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- 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... - 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%;"
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11: ...Σ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]] - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
2: '''''Ancient Greece''''' is the term used to describe the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]]-speaking world ...
4: ...ns use the term more precisely. Some writers include the periods of the [[Minoan civilization|Minoan]]...
6: ... the Ancient Greek period is the death of [[Alexander the Great]] in [[323 BC]]. The following period ...
10: ...ystems, philosophy, art and architecture of the modern world, particularly during the [[Renaissance]] ...
15: ... died in [[323 BC|323 BC]]. Subsequent events are described in [[History of Hellenistic Greece]]. - Agesilaus II (5597 bytes)
1: ...is political designs; in this hope, however, Lysander was disappointed, and the increasing power of Ag...
3: ...laus, who left the southern satrapy and again invaded [[Phrygia]], which he ravaged until the followin...
4: ... repulsed the Thessalian cavalry who tried to impede him. Reinforced by Phocian and Orchomenian
5: troops and a Spartan army, he met the confederate forces
8: and he had to retire by way of [[Delphi]] to the [[Peloponnese]]. - 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... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
117: *[[Romare Bearden]] ([[1914]]-[[1988]])
137: *[[Alexander Benois]] ([[1870]]-[[1960]]) - Mississippi (15114 bytes)
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24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 10]], [[1817]] |
26: Latitude = 30?13'N to 35?N | - Saint Peter (16028 bytes)
2: ...shop]], declaring that the office of bishop was a development of later [[Christianity]]. Furthermore,...
4: ...f Saint Peter]] in [[Vatican City]]. He is often depicted in art as holding the keys to the gates of ...
7: ...tatue.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Saint Peter is usually depicted in art holding the keys to the gates of hea...
8: ...ble or piece of rock (but can just as easily be understood to be Matthew changing the feminine "Petra"...
11: ...are no other contemporary accounts of his life or death. Before becoming a disciple of Jesus, Simon ('... - Pope Clement I (2457 bytes)
1: ...ter [[Pope Anacletus|Anacletus]]. He is also considered one of the [[Apostolic Fathers]].
3: ...rch at [[Corinth, Greece]], ascribed to him: full details are at the entry ''[[Epistles of Clement]]''...
5: ... drown, but earlier sources say he died a natural death. The Vatican's "Annuario Pontificio" ([[2003]]...
10: ...s perhaps best known by a letter to the Church in Corinth, often called ''[[Epistles of Clement|1 Clement]]...
12: A [[Epistles of Clement|second epistle]], better described as a [[homily]] and written in the second ... - Timeline of Ancient Rome (22347 bytes)
13: ...n_colleseum.jpg|thumb|Roman Colleseum. Photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
15: .../[[534 BC]] – reign of [[Servius Tullius]]: defined the sacred boundary of Rome - the ''[[pomeri...
21: * [[496 BC]] – Rome defeats the [[Latin League]] at the [[battle of Lake...
24: * [[451 BC]] – The ''[[Decemviri]]'' publishes the [[List of Roman laws|Twe...
36: * [[390 BC]] – The Gauls defeat the Roman army at the [[Battle of the Allia (... - Acropolis (1763 bytes)
4: ... hill with precipitous sides, and these early citadels became in many parts of the world the nuclei of...
6: ...th]]), may be applied generically to all such citadels ([[Rome]], [[Jerusalem]], Celtic [[Bratislava]]...
10: ...b|250px|Illustration of the Acropolis, Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
12: ...he world developed other names for the high [[citadel]] or [[alcazar]], which often reinforced a natur... - Pierre Abelard (18114 bytes)
2: ...ory of his affair with his student, [[Heloise (student of Abelard)|Héloïse]] has become legendary.
7: ...; but whether this was in early youth, when he wandered from school to school for instruction and exer...
11: ...ster in argument, resulting in a long duel that ended in the downfall of the philosophic theory of [[R...
13: ...ialectic, he next turned to [[theology]] and attended the lectures of Anselm at [[Laon]]. His triumph ...
15: ...ery regular life, enlivened only by philosophical debate: now, at the height of his fame, he encounte... - Galen (5904 bytes)
8: Galen was born in [[Pergamum]] (modern-day [[Bergama]], [[Turkey]]) to an architect's ...
10: ...ence of trauma and wound treatment. He later regarded wounds as "windows into the body".
12: ...s an experienced physician and his practice had widespread clientele. One of them was consul Flavius B...
14: ... destroyed some of his records. His exact date of death has traditionally been placed around the year ...
18: ...e four humours|four bodily humours]], which were identified with the four [[classical element]]s. He c... - Peloponnesian War (15884 bytes)
1: ...uce]] in the middle, and ended with Athens' surrender in [[404 BC]].
5: ...nly known as the [[Sparta|Spartans]]), who, as leaders of the [[Peloponnesian League]], had long been ...
7: ...likely a greater catalyst for the war than Thucydides and other ancient authors realized, more so than...
11: ...s, the two powers were relatively unable to fight decisive battles.
13: ... slaves, known as [[helots]], needed to be kept under control, and could not be left unsupervised for ... - Greco-Persian Wars (5983 bytes)
3: ...sia Minor]] (546 BC) left the [[Ionia]]n Greeks under Persian rule, while the other Greeks were free, ...
5: ...ties sacked, although they were permitted to have democratic governments afterwards.
7: ... in the end the Athenians and [[Plataea]]ns alone defeated the Persians in the [[battle of Marathon]].
9: ...ek ships to flank and destroy them. Following the defeat, Xerxes and his fleet retired to Asia, where ...
11: ...eet commanded by the Spartan king [[Leotychides]] destroyed the remaining Persian fleet in the [[battl... - Adriatic Sea (5830 bytes)
1: [[Image:Adriatic_sea.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
11: ...y; in [[Latin]] it was ''Mare Hadriaticum''. In modern languages, it is ''Mare Adriatico'' in [[Italia...
13: ...des, ''Hippolytus,'' 736), but was gradually extended as the [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracusan]] colonies ga...
15: ...then the Adriatic in the narrower sense only extended as far as the [[Mons Garganus]], the outer porti...
16: ... Taranto]]), the [[Sea of Sicily]], the [[Gulf of Corinth]] and even the sea between [[Crete]] and [[Malta]... - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
1: ... sea-foam") is the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] [[goddess]] of [[love]] and [[beauty]].
4: ...epithet ''Aphrodite Acidalia'' was occasionally added to her name, after the spring she used to bathe ...
6: ...orinth, intercourse with her priestesses was considered a method of worshipping Aphrodite.
8: Aphrodite was associated with, and often depicted with [[dolphin]]s, [[dove]]s, [[swan]]s, [[...
10: ...n mythology|Etruscan]] equivalent was [[Turan (goddess)|Turan]]. - Rift (geology) (1656 bytes)
1: ...thumb|300px|Rift Valley, Kenya Africa. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...ypically the transition from rifting to spreading develops as three converging rifts over a [[hotspot]...
5: Examples of rifts include:
9: * the [[Rio Grande Rift]] in the southwestern US
10: * the rift in the middle of the [[Gulf of Corinth]] in [[Greece]] - Chicken (21473 bytes)
18: ...a type of [[poultry]]. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian [[Red Junglefowl]].
25: ...ypically fed commercially prepared feed that includes a protein source as well as grains. Chickens of...
27: ... meters. ([http://www.omlet.co.uk/chickenguide/guide.php?cat_selected=Chicken%20Care&sub_selected=wing...
29: ...he hen, typically ranging from bright white to shades of brown and even blue or green (Auracana variet...
30: ...uption to this social order until a new pecking order is established. - History of Greek and Roman Egypt (25856 bytes)
3: The conquests of [[Alexander the Great]] brought '''Egypt within the orbit of...
8: ...ian Empire]]. Early in [[331 BC]] he was ready to depart, and led his forces away to Phoenicia.
12: ..., who were also of the royal house. This custom made Ptolemaic politics confusingly incestuous, and th...
14: ...vileged minority in Ptolemaic Egypt. They lived under Greek law, received a Greek education, were trie...
17: ...ucus]], the ruler of [[Babylonia]], he defeated [[Demetrius]], the son of Antigonus, in the battle of ...
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