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- Hypatia of Alexandria (10302 bytes)
2: ... Her contributions to science are reputed to include the invention of the [[astrolabe]] and the [[hydr...
4: ...man Empire had embarked on an intense campaign to destroy pagan places of worship.
8: ...e, and dogmatic Christians who demanded the final destruction of paganism on the other. Hypatia herse...
12: ...ll the philosophers of her own time. Having succeeded to the school of Plato and Plotinus, she explain...
14: ...contemporary information about Hypatia's life and death. - Cartography (10500 bytes)
1: ...s into one of three main types; [[computer-aided design |CAD]], [[geographic information system | GIS...
7: ... map dates from the [[5th millennium BCE]]. The oldest maps emphasized topological relationships such ...
9: ...flooding of the [[Nile]] obscured the property borders.
11: ...rence of the earth to within 15 per cent of the modern-day accepted value.
13: ...le]] later provided arguments in support of this idea. Those arguments can be summarized as follows: - Ptolemy I of Egypt (7434 bytes)
3: ...er of [[Egypt]] ([[323 BC]] - [[283 BC]]) and founder of the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]]. In [[305 BC]] he t...
7: ...s]] and the young [[Alexander IV of Macedon|Alexander IV]].
9: ...onquered the island ([[313 BC|313]]). A revolt of Cyrene was crushed in the same year.
11: ...ge:Ptolemy_I_of_Egypt.jpg|thumb|right|Silver coin depicting '''Ptolemy I''' (r. [[305 BC|305]] - [[283...
13: ...her [[Menelaus]] was defeated and captured in the decisive [[Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)|Batt... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
3: ...300 BC]]. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egyptian society has existed for much long...
10: ...span of about three millennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
27: ...ociety]] (see [[Nile#History|Nile: History]]). Evidence of [[pastoralism]] and cultivation of [[cereal...
29: ...there must have realized the benefits of a more sedentary life. Scientific analysis of the remains of ...
31: ...stract&list_uids=12495079]; reveals also that ''modern day'' Egyptians "''reflect a mixture of [[Europ... - Ptolemy II of Egypt (4048 bytes)
1: ...lemyII.jpg|thumb|right|Head of '''Ptolemy II Philadelphus''' ([[309 BC|309]]-[[246 BC]]), with [[Arsi...
2: ...ient World'', 2nd ed. 1980) gives the date of his death as [[January 29]].
8: ...tolemaic sphere of power extended over the [[Cyclades]] to [[Samothrace]], and the harbours and coast ...
10: ...n]]. In a second war with the Seleucid kingdom, under [[Antiochus II Theos]] (after 260), Ptolemy sust...
14: ...d his sister-wife, after her death (270), as Philadelphus. This surname was used in later generations ... - Ptolemy III of Egypt (1403 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ptolemy_III_of_Egypt.jpg|right|Gold coin depicting Ptolemy III]]
3: ...ria]] which he commenced upon the murder of his eldest sister [[Berenice Phernophorus]].
5: He married [[Berenice II of Egypt|Berenice of Cyrene]] between 244/243 and they were parents of [[Arsi...
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15: | width="30%" align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Ptolemy II of Egypt|Ptolemy II]]''' - 115 (712 bytes)
5: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>'''[[Decades]]:'''</small> <br> [[80s]] [[90s]] [[100s]] - '...
11: *[[Pope Sixtus I]] succeeds [[Pope Alexander I]]
12: ...[Roman Empire]], which spreads to [[Cyprus]], [[Judea]], and the Roman province of Mesopotamia. - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
23: *[[Adelard of Bath]], (12th century){{fn|C}}
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
37: *[[Alain de Lille]], (c. 1128-1202)
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC) - Cities along the Silk Road (5982 bytes)
27: ...' (See below: northern route along the Taklamakan desert)''':'''
41: ** ''the famous [[Buddhas of Bamyan]] destroyed by the [[Taliban]] in 2001''
49: '''From Kabul, Afghanistan to Arabian Sea port at Debal, Pakistan'''
54: * [[Debal]], Pakistan
57: * [[Aden]] - Eratosthenes (4241 bytes)
3: ... and [[astronomer]] with (probably) [[Chaldea|Chaldean]] origins.
5: ...or devising a system of [[latitude]] and [[longitude]] and [[computing]] the size of the [[Earth]].
7: ...he invented the [[armillary sphere]], which was widely used until the invention of the [[orrery]] in t...
11: .... He established a final value of 700 stadia per degree, which implies a circumference of 252,000 sta...
13: ...r to have adopted the word ''[[geography]]'', the descriptive study of the Earth. - Hipparchus (astronomer) (50785 bytes)
4: ...chus. However, his synthesis of astronomy superseded Hipparchus's work: although Hipparchus wrote at ...
8: ...eographia'' ("Geography"), and from [[Pliny the Elder]]'s ''[[Pliny's Natural History|Naturalis histor...
10: ...cient history|ancient]] district [[Bithynia]], (modern-day [[İznik, Turkey|İznik]] in provin...
14: ...was calculated by [[Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre|Delambre]], based on clues in his work. Hipparchus ...
16: ...ts. In the 2nd and 3rd centuries [[coin]]s were made in his honour in Bithynia that bear his name and ... - John C. Breckinridge (5870 bytes)
2: ...ce President of the United States]], and a [[Confederate]] [[general]] in the [[American Civil War]].
4: ...gan practice in Lexington. He was married to Mary Cyrene Burch in 1843. Breckinridge was a major of the Th...
6: ... US history at age 35, the minimum age required under the [[US Constitution]].
8: ...rbor]]. He led the famous charge of the [[VMI]] cadets at the [[Battle of New Market]] on [[May 14]], ...
10: ...even while President [[Jefferson Davis]] fiercely desired to continue the fight. - Hipparchus (50784 bytes)
3: ...chus. However, his synthesis of astronomy superseded Hipparchus's work: although Hipparchus wrote at ...
7: ...eographia'' ("Geography"), and from [[Pliny the Elder]]'s ''[[Pliny's Natural History|Naturalis histor...
9: ...cient history|ancient]] district [[Bithynia]], (modern-day [[İznik, Turkey|İznik]] in provin...
13: ...was calculated by [[Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre|Delambre]], based on clues in his work. Hipparchus ...
15: ...ts. In the 2nd and 3rd centuries [[coin]]s were made in his honour in Bithynia that bear his name and ... - History of Ancient Egypt (27975 bytes)
3: ...300 BC]]. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egyptian society has existed for much long...
10: ...span of about three millennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
27: ...ociety]] (see [[Nile#History|Nile: History]]). Evidence of [[pastoralism]] and cultivation of [[cereal...
29: ...there must have realized the benefits of a more sedentary life. Scientific analysis of the remains of ...
31: ...stract&list_uids=12495079]; reveals also that ''modern day'' Egyptians "''reflect a mixture of [[Europ... - Wonders of the Ancient World (11560 bytes)
1: ... the ages to catalogue the most spectacular man-made constructions and natural things in the world.
3: ...cient Greece|Hellenic]] sight-seers and only includes works located around the [[Mediterranean]] rim. ...
4: ... including lists for the Medieval World and the Modern World.
6: ==Seven Wonders of the Ancient World==
8: ...ved, except as references. The seven wonders included: - Mauryan (48769 bytes)
4: ...ting and conquering the [[satrap]]s left by Alexander.
6: ...ested regions near [[Kalinga (India)|Kalinga]] (modern [[Orissa]]).
8: ...s decline began fifty years after Ashoka's rule ended, and it dissolved in 185 BC with the foundation ...
10: ...ndia. Ashoka sponsored the spreading of Buddhist ideals into [[Sri Lanka]], Southeast Asia, West Asia ...
12: ... of the Mauryan times. The Mauryan empire is considered one of the most significant periods in Indian ...
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