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Maha Sila Viravong - "an important scholar of traditional Lao literature, history, and culture", according to Encyclopædia Britannica; Malaysia. Khoo Kay Kim, d. 2019; Pakistan Pages appear in Category:Pakistani historians Russia Pages appear in Category:Russian historians
Enheduanna ( Sumerian: 𒂗𒃶𒌌𒀭𒈾 [1] Enḫéduanna, also transliterated as Enheduana, En-he2-du7-an-na, or variants) was the entu (high) priestess of the moon god Nanna (Sīn) in the Sumerian city-state of Ur in the reign of her father, Sargon of Akkad ( r. c. 2334 – c. 2279 BCE). She was likely appointed by her father as the ...
Formally: Yudi Shun. Shun, in Chinese mythology, a legendary emperor ( c. 23rd century bce) of the golden age of antiquity, singled out by Confucius as a model of integrity and resplendent virtue. His name is invariably associated with that of Yao, his legendary predecessor. Though Shun’s father repeatedly tried to murder him, the boy’s ...
Mar 29, 2024 · The Alexandrians of the 1st century bc further developed Greek grammar in order to preserve the purity of the language. Dionysus Thrax of Alexandria later wrote an influential treatise called The Art of Grammar, in which he analyzed literary texts in terms of letters, syllables, and eight parts of speech .
Apr 19, 2024 · Prehistory. It is generally held that Australian Aboriginal peoples originally came from Asia via insular Southeast Asia (now Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, and the Philippines) and have been in Australia for at least 45,000–50,000 years. On the basis of research at the Nauwalabila I and Madjedbebe archaeological sites in ...
Apr 17, 2024 · St. Anselm of Canterbury (born 1033/34, Aosta, Lombardy [Italy]—died April 21, 1109, possibly at Canterbury, Kent, England; feast day April 21) was an Italian-born theologian and philosopher, known as the father of Scholasticism, a philosophical school of thought that dominated the Middle Ages.
Apr 16, 2024 · Adam and Eve, in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions, the original human couple, parents of the human race. In the Bible there are two accounts of their creation. According to the Priestly (P) history of the 5th or 6th century bce ( Genesis 1:1–2:4), God on the sixth day of Creation created all the living creatures and, “in his own ...
