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- begins roughly with the earliest-recorded Greek poetry of Homer (eighth-seventh ... Ancient Greece is the period in Greek history lasting for close to ...12 KB (1,804 words) - 10:51, 19 December 2023
- 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
- Sappho (Attic Greek Σαπφώ Sapphô, Aeolic Greek Ψάπφα Psappha ... with a clarity of image and sparseness of language unprecedented in ancient ...13 KB (2,038 words) - 03:24, 23 December 2022
- was an English philologist and student of ancient India. He is particularly ... Jones was a linguistic prodigy, learning Greek, Latin, Persian, Arabic, ...9 KB (1,304 words) - 11:08, 10 May 2023
- not included within the Tanakh canon of ancient Judaism. Nevertheless, it ... to Tobit's son, Tobiah or Tobiyah (Greek: Tobias), who is sent by ...8 KB (1,317 words) - 15:33, 30 January 2024
- visitors to have an experience of life in ancient times. ... After graduation, Evans traveled to Bosnia and Macedonia to study ...10 KB (1,447 words) - 12:20, 7 November 2021
- of Olympia, the most sacred place of ancient Greece. Curtius was a serious ... beautiful pieces of artwork preserved from ancient times, all of which remained ...7 KB (1,047 words) - 19:34, 13 February 2024
- doxographer who compiled biographies of ancient Greek philosphers in his ... come from the town of Laerte in Cilicia (ancient Turkey) or from the Roman ...7 KB (941 words) - 15:25, 29 January 2024
- Anaximander (Greek: Αναξίμανδρος) (c. 609 – 547 b.c ... form of inquiry in a society where Greek mythology was the primary ...7 KB (1,099 words) - 19:08, 26 July 2023
- Alpha and Omega (Greek: Αλφα and Ω) is an appellation of God ... art, often in combination with the Greek letters Chi and Rho, the ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 08:22, 23 July 2023
- The word epigraphy comes from the Greek language|Greek epigraphē ... The first to practice epigraphy were the ancient Greek scholars Thucydides ...14 KB (2,129 words) - 19:07, 13 February 2024
- may have evolved into Linear B, a written language that replaced Linear A around ... British archaeologist Arthur Evans, inspired by ancient Greek mythology ...15 KB (2,229 words) - 07:40, 9 March 2023
- In Greek mythology, Uranus is the personification of the sky and the ... ), the Greek word for "sky." The most probable etymology ...9 KB (1,482 words) - 13:41, 3 May 2023
- The Rosetta Stone is an ancient stele inscribed with the same passage ... Egypt as part of the family of Alexander. Greek language and culture flourished ...13 KB (1,999 words) - 19:17, 16 December 2022
- In Greek mythology the Sirens or Seirenes (Greek Σειρήνες ... Sailing was a very important part of ancient Greek life, but the waters ...10 KB (1,575 words) - 22:34, 29 January 2023
- the mythical creatures called Harpies in Greek mythology, winged-beasts ... Harpyia, which in turn derives from the Greek Άρπυια, or Harpuia ...9 KB (1,453 words) - 22:03, 14 December 2022
- Anacreon (Greek: Ἀνακρέων ) (born c. 570 B.C.E.) was a Greek lyric poet, notable for his songs ...9 KB (1,478 words) - 18:41, 26 July 2023
- and Jews. It was renowned throughout the ancient world as an international ... structures on Earth for many centuries. Ancient writers identified it as ...10 KB (1,528 words) - 01:38, 26 October 2022
- the translation of the Old Persian language. Grotefend succeeded in ... He continued his career mostly working on Latin and Italian language ...9 KB (1,297 words) - 06:55, 18 April 2024
- Commonly regarded as a Greek specialty, baklava is available in a ... although the dish is often thought to be of Greek origin. The history of baklava ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 05:50, 26 August 2023
- Protagoras (in Greek Πρωταγόρας) (c. 481 B.C.E. – c. 420 ... of truth from the sphere of existence to language parallels an orientation ...6 KB (889 words) - 08:16, 2 December 2022
- He published his results with plates of ancient Egyptian inscriptions, maps ... Lepsius and Friedericke Glaser. He studied Greek and Roman archaeology at ...9 KB (1,295 words) - 07:20, 5 October 2022
- Ancient philosophy is philosophy in antiquity, or before the end of ... In the Western tradition, ancient philosophy was developed primarily ...16 KB (2,127 words) - 19:43, 26 July 2023
- The name amphibole (Greek αμφιβολος/amfibolos, meaning "ambiguous ... constituent of greenschists. The name (from Greek ακτις/aktis, a "ray ...6 KB (934 words) - 17:24, 26 July 2023
- the ages, but all come from the creature in Greek mythology known as Pegasus ... Greek poet, Hesiod connects the name Pegasos with the word for "spring” ...8 KB (1,238 words) - 07:12, 23 November 2022
- of the skull") is the English-language name given to the hill on ... 'Hebrew', indicating the 'language of the Hebrews', which ...7 KB (1,139 words) - 18:36, 25 November 2023
- The Griffin (sometimes spelled gryphon or griffen, gryphos in Ancient ... 2001. Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times. Princeton ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 19:20, 31 January 2023
- by the Patriarch of Moscow in 1970. (The Greek Orthodox Church in North ... Kephalos means "head" in Greek. Hence, autocephalous denotes ...9 KB (1,277 words) - 19:40, 22 August 2023
- In Greek mythology, Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδών ; Latin: Neptūnus ... As with many Greek deities, Poseidon was depicted as a lascivious ...11 KB (1,681 words) - 05:44, 30 November 2022
- Macrocosm/microcosm is a Greek compound of μακρο- "Macro ... throughout the history of thought from ancient times through the renaissance ...11 KB (1,612 words) - 17:28, 9 November 2022
- Cyrene (Greek Κυρήνη, Kurene) was an ancient Greek colony in ... the same history that befell much of the ancient world: one empire conquering ...13 KB (1,919 words) - 18:50, 12 May 2020
- to enter university. Deriving from the Greek idea of a school for both ... The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion) was used in Ancient Greece ...14 KB (2,013 words) - 07:46, 10 January 2024
- Eratosthenes (Greek Ἐρατοσθένης ; 276 B.C.E. – 194 B.C.E.) was a Greek mathematician, geographer ...10 KB (1,516 words) - 19:18, 13 February 2024
- In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were three vicious female mythical ... The word Gorgon comes from the Greek word γογύς which roughly ...11 KB (1,834 words) - 04:53, 26 December 2022
- Kenosis (from the Greek κένωσις: meaning "emptying" ... The ancient Greek word κένωσις kénōsis means an "emptying ...8 KB (1,166 words) - 17:24, 5 October 2022
- Necromancy (Greek: νεκρομαντία, nekromantía) is a form ... === Ancient necromancy === The act of necromancy was widespread in ...13 KB (1,977 words) - 16:08, 11 November 2022
- In Greek mythology, the centaurs (Greek: Κένταυροι) are a ... and generally uncultured, even in Greek mythology a well-known centaur ...9 KB (1,330 words) - 23:50, 3 December 2023
- In Greek mythology, Lamia was a Queen of Libya who became a child ... Lamia's name derives from the Greek word Laimos ("gullet ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 20:54, 22 October 2022
- In linguistics, syntax (The word originates from the Greek words συν ... goes back in the Western tradition to the Greek grammarian Dionysios Thrax ...11 KB (1,479 words) - 01:58, 27 February 2023
- The word "marble" derives from the Greek marmaros, meaning ... As the favorite medium for Greek and Roman sculptors and architects ...8 KB (1,153 words) - 03:03, 6 November 2022
- is first known to have been used in ancient Egypt (at least as far back ... The study of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, and ...12 KB (1,870 words) - 07:37, 18 November 2022
- Neptune was appropriated from the Greek tradition, and became analogous ... of cross-cultural assimilation in the ancient world where a great deal ...9 KB (1,493 words) - 16:21, 11 November 2022
- inscriptions, and carvings. First used in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece ... regarding the lives of those who lived in ancient times. Often decorated with ...12 KB (1,915 words) - 02:26, 21 April 2023
- The term traces to the Ancient Greek word entelecheia, from the combination of the Greek words enteles (complete), telos (end, purpose, completion ...6 KB (836 words) - 18:57, 13 February 2024
- Eclecticism (from Greek eklektikos, “selective,” or “choosing ... century B.C.E. to refer to a group of ancient philosophers, including ...12 KB (1,821 words) - 18:01, 12 February 2024
- In Greek mythology, a nymph, from the Latin word nympha, is any member ... Worshiped by the ancient Greeks and said to come from the earth, they ...13 KB (2,065 words) - 19:37, 17 November 2022
- The name “Lyceum” comes from a gymnasium near Athens in ancient ... ==Ancient Greek Lyceum (word origins)== The Lyceum (Λύκειον ...14 KB (2,070 words) - 03:09, 5 November 2022
- Thales (in Greek: Θαλης) of Miletus (ca. 624 – 546 b.c.e.) ... Contrary to polytheistic Greek mythology, which ascribed social and ...7 KB (978 words) - 15:05, 30 April 2023
- figures, Saturn was appropriated from the Greek tradition, and his mythology ... clear. While numerous authors both ancient and modern have suggested ...11 KB (1,785 words) - 17:00, 23 December 2022
- Galen (Greek: Γαληνός, Latin: Claudius Galenus of Pergamum; ... Ancient medicine practitioners disagreed over whether a doctor should ...12 KB (1,806 words) - 03:50, 18 April 2024
- Aesop (also spelled Æsop, from the Greek Αἴσωπος of fables identified with his name. A Greek contemporary of Croesus and ...14 KB (2,215 words) - 05:51, 16 June 2023
- different traditions of Latin, Arab and Greek commentary on Aristotle. ... including John of Jandun; and above all the Greek commentators. Renaissance ...8 KB (1,200 words) - 06:47, 16 June 2023
- indoor sports and exercise. Originating in Ancient Greece, where they included ... In that sense, the original purpose of the ancient Greek gymnasium continues ...13 KB (1,987 words) - 06:47, 28 July 2023
- allowed precise measurement and dating of ancient monuments. His particular ... introducing him to the Hebrew, Latin, and Greek languages. ...12 KB (1,821 words) - 10:34, 11 May 2023
- was one of two principal dramatic forms of ancient Greek theater. Athenian ... and above all the elegance of the Attic language, but used for the purpose ...16 KB (2,442 words) - 19:24, 26 July 2023
- ornamental stone. The name comes from the Greek words a (not) and methuskein ... Amethyst was used as a gemstone by the ancient Egyptians and was largely ...8 KB (1,216 words) - 06:54, 25 July 2023
- comparado, Portuguese: direito comparado, Greek: Συγκριτικό Δίκαιο ... He is famous for the thesis, outlined in Ancient Law (1861) that law ...12 KB (1,733 words) - 08:07, 14 January 2023
- The name "topaz" is derived from the Greek topazos, "to seek," which was the name of an island in the Red Sea that was difficult ...5 KB (639 words) - 04:01, 1 May 2023
- The Caduceus, also known as the wand of Hermes, was a symbol of the ... Correspondingly, in ancient Rome, Livy referred to the caduceator ...14 KB (2,126 words) - 10:15, 25 November 2023
- religious and naturalistic symbolism in ancient Egypt, to a secular symbol ... The earliest representation of the phoenix is found in the ancient ...14 KB (2,311 words) - 14:23, 19 March 2024
- In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a mythical creature that was ... man and part bull. "Minotaur" in Greek (Μινόταυρος, Minótauros ...11 KB (1,767 words) - 18:53, 9 November 2022
- 20, 1971), one of the most important Greek poets of the twentieth century ... Seferis helped to introduce the poetry of Symbolism to the Greek language ...11 KB (1,573 words) - 20:33, 29 August 2021
- the body to prevent or cure diseases. The ancient belief that spirits were ... (from Arabic tilasm; ultimately from Greek telesma or from the Greek ...13 KB (2,101 words) - 17:26, 26 July 2023
- he became a dedicated scholar of the ancient classics and of German history ... Beatus believed that the wisdom of the ancient classical writers with the ...12 KB (1,792 words) - 10:18, 26 September 2023
- Anaximenes (in Greek: Άναξιμένης) of Miletus (c. 585 – ... concept of "ruach" found in the ancient pre-Babylonian Exile Hebraic ...7 KB (1,024 words) - 19:08, 26 July 2023
- ) was an early Greek poet and rhapsode who lived around 700 B.C.E ... in contributing to our understanding of ancient Greek culture, is the Theogony ...12 KB (1,937 words) - 15:44, 25 January 2023
- translated, revealing much about the most ancient civilizations of human history ... 100 meters up a limestone cliff from an ancient road connecting the capitals ...13 KB (1,988 words) - 10:27, 26 September 2023
- Although famously associated with the ancient Romans, aqueducts were ... ===Ancient Greek aqueducts=== *The Eupalinian aqueduct on the Greek ...12 KB (1,676 words) - 15:59, 11 August 2023
- With a name derived from the Greek for "joy of the mountain" ... The name oregano and origanum derives from the Greek origanon ...11 KB (1,590 words) - 01:11, 18 November 2022
- In Greek mythology, Atlas (Eng. /'æt ləs/ Gk. Ἄτλας) ... paradigm shift that occurred in the Ancient Near East. Walter Burkert ...15 KB (2,163 words) - 16:42, 23 July 2020
- |languages=Egyptian language |fam1=(Proto-writing) |children=Hieratic ... Egyptian hieroglyphs are a formal writing system used by the ancient ...23 KB (3,348 words) - 00:01, 13 February 2024
- Legend has it that Taksha, an ancient Indian king who ruled in a kingdom ... * c. 450 B.C.E., Herodotus makes reference to Greek influences in ...18 KB (2,588 words) - 00:48, 21 April 2023
- consul in Constantinople, he studied Greek under John Chrysoloras and ... peers. Everywhere he went, his lectures on Greek and Roman literature attracted ...15 KB (2,444 words) - 04:47, 9 April 2024
- writing system. The term derives from the Greek term for “sacred carving ... human history, the beginnings of written language. While spoken language allows ...20 KB (3,009 words) - 15:47, 25 January 2023
- imagery of Gehenna originates from a ancient real place; thus Gehenna ... The valley forms the southwest border of ancient Jerusalem that stretches ...8 KB (1,334 words) - 06:33, 18 April 2024
- The name "beryl" comes from the Greek word beryllos, referring ... * The druids (the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies) used ...5 KB (674 words) - 17:25, 29 September 2023
- In Greek mythology, Cronus (Ancient Greek: Κρόνος, Krónos) ... Cronus is not necessarily related to the Greek word χρόνος, Chronos ...12 KB (1,860 words) - 20:30, 3 June 2020
- Historically, cumin was used heavily in ancient Roman cuisine. ... Cumin has been in use since ancient times. Seeds, excavated at the ...12 KB (1,736 words) - 19:46, 11 May 2020
- anthropomorphosis. The term comes from two Greek words, άνθρωπος ... Ancient mythologies frequently represented the divine as a god or ...17 KB (2,392 words) - 06:18, 31 July 2023
- The Greek philosopher Heraclitus (Greek Ἡράκλειτος Herakleitos ... instead that everything is derived from the Greek classical element fire, rather ...11 KB (1,556 words) - 09:50, 22 January 2024
- generic name Cedrus are derived from the Greek kedros. Ancient Greek and ... * Meiggs, R. 1982. Trees and Timber in the Ancient Mediterranean World ...10 KB (1,494 words) - 23:43, 3 December 2023
- several other related concepts such as: language, logic, consciousness, knowledge ... of reason is connected to the concept of language, as reflected in the meanings ...15 KB (2,212 words) - 01:41, 8 December 2022
- Georgius Gemistos (also Plethon or Pletho; in Greek: Γεώργιος ... in the Peloponnesus, near the site of ancient Sparta. As a youth he studied ...11 KB (1,525 words) - 06:39, 18 April 2024
- character that means life or living. Ancient Egyptian gods are often ... a fish, and therefore known as Ichthys, the Greek word for “fish.” However ...10 KB (1,631 words) - 06:39, 28 July 2023
- "Yona" is a Pali word used in ancient India to designate ... Several references to the Yonas are found in ancient Indian documents ...21 KB (3,106 words) - 16:58, 4 June 2023
- Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East. Budge was was ... to hold arguably the best collection of Ancient Near East artifacts in the ...13 KB (1,982 words) - 22:08, 3 May 2023
- Ovid's poetry assimilated the Greek mythology and traditions ... natives of Tomis, writing poems in their language, he still pined for Rome ...14 KB (2,130 words) - 06:01, 18 November 2022
- and preacher who founded Manichaeism, an ancient dualistic religion that ... The teachings of Mani were once widely circulated in the ancient world ...9 KB (1,391 words) - 02:52, 6 November 2022
- :For the later Greek writer see Xenophon of Ephesus. [[Image:Xenophon ... Xenophon (Greek, Ξενοφῶν ; c. 427 B.C.E. – 355 B.C.E.), was ...13 KB (2,062 words) - 14:29, 20 May 2023
- "god-spell" translated from Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion ... gospels were originally written in Greek.Ibid. The gospels are the ...17 KB (2,705 words) - 18:26, 26 December 2022
- intellectual ability, and learned Latin, Greek, and Hebrew languages. After ... Religion of the Semites, an account of ancient Jewish religious life which ...12 KB (1,721 words) - 10:46, 12 May 2023
- the Kibbutz of Megiddo, the site of the ancient city of Megiddo, and famous ... It comprises 26 layers of the ruins of ancient cities in a strategic location ...12 KB (1,897 words) - 21:46, 28 October 2022
- the name commonly given in the West to the ancient, Koine Greek version of ... The LXX was held with great respect in ancient times; Philo and Josephus ...32 KB (4,408 words) - 19:48, 21 April 2023
- Nestorianism was an ancient Christian heresy associated with Nestorius ... believed that Christ was indeed one person (Greek: prosopon). Opposed by Cyril ...10 KB (1,525 words) - 16:23, 11 November 2022
- Esoteric is an adjective originating in Greece; it comes from the Greek ... that is inner. Its antonym is exoteric, from the Greek ἐξωτερικός ...12 KB (1,732 words) - 21:30, 20 March 2024
- Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek language from the earliest texts, dating back to the early Archaic period ...25 KB (4,056 words) - 17:49, 13 November 2021
- Catharsis (Latin), from the Greek Κάθαρσις Katharsis meaning ... In ancient Greek tradition, catharsis referred to religious rituals ...14 KB (2,260 words) - 00:10, 1 December 2023
- Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympí'a or Ολύμπια Olýmpia ... the opening celebration at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia. Olympia ...17 KB (2,779 words) - 19:43, 26 July 2023
- Pythagoras (c. 570 B.C.E. – 496 B.C.E., Greek: Πυθαγόρας) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher, a mystic ...15 KB (2,230 words) - 03:55, 7 December 2022
- home to the most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in ... of papyrus and coins used in the Ancient world. The numerous pieces ...12 KB (1,932 words) - 00:00, 13 February 2024
