Africa North Africa Egypt. Ancient Egyptians established an organization of higher learning – the Per-ankh, which means the “House of Life” – in 2000 BCE.. In the 3rd century BCE, amid the Ptolemaic dynasty, the Serapeum, Mouseion, and Library of Alexandria served as organizations of higher learning in Alexandria.. In Cairo, Al-Azhar, which was established in 970 CE, served …

The University of Chicago Press is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, numerous academic journals, and advanced monographs in the academic fields.. One of its quasi-independent projects is the …

Ancient Roman philosophy was heavily influenced by the ancient Greeks and the schools of Hellenistic philosophy; however, unique developments in philosophical schools of thought occurred during the Roman period as well.Interest in philosophy was first excited at Rome in 155 BC, by an Athenian embassy consisting of the Academic skeptic Carneades, the Stoic …

Descriptions in classical literature. There are five principal writers whose descriptions of Babylon exist in some form today. These writers concern themselves with the size of the Hanging Gardens, their overall design and means of irrigation, and why they were built.. Josephus (c. 37–100 AD) quotes a description of the gardens by Berossus, a Babylonian priest of Marduk, …

In video games, Elden Ring wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards. American basketball player Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout (pictured) are freed via a prisoner exchange.; In Germany, 25 members of a far-right group are arrested in connection with a coup d'état plot.; Albert Rösti and Élisabeth Baume-Schneider are elected to the Federal Council, …

The Fates are a common motif in European polytheism, most frequently represented as a trio of goddesses.The Fates shape the destiny of each human, often expressed in textile metaphors such as spinning fibers into yarn, or weaving threads on a loom.This trio is composed of sisters who go by the names Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos (also known as the daughters of Zeus and …

The ancient Egyptians believed that a soul (kꜣ and bꜣ; Egypt. pron. ka/ba) was made up of many parts. In addition to these components of the soul, there was the human body (called the ḥꜥ, occasionally a plural ḥꜥw, meaning approximately "sum of bodily parts").. According to ancient Egyptian creation myths, the god Atum created the world out of chaos, utilizing his …

Ithaca most commonly refers to: . Homer's Ithaca, an island featured in Homer's Odyssey; Ithaca (island), an island in Greece, possibly Homer's Ithaca Ithaca, New York, a city, and home of Cornell University and Ithaca College; Ithaca, Ithaka or Ithica may also refer to:

The earliest known ancient phoenix design dates back to about 7000–8000 years ago and was discovered in Hongjiang, Hunan Province, at the Gaomiao Archeological Site. The earliest known form of dragon-phoenix design, on the other hand, dates back to the Yangshao culture (c. 5000 – c. 3000 BC) and was found at an archeological site near Xi'an in Shaanxi Province.

In ancient Egyptian history, dynasties are series of rulers sharing a common origin. They are usually, but not always, traditionally divided into 32 pharaonic dynasties; these dynasties are commonly grouped by modern scholars into "kingdoms" and "intermediate periods".. The first 30 divisions come from the 3rd century BC Egyptian priest Manetho, whose Aegyptaiaca, was …

Nepenthe / n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ i / (Ancient Greek: νηπενθές, nēpenthés) is a fictional [dubious – discuss] medicine for sorrow – a "drug of forgetfulness" mentioned in ancient Greek literature and Greek mythology, depicted as originating in Egypt.. The carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes is named after the drug nepenthe.. In the Odyssey. The word nepenthe first appears in the fourth ...

The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight.The term is based on an ancient saying that presumed black swans did not exist – a saying that became reinterpreted to teach a different lesson after they were …

Lady Justice (Latin: Iustitia) is an allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems. Her attributes are scales, a sword and sometimes a blindfold.She often appears as a pair with Prudentia.. Lady Justice originates from the personification of Justice in Ancient Roman art known as Iustitia or Justitia, who is equivalent to the Greek goddess Dike

The university campus is located in Santa Monica, California approximately 15 miles west of downtown Los Angeles. The campus' interior design, by the architecture firm of M. Charles Bernstein Architects, received an honor design award from the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1998.