WebBiography. Linus may have been the personification of a dirge or lamentation (), as there was a classical Greek song genre known as linos, a form of dirge, which was sometimes seen as a lament for him.This would account for his being the son of Apollo and a Muse, and by which fact, Linus was also considered the inventor of melody and rhythm or of dirges …

WebEnez is a town and a district of Edirne Province, in Thrace, Turkey.The ancient name of the town was Ainos (Greek: Αίνος), Latinised as Aenus.The mayor is Özkan Günenç ().The population is 10,886 as of 2018. Enez consists of an old town centre, backing on to the Meriç/Evros river forming the border with neighbouring Greece; the harbour and Pırlanta …

WebJerusalem was the first center of the church, according to the Book of Acts, and according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the location of "the first Christian church". The apostles lived and taught there for some time after Pentecost. James, the brother of Jesus was a leader in the church, and his other kinsmen likely held leadership positions in the surrounding area …

WebArycanda or Arykanda (Ancient Greek: Ἀρύκανδα or Ἀρυκάνδα) is an Ancient Lycian city, former bishopric and present Catholic titular see in Antalya Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey.. Arykanda was a rich but remote city built upon five large terraces high on a mountain slope, today located near the small modern village of Aykiriçay on the Elmalı …

WebAlexander the Great retains Thrace and suppresses rebellion, 335–323 BC; Lysimachus, one of the Diadochi, includes Thrace in his kingdom, 323–281 BC; Philip V of Macedon controls all cities of Thrace up to the hellespont, 238–179 BC; Perseus of Macedon continues controlling the part of Thrace his father left him, 212–166 BC

WebTeos (Ancient Greek: Τέως) or Teo was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, on a peninsula between Chytrium and Myonnesus.It was founded by Minyans from Orchomenus, Ionians and Boeotians, but the date of its foundation is unknown.Teos was one of the twelve cities which formed the Ionian League.The city was situated on a low hilly isthmus.Its …

WebBelow is the list of ancient settlements in Turkey.There are innumerable ruins of ancient settlements spread all over the country. While some ruins date back to Neolithic times, most of them were settlements of Hittites, Phrygians, …

WebPope Nicholas I (Latin: Nicolaus I; c. 800 – 13 November 867), called Nicholas the Great, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 858 until his death. He is remembered as a consolidator of papal authority, exerting decisive influence on the historical development of the papacy and its position among the Christian nations of Western Europe.

WebLe prix Nobel de la paix récompense « la personnalité ou la communauté ayant le plus ou le mieux contribué au rapprochement des peuples, à la suppression ou à la réduction des armées permanentes, à la réunion et à la propagation des progrès pour la paix » selon les volontés, définies par le testament, d'Alfred Nobel.Cela comprend la lutte pour la paix, les …

WebAmasya (Turkish pronunciation: ) is a city in northern Turkey and is the capital of Amasya Province, in the Black Sea Region.It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity. Amasya stands in the mountains above the Black Sea coast, set apart from the rest of Anatolia in a narrow valley along the banks of the Yeşilırmak River. Although near the Black Sea, this …