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2 days ago · In 4th century BC, the ancient Greeks colonized the bay of Kuwait under Alexander the Great, the ancient Greeks named mainland Kuwait Larissa and Failaka was named Ikaros. [46] [47] [48] [49] According to Strabo and Arrian , Alexander the Great named Failaka Ikaros because it resembled the Aegean island of that name in size and shape.
May 13, 2024 · Hippocrates (born c. 460 bce, island of Cos, Greece—died c. 375 bce, Larissa, Thessaly) was an ancient Greek physician who lived during Greece’s Classical period and is traditionally regarded as the father of medicine.
6 hours ago · The standard Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh was composed by a scribe named Sîn-lēqi-unninni, probably during the Middle Babylonian Period ( c. 1600 – c. 1155 BC ), based on much older source material. In the epic, Gilgamesh is a demigod of superhuman strength who befriends the wild man Enkidu.
2 days ago · Pergamon or Pergamum ( / ˈpɜːrɡəmən / or / ˈpɜːrɡəmɒn /; Greek: Πέργαμον ), also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos ( Πέργαμος ), [a] [1] was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Mysia. It is located 26 kilometres (16 mi) from the modern coastline of the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of ...
May 9, 2024 · Σύμφωνα με τον αρχαίο μύθο, η νύμφη Λάρισα παίζοντας με την μπάλα της δίπλα στον Πηνειό γλίστρησε και πνίγηκε στα νερά του και από αυτή πήρε το όνομα της η πόλη. Η Λάρισα, κατά τη μυθολογία ...
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3 days ago · The Amarna Letters. The Amarna Letters are a body of correspondence exchanged between the Pharaoh of Egypt, his client kingdoms, and the other Great Powers of the Near East. These letters are some of the earliest examples of diplomacy in human history. viii They were discovered in 1887 CE in El-Amarna, the former capital of the Pharaoh ...
May 7, 2024 · Larisa is a female given name in Ancient Greek and an alternative spelling of Larissa, a feminine name commonly found in the Eastern European parts. Some sources suggest Larisa originated from the ancient city of Larissa in Thessaly, which means ‘citadel.’
