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5 days ago · Dacian (/ ˈ d eɪ ʃ ə n /) is an extinct language generally believed to be a member of the Indo-European language family that was spoken in the ancient region of Dacia.. While there is general agreement among scholars that Dacian was an Indo-European language, there are divergent opinions about its place within the IE family:
- probably by the 4th century AD
3 days ago · Two of the eight marble statues of Dacian warriors surmounting the Arch of Constantine in Rome.. The Dacians (/ ˈ d eɪ ʃ ən z /; Latin: Daci; Greek: Δάκοι, Δάοι, Δάκαι) were the ancient Indo-European inhabitants of the cultural region of Dacia, located in the area near the Carpathian Mountains and west of the Black Sea.
3 days ago · Today, the individual Indo-European languages with the most native speakers are English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Hindustani, Bengali, Punjabi, French and German each with over 100 million native speakers; many others are small and in danger of extinction. In total, 46% of the world's population (3.2 billion people) speaks an Indo-European ...
- † indicates this branch of the language family is extinct
- Proto-Indo-European
- One of the world's primary language families
3 days ago · Official status. Greek, in its modern form, is the official language of Greece, where it is spoken by almost the entire population. [30] It is also the official language of Cyprus (nominally alongside Turkish) and the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (alongside English ). [31]
- 13.5 million (2012)
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2 days ago · The English name Cimmerians is derived from Latin Cimmerii, itself derived from the Ancient Greek Kimmerioi (Κιμμεριοι),) of an ultimately uncertain origin for which there have been various proposals: according to János Harmatta, it was derived from Old Iranic *Gayamira, meaning "union of clans."
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3 days ago · Mithras killing the bull ( c. 150 CE; Louvre-Lens) Rock-born Mithras and Mithraic artifacts ( Baths of Diocletian, Rome) Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras. Although inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian divinity ( yazata) Mithra, the Roman ...
May 11, 2024 · It was Hellenized gradually from the 3rd century bce and became a self-governing city, largely Greek in language, education, and culture. Some of the citizens, however, retained their Phrygian culture, and it was probably among them that the Jewish community stirred up opposition to St. Paul, the Apostle , on his first visit, in 47 or 48 ce ...
