letters. The fullest surviving version‚ which is the main source of the following summary‚ is derived from twelve stone tablets‚ in the Akkadian language‚ that were found by modern archaeologists in the ruins of the library of Ashurbanipal‚ king of Assyria 669-633‚ at the ancient city of Nineveh. The library was destroyed by the Persians in 612‚ and all the tablets suffered damage‚ some more than others. The tablets actually bear the name of an author‚ that is‚ the person who put together this version
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Zeus had seven immortal wives‚ whose names were Metis‚ Themis‚ Eurynome‚ Demeter‚ Mnemosyne‚ Leto‚ and Hera. 1. METIS‚ his first wife‚ was one of the Oceanides or sea-nymphs. She was the personification of prudence and wisdom‚ a convincing proof of which she displayed in her successful administration of the potion which caused Cronus to yield up his children. She was endowed with the gift of prophecy‚ and foretold to Zeus that one of their children would gain ascendency over him. In order‚ therefore
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Dates of Indian astronomy Texts -Arun Kumar Upadhyay‚ Cuttack‚ (M) 9437034172 1. Reasons of error (1) Racial superiority war- After colonial rule of Europeans‚ only research in history is to show racial superiority of Greeko-Roman civilization whose successors were these countries-Britain‚ France etc. (2) Biblical date of creation-(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ussher)-James Ussher (sometimes spelled Usher)
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A History of the World in Six Glasses: Summary Beer The discovery of beer happened around 10000 BCE. The hunter-gatherers‚ located in the Fertile Crescent‚ collected cereal grains because they could be stored for a number of months if kept dry and safe. The storage of grains made it harder to have a nomadic lifestyle; therefore the people started staying in one place. They would try to make water tight storage areas‚ however water did eventually get into them. After the grain would get wet and
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Jewellery Jewellery or jewelry is a form of personal adornment‚ manifesting itself as brooches‚ rings‚ necklaces‚ earrings‚ and bracelets. Jewellery may be made from any material‚ usually gemstones‚ precious metals‚ beads‚ or shells. Factors affecting the choice of materials include cultural differences and the availability of the materials. Jewellery may be appreciated because of its material properties‚ its patterns‚ or for meaningful symbols. Jewellery differs from other items of personal adornment
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CLASSICS 300-I STUDY GUIDE #3 With reference to the incident of Horatius Cocles on the Pons Sublicius‚ who was the enemy? What is pudor? What role did pudor play in the battle between Horatius Cocles and his foes? Why did Horatius Cocles pray to Tiberine pater? What is particularly significant about the Tiberine part of this? What is particularly significant about the pater part of this? How was Horatius Cocles rewarded for his heroism? What does this tell us about Livy’s view of
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Etruscan Art (800 B.C. to 100 B.C.) Italian art history begins with the Etruscans. Etruscan Civilization was created on the now known Tuscany region of Italy. It isn’t known where they came from‚ but the character of their art and many distinctive features of their religion make it clear that the original Etruscans were from a region in Asia Minor. During the Iron Age (1000 to 1 B.C.)‚ urban civilization spread throughout Etruria - Tarquinia was probably the oldest city and is the most famous
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The Kingdom of Ahhiyawa and the Dispersed Kernels of Truth Which Have Cumulatively Been Recorded by Homer as the Trojan War Any historical or archaeological investigation of the Trojan War will most likely begin with a close reading of Homer ’s Iliad which unfortunately only records a few days of the colossal clash said to have lasted for ten years . This conflict involved a coalition of Greek states sailing to Asia Minor to lay siege to Troy. . According to Homer‚ the aforementioned coalition consisted
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The History of Derivatives: A Few Milestones EFTA Seminar on Regulation of Derivatives Markets‚ Zurich‚ 3 May 2012 Steve Kummer (research and redaction) and Christian Pauletto (concept and speech delivery) Policy and Trade in Services Division State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA Introduction This presentation contains a selection of records and events that constitute a part of the history of derivatives. It relates how derivatives date
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mathematics that was similar in scope but different in particulars. There can be no denying the fact that the totality of their mathematics was profoundly elementary2 ‚ but their astronomy of later times did achieve a level comparable to the Greeks. Assyria 2 Basic Facts The Babylonian civilization has its roots dating to 4000BCE with the Sumerians in Mesopotamia. Yet little is known about the Sumerians. Sumer was first settled between 4500 and 4000 BC by a non-Semitic 1 °2002‚ c 2 Neugebauer‚
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