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- Esther (5002 bytes)
2: ...ew Bible]], the queen of [[Ahasuerus]] (commonly identified with [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] or [[...
5: ...name ''Esther'' is most likely related to the [[Medes|Median]] word for myrtle, ''astra'' and the [[Pe...
7: ...ad advised. In addition [[God]]'s workings are hidden in the events of the Book of Esther even though ...
9: ...ated, as the [[Semitic languages|Semitic]] name ''Ishtar'' may share a common origin with [[Indo-European ...
12: ...min|Benjamite]]. She resided with her cousin [[Mordecai]], who held some office in the household of th... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...]], is named after the [[Roman mythology|Roman goddess]] [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]]. A [[terrestrial...
5: ...r: a circle with a small cross underneath ([[Unicode]]: ♀).
7: ...m [[Cythera]]. Other less common adjectives include ''Venerean'' and ''Veneran''.
14: ...ficantly between the night and day sides of Venus despite its extremely slow rotation (less than one r...
16: ...quite similar to Earth. A common conceptual misunderstanding regarding Venus is the mistaken belief t... - Babylon (9716 bytes)
4: ...name is the Greek form of ''[[Babel]],'' which is derived in turn from the [[Semitic]] form ''bab-Illu...
8: ...tury BC]] [[short chronology|short chr.]]), who made it the capital of his empire. Over the years its ...
10: ...syrian rule under [[Mushezib-Marduk]] and again under [[Shamash-shum-ukin]] but was besieged and taken...
14: ...mage:Babylon relief.jpg|right|thumb|Detail of the Ishtar Gate]]
16: ...lder son [[Shamash-shum-ukin]], who eventually headed a revolt against his brother [[Assur-bani-pal]] ... - Sumer (14409 bytes)
2: ...-[[Cuneiform (script)|cuneiform]] script may precede any other form of writing, and dates to no later ...
5: ...' ethnic group. Sumerian itself is generally regarded as a [[language isolate]] in [[Linguistics]] bec...
10: ...arious [[city-state]]s, each centered on a temple dedicated to the patron [[god]] of the city and rule...
12: ...of almost incessant warfare over water rights, trade routes, and tribute from nomadic tribes.
14: ...stence is authenticated through archaeological evidence, is that of [[Enmebaragesi]] of Kish, whose na... - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...iday and ends around [[Pentecost]]. See [[Eastertide]].)
4: ...n]] has a different chronology which has Christ's death at the time of the slaughter of the Passover l...
6: ... fertility festival, although there is no hard evidence of any link.
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59: ...ed on a [[lunar calendar]] similar—but not identical—to the [[Hebrew Calendar]]. The preci... - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
1: ... sea-foam") is the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] [[goddess]] of [[love]] and [[beauty]].
4: ...epithet ''Aphrodite Acidalia'' was occasionally added to her name, after the spring she used to bathe ...
6: ...orinth, intercourse with her priestesses was considered a method of worshipping Aphrodite.
8: Aphrodite was associated with, and often depicted with [[dolphin]]s, [[dove]]s, [[swan]]s, [[...
10: ...n mythology|Etruscan]] equivalent was [[Turan (goddess)|Turan]]. - Chaldean mythology (2527 bytes)
2: ... '''[[Babylonia]]n mythologies''', although [[Chaldea]] did not comprehend the whole territory inhabit...
4: ..., with [[anthropomorphic]] [[deity|gods]] or [[goddess]]es representing forces or presences in the wor...
6: ...r example, [[Ishtar|Inanna]]'s descent into the underworld strikingly recalls the story of [[Persephon...
9: ...o [[An (mythology)|An]], god of heaven and Ki, goddess of Earth (commonly referred to as [[Ninhursag]]...
11: ... Enlil's banishment, he fathered three underworld deities with Ninlil, most notably [[Nergal]]. - Sargon II of Assyria (8855 bytes)
1: ... himself as a new man, rarely referring to his predecessors, and he took the name '''Sharru-kinu''', t...
3: ...ning of his rule, Sargon made a pact with the Chaldean [[Merodach-baladan|Marduk-apla-iddin]]. He free...
6: ...red [[Gaza]] in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], destroyed [[Raphia]] and won a victory over Egyptian...
8: ...re to follow: Kar-[[Nabu]], Kar-[[Sin]] and Kar-[[Ishtar]], all named after Babylonian gods and resettled ...
12: ... (with the king still in the chariot), the latter describes how ways had to be cut into the intractabl... - Mari, Syria (5848 bytes)
2: ...as an ancient city in [[Syria]] situated at the modern locality of '''Tell Hariri''', on the western b...
6: ...is. Discoveries came quickly, with the temple of Ishtar being discovered in the next month. Mari was cla...
8: ...to virgin soil, such important discoveries were made that horizontal digging had to be resumed".
14: ===First Golden Age===
18: ===First Destruction=== - 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: - Virgo (3620 bytes)
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31: ...[[Spica]] (α Vir), which was sometimes considered to represents an ear of wheat in Virgo's hand....
33: ...]] (γ Vir), [[Auva]] (δ Vir) and [[Vindemiatrix]] (ε Vir). Other fainter stars whi... - Uruk (2699 bytes)
4: The modern name of Iraq is derived from the name Uruk.
6: ...bution center. In times of famine, a family might dedicate children to the temple as oblates.
12: ...disappeared". Other historical kings of Uruk include Lugalzagesi of Umma (now Djokha) (who conquered U...
14: ...ed in 1954 under the direction of H. Lenzen and made systematic excavations over the following years. ... - Nineveh (10193 bytes)
3: ...cient [[Assyria]], lying within the area of the modern city of [[Mosul]] in [[Iraq]]. This "exceeding ...
8: ...s to [[Sin]], [[Nergal]], [[Nanna]], [[Shamash]], Ishtar, and [[Nabu]] of [[Borsippa]].
10: ...f the principal doorways were flanked by human-headed bulls. At this time the total area of Nineveh co...
13: ...d. The Assyrian empire then came to an end, the Medes and Babylonians dividing its provinces between t...
15: ...ving ruled for more than six hundred years with hideous
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