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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.
Apr 23, 2024 · Caesar’s gens (clan) name, Julius (Iulius), is also familiar in the Christian world, for in Caesar’s lifetime the Roman month Quintilis, in which he was born, was renamed “ July ” in his honour. This name has survived, as has Caesar’s reform of the calendar. The old Roman calendar was inaccurate and manipulated for political purposes.
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 ...
3 days ago · This is a passage from the first extensive account about Ukraine and Cossacks in the English language, translated from a book written by French officer Pierre Chevalier, who was commandeered to ...
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May 7, 2024 · The name Larissa is frequently used as a character’s name in literature. For example, it was featured in Boris Pasternak’s novel Doctor Zhivago. Larissa is the name of the wife of Yuri Zhivago, the novel’s protagonist. Larissa is also the name of an elderly character who appeared in the young adult dystopian novel The Giver by Lois Lowry ...
3 days ago · 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 Akhenaten.
4 days ago · Queen of the English Saint Elgiva d. 944: King Edmund I 921–946 King of the English r. 939–946: Queen Æthelflæd Queen of the English: King Eadred 923–955 King of the English r. 946–955: Eadburh of Winchester d. 960 Daughter of King Edward the Elder: Eadgyth 910–946 Queen of Germany: Otto I 912–973 Holy Roman Emperor: Eadhild d. 937
