geographical name of islands that were regarded as situated somewhere near the west coasts of Europe. The traditional assumption‚ ignoring Strabo‚ is that Cassiterides refer to Great Britain‚ based on the significant tin deposits in Cornwall. Herodotus (430 BC) had only dimly heard of the Cassiterides‚ "from which we are said to have our tin‚" but did not discount the islands as legendary.[3] Later writers — Posidonius‚ Diodorus Siculus‚[4] Strabo[5] and others — call them smallish islands off
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Africa. It is south of the Mediterranean Sea. It Is on the Nile River which is the second largest river in the world. It is located near the Red Sea which is to its east. To the west is the Libyan desert which as the ancient greek historian Herodotus said‚ “is wholly the gift of the nile ‚ Egypt would be just the barren desert that surrounds the river.’’ Egypt had two regions. Upper Egypt which started from the first cataract that was one hundred miles away from the opening
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regions and could therefore initially be classified as emporion‚ or Greek trading colony. Corinth supports such a model. “’From an indefinite time’‚ writes Thucydides (i 13‚ 5)‚ she had been a commercial emporium; even Homer…called her ‘rich’‚ and Herodotus observes that it was her citizens who ‘despised craftsmen least’ (ii 167‚ 2).” Furthermore‚ Corinth’s historical founders and ruling class at the time‚ the Bacchiadae‚ were traders as demonstrated by the mention in a fragment of Aristotle (fr. 611
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settled around the Black Sea. Who mated with vanquished foes and only kept the female children they bore. 2. Where are references to the Amazons found? The first account was found in Homer’s ILIAD‚ an account of the Trojan War. Greek historian Herodotus talked about a group of women warriors in his writing around 5th or 6th century B.C. 3. What evidence is there that the Amazons may have existed in real life? The first evidence of women warriors came for the steppes of southern Russia from burial
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platform thought to have been topped with a temple but this was to honor the chief god or goddess. The Sumerians were polytheistic and worshipped many gods. They believed that the gods controlled every aspect of life. An ancient Greek historian named Herodotus said “is wholly the gift of the Nile” Without the Nile‚ Egypt would be just the barren desert. Where Egypt is
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The Phoenix Bird Name: Date: Block: Teacher: The phoenix bird is sometimes heard about and referenced in mythology‚ and even popular movies today like Harry Potter. But some don’t know its origin‚ and ancient mythological background. It starts with its symbolism. The Phoenix symbolizes rebirth‚ especially of the sun‚ and has alternatives in European‚ Central American‚ Egyptian and Asian cultures. In the 19th century‚ Hans Christian Anderson wrote a story about the phoenix. Edith Nesbit
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References: 3.6 External links [edit]History The origin of the idea of seven wonders of the world dates back to Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC)‚ who made lists which included the Great Pyramid of Giza‚ Hanging Gardens of Babylon‚ Statue of Zeus at Olympia‚ Temple of Artemis at Ephesus‚ Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus‚ Colossus
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Chapter Four! Greece and Iran 1000 – 30 B.C.E. ⅠAncient Iran 1000 - 500 B.C.E • Also known as the Persian Empire. • Little written materials are left. A. Geography and Resources • Northwest Iran was more open to attacks by the nomads of Central Asia. • Irrigation in the first millennium B.C.E. enabled people to move to open plains so they could plant. • Under ground irrigation channels. • Human survival depended on a delicate ecological balance. B. the Rise of the Persian Empire • “Iranians”
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statesman and orator Pericles‚ Athens produced some of the most influential and enduring cultural artifacts of the Western tradition. The playwrights Aeschylus‚ Sophocles and Euripides all lived and worked in fifth century Athens‚ as did the historians Herodotus and Thucydides‚ the physician Hippocrates‚ and the philosopher Socrates. Overview During the golden age‚ Athenian military and external affairs were mostly run by the ten strategoi (or generals) who were elected each year by the ten clans of citizens
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Mediterranean and Caspian Seas. The Radish has a history both as a food and medicine that goes back thousands of years in Egypt‚ Greece‚ Rome and China. Egyptian tomb illustrations from 2000 B.C. display Black Radishes; and the Greek historian‚ Herodotus (648-625 B.C.)‚ writes of the Radish as an important crop root and offering to Apollo. Root crops‚ as a group‚ have been a staple food for societies around the globe since ancient times. Radishes come in many colors and sizes‚ with white‚ red or
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