Games began in c. 776 B.C.E. in Olympia, Greece ...28 KB (4,253 words) - 00:34, 18 November 2022
- "petra-πέτρα," cleft in the rock in Greek; Arabic: ... The ancient city sits in the Negev Desert's Valley of Moses, ...24 KB (3,829 words) - 14:47, 28 March 2023
- other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found in shrines, temples, churches ... Altars continue to be used in Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and ...49 KB (7,532 words) - 23:19, 9 May 2024
- which ruled Egypt until the Roman conquest in 30 C.E. In 305/304 B.C.E. he ... Ptolemy I's legacy lived on in the dynasty he founded and in ...22 KB (3,249 words) - 23:34, 2 December 2022
- and his support for King Charles I resulted in his beheading in the middle ... become more tolerant of the notion of unity in diversity, which has been described ...19 KB (2,977 words) - 11:10, 10 May 2023
- Anglicanism has its roots in the Celtic Christianity of the earliest ... Anglicanism today operates flexibly and autonomously in many nations ...21 KB (3,167 words) - 05:52, 28 July 2023
- the Byzantine Empire and, following its fall in 1453, of the Ottoman Empire ... among the most common were Byzantium, New Rome, Constantinople and Stamboul ...32 KB (5,079 words) - 17:54, 16 May 2020
- the news of Jesus' death, he "went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved ... Nicodemus, he took the body and wrapped it in the fine linen, sprinkling ...19 KB (3,085 words) - 05:03, 7 May 2024
- and Western ideas to the Chinese Empire in the sixteenth century. He was ... In 1601, Ricci became the first foreigner from the West to enter the ...19 KB (2,924 words) - 16:54, 7 November 2022
- In Norse mythology, Njord or Njordr (Old Norse Njörðr) is one of ... ==Njord in a Norse Context== As a Norse deity, Njord belonged to a ...22 KB (3,533 words) - 02:30, 16 November 2022
- word "Coptic" was originally used in Classical Arabic to refer to ... In modern usage, it is frequently applied to members of the Coptic ...27 KB (4,022 words) - 03:00, 8 January 2024
- The Peasants' War (in German, der Deutsche Bauernkrieg, literally ... The Protestant reformation, which began with Martin Luther in 1517 ...21 KB (3,237 words) - 23:30, 4 December 2022
- In addition to painting two United States presidents - Theodore Roosevelt ... John Singer Sargent was born in Florence, Italy in 1856 to American ...21 KB (3,040 words) - 00:38, 10 February 2023
- The history of the missions of the Jesuits in China in the early modern ... The first attempt by Jesuits to reach China was made in 1552 by Saint ...29 KB (4,469 words) - 08:20, 3 April 2024
- Ancient Greece is the period in Greek history that lasted for around ... The civilization of the ancient Greeks has been immensely influential ...48 KB (7,639 words) - 12:24, 14 October 2023
- one. Even when resources are considered only in terms of physical assets, money ... and emotional happiness or spiritual growth. In such views, wealth is not just ...21 KB (3,362 words) - 23:23, 3 May 2023
- In Norse Mythology, Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) was a widely worshipped ... In the vast majority of extant mythological sources, Thor is described ...24 KB (3,867 words) - 21:00, 31 October 2022
- of new materials are important ways in which unique cultural expressions ... Folklore generally refers to the body of material, in a variety of ...24 KB (3,693 words) - 06:15, 1 April 2024
- expression corresponding to such a process. In a narrower sense, an analogy ... few decades have shown a renewed interest in analogy, most notable in cognitive ...19 KB (2,812 words) - 18:56, 26 July 2023
- of Aristotle. Since Aristotle's death in 322 B.C.E., there has been ... to develop largely as a reaction to, or in response to, traditional Aristotelian ...18 KB (2,450 words) - 06:29, 12 August 2023
- An Indulgence, in Roman Catholic theology, is the full or partial ... amount of money as alms to the Church, and in some cases were offered for ...11 KB (1,734 words) - 19:36, 8 October 2020
- generally regarded as the longest river in the world and among the most ... Flowing northward from remote sources in the mountains of Ethiopia ...23 KB (3,670 words) - 09:48, 11 March 2023
- to a member of any of a number of peoples in Europe using the Celtic languages ... from Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to northern Italy ...49 KB (7,613 words) - 23:47, 3 December 2023
- A quarterly journal, Athenäum, founded in 1798 by Freidrich von Schlegel ... Wisdom of India, 1808) was a pioneering work in comparative Indo-European linguistics ...14 KB (2,106 words) - 07:21, 5 October 2022
- but the invaders introduced new developments in agriculture, urbanization, ... education and learning. They also adopted Rome's divide and rule tactics ...53 KB (8,072 words) - 04:48, 16 December 2022
- In ancient biblical times, the Israelites were strictly warned to ... regarding how Gentiles should be treated. In New Testament times, these ...20 KB (3,103 words) - 06:50, 18 April 2024
- (bishop) of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the thirteenth century. He ... represent compendia of the state of learning in these fields at the time. Most ...19 KB (3,000 words) - 19:08, 10 February 2023
- The sublime, in aesthetics (from the Latin sublimis, [looking up from ... The development of the concept of the sublime as an aesthetic quality ...17 KB (2,550 words) - 21:10, 26 February 2023
- fall of the Roman Empire (476 C.E.) and ends in approximately the middle of ... formalized polyphonic practices first arose in this period. Harmony, in consonant ...36 KB (5,655 words) - 04:07, 9 November 2022
- In the arts, Baroque is a period as well as the style that used exaggerated ... many important composers of the era were in the employ of the church in ...30 KB (4,617 words) - 10:52, 20 September 2023
- In ecclesiology, the Christian Church is what different Christian ... "Christian Church" has also been used in academia as a synonym ...73 KB (10,603 words) - 12:23, 7 May 2024
- coasts. Tunisia played a prominent role in ancient times, first with the ... This nation gained its independence from France in 1956, becoming ...35 KB (5,063 words) - 15:12, 2 August 2023
- Italian Fascism (in Italian, fascismo) was the authoritarian political ... he had made to resurrect Italy's ancient glory. Mussolini played ...34 KB (5,044 words) - 06:23, 11 March 2024
- until its declaration of independence in 1821. After capturing Constantinople ... Cyprus fell in 1571, and the Venetians retained Crete until 1670. ...23 KB (3,403 words) - 05:56, 18 November 2022
- comprising an archipelago of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea. A country ... had a long and turbulent history. Situated in the middle of the Mediterranean ...35 KB (5,045 words) - 06:40, 5 November 2022
- (c. 50–135 C.E.). He was a great authority in the matter of Jewish tradition ... Akiva was supported by his wife, Rachel, in his studies, from which he ...23 KB (3,911 words) - 07:17, 16 June 2023
- of individual tribes. Some of these ancient tribes were Gaetulians, ... difficult to estimate the number of Berbers in the world today, because many ...26 KB (3,865 words) - 10:59, 28 September 2023
- the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem in the days before his Passion ... The holiday is celebrated with processions in which Christians carry ...17 KB (2,712 words) - 06:25, 18 November 2022
- Although there are other authors who wrote in an autobiographical style on ... In his own time, Montaigne was admired more as a statesman than as ...14 KB (2,276 words) - 17:11, 9 November 2022
- whether certain elements of Chinese folk religion (including ancestor veneration ... Pope Clement XI (r. 1700–1721) decided in favor of the Dominicans (who ...22 KB (3,410 words) - 16:46, 10 December 2023
- The Osiris myth is the most elaborate and influential story in ancient ... The myth, with its complex symbolism, is integral to ancient Egyptian ...56 KB (8,963 words) - 04:38, 18 November 2022
- was one of the most important deities in Norse mythology. He was said ... fertility god. He was easily recognized in mythic representations by the ...27 KB (4,366 words) - 02:39, 1 December 2023
- explained the rise and fall of civilization in The Decline of the West, Toynbee ... with whom he is sometimes confused. Born in London, Arnold J. was educated ...29 KB (4,250 words) - 03:54, 15 August 2023
- The Matenadaran or Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan ... of manuscripts were copied there and in nearby monasteries, especially ...39 KB (5,646 words) - 09:18, 10 March 2023
- In Norse Mythology, Freyja (sometimes anglicized as Freya or Freja ... was said to receive half of the dead lost in battle in her hall, whereas ...27 KB (4,334 words) - 12:25, 13 October 2022
- which has served as both the modern and ancient capital, has a population ... buildings blend with the remnants of ancient civilizations. It is believed ...17 KB (2,613 words) - 00:55, 9 January 2023
- and therefore has universal validity. In natural law jurisprudence, ... the means by which a rational being lived in accordance with this order ...24 KB (3,647 words) - 15:20, 11 November 2022
- emptive strike against a hostile force, or in response to calls for retaliation ... In accord with Just War theory, wars between nations should be declared ...40 KB (6,411 words) - 22:53, 3 May 2023
- Atheism (from Greek: a + theos + ismos "not believing in god ... Many people living in the West have the impression that atheism is ...41 KB (6,063 words) - 18:42, 19 August 2023
- Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily ... of Campione d'Italia, an enclave in the territory of the Italian ...48 KB (6,888 words) - 16:16, 22 September 2021
- councils, it convened in Trent for three periods between December ... as a result of which Pope Pius V issued in 1566 the Roman Catechism, in ...19 KB (2,903 words) - 08:28, 10 January 2024
- he completed his final encyclical, Pacem in Terris ("Peace on Earth ... Pope John XXIII was instrumental in opening up the Roman Catholic ...21 KB (3,268 words) - 04:45, 3 May 2024
- label for the material culture of Britain in Late Antiquity. "Sub-Roman ... contemporary sources, this period is steeped in myth, especially myth surrounding ...51 KB (7,614 words) - 13:43, 28 April 2023
- book written by a Jewish author and included in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox ... of basic Jewish religious law, resulting in the Hasmonean revolt against ...12 KB (1,896 words) - 06:32, 13 June 2023
- Category:Philosophy and religion Day, Dorothy [[Image:Dorothy Day, ... known for her social justice campaigns in defense of the poor, forsaken ...16 KB (2,524 words) - 17:27, 30 January 2024
- of Portugal, and the westernmost capital in mainland Europe. Lisbon, which translates as safe harbor in ancient Phonecian, is most ...34 KB (4,753 words) - 07:44, 9 March 2023
- or depiction of aspects of Eastern cultures in the West by writers, designers ... . This is the opposite of the term Occident. In terms of the Old World, Europe ...18 KB (2,670 words) - 01:22, 18 November 2022
- Saint Anne is not named in the canonical Gospels or anywhere else ... Saint Anne has long been venerated in the Orthodox churches, but did ...16 KB (2,499 words) - 20:47, 17 April 2023
- or paramilitary service, or those engaged in such activity. Militias can ... rather than professional soldiers, vary in their military training and ...26 KB (3,981 words) - 10:59, 10 March 2023
- commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions around the world ... honored on February 14 are Valentine of Rome (Valentinus presb. m. Romae ...35 KB (5,116 words) - 14:12, 3 May 2023
- to end a war, or it can constitute an entire war in itself. of Great Britain led the British to emulate Rome when establishing their own ...33 KB (5,040 words) - 11:07, 6 March 2024
- and powerful political and military empire in ancient India. Originating ... Ashoka's rule ended, and it dissolved in 185 B.C.E. with the rise of ...32 KB (4,663 words) - 00:50, 9 November 2022
- Fig is the common name given to any vine, shrub, or tree in the genus ... In addition to the common fig, Ficus carica, the most well known species ...16 KB (2,692 words) - 19:39, 26 March 2024
- as a member of the early Christian community in Jerusalem. Christian churches ... Mary is the most prominent female figure in Christianity and is considered ...30 KB (4,633 words) - 15:58, 7 November 2022
- Prostitution describes sexual intercourse in exchange for remuneration ... earliest societies, and human trafficking in the twentieth century brought ...45 KB (6,813 words) - 01:19, 12 April 2023
- honoring mothers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world ... While Christian and pre-Christian societies in Europe commonly celebrated ...22 KB (3,311 words) - 17:00, 10 November 2022
- object is different from other art in that it is also tactile and ... used to create sculpture are unparalleled in the art world. ...27 KB (4,032 words) - 17:31, 25 January 2023
- Ancient Egypt as a general historical term broadly refers to the civilization ... unity, rather than towards confrontation. Ancient Egyptian contributions to ...44 KB (6,818 words) - 19:13, 26 July 2023
- of Constantinople known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking ... were looted from Constantinople by Crusaders in 1204 and brought to Rome, but ...31 KB (4,708 words) - 04:44, 3 August 2022
- methodology and theory of knowledge in sharp contrast to those of ... during his life, but were re-discovered in nineteenth century by thinkers ...17 KB (2,637 words) - 20:24, 14 December 2023
- A religious, or devotional medal, in the Roman Catholic faith, is ... These medals have their roots in the very beginnings of Christianity ...24 KB (3,815 words) - 05:56, 25 August 2020
- saw the demise of the Papal States. Rome became the capita. There is ... to Africa and gained its first foothold in Eritrea in 1885. Between 1936 ...54 KB (8,375 words) - 06:28, 11 March 2024
- Odin (Old Norse: Óðinn) is the chief god in Norse mythology whose ... He was also one of the three deities found in the major "pagan" ...27 KB (4,091 words) - 10:20, 11 March 2023
- ruling from January 24, 41 to his death in 54. Born in Lugdunum in Gaul ... his consulship with his nephew Caligula in 37. This infirmity may have ...58 KB (9,002 words) - 11:01, 19 December 2023
- was the leader of the antislavery forces in Massachusetts and a leader ... As a Radical Republican leader in the Senate during Reconstruction ...24 KB (3,821 words) - 00:34, 5 December 2023
- aesthetic purposes and religious worship. In the latter case, the light ... Prior to the candle being ignited, the wick is saturated with the ...26 KB (4,080 words) - 19:18, 25 November 2023
- books taught five generations of children in the United States how to spell ... Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758, in the West Division of ...15 KB (2,342 words) - 02:32, 16 November 2022
- The term religion (from Latin: religio meaning "bind, connect ... In this context, religious thought and practice are aimed at delineating ...54 KB (7,792 words) - 03:38, 8 December 2022
- Pierre Abélard (in English, Peter Abelard) or Abailard (in English ... Pierre Abélard was born in 1079, in the little village of Le Pallet ...23 KB (3,725 words) - 01:06, 24 November 2022
- Christian statement of faith accepted in the Catholic Church, the Eastern ... the revised version of Constantinople 381 in the Orthodox churches, where ...31 KB (3,964 words) - 09:44, 11 March 2023
- Maimonideanism. He differed from Maimonides in emphasizing contemplation of ... terminology, to be used as a companion in studying Guide for the Perplexed. ...21 KB (3,070 words) - 03:04, 23 December 2022
- (non-Jews) and become a universal religion. Many Christians view him ... Saul is described in the New Testament as a Hellenized Jew and Roman ...56 KB (9,113 words) - 00:50, 23 December 2022
- In Christianity, the disciples were originally the students of Jesus ... prophets such as Isaiah (Is. 8:16). In the Book of Acts, the Apostles ...15 KB (2,501 words) - 03:45, 31 July 2022
- Saint Ambrose (c.339 - April 4, 397 C.E.), known in Latin as Ambrosius ... In the beginning of his life, Ambrose embarked upon a career in law ...27 KB (4,266 words) - 02:47, 24 July 2023
- created by God The Logos became incarnate in Jesus. By stating the Logos ... Greek historical encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, Lucian ...17 KB (2,576 words) - 04:19, 4 November 2022
- all levels (bachelor, master, and doctorate) in a variety of subjects. A university ... fall within the purview of education, in particular higher education ...28 KB (4,044 words) - 12:01, 3 May 2023
- The cross, found in many cultures and religions of the world, is an ... was an instrument of capital punishment. In Roman times, both criminals ...36 KB (5,848 words) - 06:28, 11 January 2024
- Creation is a theological notion or position in many religions or ... quot; is part of the purpose of creation in all religions. That purpose ...31 KB (4,834 words) - 01:16, 7 April 2022
- also distinguished imperial from Republican Rome. The expansion of Roman territory ... (September 2, 31 B.C.E.), and the date in which the Roman Senate granted ...70 KB (11,213 words) - 04:50, 16 December 2022
- Ancient Western philosophy is marked by the formation and development ... Ancient Western philosophy is generally divided into three periods ...29 KB (4,278 words) - 04:19, 31 January 2023
- Like Samuel Taylor Coleridge in England, Goethe was not only a gifted ... men committed suicide from unrequited love in imitation of the novel's ...29 KB (4,522 words) - 07:15, 5 April 2024
- Afri was the name of several peoples who dwelt in North Africa near ... Africa is home to some of the most remarkable natural wonders in the ...46 KB (6,657 words) - 06:01, 16 June 2023
- sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. During the first ... Hatshepsut II have been suggested, but in the case of the former it is ...45 KB (7,145 words) - 14:03, 14 January 2024
- to the Greco-Roman world and culminating in the Nazi Holocaust. Before ... been racial anti-Semitism. With its origins in the cultural anthropological ...52 KB (8,069 words) - 12:28, 14 October 2023
- Once considered to be a lost text, the Didache was rediscovered in ... before, some reject it, and others place it in the canon." ...25 KB (3,964 words) - 14:24, 29 January 2024
- as an avocation. However, it is for his work in astronomy and cosmology that ... culture, and for the relationship between religion and science. Copernicus ...33 KB (5,163 words) - 02:58, 8 January 2024
- celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834 ... Many cultures in history used slaves, often putting them to work in ...50 KB (7,650 words) - 14:57, 27 April 2023
- typically is the major health care facility in its region, with many beds ... In accordance with the original meaning of the word, hospitals were ...34 KB (4,867 words) - 16:01, 25 April 2020
- The crowns of Silla, discovered and displayed in Gyeongju, are unique ... The crowns of Silla were made in the Korean kingdom of Silla approximately ...16 KB (2,517 words) - 06:29, 11 January 2024
- used by Carl Jung and is a key concept in analytical psychology. The ... their potential as individuals and also live in harmony with humankind as a whole. ...15 KB (2,390 words) - 22:33, 7 January 2024
- Hippokrátēs, was an ancient Greek physician of the "Age of ... commonly portrayed as the paragon of the ancient physician. In particular ...33 KB (4,488 words) - 14:32, 13 July 2023
- Empire until the empire's dissolution in 1922, and was officially renamed ... a threat, and now that the Christian Empire in the East had fallen, an important ...20 KB (3,140 words) - 17:55, 16 May 2020
- 220 C.E.) was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in ... Most knowledge comes from passing references in his own writings. Roman Africa ...57 KB (8,333 words) - 20:17, 31 January 2024
- a society. Thus, civilization is expressed in physical attributes, such as ... as a racial or ethnic group, a nation, or in the age of globalization, by ...40 KB (5,823 words) - 13:34, 4 July 2023
- The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church is the Christian Church ... and the largest organized body of any world religion. [http://www.adherents ...80 KB (12,653 words) - 04:49, 16 December 2022
- the Acts of Paul and Thecla was widely read in the early Christian churches ... Saint Thecla was venerated widely in late antiquity and is recognized ...15 KB (2,334 words) - 05:43, 15 June 2023
- The difference is often expressed in American circles as some categorical ... a moral purpose of acting altruistically in defense of freedom and democracy ...29 KB (4,328 words) - 06:49, 25 July 2023
- myths were originally orally transmitted in the form of odes, sagas, and ... In Scandinavian folklore, Norse mythology has long held cultural currency ...33 KB (5,117 words) - 10:01, 11 March 2023
- and beyond, from present day Afghanistan in the north to Bengal in the ... The name ‘Ashoka’ translates as “without sorrow” in Sanskrit ...35 KB (5,661 words) - 04:44, 18 August 2023
- was one of the most famous British Jews in the nineteenth century. Montefiore ... Born in Livorno, Italy, in 1784, Moses Montefiore began his career ...14 KB (2,182 words) - 16:59, 10 November 2022
- Charlemagne was crowned Imperator Augustus in Rome on Christmas Day ... people who migrated over the River Rhine in the late fifth century into ...56 KB (8,914 words) - 01:47, 4 December 2023
- principle of retributive justice expressed in the phrase "an eye for ... retaliation. This early belief is reflected in the Code of Hammurabi and in ...29 KB (4,671 words) - 22:22, 25 October 2022
- ) is a small archipelago of four islands and islets in the northwest ... marine life also displays great diversity. In and around Socotra 253 species ...22 KB (3,173 words) - 21:53, 30 January 2023
- events, places? Is free will possible in a world governed by causal laws? the sensible world, but play some key role in determining the nature of that ...19 KB (2,966 words) - 16:22, 9 November 2022
- the diverse cultures and countries in which it has spread. Early Buddhist art emerged in India and Sri Lanka following the death ...37 KB (5,547 words) - 18:34, 22 November 2023
- or simply Shqipëria) is a Balkan country in south-eastern Europe. Its motto ... than 40 years of communist totalitarian rule in the late twentieth century ...58 KB (8,519 words) - 04:58, 17 June 2023
- Shi'a Islam as Iran's official religion and united its provinces ... The Safavid dynasty had its origins in a long established Sufi order ...23 KB (3,547 words) - 18:36, 22 December 2022
- the Julian calendar. It is also celebrated in other cultures, such as the ... displays of fireworks at midnight, welcoming in the New Year. In contemporary ...24 KB (3,673 words) - 09:31, 11 March 2023
- Monaco, is a sovereign and independent state in Western Europe located along ... Vatican City. It has a population of 32,410 in a total land area of only 0 ...28 KB (4,097 words) - 23:17, 28 March 2024
- codes of rabbinical law and is much quoted in other Jewish literature. ... In European history, the Talmud was sometimes suppressed by the Catholic ...32 KB (4,820 words) - 03:57, 27 February 2023
- solid, white, pale pink or light grey in color, normally obtained from ... as salt, where they are found together in very concentrated form. Some ...36 KB (5,357 words) - 01:13, 21 April 2023
- Transylvania is a Central European region located in the eastern half ... which have traditionally lived together in harmony. In the sixteenth century ...47 KB (6,836 words) - 02:15, 2 May 2023
- Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important hand-written ancient ... text of the New Testament, and the only ancient manuscript of the New Testament ...31 KB (4,479 words) - 22:23, 7 January 2024
- for members of the family Hippopotamidae in general, although the more ... being one of the most aggressive creatures in the world and one of the most ...43 KB (6,299 words) - 15:51, 25 January 2023
- the Roman campaign. The Wars culminated in the decisive Battle of Alesia ... importance to the Romans. Native tribes in the region, both Gallic and ...77 KB (12,113 words) - 23:58, 4 March 2024
- Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe comprising the western ... Roman Empire after accepting Christianity in the ninth century. Charles ...30 KB (4,624 words) - 05:23, 17 November 2023
- but it was already rich and essential in the period of antiquity called ... ==People in the culture== [[Image:Everyday Life in Old China 13.jpg ...24 KB (3,727 words) - 06:47, 11 January 2024
- rather than Sunday, is the Sabbath. In addition, the group believes ... The Seventh-day Adventists are active advocates for freedom of religion ...48 KB (7,327 words) - 10:10, 26 January 2023
- genre of prophetical writing that developed in post-exile Jewish culture and ... from the centuries following the Exile in Babylon down to the close of ...16 KB (2,523 words) - 06:03, 11 August 2023
- In addition, it is classified as a real number, A real number is a ... but 3 continues to be written as three lines in Roman and Chinese numerals ...42 KB (5,963 words) - 06:44, 13 June 2023
- group of European Jewry, who arrived earlier in Europe and lived primarily in Spain. Many Ashkenazim later migrated, largely eastward, forming communities ...20 KB (2,890 words) - 04:05, 18 August 2023
- from medieval Christian that spread widely in Europe in the thirteenth century ... The exact nature of the wanderer's indiscretion varies in different ...18 KB (2,872 words) - 22:50, 3 May 2023
- commonly referred to as "speaking in tongues." The origin of the modern Christian concept of speaking in tongues ...22 KB (3,243 words) - 16:54, 17 December 2022
- than the birth parents. Adoption results in the severing of the parental ... are unable to adequately care for a child. In some countries, where single ...42 KB (6,335 words) - 06:13, 15 June 2023
- quot; is a broad, somewhat imprecise term in referring to music produced ... With the decline of Rome and the ascendancy of Christianity in Europe ...41 KB (6,156 words) - 10:52, 19 December 2023
- were given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai in two stone tablets. ... Upon these tablets were listed ten ethical precepts that are listed ...37 KB (5,883 words) - 02:58, 19 April 2023
- calendar month of Kislev, which can occur in late November, or throughout ... In Hebrew, the word Hanukkah is written he|חנֻכה or ...28 KB (4,314 words) - 19:38, 29 January 2022
- Stewart Mill worked for most of his life in the examiner’s office of ... different types of happiness. As a logician, in A System of Logic, Mill describes ...27 KB (4,047 words) - 07:56, 3 August 2022
- advanced his thought by embedding his ideas in the context of descriptive ... one of the few Western writers to explore ancient Eastern thought. He studied ...27 KB (3,979 words) - 07:13, 22 January 2024
- such as rodents, also have made it valued in human society, and likewise ... a pair of scissors. While this is present in canines, it is highly developed ...36 KB (5,931 words) - 01:01, 13 January 2023
- an independent country since 1991. Located in the center of the country, ... name Ljubljana. It could derive from the ancient Slavic city called Laburus ...26 KB (3,718 words) - 07:46, 9 March 2023
- within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile ... some of the most important developments in human history, including the ...54 KB (7,940 words) - 19:20, 25 March 2024
- In addition, it is classified as a real number, A real number is a ... In the beginning, various Hindus wrote 7 more or less in one stroke ...35 KB (5,128 words) - 06:47, 13 June 2023
- Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally ... conquest of Canaan to their defeat and exile in Babylon; the poetic and "Wisdom ...62 KB (8,829 words) - 16:26, 30 January 2024
- cultural center of Romania. It is located in the southeast quadrant of the ... Although many buildings and districts in the historic center were damaged ...32 KB (4,507 words) - 16:51, 22 November 2023
- controversial religious sect that flourished in the Languedoc region of France ... in their theology, espousing a stark distinction between the physical ...32 KB (4,952 words) - 00:09, 1 December 2023
- , also spelled Faxecura Rocuyemon in period European sources, reflecting ... to the Vatican in Rome, traveling through New Spain (arriving in Acapulco ...57 KB (8,893 words) - 08:38, 20 January 2024
- Aesir, however, still played important roles in the legends of Norse mythology ... heroic sacrifice, and epic battles. In the history of northern Europe ...36 KB (5,860 words) - 11:08, 10 March 2023
- The Second Epistle to the Corinthians is a book in the New Testament ... of Paul's churches to their tradition. In the later chapters of the epistle ...18 KB (2,941 words) - 16:52, 10 February 2024
- Ages, Cathedrals were especially important in the lives of medieval Christians ... illiterate masses who often learned about religion through observing the sacred ...26 KB (4,257 words) - 00:10, 1 December 2023
- body of sacred scripture" found in the religions of Judaism and ... books was introduced by David Ruhnken in 1768 in his Historia critica ...22 KB (3,254 words) - 03:43, 1 October 2023
- is widely considered the greatest epic poem in the English language, Paradise ... of the archangel Lucifer's rebellion in Heaven, his defeat at the hands ...27 KB (4,256 words) - 03:00, 2 May 2024
- ), a Tamil dynasty, ruled primarily in southern India until the thirteenth ... a military, economic and cultural power in Asia. The Chola territories ...44 KB (6,505 words) - 17:15, 10 December 2023
- a landlocked country on the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. The United Nations, to which it was admitted in 1993, and other international ...50 KB (7,230 words) - 10:05, 11 March 2023
- continent. The city is the third largest in North Africa behind Egypt& ... city by the early fourteenth century, and in the early sixteenth century ...19 KB (2,767 words) - 00:36, 9 January 2023
- sacrament of Baptism. For similar traditions in other religions, see ablution. ... tradition of purification by immersion in a ritual bath. John the Baptist ...24 KB (3,694 words) - 07:45, 20 September 2023
- is considered a transitional period in Bulgarian medieval history ... from the northwest and the Black Death. In an ill-fated attempt to combat ...28 KB (4,067 words) - 06:32, 11 March 2024
- of the Good Samaritan, are found only in this gospel. The Gospel also ... Scholarship today is in wide agreement that both the Gospel and Acts ...37 KB (5,253 words) - 12:12, 24 January 2023
- Devi)—the female principle of the divine—in her many forms as the absolute ... necessity of a female image of the divine in religious experience. ...40 KB (6,102 words) - 10:18, 26 January 2023
- Hohenheim, he took the name Paracelsus later in life, meaning "beside ... medical theory made him unwelcome in medieval universities, and ...18 KB (2,761 words) - 07:39, 18 November 2022
- Arabic: القدس al-Quds) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key ... holy site. The Six-Day War resulted in a unified city under Israeli ...43 KB (6,551 words) - 12:27, 7 May 2024
- the twelfth century. The Romanesque style in England is more traditionally ... of which are still standing and frequently in use. Bannister Fletcher, A ...63 KB (10,037 words) - 21:37, 16 April 2023
- The Axis Powers is a term for those participants in World War II opposed ... Italy, facing opposition to its war in Abyssinia from the League of ...31 KB (4,510 words) - 07:22, 23 August 2023
- Following the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II, there have ... bundle of rods tied around an axe, were an ancient Roman symbol of the authority ...43 KB (6,085 words) - 00:42, 25 March 2024
- They are found in all regions of the Earth except Antarctica, most ... other birds, and a few species specialize in hunting fish. Generally, only ...23 KB (3,514 words) - 19:47, 20 July 2023
- In religion, folklore, and mythology, a demon (also rendered daemon ... while modern secularists regard belief in demons as superstition. Demons ...32 KB (5,129 words) - 09:29, 28 January 2024
- of Milano and of Lombardy region (Lombardia) in northern Italy. site of the proclamation, Edict of Milan, in which Emperor Constantine I ...27 KB (3,967 words) - 10:58, 10 March 2023
- the course of two centuries. Flourishing in France, it formed from the ... to the standards of classical Greece and Rome.Helen Gardner, Art Through ...29 KB (4,407 words) - 15:08, 30 December 2022
- The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the fourteenth ... Triple Alliance was built upon raised islets in Lake Texcoco. After the 1521 ...52 KB (8,358 words) - 05:19, 26 August 2023
- and influential historical periods. In many ways the Sassanid period ... China and India and played a prominent role in the formation of European and ...72 KB (11,035 words) - 16:49, 23 December 2022
- as his wife after an angel appeared to him in a dream and directed him to ... Joseph's death is not recorded in the Bible. He is reported by ...18 KB (2,901 words) - 07:38, 27 February 2023
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- scholarship and apostolic zeal. Founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola ... independence and separate leader in the order (sometimes called ...45 KB (6,894 words) - 21:50, 30 January 2023
- millennial kingdom. For postmillennialists, in contrast, the return of Christ ... These millennial views in Christianity, in spite of their differences ...47 KB (6,873 words) - 18:00, 9 November 2022
- on September 22, 1823, at the Cumorah Hill in New York state. Smith claimed ... The golden plates are the most significant of metallic plates in Latter ...50 KB (7,692 words) - 04:51, 20 December 2022
- Christmas in the West is traditionally observed on December 25, or ... many Christmas traditions have their origins in pagan winter celebrations. ...30 KB (4,439 words) - 14:09, 7 May 2024
- |longtype = Secular with roots in Christianity and Paganism ... celebrated on October 31, particularly in the United States where it ...37 KB (5,487 words) - 23:07, 3 August 2023
- is the art or science of teaching children. In modern day usage, it is a synonym ... of their students while also being trained in the best methods of communication ...26 KB (3,614 words) - 17:11, 26 March 2023
- jpg|thumb|250 px|Funeral arrangement in a Temple in Tokyo]] monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor. These customs ...37 KB (6,189 words) - 14:58, 3 December 2023
- The Middle Ages form the middle period in a traditional division of ... With the demise of centralized Roman government in the West, trade ...60 KB (9,144 words) - 10:41, 10 March 2023
- left hearth and home to take up residence in the harsh Eyptian desert as ... to him, Anthony's life is recounted in considerable hagiographic detail ...22 KB (3,532 words) - 19:06, 22 December 2022
- Attic Σπάρτη Spartē) was a city-state in ancient Greece, situated on ... Sparta was generally referred to by the ancient Greeks as Lakedaimon ...46 KB (7,079 words) - 19:09, 7 February 2023
- He was an organizer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York ... Born in New York City, New York, of French parentage, he grew up speaking ...18 KB (2,681 words) - 02:30, 9 February 2023
- jpg|right|thumb|275px|Location of the valley in the Theban Hills, West of the ... "Gates of the King") is a valley in Egypt where for a period of ...45 KB (7,190 words) - 20:00, 27 April 2020
- [[Image:Cannibals.23232.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Cannibalism in Brazil ... to many different tribes and ethnicities in the past, but the degree to ...27 KB (4,188 words) - 19:25, 25 November 2023
- Although intuitively a simple phenomenon, creativity is in fact quite ... the grasp of scientific investigation. Yet in religious or spiritual terms ...52 KB (7,713 words) - 06:21, 11 January 2024
- left|First arrival of the Roma outside Berne in the fifteenth century, described ... ethnic group who live primarily in Southern and Eastern Europe ...37 KB (5,594 words) - 21:36, 16 April 2023
- that study human aspects of the world, in particular those involving ... and goals are located much further back in time. Human beings have always ...53 KB (7,429 words) - 21:46, 30 January 2023
- Camille Saint-Saëns was born in Paris to a government clerk who died ... Beethoven violin sonata. He went on to begin in-depth study of the full score ...18 KB (2,898 words) - 18:57, 25 November 2023
- Republic of Ethiopia, is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. It has ... The long reign of monarchs came to an end in 1974, when a pro-Soviet ...47 KB (6,926 words) - 04:34, 22 March 2024
- Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country in North ... Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world ...47 KB (7,144 words) - 00:00, 13 February 2024
- Madeira is an archipelago in the north Atlantic Ocean, and is one ... purportedly, the largest fireworks display in the world. ...32 KB (4,286 words) - 10:48, 9 March 2023
- One," refers to the belief in a religious (and often political ... The concept of Messiah is prevalent in several world religions as ...41 KB (6,600 words) - 16:18, 9 November 2022
- the Loire and west of the Seine as well, but in time the designation settled ... The first time that Francia is named is in the Panegyrici Latini in ...50 KB (7,783 words) - 08:59, 6 October 2022
- ), is a country in Southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end ... a cultural heritage considerably influential in Northern Africa and the Middle ...73 KB (10,722 words) - 18:19, 27 January 2023
- Signaling, as such, has been very important in environments where communication ... Although flag-like symbols were used in some ancient cultures, the ...25 KB (3,938 words) - 17:33, 28 March 2024
- Challenges to the institution of marriage in the twentieth century ... anthropologist James Q. Wilson said, "In virtually every society, the ...46 KB (7,206 words) - 14:15, 7 May 2024
- Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ... of South Korea's population lives in the Seoul National Capital ...25 KB (3,283 words) - 19:52, 6 March 2024
- and accidents. The principal causes of death in developed countries are diseases ... Nearly every culture has had some belief in an afterlife, some form of ...47 KB (7,217 words) - 08:56, 28 January 2024
- to porn or porno, and sometimes referred to in official matters as x-rated ... the introduction of Kinsey's sexology in the late 1940s, the growing ...30 KB (4,376 words) - 05:39, 30 November 2022
- millennia. The oldest Tamil communities live in southern India and north-eastern ... of Tamil, one of the oldest languages in India, has the oldest extant ...56 KB (8,191 words) - 16:28, 13 January 2024
- Eritrea, officially State of Eritrea, is a country situated in northern ... over one million years ago, were discovered in Eritrea in 1995. In 1999 scientists ...41 KB (6,034 words) - 19:30, 13 February 2024
- Greeks and Romans, who explored and settled in North Africa. Fifteenth century ... but also of courage and determination in the face of geographical and ...29 KB (4,463 words) - 06:53, 12 September 2023
- of Hellenistic philosphy, was founded in Athens in 308 B.C.E. by Zeno ... The Stoic school flourished in Greece and Rome for almost five centuries ...21 KB (3,500 words) - 00:46, 26 February 2023
- the last canonical book of the New Testament in the Christian Bible. It is ... is a message to the churches of seven cities in the Roman province of Asia ...34 KB (5,503 words) - 00:39, 19 November 2023
- mountain" is a small, mountainous state in south-west Balkans, bordering ... that tore other areas of the Balkans apart in the 1990s, arguably because ...62 KB (8,958 words) - 22:21, 14 March 2024
- with those of a solar calendar. It has been in continual use in China for ... purposes by beginning with January 1, 1929. In most of East Asia today, the ...53 KB (8,207 words) - 17:02, 10 December 2023
- or good or noteworthy are not beautiful in any usual or reasonable sense ... philosopher Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten in 1735 to mean "the science ...53 KB (8,177 words) - 05:51, 16 June 2023
- matter, though it eats insects. It lives in nomadic groups, which contain ... In addition to its ecological role in food chains, ostriches provide ...28 KB (4,283 words) - 10:51, 11 March 2023
- , also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, is a country ... San Marino claims to be the oldest constitutional republic in the ...26 KB (3,871 words) - 01:19, 21 April 2023
- particular proposition of law. For example, in most areas of law in most jurisdictions ... of which descend from the Napoleonic code in which the weight accorded judicial ...32 KB (5,079 words) - 00:10, 8 January 2024
- [[Image:Isaiah.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Isaiah the Prophet in Hebrew ... known either as prophecy or as revelation. In popular usage, a prophet is ...39 KB (6,126 words) - 09:20, 28 June 2022
- embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death, when ... that were often unsafe and could result in serious harm or even death ...56 KB (8,002 words) - 06:28, 14 June 2023
- To the outside world, he was heir of an ancient dynasty possibly descended ... Early in his life he introduced constitutional and modernizing reforms ...31 KB (5,022 words) - 16:46, 21 January 2024
- century photographer who became a key figure in the development of American ... 11, 1882, at 134 East Springfield Street in Boston, Massachusetts, to a ...23 KB (3,410 words) - 08:45, 23 July 2023
- spent much of his life working with lepers in Hawaii, who were forced by ... the world. Mahatma Gandhi acknowledged in his writings that Father Damien ...24 KB (3,819 words) - 01:38, 26 March 2024
- healing. The development of modern medicine in many cases provides effective ... herbs and say prayers for healing, or an ancient philosopher and physician ...53 KB (7,336 words) - 04:05, 9 November 2022
- physically, and practice skills needed in adulthood. Adults on occasion ... is a 4,000-year-old stone doll head found in the ruins of a village on the ...41 KB (6,246 words) - 04:50, 1 May 2023
- In the New Testament, Judas Iscariot (died April 29–33 C.E.) is ... Despite his notorious role in the Gospel narratives, Judas is still ...31 KB (5,055 words) - 06:37, 28 February 2023
- stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and the Balkan ... The name for Turkey in the Turkish language, Türkiye, can be divided ...58 KB (8,535 words) - 00:22, 3 May 2023
- ) is an Eurasian island nation in the eastern part of the Mediterranean ... back at least 10,000 years and played a role in the ancient history of both ...33 KB (4,886 words) - 06:54, 12 January 2024
- the most fundamental "why?" in human existence. It relates ... This question has resulted in a wide range of competing answers and ...50 KB (7,753 words) - 02:49, 9 November 2022
- political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic ... and schizophrenia, and mystical experiences in novels such as A Scanner Darkly ...41 KB (6,282 words) - 03:22, 24 November 2022
- Czech Republic. Situated on the Vltava River in central Bohemia, it is home ... visited European city after London, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Berlin. ...35 KB (5,518 words) - 00:31, 12 April 2023
- Mind, Ethics, Politics, Aesthetics, Religion | influences = John Locke ... Hume was the third, the most radical and, in the eyes of many, the most ...48 KB (7,545 words) - 08:05, 28 January 2024
- The kingdom began when the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius invaded India ... in the easternmost part of the Pakistani Punjab, or Pushkalavati and ...61 KB (8,976 words) - 19:50, 4 March 2024
- ), archaically spelled Luxemburg, is a small landlocked country in ... Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe, and ranked ...46 KB (6,759 words) - 03:09, 5 November 2022
- ), the capital city of Bavaria, Germany, is the third largest city ... ranks consistently among the top 10 cities in the world for quality of life ...26 KB (3,859 words) - 02:35, 11 March 2023
- most prominent leader of a reform movement in sixteenth century Christianity ... Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483, in Eisleben, Germany ...61 KB (9,597 words) - 08:35, 10 March 2023
- commonly called Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia and a part of ... home to many historical sites and ruins of ancient civilations. Petra in Ma ...50 KB (7,586 words) - 20:00, 4 May 2024
- Catalonia is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain. It covers ... territory of the Crown of Aragon, which in some ways predates Spain itself ...38 KB (5,664 words) - 19:12, 29 November 2023
- the confluence of the Sava and Danube Rivers in north central Serbia, where ... of Slavs around the seventh century. Since ancient times it has been an important ...32 KB (4,559 words) - 20:15, 20 January 2022
- Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in south ... The region was once inhabited by the ancient Thracians, and was later ...61 KB (8,943 words) - 18:41, 22 November 2023
- of the Middle East and is a vital factor in Arab politics and in Arab-Israeli ... the Baath Party, and Syria's president in 2007 was Bashar al-Assad, son ...53 KB (7,689 words) - 00:57, 21 April 2023
- carpet. These carpets are normally found in the contract market (such as ... (see below), such as shag which was popular in the 1970s, to form the pile ...28 KB (4,327 words) - 00:39, 29 November 2023
- for the development of Christianity in the West and the East and, ... the Jewish group of ascetic hermits in the Egyptian desert that Philo ...29 KB (4,517 words) - 04:00, 24 November 2022
- Influenced by the growth of analytic philosophy and logical positivism ... In the 1950s, emotivism appeared in a modified form in the prescriptivism ...34 KB (5,141 words) - 18:27, 13 February 2024
- from the Great Flood. The story is recounted in the Torah's Book of Genesis ... God selected Noah, a man "righteous in his generation," to build ...50 KB (7,876 words) - 00:06, 5 March 2024
- Christianity in China (called 基督教 Jī dū jiào, or Christ religion ... The Nestorians were accepted in China because of their ability to ...58 KB (8,323 words) - 21:09, 10 December 2023
- form name, Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe and a member ... until the breakup of the Soviet empire in 1989. The new country was divided ...31 KB (4,442 words) - 07:31, 12 January 2024
- means to "mean" something. Topics in that vein include the nature ... what speakers and listeners do with language in communication, and how it is ...51 KB (7,646 words) - 22:42, 28 March 2023
- had crept into Christian practice, at least in Protestant opinion, as evidence ... at the Marburg Conference (1529) and in various disputations, he would ...46 KB (7,311 words) - 03:55, 24 November 2022
- that began as an Amalfitan hospital founded in Jerusalem in 1080, to provide ... At times it competed in popularity with the Knights Templar, a more ...33 KB (5,056 words) - 23:20, 3 March 2023
- coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. It is ... education and academic research, though in recent decades it has increased ...34 KB (4,932 words) - 00:40, 12 April 2023
- Zhang was one of the best known writers in literature and poetry in ... Born in the town of Xi'e in Nanyang Commandery (located north ...53 KB (7,780 words) - 16:31, 19 January 2024
