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- Temple of Kom Ombo (1006 bytes)
1: ...e.jpg|200px|thumb|The double entrance to Kom Ombo Temple]]
3: ...[Egypt]]ian town of [[Kom Ombo]]. One side of the temple is dedicated to the crocodile god [[Sobek]], god ...
5: The temple was started by [[Ptolemy VI| Ptolemy VI Philometo...
7: ... [[Coptic Christianity| Copts]] who once used the temple as a church.
9: ...scovered in the vicinity are displayed inside the temple.
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- Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: ... km northeast of [[Shiraz, Iran|Shiraz]], not far from where the small river Pulwar flows into the Kur...
4: ...s, the ruins of Persepolis still inspire visitors from far and near.]]
6: ...al buildings, all constructed of dark-grey marble from the adjacent mountain. The stones were laid wit...
8: ...of these seven tombs were kings might be inferred from the sculptures, and one of those at ''Nakshi Ru...
18: ...remote place in a difficult alpine region was far from convenient, and the real capitals were [[Susa]]... - Ionic order (6526 bytes)
4: ...longer-lasting 6th century Ionic temple was the [[Temple of Artemis]] at Ephesus, one of the [[Seven Wonde...
6: ... [[Greek Revival]], it conveyed an air of archaic freshness and primitive, perhaps even republican, vi...
8: ...wers may swing from the clefts of the volutes, or from their "eyes". After a little early experimentat...
12: ...the proportions of the architrave, which made the frieze more prominent.
14: ...[Hermogenes of Priene]], the architect of a famed temple of Artemis at [[Magnesia ad Meandrum|Magnesia on ... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
1: [[Image:China_temple.jpg|thumb|300px|Temple incense near Beijing China. Image provided by [ht...
3: ... beginning of its [[history of China|history]]. [[Temple]]s of many different religions dot the landscape ...
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]].
23: ...by emperors. Estimate of Buddhists in China range from 70 million to 150 million.
44: In [[1289]], [[Franciscan]] friars from Europe initiated mission work in China. This mi... - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
2: ...ueen regnant]] in history, though Queen [[Sobeknefru]] and Pharaoh [[Nitocris]] actually preceded her...
6: ...rs and 9 months, while [[Sextus Julius Africanus|Africanus]] (who was also quoting Manetho) states her...
10: ... Ahmose]]. Hatshepsut was favored by the [[Karnak|Temple of Karnak]] over her two brothers who did not liv...
11: ...mose II had only two daughters with Hatshepsut, Nefrure and Meritre, but managed to father a male heir...
20: ...he closest equivalent, which was used by [[Sobeknefru]], was ''King's Wife''), thus Queen Hatshepsut b... - Kom Ombo (811 bytes)
1: ... rise to prominence came with the erection of the temple in the [[2nd century BC]].
5: ...arge population of [[Nubian]]s who were displaced from their land upon the creation of [[Lake Nasser]]...
8: *[[Temple of Kom Ombo]] - Boudicca (6973 bytes)
11: ...destroyed it, besieging the last defenders in the temple for two days before it fell. The future governor ...
19: ...cianus led to an investigation headed by Nero's [[freedman]] Polyclitus, and Suetonius was removed as ...
31: ...y of the Roman conquest of Britain makes this far from certain. - Empress Wu (14478 bytes)
7: temple_name=None<sup><small><small>6</sup></small></smal...
9: ...r]].<br>———<br>1. Year deducted from the age at death given in the<br>[[New Book of ...
10: ...r>941-945, is [[623]]. The year of birth deducted from the<br>[[Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Govern...
11: ...>consort, unlike ruling emperors, are not given a temple name.<br>7. Zetian was the beginning of the [[hon...
14: ...r Shengshen''' (聖神皇帝) from [[690]] to [[705]]. Her rise and reign has been... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...] from [[20 June]] [[1837]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more...
12: ... Duke of York were already married, but estranged from their wives) and father children to provide an ...
14: ...anguage|Greek]], [[Latin]], and [[French language|French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[George Da...
20: ... own marital surname was. After examining records from the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha archives, they reported t...
23: [[Image:queen_victoria.jpg|framed|left|A young Victoria is depicted at her coro... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...VII]]. She was guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
4: ... [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] and [[Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor]]. She was born at the...
13: ...as flighty, artistic and read almost nothing. Her French was imperfect and she preferred to speak Germ...
15: ... was decided that Maria-Antonia should be sent to France to marry the dauphin.
17: ...arewell, my dearest child. Do so much good to the French people that they can say that I have sent the... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
51: ...ary 19]], [[1966]] to [[March 24]], [[1977]], and from [[January 14]], [[1980]] until her [[assassinat...
67: ...-aligned). India subsequently withdrew its forces from west Pakistan, but the independent [[Republic o...
69: ...had collapsed with depositors getting back only a fraction of their money. Moreover a large number of ...
80: ...be removed from her seat in Parliament and banned from running for an additional six years. Rather tha...
84: ... help of the parliament, thus protecting herself from legal prosecution once emergency rule was revok... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
7: ... marriage was performed at the Ganesh Mandir, the temple of Lord [[Ganesh]]a situated in the old city of J...
15: ...hunath Singh]] and [[Deewan Jawahar Singh]]. Many from the local population volunteered for service in...
19: ... allies captured the fortress city of [[Gwalior]] from the [[Sindhia]] rulers, who were British allies...
27: *The administration of Undivided India passed on from the East India Company to the British crown.
31: ...i/timeline.html]- for a presentation of Timeline, from the birth Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, until her... - Murasaki Shikibu (2682 bytes)
3: ...Rozanji.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Rozanji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, with ties to Lady Murasaki]]
10: ...s show that her father suddenly returned to Kyoto from his governor's mansion, or between 1025 and 103...
16: ....). ''The Tale of Genji'', published in 6 volumes from 1921-33.
20: * [http://www.crock11.freeserve.co.uk/shikibu.htm Murasaki's Grave] - Hypatia of Alexandria (10302 bytes)
4: ...ublished an edict which prohibited visiting pagan temples, and Christians in the entire Roman Empire had e...
12: ...equence of the cultivation of her mind, she not unfrequently appeared in public in presence of the mag...
18: ... from each other without further inquirey,) range from: a local, spontaneous Christian uprising tolera...
22: ...andrian church. And surely nothing can be farther from the spirit of Christianity than the allowance o...
26: ... punished by the Christians and the Jews expelled from the city] a multitude of believers in God arose... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
8: ...of Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian chu...
13: ... 5:2), some 80 or 90 miles (about 130 kilometers) from Nazareth; and while there they found shelter in...
15: ... age, where he was found among the doctors in the temple (Luke 2:41-52). Probably also during this period...
19: ...Acts 1:14). From this time she wholly disappears from the historical biblical accounts, although it i...
25: ... Virgin Mary]]'' or ''Our Lady'' (this latter, in French, Spanish, and Italian, is rendered ''Notre Da... - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
13: ...mple, a [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] missionary from [[Ireland]], in December 1907 while attending a...
19: After the birth of her son, McPherson suffered from [[postpartum depression]] and several serious h...
25: ...join her on her religious travels, he soon became frustrated with the situation, and by 1918 had filed...
27: ...d it was completed in June 1923. Named [[Angelus Temple]], it had a seating capacity of over 5,000.
37: ...riding a [[motorcycle]] down the aisle of Angelus Temple. - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
12: ...and dismissed by the early church fathers. In the fragmentary text, the disciples ask questions of the...
22: ...[Harvard Divinity School]], has observed, "The confrontation of Mary with Peter, a scenario also found...
31: ...:10); although the Roman Catholic Church withdrew from this linkage at the [[Second Vatican Council]] ...
33: ...ose critical scholars who are drawing conclusions from the canonic texts alone believe that the woman ...
36: ...rance]]. Though her bones were scattered at the [[French Revolution]], her head is said to remain in h... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
4: ...Kanzeon'''; the spelling '''Kwannon''', resulting from an obsolete system of romanization, is sometime...
10: ...er Buddhism was first introduced into the country from the mid-7th century.
12: ...ful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini]]'' form.
16: ...k together again. With eleven heads gazing to the front and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the uniqu...
68: ...ern Ocean' and 'Kuan Yin (of/on) the Island' stem from this tradition. - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
6: She was awarded the [[Templeton Prize]] in [[1973]] , the [[Nobel Peace Prize]...
9: ...axhiu, were [[Albanian]] Catholics that emigrated from south Kosovar city of [[Prizren]], even though ...
11: ...counted that she felt a vocation to help the poor from the age of 12, and decided to train for mission...
15: ...946]], by her own account, she received a calling from [[God]] "to serve Him among the poorest of the ...
17: ...ntary helpers, and she received financial support from church organizations and the municipal authorit... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
4: ...[John H. Bankhead]] ([[1842]]-[[1920]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1907]]-[[1920]]).
20: In 1944, [[Alfred Hitchcock]] cast her as journalist and cynic Co...
24: ...falling star in the Sixties. Bankhead never faded from the public eye, but was increasingly a caricatu...
26: ...ad died in New York City of [[pneumonia]] arising from [[influenza]], complicated further by [[emphyse...
28: ...he was married only once, to actor [[John Emery]] from 1937-1941. - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
1: ...Grange class]] [[steam locomotive]], at [[Bristol Temple Meads]] station, Bristol, England]]
3: ...se they have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
5: ...h the trains in one direction, and are controlled from a control cab at the opposite end of the train ...
11: ...en safer to locate the train's power systems away from passengers. This was particularly the case for ...
14: ...solescence cycles'' - separating the motive power from the payload-hauling cars means that either can ...
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