Search results
8 hours ago · Alexandria ( / ˌælɪɡˈzændriə, - ˈzɑːn -/ AL-ig-ZA (H)N-dree-ə; [5] Arabic: الإسكندرية; [a] Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια [b], Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile River ...
- Alexandria (Disambiguation)
Alexandria Troas, in the ancient Troad, Asia Minor, near...
- Great Library
The Great Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was...
- Siege
Forces of the Rashidun Caliphate seized the major...
- History of Alexandria
Plan of Alexandria c. 30 BC. The history of Alexandria dates...
- Saint Mark Cathedral
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church in...
- Hellenic Civilisation
Ancient Greece (Greek: Ἑλλάς, romanized: Hellás) was a...
- Ninth-Largest City in Africa
The following is a list of the 100 largest cities in Africa...
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The...
- Alexandria (Disambiguation)
8 hours ago · Hecate [a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, [4] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied. She is variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, drugs, the Moon, graves, and ghosts.
TIL cuttlefish were commonly used throughout Greece and Rome for their reddish-brown pigment. Cuttlefish were called sepia in Latin and Greek, hence the English sepia. en
8 hours ago · The original “censor” was an officer in ancient Rome who had responsibility for taking the “census”, as well as supervising public morality. 4 Rivendell resident : ELF Rivendell is a location occupied by Elves in Middle-earth, the fictional realm created by novelist J. R. R. Tolkien. 7 Figure skating great Eldredge : TODD
8 hours ago · 22. Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Save. Image Source: X. Here is one from Laurel, Mississippi,with a recommendation for tourist attractions. This historical museum features European art, Japanese woodblock prints, British Georgian silver, American art, and Native American art as part of its permanent collection.
1 day ago · Neoclassicism in music is a 20th-century movement; in this case it is the Classical and Baroque musical styles of the 17th and 18th centuries, with their fondness for Greek and Roman themes, that were being revived, not the music of the ancient world itself. (The early 20th century had not yet distinguished the Baroque period in music, on which ...
8 hours ago · Dozens of Greek firefighters, supported by water-dropping aircraft, managed to control a major blaze on the outskirts of Athens late Wednesday, forcing authorities to evacuate two nearby villages. The Greek fire service announced that the fire near Athens, one of many across the country on Wednesday, was largely contained, but firefighters ...
