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19 hours ago · The Hasmonean dynasty [4] ( / hæzməˈniːən /; Hebrew: חַשְׁמוֹנָאִיםḤašmōnāʾīm; Greek: Ασμοναϊκή δυναστεία) was a ruling dynasty of Judea and surrounding regions during the Hellenistic times of the Second Temple period (part of classical antiquity ), from c.140 BCE to 37 BCE. Between c.140 and c.116 ...
19 hours ago · Sappho. Kalpis painting of Sappho by the Sappho Painter ( c. 510 BC), currently held in the National Museum, Warsaw. Sappho ( / ˈsæfoʊ /; Greek: Σαπφώ Sapphṓ [sap.pʰɔ̌ː]; Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω Psápphō; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an Archaic Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. [a] Sappho is known for her ...
19 hours ago · Cats are common pets throughout the world, and their worldwide population as of 2007 exceeded 500 million. [199] As of 2017, the domestic cat was the second most popular pet in the United States, with 95.6 million cats owned [200] [201] and around 42 million households owning at least one cat. [202]
19 hours ago · The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly important or significant technological inventions and their inventors, where known. [a] History of technology By technological eras Premodern Prehistoric Stone Age (lithic) Neolithic Revolution Copper Age Bronze Age Iron Age Ancient Modern Proto-industrialization First Industrial Revolution Standardization Second ...
19 hours ago · Hanoi. / 21.00; 105.85. Hanoi [a] ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội ⓘ) is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam. As evident by the literal translation of its name – 'inside the river' [17] – portions of Hanoi's border are delineated by the Red and Black Rivers. As a municipality, Hanoi consists of 12 urban districts, 17 rural ...
19 hours ago · Transport With the Ellora Caves, Ajanta is one of the major tourist attractions of Maharashtra. It is about 59 kilometres (37 miles) from the city of Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 104 kilometres (65 miles) from the city of Aurangabad, and 350 kilometres (220 miles) east-northeast of Mumbai. Ajanta is 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the Ellora Caves, which contain Hindu, Jain and Buddhist caves ...
19 hours ago · Plovdiv ( Bulgarian: Пловдив, pronounced [ˈpɫɔvdif]) is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, 93 miles southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 346,893 as of 2018 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is a cultural hub in Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 2019. The city is an important ...
