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- Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
4: ... name, "Cleopatra Thea Philopator" means "the Goddess Cleopatra, Beloved of Her Father."
6: ...rother-husband, and son. However, in all these cases, her co-rulers were king in title only, with her ...
9: ...e named her eldest son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV [[Caesarion]] ([[44 BC|44]]–[[30 BC]]).
11: ... a short war, Ptolemy XIII was killed and Caesar restored Cleopatra to her throne, with Ptolemy XIV as...
13: ...oy his heir, naming his grand-nephew [[Augustus Caesar|Octavian]] instead. - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
1: ...-teresa-03.jpg|thumb|Mother Teresa was born '''Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu''']]
2: ...e at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mother-teresa-03.jpg for rationale -->
4: ...Catholic]] [[nun]] and founder of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[poverty|poor]...
6: ...], hence she may be properly called '''Blessed Teresa''' by [[Catholic]]s.
9: ...native Macedonia are [[Macedonian Orthodox Church|Macedonian Orthodox]]. - Greek language (35285 bytes)
3: ...h [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]] and surrounding countries
7: [[Greek languages|Greek]]<br>
15: ...tudied in schools and universities in many countries from the [[Renaissance]] onwards.
17: ...lect''', '''Post-Classic Greek''' or even '''New Testament Greek''' (after its most famous word of lit...
25: ...his article. For more information, see main articles on [[Proto-Greek language]] and [[Mycenaean langu... - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...o classify, codify and communicate their experiences [[symbol|symbolically]]. [[Image:Karen_tribe2063c...
6: ...ng to this thinking, one can classify some countries as more civilized than others, and some people as...
8: ...he indigenous music traditions of aboriginal peoples of [[Australia]].
10: ... criticized) elements of [[high culture]] for repressing "[[human nature]]".
12: ... capitalist]] systems of [[western culture | the West]]. - Ptolemy I of Egypt (7434 bytes)
7: ...BC|323]], Ptolemy is said to have instigated the resettlement of the empire made at [[Babylon]]. He w...
9: ...st him, and, on the outbreak of war, evacuated Palestine. In Cyprus, he fought the partisans of Antigo...
13: ...igonus, then crossed to Greece, where he took possession of [[Corinth, Greece|Corinth]], [[Sicyon]] an...
15: ...ttle of Ipsus]] in [[301 BC|301]], he occupied Palestine for the fourth time.
17: ...BC|295]]/[[294 BC|294]]. [[Cyrene]], after a series of rebellions, was finally subjugated about [[300... - Europe (23835 bytes)
4: ...ins]] and the [[Caspian Sea]] (for more detailed description see [[Geography of Europe]]).
6: .... In terms of [[population]] it is the third largest continent after [[Asia]] and [[Africa]]. The pop...
11: ... mythological queen of Crete, not a geographical designation. Later ''Europa'' stood for mainland Gree...
13: ...s "sunrise" and is the land to the east from a [[Mesopotamian]] perspective.
18: ...[United Kingdom]] in building large colonial empires with vast holdings in [[Africa]], [[the Americas]... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...density|by population density]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and...
3: ... for some explanation of the difference between these.
5: '''Countries listed by [[continent]] and their [[capital]]s:''...
34: *[[Lesotho]] - [[Maseru]]
50: *[[Saint Helena]] - [[Jamestown]] (United Kingdom) - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
4: *[[List of capitals and larger cities by country]]
5: *[[list of capitals of subnational entities]]
11: <tr><td>[[Abu Dhabi]] <td>[[United Arab Emirates]]
51: <tr><td>[[Bucharest]] <td>[[Romania]]
52: <tr><td>[[Budapest]] <td>[[Hungary]] - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ... rich history during which its culture has proven especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [...
19: | '''Largest city''' || [[Athens]]
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]]
25: ...sp;- Total<br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 94th]]<br/>[[1 E11 m2|131,940 km&s...
27: ...[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 70th]]<br/>10,665,989<br/>82... - Serbia and Montenegro (13848 bytes)
1: ... a loose [[confederation]]. It is located on the west-central [[Balkan Peninsula]].
3: ...ferendum]], which can be held in 2006 at the earliest.
28: | '''[[President of Serbia and Montenegro|President]]'''<sup>3</sup>
32: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 105th]]<br/> 102,350 [[square...
35: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 74th]]<br/> 10,829,175<... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...south by [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], to the west by [[France]], [[Belgium]], the [[Netherlands]] ...
4: |+<big>'''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'''</big>
7: ...ermany]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:Bundesadler.png|100px|Germany: Coat of Arms]]
23: |'''Largest City''' || [[Berlin]]
27: |'''[[President of Germany|President]]''' || [[Horst K?r]] - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
2: ...]], but also to those areas settled in ancient times by Greeks: [[Cyprus]], the [[Aegean]] coast of [[...
4: ...peaking, were so different from later Greek cultures that they should be classed separately.
6: ... to begin with the date of the first [[Olympic Games]] in [[776 BC]], but most historians now extend t...
8: These dates are historians' conventions and some writers trea...
10: ...orld, particularly during the [[Renaissance]] in Western Europe and again during various [[Classicism|... - Ancient Rome (25155 bytes)
1: ...al centuries, the Romans controlled the whole of Western Europe, as well as the entire area surroundin...
13: ...C]] or [[509 BC]] when the [[Roman Republic]] was established. The mythical or semi-mythical kings are...
19: ...man Senate, which grew in size and power with the establishment of the Republic.
21: ...opean stock; such as the [[Samnites]], the ''Sabines'' ...) but also the [[Etruscans]]. The last threa...
23: ...ring [[Sicily]] and [[Iberia]]. After defeating [[Macedonia]] and the [[Seleucids]] in the [[2nd century BC]]... - Agathon (3124 bytes)
1: ...wed Agathon to the court of Archelaus, king of [[Macedonia]], who was recruiting playwrights. This is where...
4: ...ly for the sake of punning on his name that he makes Dionysus call him a noble poet.
6: ...n, but lacking in the element of truly virile expression and deficient in manly thought and vigor. Wit...
8: See: Aristophanes, ''Thesmoph.'' 59, 106, ''Eccles.'' 100
10: ==References== - Agesilaus II (5597 bytes)
1: ...r was disappointed, and the increasing power of Agesilaus soon led to his downfall.
3: ...armistice was concluded between Tithraustes and Agesilaus, who left the southern satrapy and again inv...
4: ...ught him to [[Thessaly]], where he repulsed the Thessalian cavalry who tried to impede him. Reinforce...
5: ...ps and a Spartan army, he met the confederate forces
6: at [[Coronea]] in [[Boeotia]], and in a hotly contested battle was - Alexander Aetolus (705 bytes)
1: ...ia]], Greek poet and man of letters, the only representative of Aetolian poetry, flourished about [[28...
3: ...the library; some ten years later he took up his residence at the court of [[Antigonus II Gonatas|Anti...
5: ....'') He also wrote short epics, epigrams and elegies, the considerable fragments of which show learnin... - Alexander I of Macedon (1759 bytes)
3: ...ea]] in [[479 BC]]. Alexander eventually regained Macedonia's independence after the end of the [[Persian War...
5: ...[Ancient Olympic Games|Olympic Games]], an honor reserved only for Greeks. He modeled his court after ... - Alexander II of Epirus (655 bytes)
1: ...ia, but was in turn driven out of both Epirus and Macedonia by [[Demetrius I of Macedon|Demetrius]], the son ...
5: B. Niese, ''Geschichte der griechischen und makedonischen Staaten...
6: J. Beloch, ''Griech. Gesch.'' vol. iii. - Alexander IV of Macedon (2891 bytes)
1: ...ather's generals, now [[Satrap]]s of major provinces, gaining enough power to act independently from t...
6: ... and the summer of [[319 BC]] when he died of illness.
8: ...er]], Antipater's son, defeated Polyperchon's armies and captured and executed Olympias. Between [[31...
10: ...exander's half-brother [[Heracles (Macedon)|Heracles]] to the throne against Cassander.
14: ...donia.com/english/kings.html List of the Kings of Macedonia] - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ... ([[336 BC]]-[[323 BC]]), was one of the most successful military commanders of the ancient world. He ...
6: ...ng legendary [[hero]] in the tradition of [[Achilles]].
9: ...n rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in science, medicine, and philosophy.
11: ...om [[Aeacus]] through [[Neoptolemus]] and [[Achilles]].
14: ...d been bragging to the rest of the Greek city states how he managed to have Philip assassinated.
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