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- Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
1: ...called the "''Pharos of Alexandria''" after the island on which it resided), was considered one of the...
3: ... century BC and remained operational until it was largely destroyed by two [[earthquake]]s in the 14th...
5: ...ghthouse]] stood on an island in the harbour of [[Alexandria]] and was over 134 m (440 ft) tall.]]
7: ...es of the Lighthouse on Roman coins struck by the Alexandrian mint, there were four statues of [[triton]]s blo...
9: ...ighthouse existed. Probably more accurate is the claim the light from the lighthouse could be seen 35 ... - Hypatia of Alexandria (10302 bytes)
1: [[Image:Hipatia.jpg|thumb|Hypatia of Alexandria]]
2: ...re reputed to include the invention of the [[astrolabe]] and the [[hydrometer]]. It has been romantici...
4: ...embarked on an intense campaign to destroy pagan places of worship.
8: ...tue, often portrayed as a life-long virgin. These later accounts should not be seen as strict historic...
10: ...ary, the Christian historiographer [[Socrates Scholasticus]] in his ''Ecclesiastical History'' portray... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...city of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It has a population of approximately 3,341,000.
3: ...it reduced to little more than a small fishing village.
5: ...the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated in [[2001]]]]
7: ...exandria_egypt_6.jpg|thumb|right|Fishing Boats in Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close to Kait Bey Castle]]
11: The history of Alexandria covers four periods:
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- Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
1: ...called the "''Pharos of Alexandria''" after the island on which it resided), was considered one of the...
3: ... century BC and remained operational until it was largely destroyed by two [[earthquake]]s in the 14th...
5: ...ghthouse]] stood on an island in the harbour of [[Alexandria]] and was over 134 m (440 ft) tall.]]
7: ...es of the Lighthouse on Roman coins struck by the Alexandrian mint, there were four statues of [[triton]]s blo...
9: ...ighthouse existed. Probably more accurate is the claim the light from the lighthouse could be seen 35 ... - Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
8: ...es of tornadoes cause heavy damage in the South, Alabama being the hardest hit. 324 people are killed ...
9:
12: ... law enforcement officer. She was released a week later because of credit for time served.
13: ...the 30-year shuttle program, which began with the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981.
20: - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
29: ...Abbot, Ezra]], (1819-1884), American biblical scholar
35: ...bbott|Abbott, Diane Julie]], (born 1953), British Labour MP
51: *[[Abd-el-latif]], (1162-1231), physician and traveller
53: *[[Paula Abdul|Abdul, Paula]], (born 1962), US musician
54: *[[Humayun Abdulali|Abdulali, Humayun]], (1914-2001), [[India]]n [[ornitholo... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
8: *[[Marcel Achard|Achard, Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
14: ...exandria]], (died 313), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
64: *[[Marcela Acuna|Acuna, Marcela]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champio... - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
10: *[[Andre Agassi|Agassi, Andre]], (1970-), tennis player
12: ...z, Louis]], (1807-1873), work on [[ice age]]s, [[glacier]]s
14: *[[Agatho of Alexandria]], (pope 665-681), religious figure
34: *[[Georg Agricola|Agricola, Georgius]] (1490-1555)
35: ...eologian & scholar and creator of written Finnish language - Arsinoe II of Egypt (1899 bytes)
1: ...right|Head of [[Ptolemy II of Egypt|Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] ([[309 BC|309]]-[[246 BC]]), with '''Ar...
3: ...16 BC| 316]]-[[270 BC]]), queen of [[Thrace]] and later co-ruler of [[Egypt]] with her brother and hus...
5: ...ble to escape. Arsinoe fled again, this time to [[Alexandria]], Egypt.
7: ...her; as a result, both were given the epithet "Philadelphoi" ("Brother-Loving") by the scandalized Gre... - Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
4: ...ra V Tryphaena]]. The name "Cleopatra" is [[Greek language|Greek]] for "father's glory"; her full name...
6: ...l of her similarly-named predecessors having been largely forgotten. Cleopatra was never in fact the s...
9: Cleopatra VII was Greek and born in [[Alexandria]], Egypt, took the throne alone at the death of h...
10: ...t|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
11: ...and imposed himself as arbiter between the rival claims of Ptolemy and Cleopatra. (It should be noted ... - Hypatia of Alexandria (10302 bytes)
1: [[Image:Hipatia.jpg|thumb|Hypatia of Alexandria]]
2: ...re reputed to include the invention of the [[astrolabe]] and the [[hydrometer]]. It has been romantici...
4: ...embarked on an intense campaign to destroy pagan places of worship.
8: ...tue, often portrayed as a life-long virgin. These later accounts should not be seen as strict historic...
10: ...ary, the Christian historiographer [[Socrates Scholasticus]] in his ''Ecclesiastical History'' portray... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...#945;ρια''', '''Maria'''; [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: '''Maryem''', '''مر&#...
8: ...ther. Some insight into traditions concerning her later life, e.g., that she died between three and 15...
13: ... as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
19: ...ortrayed as the heavenly Woman of Revelation (Revelation 12.1).
25: ...ary|Blessed Virgin Mary]]'' or ''Our Lady'' (this latter, in French, Spanish, and Italian, is rendered... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ... of considerable interest in the [[Republic of Ireland]], [[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[United ...
7: ...prince]]), and making the infant [[Henry VI of England]] the nominal king after [[1422]].
10: ...t the Virgin|Saint Margaret]], and [[Catherine of Alexandria|Saint Catherine]] are behind her. Oil on canvas i...
12: ... to have convinced Charles to believe in her by relating a private prayer that he had made the previou...
14: ...an de Dunois|Jean d'Orleans (Count of Dunois)]],[[La Hire]], and [[Poton de Xaintrailles]]. - Human brain (15406 bytes)
1: ...n Brain courtesy of [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
9: ...tended capacity of the modern neocortex in particular as well as profoundly developed protypical struc...
15: ...erebellum and telencephalon, with only the [[medulla oblongata]] visible as it merges with the [[spina...
19: ...that drain into the right and left [[internal jugular vein]]s.
25: ...odate the birth of large-headed children, but the larger this opening, the more the ability of the mot... - Iconography (7643 bytes)
4: ...e to believe that there are probably striking similarities between the image depicted and how the pers...
6: ... veneration of [[icon]]s from the worship of [[Idolatry in Christianity|idols]] the concept was born t...
8: ...logians often find it useful to refer to a particular [[icon]] when making a point, just as they might...
11: ...xandria|St Catherine]] was tortured, and the axe, laid close to the roots in the [[icon]] of [[John th...
12: ...mb|The Virgin Mary with Christ Child. this particular portail is often called "Sweet Kissing"]] - Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
1: [[image:Ptolemy.jpg|thumb|240px|Claudius Ptolemaeus, given contemporary German stylin...
3: ...[[astrologer]] who probably lived and worked in [[Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]].
5: ...iliar name) and only made available in Latin translation (by [[Gerard of Cremona]]) in the 12th centur...
7: ...ons]] is ancestral to the modern system of constellations, but unlike the modern system they did not c...
9: ...in work is his ''Geography''. This too is a compilation, of what was known about the world's [[geogra... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ... Cairo is the [[List of metropolitan areas by population|thirteenth most populous metropolitan area]] ...
6: ...anet Mars during the foundation of the city. The planet Mars, asssociated with destruction was called ...
11: ... over the capital city of Cairo, Egypt, seen as a large bright area centre left of the image, Credit-E...
12: ... satellite image of Cairo, Egypt, taken on NASA's Landsat 7 satellite.]]
14: Cairo is located on the banks and islands of the [[Nile|Nile River]] in the north of Egy... - Pipe organ (24478 bytes)
1: ...ers hidden by the visible pipes. Many large installations will have a secondary set of pipes in the ch...
5: ...or five manuals plus pedals is not uncommon for a larger instrument.
7: ...lassical music]]. In the era of [[silent film]]s, large pipe organs were installed in many [[cinema]]s...
15: ...]], the [[English romantic organ]], the [[French classical organ]], the [[symphonic organ]] and the [[...
17: ...e the baroque organ is particularly favoured for playing [[Bach]]. So, for example, the [[Sydney Opera... - Ptolemy I of Egypt (7434 bytes)
1: :''For the unrelated [[astronomy|astronomer]], see [[Ptolemy]]''
7: ...to his person. He played a principal part in the later campaigns of Alexander in [[Afghanistan]] and ...
9: ...the partisans of Antigonus and re-conquered the island ([[313 BC|313]]). A revolt of Cyrene was crushe...
13: ...[Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)|Battle of Salamis]]. The complete loss of Cyprus followed.
15: ...n news came that Antigonus had been defeated and slain by Lysimachus and Seleucus at the [[Battle of I... - Ptolemaic dynasty (4871 bytes)
3: ...In [[305 BC]] he declared himself King Ptolemy I, later known as "Soter" (saviour). The Egyptians soon...
5: ...enice. The most famous member of the line was the last Ptolemaic queen, [[Cleopatra VII]].
9: ...ed here is the one most widely used by modern scholars.
12: ...e I]], then [[Arsinoe II of Egypt|Arsinoe II]] Philadelphos; ruled jointly with [[Ptolemy the Son of E...
18: ... Egypt|Cleopatra III]]; temporarily expelled from Alexandria by [[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II]] between... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
1: ...9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
6: ...lag of the Arab Republic of Egypt 1984.png|125px|Flag of Egypt (since 1984)]]
9: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Flag of Egypt]]
14: ... <small>''[[National motto]]: [[Bilady, Bilady, Bilady]]''</small>
18: | '''[[Official language]]''' - Nile (13738 bytes)
4: The '''Nile''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: الني ...
8: ...mes from the word ''Neilos'' (Νειλος), a Greek name for the Nile...
12: ... lengths of rivers vary over time (especially in plains, where rivers often change course), and, secon...
14: ...695 km (4160 miles) long. Measuring instead from Lake Victoria gives a length of approximately 5584 k...
20: ...m Ethiopia. Both branches formed on the western flanks of the East African Rift, which is the souther... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
11: ... of birth=[[Westmoreland County, Virginia|Westmoreland]], [[Virginia]]
14: | place of death=[[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]], [[Virginia]]
19: ...Revolutionary War]] ([[1775]]–[[1783]]) and later the first [[President of the United States]] u...
21: For the role he played in winning and securing American independence,...
24: ...ial Beach, Virginia|Colonial Beach]] in [[Westmoreland County, Virginia]].
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