Trans-Saharan trade requires travel across the Sahara between sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa.While existing from prehistoric times, the peak of trade extended from the 8th century until the early 17th century.The Sahara once had a very different environment.In Libya and Algeria, from at least 7000 BC, there was pastoralism, the herding of sheep, goats, large settlements, …

The Achaeans (/ ə ˈ k iː ən z /; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιοί Akhaioí, "the Achaeans" or "of Achaea") is one of the names in Homer which is used to refer to the Greeks collectively.. The term "Achaean" is believed to be related to the Hittite term Ahhiyawa and the Egyptian term Ekwesh which appear in texts from the Late Bronze Age and are believed to refer to the Mycenaean civilization or ...

Antiquity Retjenu. Ancient Egyptian texts (c. 14th century BC) called the entire coastal area along the Mediterranean Sea between modern Egypt and Turkey rṯnw (conventionally Reṯenu).In the Amarna letters, written in Akkadian cuneiform, Reṯenu is subdivided into five regions: . kꜣnꜥnꜥ (Kanana) or Canaan proper (Idumea, Judea, Samaria); pꜣ-kꜣnꜥnꜥ (pa-Kanana), city of …

The Sea Peoples are a hypothesized seafaring confederation that attacked ancient Egypt and other regions in the East Mediterranean prior to and during the Late Bronze Age collapse (1200–900 BCE). Following the creation of the concept in the 19th century, the Sea Peoples' incursions became one of the most famous chapters of Egyptian history, given its connection …

This is an incomplete list of places, lands, and countries mentioned in the Bible. Some places may be listed twice, under two different names. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included: see also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.

The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III is a black limestone Assyrian sculpture with many scenes in bas-relief and inscriptions. It comes from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), in northern Iraq, and commemorates the deeds of King Shalmaneser III (reigned 858–824 BC). It is on display at the British Museum in London, and several other museums have cast replicas.. It is one of two …

Bilad al-Sham (Arabic: بِلَاد الشَّام, romanized: Bilād al-Shām), often referred to as Islamic Syria or simply Syria in English-language sources, was a province of the Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid caliphates.It roughly corresponded with the Byzantine Diocese of the East, conquered by the Muslims in 634–647. Under the Umayyads (661–750) Bilad al-Sham was the ...

Tesorero (del latín thesaurarĭus) [1] es la denominación histórica del oficio de corte o funcionario encargado de la custodia y administración del Tesoro de reyes y emperadores; [2] tuviera o no vinculada la recaudación de impuestos.En la organización tradicional de la iglesia, "tesorero" era el canónigo cuyo cometido era la custodia de las reliquias y demás objetos valiosos.

The Herodian Tetrarchy was formed following the death of Herod the Great in 4 BCE, when his kingdom was divided between his sons Herod Archelaus as ethnarch, Herod Antipas and Philip as tetrarchs in inheritance, while Herod's sister Salome I briefly ruled a toparchy of Jamnia.Upon the deposition of Herod Archelaus in 6 CE, his territories (Judea, Samaria and Idumea) were …

Synopsis. A central point of the documentary is the thesis that "creativity itself is on the line" and that a balance needs to be struck, or that there is a conflict between protecting the right of those who own intellectual property and the rights of future generations to create.

Baalbek (arabisch بعلبك, DMG Baʿlabakk) ist eine Provinzhauptstadt im Libanon mit zirka 80.000 Einwohnern und ein wichtiges Zentrum der Bekaa-Ebene.Der Ort ist seit dem 8. Jahrtausend v. Chr. besiedelt, in römischer Zeit lautete sein Name Colonia Heliopolis. Berühmt ist Baalbek für seine gewaltigen Tempelanlagen, darunter die imposante Ruine des Jupiterheiligtums, eine …

Phoenician (/ f ə ˈ n iː ʃ ən / fə-NEE-shən) is an extinct Canaanite Semitic language originally spoken in the region surrounding the cities of Tyre and Sidon.Extensive Tyro-Sidonian trade and commercial dominance led to Phoenician becoming a lingua franca of the maritime Mediterranean during the Iron Age.The Phoenician alphabet spread to Greece during this period, where it …

Chữ Kirin Chữ Copt Chữ Armenia Chữ Runic/Futhark: ISO 15924; ISO 15924: Latn, 215 : Bài viết này chứa các biểu tượng ngữ âm IPA trong Unicode.Nếu không thích hợp hỗ trợ dựng hình, bạn có thể sẽ nhìn thấy dấu chấm hỏi, hộp, hoặc ký hiệu khác thay vì kí tự Unicode.

Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, which is usually intended to please or appease gods, a human ruler, an authoritative/priestly figure or spirits of dead ancestors or as a retainer sacrifice, wherein a monarch's servants are killed in order for them to continue to serve their master in the next life. Closely related practices found in some …