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- Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
4: ...l name, "Cleopatra Thea Philopator" means "the Goddess Cleopatra, Beloved of Her Father."
6: ...ly '''Cleopatra''', all of her similarly-named predecessors having been largely forgotten. Cleopatra w...
9: ...lowing the deaths of her brothers she named her eldest son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV [[Caesarion]] ([[44 ...
10: ...ge:The-cleopatra2.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
11: ... seeking sanctuary, Ptolemy had him murdered in order to ingratiate himself with Caesar. Caesar was so... - Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
3: She was born '''Carole Penelope Masciarelli''' in [[The Bronx]], [[New York City|...
5: ...ole of the wise-cracking brewery worker [[Laverne DeFazio]] in the popular [[television|TV]] [[situati...
16: ...[[The Christian Licorice Store]]'' (1971) (scenes deleted)
17: *''[[How Come Nobody's on Our Side?]]'' (1975)
24: *''[[Special Delivery (1999 film)|Special Delivery]]'' (1999) - 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: ...sfully defended the [[Nile]] and Perdiccas was murdered by two of his subordinates. In the long wars ...
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... - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
2: ...erTheGreat_Bust.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bust]] of Alexander III in the [[British Museum]].]]
4: ... as the [[Middle-Persian]] literature as '''Alexander the Cursed''' due to his burning of the Persian ...
6: ...ady during his lifetime, and especially after his death, his exploits inspired a literary tradition in...
9: ...[Aristotle]] was Alexander's tutor; he gave Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature a...
11: ...racles]] through [[Caranus]] and his mother descended from [[Aeacus]] through [[Neoptolemus]] and [[Ac... - 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]].
10: *[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Africa/Egy...
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1: ...t|Ptolemy III]] and [[Berenice II of Egypt]], the decline of the [[Ptolemaic dynasty|Ptolemaic kingdom...
3: ...lf was present, secured the kingdom for the remainder of his reign.
5: ...tragedy, to which his vile favourite Agathocles added a commentary. He married (about 215) his sister ...
7: ...e [[Apocrypha|apocryphal]] [[3 Maccabees]], which describes purported events following the Battle of R...
10: *[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Africa/Egy... - Ptolemy IX of Egypt (2673 bytes)
1: ...s brother, [[Ptolemy X of Egypt|Ptolemy X]] Alexander.
3: ...d in battle, and Ptolemy IX reigned until his own death.
5: ...ced to marry her stepson Alexander, who reigned under the name [[Ptolemy XI of Egypt|Ptolemy XI]] and ...
7: ...lemy I of Egypt|Ptolemy I]] Soter; note that in older references, he may be numbered VIII.
10: *[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Africa/Egy... - Ptolemy V of Egypt (2995 bytes)
1: ... five years old when he came to the throne, and under a series of regents the kingdom was paralysed.
3: ...imself at the head of a revolt which ended with ended with Agathocles and several of his supporters b...
5: ...]], whilst the [[Battle of Panium]] ([[198 BCE]]) definitely transferred [[Palestine (region)|Palestin...
7: Antiochus after this concluded peace, giving his own daughter Cleopatra to Epip...
9: ...opolis was held by rebels but was fought to surrender. Bevan interprets the cryptic abreviation of Po... - Ptolemy VI of Egypt (2419 bytes)
3: ...intly with his mother, [[Cleopatra I]], until her death in [[176 BC]]. The following year he married ...
5: ... he was killed in Syria, fighting against [[Alexander Balas]].
8: *[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Africa/Egy...
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1: ...n [[170 BC]], when [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes]] invaded Egypt and installed the young Euergetes as king.
3: ...9]]), Euergetes agreed to a joint rule with his older brother [[Ptolemy VI of Egypt|Ptolemy VI Philome...
5: ...tempt, and despite the opposition of [[Cato the Elder]], received the Senate's support and some resour...
9: ...e throne as "Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II", the name deliberately recalling his ancestor [[Ptolemy III of...
11: ... engaging in mass purges and expulsions that included [[Aristarchus]] and [[Apollodorus]], leaving Ale... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
4: .... However, due to the proximity of the Papal residence, most Papal ceremonies take place at St. Peter...
7: ...f Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
10: In the mid-[[15th century]] it was decided that the old basilica should be rebuilt. [[Pope ...
12: ...aderno]] became the chief architect later on, and designed the entrance.
14: *[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Ita... - Pope Silvester II (8276 bytes)
1: ...ch popes|list]]), reigning from [[999]] until his death in [[1003]].
7: ...XIII]] and the emperor [[Otto I]]. The pope persuaded Otto to employ Gerbert as tutor for his young so...
11: After the death of Otto II in [[984]], Gerbert became involved...
13: ... but a further synod in [[995]] declared Arnulf's deposition invalid.
17: ...002]]. Gerbert returned to Rome soon after Otto's death, although the rebellious nobility remained in ... - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
2: ...ntroducing Roman influence into what has become modern [[France]], an accomplishment whose direct cons...
4: ...lic]] and the beginning of the [[Roman Empire]] under Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar ...
6: ...tarii'')]], and many details of his life are recorded by later historians such as [[Suetonius]], [[Plu...
9: ... who according to myth was the son of [[Venus (goddess)|Venus]]. Caesar was raised in the Subura, a lo...
15: ...7;s proscription said, "He whose life you so much desire will one day be the overthrow of the part of ... - Nero (23127 bytes)
4: ...d. His death was reportedly the result of [[suicide]] assisted by his [[scribe]] [[Epaphroditos]].
8: ... but not by the general public. There is a strong desire for certainty, especially if there is an invo...
14: Born in [[Antium]] (modern day [[Anzio]]), he was the only son of [[Gnaeus...
16: His father was grandson to an elder [[Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (1st century BC)|G...
18: ... the namesake of her own mother [[Agrippina the elder]] who was granddaughter to Octavia's brother [[C... - Hadrian (6480 bytes)
1: ....jpg|right|thumb|250px|Emperor Hadrian|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
5: ...ajan named Hadrian emperor immediately before his death. However, Trajan's wife was well-disposed towa...
13: ...s keen interest and knowledge of the army and his demonstrated skill of administration show possible s...
20: ...ve [[Bar Kokhba's revolt|Jewish uprising]] in [[Judea]] ([[132]]-[[135]]) led by [[Bar Kokhba]], as we...
22: ...ders were strengthened with a series of mostly wooden fortifications, forts, outposts and watchtowers,... - Amphitheatre (4978 bytes)
10: ...d areas of the Roman Empire. These locations include:
24: *[[Chester, England|Deva]]
34: * [[Arelate]] (modern [[Arles]])
36: * [[Lugdunum]] (modern [[Lyon]])
37: * [[Nemausus]] (modern [[Ns]]) - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...rm has been used to refer to raids across land borders by non-state actors. Piracy should be distingu...
3: == Definition ==
4: ...09-04-09 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |publisher=[[Open Democracy]]}}</ref>
10: ...liament/2587/trade.html Phoenician Economy and Trade].</ref> By the 1st century BC, there were pirate ...
12: ...ued and captured the pirates, and had them put to death. - Roman Forum (4543 bytes)
9: ...uences of remains of paving show that sediment eroded from the surrounding hills was already raising t...
11: ...during the Roman Age. The '''Roman Forum''' includes the following major monuments, buildings and oth...
23: The last monument built inside the Forum is the [[Column of Phocas]].<br>
24: ...f Septimius Severus in 1803, and archaeologists under the Napoleonic regime marked the beginning of cl...
29: * The '''[[Forum Boarium]]''' was dedicated to the commerce of [[cattle]] and was betw... - Pantheon, Rome (8255 bytes)
6: The original Pantheon was built in [[27 BC]] under the [[Roman Republic]], during the third [[consu...
9: ...ion (referring to Agrippa) added to the new [[facade]], a common practice in Hadrian's rebuilding proj...
11: ... (as was increasingly the case) worshipped them under other names.
17: ...ring the reign of [[Pope Urban VIII]], the Pope ordered the bronze ceiling of the Pantheon's portico m...
21: ...of Cultural Heritage [http://www.beniculturali.it/default.asp?versione=Inglese&from=1] is in charge of...
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