Search results for "Art in Ancient Greece" - New World Encyclopedia
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- 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
- ) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either ... without stigma, because of its iconic usage in Nazi Germany the symbol has ...40 KB (5,959 words) - 00:36, 27 February 2023
- on a single story. Apartments range in size, features, and occupation ... has been utilized the world over since ancient times, and continues to ...54 KB (8,047 words) - 01:58, 9 January 2023
- 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 Ancient Greek, fennel was called marathon the same term to name ... ran from Athens to Sparta asking for help. In some Herodotus manuscripts ...30 KB (4,587 words) - 03:03, 6 November 2022
- 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
- traditions, based on classical texts of ancient Greece and Rome, that was ... Anglicans, and an independent writer living in a time when writing was not ...16 KB (2,637 words) - 14:35, 18 July 2023
- of execution for those condemned to death in South and Southeast Asia, and ... interest of European travelers, recorded in numerous contemporary journals ...23 KB (3,632 words) - 01:57, 15 January 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
- creatures, with the desire and need to be in close contact with others. ... The term society emerged in the fifteenth century and is derived from ...31 KB (4,695 words) - 19:52, 8 November 2022
- new worlds but to have actually sailed off in search of them. Like Aeschylus ... than one, like his, that had been weathered in combat and at sea. ...14 KB (2,274 words) - 22:28, 3 May 2023
- made famous as the most “beautiful women in the world” by her bust in ... include all nations and cultures and people in his embrace. As Akhenaten expressed ...35 KB (5,451 words) - 07:14, 16 June 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
- Herzegovina, Croatia, Austria, and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland ... The highest mountain in the range is Mont Blanc, at 15,774 feeet ...20 KB (2,989 words) - 08:34, 23 July 2023
- Mary Magdalene is described, both in the canonical New Testament and ... In Luke 8:2, Magdalene is mentioned as one of the women who "ministered ...24 KB (3,839 words) - 16:10, 7 November 2022
- 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
- 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
- ). Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on ... In modern times, cairns are often erected as landmarks or as navigational ...25 KB (3,874 words) - 18:18, 25 November 2023
- (NGOs) and United Nations agencies. In 1989, he was appointed Coordinator ... Born in Paris, France, he was the son of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga ...29 KB (4,230 words) - 22:56, 30 November 2022
- "once upon a time" rather than in actual times. ... Fairy tales are found in oral folktale and in literary form. The history ...47 KB (7,154 words) - 00:31, 25 March 2024
