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3 days ago · Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī (18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131), commonly known as Omar Khayyam (Persian: عمر خیّام), was a Persian polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and poetry.
4 days ago · Etymology. The name Zoroaster ( Ζωροάστηρ) is a Greek rendering of the Avestan name Zarathustra. He is known as Zartosht and Zardosht in Persian and Zaratosht in Gujarati. [6] . The Zoroastrian name of the religion is Mazdayasna, which combines Mazda- with the Avestan word yasna, meaning "worship, devotion". [7] .
1 day ago · 300 is a 2006 American epic historical war action film based on the 1998 comic book series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.Co-written and directed by Zack Snyder, with Miller serving as executive producer and consultant, the film is, like its source material, a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae in the Greco-Persian Wars.
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4 days ago · After the Catholic Church expressed its indignation, the head of the Film Institute was fired and the film was banned for sixteen years. [476] 1964. El extraño viaje. Directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez, based on an idea from Luis García Berlanga, which was based on a real story of two brothers from Haro, La Rioja.
1 hour ago · Thodoros Katsadramis , 94, Greek actor (I Soferina, The Fear, Gia mia choufta Touristries). Zdenka Kratochvílová , 87, Czech dancer, mime and choreographer, Thalia Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient. Bronco Lane, 78, British army officer and author, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
3 days ago · History of Iran: Persian influence on Greece By: Janine Bakker The ancient Persian and Greek cultures did not exist in isolation. There was cross-fertilization. The present article contains a description of Persia's influence on Greece.
1 hour ago · Caligula. Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula ( / kəˈlɪɡjʊlə / ), was Roman emperor from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41. He was the son of the Roman general Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, Augustus ' granddaughter, members of the first ruling family of the ...