WebThe history of Armenia covers the topics related to the history of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the Armenian people, the Armenian language, and the regions historically and geographically considered Armenian.. Armenia is located in the highlands surrounding the Biblical mountains of Ararat.The original Armenian name for the country was Hayk, later …

WebCilicia fell to Arab invasions in the seventh century and was entirely incorporated into the Rashidun Caliphate. However, the Caliphate failed to gain a permanent foothold in Anatolia, as Cilicia was reconquered in the year 965 by Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas.The Caliphate's occupation of Cilicia and of other areas in Asia Minor led many …

WebCilicia Tráquea se convirtió en el lugar favorito de los piratas, quienes fueron subyugados por Pompeyo en el 67 a. C. después de una batalla en Korakesion (hoy Alanya), y Tarso se convirtió en la capital de la provincia romana de Cilicia.. Cilicia Pedias se convirtió en territorio romano en el 103 a. C., y fue organizado por Pompeyo, 64 a. C., en una …

WebHomer (/ ˈ h oʊ m ər /; Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος [hómɛːros], Hómēros) is the legendary author to whom the authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey (the two epic poems that are the foundational works of ancient Greek literature) is attributed.He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time. In Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Virgil …

WebThe Virgin of Mercy is a subject in Christian art, showing a group of people sheltering for protection under the outspread cloak, or pallium, of the Virgin Mary.It was especially popular in Italy from the 13th to 16th centuries, often as a specialised form of votive portrait, and is also found in other countries and later art, especially Catalonia and Latin America.

WebAnanias (/ ˌ æ n ə ˈ n aɪ. ə s /; Hebrew: חָנַנְיָהּ, romanized: Chānanyah) and his wife Sapphira (/ s ə ˈ f aɪ r ə /; Hebrew: סָפִירַה, romanized: Ṣafīrah) were, according to the biblical New Testament in Acts of the Apostles chapter 5, members of the early Christian church in Jerusalem.The account records their sudden deaths after lying to the Holy Spirit ...

WebBotanica. Comunemente con abete si intende: . Abete bianco – albero sempreverde; Abete rosso (peccio comune) – albero sempreverde; Il nome si applica anche ad altri alberi dei generi Abies, Pseudotsuga e Picea.. Abies – (i veri abeti): . Abies alba – abete bianco; Abies nebrodensis – abete dei Nebrodi (per alcuni sottospecie di A. alba); Abies pinsapo …

WebLuego de la conquista romana, fue capital de la provincia de Cilicia. En el verano de 41 a. C., Marco Antonio estableció su cuartel general en Tarso, en Anatolia, y convocó a Cleopatra en varias cartas, que ella rechazó hasta que el enviado de Marco Antonio, Quinto Delio, la convenció para que fuera a verlo.

WebFratricide (from Latin fratricidium, from the Latin words frater "brother" and the assimilated root of caedere "to kill, to cut down") is the act of killing one's own brother.. It can either be done directly or via the use of either a hired or an indoctrinated intermediary (an assassin). The victim need not be the perpetrator's biological brother.

WebThe Byzantine reconquest of Cilicia was a series of conflicts and engagements between the forces of the Byzantine Empire under Nikephoros II Phokas and the Hamdanid ruler of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla, over control of the region of Cilicia in southeastern Anatolia.Since the Muslim conquests of the 7th century, Cilicia had been a frontier province of the …

WebZeno's paradoxes are a set of philosophical problems generally thought to have been devised by Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (c. 490–430 BC) to support Parmenides' doctrine that contrary to the evidence of one's senses, the belief in plurality and change is mistaken, and in particular that motion is nothing but an illusion.It is usually assumed, …

WebOn the City of God Against the Pagans (Latin: De civitate Dei contra paganos), often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD.The book was in response to allegations that Christianity brought about the decline of Rome and is considered one of Augustine's most important works, …

WebThe Roman Mysteries is a series of historical novels for children by Caroline Lawrence.The first book, The Thieves of Ostia, was published in 2001, finishing with The Man from Pomegranate Street, published in 2009, and totaling 17 novels, plus a number of "mini-mysteries", spinoffs, and companion titles. The books take place during the ancient …

WebThe Treaty of Alexandropol (Armenian: Ալեքսանդրապոլի պայմանագիր; Turkish: Gümrü Anlaşması) was a peace treaty between the First Republic of Armenia and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.The treaty ended the Turkish-Armenian War that had begun on 12 September 1920, with the Turkish invasion of former-Ottoman lands ceded to Armenia …