WebIn geometry, Thales's theorem states that if A, B, and C are distinct points on a circle where the line AC is a diameter, the angle ABC is a right angle.Thales's theorem is a special case of the inscribed angle theorem and is mentioned and proved as part of the 31st proposition in the third book of Euclid's Elements. It is generally attributed to Thales of Miletus, but it …

WebHypatia (Oudgrieks: Ὑπατία, Alexandrië, ca. 350-370 - aldaar, maart 415) was een Griekse wiskundige, filosofe en astronome.Zij wordt wel de eerste vrouwelijke wiskundige genoemd. Ze leefde in Alexandrië, in Egypte, en doceerde wiskunde en neoplatonische filosofie.. Hypatia werd door de eeuwen heen op verschillende manieren gezien.

WebAriadne (Oudgrieks: Αριάδνη) is een figuur uit de Griekse en Romeinse mythologie.Zij is de dochter van koning Minos van Kreta en koningin Pasiphaë, beiden kinderen van goden.Ariadne is de godin van de passie. [bron?] Haar …

WebLesbos or Lesvos (Greek: Λέσβος, romanized: Lésvos) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea.It has an area of 1,633 km 2 (631 sq mi) with approximately 400 kilometres (249 miles) of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece.It is separated from Asia Minor by the narrow Mytilini Strait.On the southeastern coast lies the island's …

WebBackground. The origins of the museum can be traced back to the nearby Hagia Irene Church. After the conquest of Istanbul, the church's location close to the barracks of the Janissaries saw it transformed into a de facto ‘inner arsenal’ for storing their weapons ( İç Cebehane in Turkish). By 1726, during the reign of Sultan Ahmed III, it functioned as a full …

WebThe Scythian campaign of Darius I was a military expedition into parts of European Scythia by Darius I, the king of the Achaemenid Empire, in 513 BC. The Scythians were an East Iranian-speaking people who had invaded Media, revolted against Darius and threatened to disrupt trade between Central Asia and the shores of the Black Sea as they …

WebIonia (/ aɪ ˈ oʊ n i ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἰωνία [i.ɔː.ní.aː], Iōnía or Ἰωνίη, Iōníē; Turkish: İyonya) was an ancient region on the western coast of Anatolia, to the south of present-day Izmir.It consisted of the northernmost territories of the Ionian League of Greek settlements. Never a unified state, it was named after the Ionian tribe who, in the Archaic Period (600 ...

WebTitle, unity of Luke – Acts, authorship and date. The name "Acts of the Apostles" was first used by Irenaeus in the late 2nd century. It is not known whether this was an existing name for the book or one invented by Irenaeus; it does seem clear that it was not given by the author, as the word práxeis (deeds, acts) only appears once in the text (Acts 19:18) and …

WebThe collection goes back to the prince-electors, or Kurfürsten, of Brandenburg, who collected objects from antiquity; the collection began with an acquisition to the collection by a Roman archaeologist in 1698.It first became accessible (in part) to the public in 1830, when the Altes Museum was opened. The collection expanded greatly with the excavations in Olympia, …

WebIn Greek mythology, Endymion (/ ɛ n ˈ d ɪ m i ə n /; Ancient Greek: Ἐνδυμίων, gen.:Ἐνδυμίωνος) was variously a handsome Aeolian shepherd, hunter, or king who was said to rule and live at Olympia in Elis. He was also venerated and said to reside on Mount Latmus in Caria, on the west coast of Asia Minor.. There is confusion over Endymion's …