WebThe ancient Greek tribes (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλήνων ἔθνη) were groups of Greek-speaking populations living in Greece, Cyprus, and the various Greek colonies.They were primarily divided by geographic, dialectal, political, and cultural criteria, as well as distinct traditions in mythology and religion.Some groups were of mixed origin, forming a syncretic culture …

WebAncient Semitic religion encompasses the polytheistic religions of the Semitic peoples from the ancient Near East and Northeast Africa.Since the term Semitic itself represents a rough category when referring to cultures, as opposed to languages, the definitive bounds of the term "ancient Semitic religion" are only approximate.. Semitic traditions and their …

WebThis is a list of ancient Greek theatres by location. Attica and Athens. Theatre of Dionysus, Athens; Odeon of Athens, Athens; Theatre of Oropos, Oropos, East Attica; Theatre of Zea, Piraeus, Athens; Theatre of Thoricus, East Attica; Theatre of …

WebClassical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome known as the Greco-Roman world.It is the period in which both Greek and Roman …

WebThe Vedic religion, also called as, ancient Hinduism developed further through an unbroken tradition to take the form of modern Hinduism, an exonym used for the modern form of Vedic religion. Ancient Greek religion and the following the Etruscan religion and the Religion in ancient Rome was strongly influenced by ancient Near Eastern religion ...

WebPersecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire began during the reign of Constantine the Great (r. 306–337) in the military colony of Aelia Capitolina (), when he destroyed a pagan temple for the purpose of constructing a Christian church. Christian historians alleged that Hadrian (2nd century) had constructed a temple to Aphrodite on the site of the crucifixion …

WebThe Canaanite religion was the group of ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early Bronze Age through the first centuries AD. Canaanite religion was polytheistic and, in some cases, monolatristic .

WebThe following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient India: . Ancient India is the Indian subcontinent from prehistoric times to the start of Medieval India, which is typically dated (when the term is still used) to the end of the Gupta Empire around 500 CE. Depending on context, the term Ancient India might cover the modern-day …

Web• Greek-English word-list containing about 1000 most common Greek words, so arranged as to be most easily learned and remembered, by Robert Baird (1893) • Greek and English Lexicon by James Donnegan (1840) • Vocabulaire classique: Ancient and Modern Greek-English-French vocabulary by topics, by G. Poppleton & G. Theocharopoulos (1834)

WebThe ancient Agora of Athens (also called the Classical Agora) is the best-known example of an ancient Greek agora, located to the northwest of the Acropolis and bounded on the south by the hill of the Areopagus and on the west by the hill known as the Agoraios Kolonos, also called Market Hill. The Agora's initial use was for a commercial, assembly, …

WebEtymology. The English word 'mystery' originally appeared as the plural Greek Mystêria, and developed into the Latin mysterium where the English term originates. The etymology of the Greek mystêrion is not entirely clear, though scholars have traditionally thought it to have derived from the Greek myo, meaning "to close or shut" (chiefly referring to shutting the …

WebIn Greek mythology, Thanatos (/ ˈ θ æ n ə t ɒ s /; Ancient Greek: Θάνατος, pronounced in Ancient Greek: "Death", from θνῄσκω thnēskō "(I) die, am dying") was the personification of death.He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person. His name is transliterated in Latin as Thanatus, but his counterpart in Roman …

WebHistory. Mafdet was the first known cat-headed deity in ancient Egypt. During the First Dynasty, she was regarded as protector of the pharaoh's chambers against snakes, scorpions and evil. She was often also depicted with a head of a leopard (Panthera pardus) or a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). She was particularly prominent during the reign of Den.. …

WebEgyptian society of antiquity, like many other civilizations of the time, used religion as a foundation for society. This was how the throne of the power of the Pharaohs was justified, as anointed by the gods, and the holder of the throne had a divine right. Typically, in ancient societies power was transferred from one male to the next.