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1 day ago · Heraclitus ( / ˌhɛrəˈklaɪtəs /; Greek: Ἡράκλειτος Herákleitos; fl. c. 500 BC) was an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was then part of the Persian Empire. He exerts a wide influence on Western philosophy, including the works of Plato and Aristotle. Little is known of Heraclitus's life.
1 day ago · Dozar or Sedjadeh: The term comes from Persian do, "two" and zar, a Persian measure corresponding to about 105 centimetres (41 inches). Carpets of Dozar size are approximately 130–140 cm (51–55 in) x 200–210 cm (79–83 in). Ghalitcheh (Persian: قالیچه ): Carpet of Dozar format, but woven in very fine quality.
1 day ago · The eleventh season [1] of the popular reality show Survivor Greece, premiered on January 7, 2024 on Skai TV [2] in Greece and (via simulcast) Sigma TV in Cyprus. Giorgos Lianos returned as host for his sixth consecutive season. Broadly following the format established by earlier seasons, a team of civilians named the Machites ("Fighters") and ...
1 day ago · The usual English proper name for Earth's natural satellite is simply Moon, with a capital M. The noun moon is derived from Old English mōna, which (like all its Germanic cognates) stems from Proto-Germanic *mēnōn, which in turn comes from Proto-Indo-European *mēnsis "month" (from earlier *mēnōt, genitive *mēneses) which may be related to the verb "measure" (of time).
1 day ago · Ps.-Moschus, Megara [11] [51] 1496 [21] [52] Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica [22] Laurentius de Alopa [21] Florence [21] Edited by Janus Lascaris. Present in the book are also the so-called Florentine scholia, contained in the manuscript used by Lascaris for this edition.
1 day ago · Talk show: February 21, 2003 22 seasons, 645 episodes: 52–58 min: Season 22 ongoing Renewed through 2026: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Late-night talk show: April 27, 2014 11 seasons, 291 episodes: 30–45 min: Season 11 ongoing Renewed through 2026
1 day ago · The Walking Dead. (franchise) The Walking Dead is an American zombie apocalypse media franchise centered on a number of television series based on the comic book of the same name. [1] [2] Set in one fictional shared universe, [3] the franchise has developed into seven live-action television series, with one additional series in development.