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- he openly mocked the epic style of ancient poetry, criticizing even ... the most important figures in literature of the ancient world. ...12 KB (1,947 words) - 16:18, 3 December 2023
- Plotinus (Greek: Πλωτίνος)(ca. 205–270), the ancient philosopher ... === Expedition to Persia and return to Rome === He spent the next eleven ...12 KB (1,813 words) - 08:05, 24 November 2022
- |right|250px|The Roman census was the most developed in the ancient ... word 'census' originates from ancient Rome, coming from the Latin ...12 KB (1,796 words) - 23:49, 3 December 2023
- hexameter, a verse form first used by the ancient Greeks which would fall ... was educated in Cremona, Milan, and finally Rome, where he came under the tutelage ...15 KB (2,361 words) - 20:33, 3 May 2023
- , was one of the canonical nine poets of ancient Greece who is considered ... known to us only by quotations in other ancient authors or papyrus scraps ...7 KB (1,079 words) - 06:16, 24 November 2022
- Rome ( roʊm ; Roma , ˈroma ; Roma ) is the capital city of Italy ... quot; because the "achievements of ancient Rome in the fields of architecture ...25 KB (3,724 words) - 04:59, 16 December 2022
- of the Biblical canon. Written in or near Rome in the late second century ... which he holds to have been written by the ancient king and his associates. ...13 KB (2,046 words) - 18:59, 10 November 2022
- voyage, helped enhance trade between India and Rome. Gary Keith Young ... and Rome's loss of the Red Sea ports, Augustin F. C. Holl. Ethnoarchaeology ...21 KB (3,121 words) - 04:51, 16 December 2022
- e. – August 12, 30 b.c.e.) was queen of Ancient Egypt, the last member of ... legal heir, Octavian, brought the might of Rome against Egypt, Cleopatra took ...20 KB (3,144 words) - 22:04, 7 January 2024
- famous and successful living painters in Rome. She was also one of the signatories ... for a woman to see and copy the works of ancient and Renaissance masters ...12 KB (1,771 words) - 18:05, 27 July 2023
- Pope Saint Stephen I served as bishop of Rome from May 12, 254 to ... According to the most ancient lists, Stephen I was a Roman by birth ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 00:24, 12 April 2023
- reflecting the uses of the Romans (and ancient Greeks) to use lavender ... and scent. The plant has been grown since ancient times in perfumery, and ...11 KB (1,715 words) - 17:55, 25 October 2022
- Still-life paintings were found on the walls of ancient Egyptian tombs ... Still-life paintings adorned the walls of ancient Egyptian tombs. ...11 KB (1,581 words) - 18:01, 21 October 2022
- prosperity accrued from economic trade with Rome, India, and elsewhere, but ... The ancient African civilization of Axum flourished for over a thousand ...13 KB (2,015 words) - 07:23, 23 August 2023
- quot;) is the name for a site of ancient palaces and fortifications ... Josephus has Elazer admitting that it had been wrong to resist Rome ...14 KB (2,172 words) - 16:17, 7 November 2022
- Cassius Longinus. Born in Tyre, he went to Rome in 262 C.E. and studied under ... purple dye in Tyre. In 262 C.E. he came to Rome and studied under Plotinus ...10 KB (1,415 words) - 05:40, 30 November 2022
- a prominent city of the Roman Empire. The ancient city's most famous ... important cities. Leptis Magna weakened as Rome weakened. It fell under control ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 21:59, 25 October 2022
- presided over the celebrations marking Rome's one thousandth anniversary ... Alexander Severus, who was a Syrian. In ancient Rome the Pretorian Guard was ...20 KB (3,034 words) - 03:50, 24 November 2022
- besieged Desiderius, Charlemagne visited Rome where he celebrated Easter ... two more occasions. In 781, he visited Rome with his wife and his son ...12 KB (1,943 words) - 06:17, 15 June 2023
- and architect of seventeenth-century Rome. The son of a Mannerist sculptor ... Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in the Piazza Navona Rome. ==Early Life== ...23 KB (3,452 words) - 07:41, 24 January 2023
- manage the German Archaeological Institute in Rome. le Mérite in 1868, honorary citizenship of Rome, and the Nobel prize for literature ...16 KB (2,291 words) - 17:56, 30 April 2023
- 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 book was originally written in Rome, in the Greek language, but ... :"He who brought me up sold me to a certain Rhoda, who was at ...12 KB (1,907 words) - 14:09, 27 January 2023
- the design of which originated in Ancient Rome. The word now refers to ... The first catacombs constructed in the world are the ancient Jewish ...16 KB (2,439 words) - 14:27, 29 November 2023
- soaked foods were part of daily life in Ancient Rome (Kurlansky 2002). Cleopatra ... and Vegetables: A Global Perspective. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization ...10 KB (1,505 words) - 22:47, 28 March 2023
- was followed by the Acacian schism, between Rome and Constantinople, which ... to the Henotikon, but Pope Felix III of Rome condemned it and excommunicated ...16 KB (2,523 words) - 18:33, 7 February 2022
- of Paul's imprisonments, probably at Rome in the early 60s C.E., though ... accepted by virtually all Bible scholars, ancient and modern. Some critical ...10 KB (1,691 words) - 20:40, 17 May 2023
- world, including two journeys to Rome. Plutarch studied philosophy ... of Achaea, and journeys to Alexandria and Rome. He had a number of influential ...17 KB (2,619 words) - 08:08, 24 November 2022
- The yodel is an ancient rural form of calling, tens of thousands of ... ===Ancient Rome=== The earliest mention of the yodel dates back to ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 00:48, 17 April 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
- of honor and authority equal to that of the Rome. This rule, however, was rejected ... was both divine and human. Pope Leo I, from Rome, insisted on two natures in ...15 KB (2,236 words) - 08:25, 10 January 2024
- century B.C.E. to refer to a group of ancient philosophers, including ... century B.C.E. to refer to a group of ancient philosophers who attached ...12 KB (1,821 words) - 18:01, 12 February 2024
- 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
- in Egypt, at the Temple of Karnak. This is now in Rome. ... * Ancient Egypt ==Notes== ==References== * Bryan, Betsy M. The Reign ...7 KB (1,124 words) - 02:51, 4 November 2022
- of Europe] EIFAC technical paper, 52. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization ... * Nilsen, Tor Helge. 1985. Modern and Ancient Alluvial Fan Deposits ...5 KB (763 words) - 08:15, 23 July 2023
- such as the struggle for supremacy between Rome and Constantinople and the ... by the long-standing struggle between Rome and Constantinople for supremacy ...16 KB (2,507 words) - 19:46, 26 March 2024
- 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
- After civil unrest broke out in 162 C.E., Galen moved to Rome where ... (written around 1000 C.E.), Galen died in Rome around 199-200 C.E. New research ...12 KB (1,806 words) - 03:50, 18 April 2024
- and Sicilian Baroque architect in Rome. His major works included ... and, without informing his parents, fled to Rome and changed his name from ...13 KB (1,904 words) - 06:44, 1 April 2024
- of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At approximately 108.7 acres ... monarchy that is ruled by the Bishop of Rome—the Pope. The highest state ...21 KB (3,351 words) - 22:10, 21 December 2023
- traditionally considered Pauline (although Rome questioned its authorship ... #039;s name, as was common practice in the ancient world. ...24 KB (3,164 words) - 00:13, 30 January 2024
- today. His work chronicled the history of Rome from 96 to 378, although only ... to influence the future. Less centered on Rome than Tacitus had been, he ...21 KB (3,270 words) - 07:33, 25 July 2023
- before accepting Pope Sixtus IV’s call to Rome to occupy the chair of eloquence ... died, Filelfo turned his thoughts towards Rome. He was now 77 years old, ...15 KB (2,444 words) - 04:47, 9 April 2024
- He spent much of his time championing the ancient poets and literally digging ... In 1341 Petrarch was crowned poet laureate in Rome, the first man ...11 KB (1,750 words) - 01:38, 24 November 2022
- Mithridates was summoned back to Rome where he was kept a prisoner ... ==Between Rome and Parthia== Unhappy with the growing Parthian influence ...18 KB (2,729 words) - 03:59, 15 August 2023
- 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
- == Mica in ancient times == [[Image:Hand Hopewell mica.jpg|thumb|175px ... Mica was known to ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations ...9 KB (1,317 words) - 16:34, 9 November 2022
- Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus, was an ancient state, located in eastern ... in the early first century C.E. Under Rome, it continued to enjoy a high ...15 KB (2,433 words) - 19:50, 20 November 2023
- Aeolic Greek Ψάπφα Psappha) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet. Along ... the greatest poets and thinkers of ancient Rome continued to emulate her ...13 KB (2,038 words) - 03:24, 23 December 2022
- Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek ... In addition to history and philosophy, Ancient Greek literature is ...25 KB (4,056 words) - 17:49, 13 November 2021
