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- Andronicus of Rhodes (674 bytes)
1: '''Andronicus of Rhodes''' (c. 70 B.C.), was the eleventh scholarch
4: ...ut his treatises had been lost in obscurity. Besides arranging the works, - Rhodes (9349 bytes)
1: :''The Greek island of Rhodes..''
3: ... of the medieval city of Rhodes'' Photograph provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip ...
5: ...se and of the Province of Rhodes, which also includes the nearby islands of [[Symi]], [[Tilos]], [[Hal...
7: ...its [[Colossus of Rhodes]], one of the [[Seven Wonders of the World]]. The medieval city is a [[World ...
10: .../rhod.htm Diagoras International Airport], IATA code: RHO) is located 14 km to the southwest of the ci... - Rhodes piano (5144 bytes)
1: A '''Rhodes piano''' is a [[musical instrument]]. Its disti...
3: [[Image:RhodesMkII73.jpg|right|thumb|Rhodes Electric Stage Piano Mark II 73 note]]
7: ...overed hammers to strike sets of strings, in a Rhodes piano rubber-tipped hammers strike [[tuning fork...
11: ...[amplifier]] which can be adjusted to produce the desired volume.
13: ... included on the "suitcase" models; the "stage" models lack the preamp.
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- Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
1: ...it resided), was considered one of the [[Seven Wonders of the World]].
3: ... BC and remained operational until it was largely destroyed by two [[earthquake]]s in the 14th century...
5: ...e Pharos of Alexandria, an ancient lighthouse, is depicted in this hand-coloured engraving by Martin H...
7: ...s built of blocks of white stone. The tower was made up of three stages, a lower square with a central...
9: ...ver, this is highly unlikely due to the lack of modern optics and reflective technology in the time pe... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
1: [[Image:Toriamos-dent.jpg|right|thumb|Tori Amos]]
3: ...ed following. She is probably best known to the wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professio...
10: ...Al Stewart]]) as a backup vocalist. She also recorded a song called "Distant Storm" for the film [[Chi...
13: ...ovie soundtrack. A remix of the song is also included on the soundtrack.
15: ===''Under The Pink''=== - 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... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
3: ...ntry's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had se...
5: ...|right|Alexandria's state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated ...
16: * The modern city from [[1798]] (red).
19: ...in. Alexander's seers, and in particular [[Aristander of Telmessus]], interpreted this as an omen that...
21: ...t the foundation, but are thwarted when Alexander descends in a glass box, and armed with exact knowle... - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
6: ...an]] is important to understanding the origin and development of [[Western Civilization]].
9: The term ''Mediterranean'' derives from the [[Latin]] ''mediterraneus'', 'inlan...
11: ...eer''. In [[Turkish language|Turkish]], it is ''Akdeniz'', "the white sea".
17: ...whereas the Black Sea is generally not. The man-made [[Suez Canal]] in the south-east connects the Med...
19: [[Tide]]s are very limited in the Mediterreanean as a re... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...ld|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich history duri...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
11: ...Σ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]] - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ... landlocked federal state in [[Europe]], which borders [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Austria]]...
3: ... example, it is used as Switzerland's [[country code top-level domain|ccTLD]], [[.ch]].
16: government_type = [[Federal republic]] |
17: leader_titles = [[Swiss Federal Council|Federal Council]]|
18: ...[[Samuel Schmid]] <small>([[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|Pres. 2005]])</small><br>[[Mi... - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
1: ...]] and [[Limpopo River|Limpopo]] rivers. It is bordered by [[South Africa]] to the south, [[Botswana]]...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
10: ...n="center" width="135px" | ([[Flag of Zimbabwe|In Detail]])
11: ...r" width="135px" | ([[Coat of Arms of Zimbabwe|In Detail]]) - Zambia (24496 bytes)
1: ...ion)|Northern Zambezia]], and then, [[Northern Rhodesia]], the country is named after the [[Zambezi Ri...
15: ... = [[List of Presidents of Zambia|President]] |
16: leader_names = [[Levy Mwanawasa]] |
20: area_magnitude = 1 E11 |
27: population_density = 13 | - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
12: Governor = [[Phil Bredesen]] |
21: DensityRank = 19<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 53.29 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 16<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 35°N to 36°41'N | - Aeschines (2644 bytes)
5: ...ify the terms of peace led to his accusation by [[Demosthenes]] and [[Timarchus]] on a charge of high ...
7: ...ylagorae'') in the [[Amphictyon]]ic Council, he made a speech which brought about the [[Sacred War]].
9: ...he Crown''. The result was a complete victory for Demosthenes.
11: ... he called the Nine Muses; the twelve published under his name (Hercher, ''Epistolographi Graeci'') ar...
15: ...'De Corona and De Falsa Legatione''; Aeschines, ''De Falsa Legations'' and ''In Ctesiphentem''; Lives ... - 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... - Andronicus of Rhodes (674 bytes)
1: '''Andronicus of Rhodes''' (c. 70 B.C.), was the eleventh scholarch
4: ...ut his treatises had been lost in obscurity. Besides arranging the works, - Antigonus I Monophthalmus (4328 bytes)
1: ...ath. He established the [[Antigonid dynasty]] and declared himself King in [[306 BC]].
5: ...[[Craterus]], and the other generals. Eumenes was defeated and forced to retire to the fortress of Nor...
7: ...lowing which Eumenes was executed at Antigonus' order.
9: ...His son [[Demetrius I Poliorcetes|Demetrius]] was defeated at the [[Battle of Gaza (312 BC)|Battle of ...
11: ...gypt. The [[siege of Rhodes]] lasted a year and ended in [[304 BC]] with a peace treaty. - Pytheas (6447 bytes)
1: ...nd 320 BCE. Pytheas was the first Graeco-Roman to describe the [[Midnight Sun]], the [[Polar Aurora|au...
4: ...e Moon. In northern [[Spain]], he studied the [[tide]]s, and may have discovered that they are caused ...
6: ...es, Land's End, Plymouth, Isle of Man, Outer Hebrides, Orkneys, Iceland, Britain's east coast, Kent, [...
8: ... took advantage of a temporary lapse in the blockade, known to have taken place around the time he tra...
10: ...ek as ''Prettanike'', which [[Diodorus]] later rendered ''Pretannia''. This supports theories that the... - Landform (3582 bytes)
1: ...[Ocean]]s and [[continent]]s exemplify highest-order landforms.
3: ...orms -- see for example the role of plants in the development of [[dune]] systems and [[salt marsh]]es...
4: ...b|right|Landform of Cappodocia, Turkey.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
30: ...ght|Coastal landform of Rhodes, Greece.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
42: *[[river delta|delta]] - Keyboard instrument (2521 bytes)
5: Keyboard instruments are usually divided into four categories, listed below:
30: ** [[Rhodes piano]] also known as a ''Fender-Rhodes'' piano
33: * [[Ondes Martenot]]
47: ...l instruments, such as the [[ondes Martenot]], predecessors of the synthesizer, appeared in the early ... - List of musical instruments (9508 bytes)
1: [[Image:Music instru.jpg|thumb|250px|Photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: A '''musical instrument''' is a device that has been constructed or modified with th...
4: The academic study of musical instruments is called ''[[org...
6: Instruments are often divided by the way in which they generate sound:
7: ...age:Music_instru3.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Crusade (28507 bytes)
1: {{Crusade}}
2: ...hars]] of southern France and the [[Northern Crusades]].
4: ...age of the term "crusade"|Usage of the term "crusade"]].
7: ...h the relative stabilization of local European borders after the Christianization of the [[Vikings]], ...
9: ... the Islamic [[Moors]]. In [[1063]], [[Pope Alexander II]] had given papal blessing to Spanish [[Chris... - Aristotle (37648 bytes)
4: ...osopher]]. Along with [[Plato]], he is often considered to be one of the two most influential philosop...
8: ...dialogue ''[[Phaedrus (Plato)|Phaedrus]]''. His ideas are therefore known to us only indirectly, thro...
10: ...can be called, with qualification, an [[idealism|idealist]] and a [[rationalism|rationalist]].
12: ...cs'', ''[[Nicomachean Ethics]]'', ''Politics'', ''De Anima (On the Soul)'' and ''[[Poetics]]''.
14: ...hology]], [[rhetoric]] and [[theology]]. He also dealt with [[education]], foreign customs, [[literat...
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