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May 22, 2024 · AMMAN, the capital of Jordan, is a vibrant city with a rich history, blending ancient ruins with modern skyscrapers, offering delicious cuisine, and serving as a gateway to the Dead Sea. AMMAN is a cultural hub with bustling markets, vibrant nightlife, and impressive architecture. It’s also a center for innovation, education, and ...
May 6, 2024 · How did the Byzantine Empire get its name? Modern historians use the term Byzantine Empire to distinguish the state from the western portion of the Roman Empire. The name refers to Byzantium, an ancient Greek colony and transit point that became the location of the Byzantine Empire’s capital city, Constantinople .
May 2, 2024 · 4. Senegal. Best areas to learn French: Dakar, Touba, Thiès, St. Louis (all with French-speaking universities). The city of Dakar in Senegal is the westernmost city on the African continent. Both literally and metaphorically, Dakar is a hub of activity and cultural richness.
3 days ago · Pompeii, preserved ancient Roman city in Campania, Italy, that was destroyed by the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The circumstances of its destruction preserved Pompeii’s remains as a unique document of Greco-Roman life. Learn more about Pompeii, including its history and excavations.
- Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski
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May 18, 2024 · Originally, it referred to the entire Frankish Empire, which extended from southern France to eastern Germany. Even today, the name Francia is used in Italian and Spanish to refer to modern France, while Frankreich, Frankrijk, and Frankrike are the names used in German, Dutch, and Swedish/Norwegian respectively.
- Roy Johns
6 days ago · Pain au chocolats fresh from the oven at Arnaud Delmontel, Paris. The word croissant began appearing in dictionaries and other texts from the mid-19th century in reference to butter and flour-based, crescent-shaped breads. And from 1840 or so, bakers in Paris– then around France– whipped up their own versions.
4 days ago · Anne Frank at the 6th Montessori School, 1940. Photographs of Anne Frank, 1939. Frank was born Annelies [6] or Anneliese [7] Marie Frank on 12 June 1929 at the Maingau Red Cross Clinic [8] in Frankfurt, Germany, to Edith ( née Holländer) and Otto Heinrich Frank. She had an older sister, Margot. [9]
