Encyclopedia - Aeneas: Encyclopedia - Aeneas
Aeneas (Greek: Αινείας, Aineías) was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite (Venus in Roman sources)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 12th Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 12th Century Bc
| c = 13th century BC | c = 12th century BC | cna = 11 | cnb = th century BC }} 12th century BC - Overview. 12th century BC - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2nd Millennium Bc: Encyclopedia - 2nd Millennium Bc
(3rd millennium BC – 2nd millennium BC – 1st millennium BC – other millennia) 2nd millennium BC - Events. To grasp the spirit of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 24: Encyclopedia - April 24
April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). There are 251 days remaining. April 24 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Eclipse: Encyclopedia - Solar Eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes in front of the Sun and obscures it totally or partially. This configuration can only occur a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia - Troy
Troy (Greek Τροία Troia also Ἰλιον; Latin: Troia, Ilium) is a legendary city, scene of the Trojan War, part of which is descri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helen: Encyclopedia - Helen
Helen (Ἑλένη) was the wife of Menelaus and reputed to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought abou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alba Longa: Encyclopedia - Alba Longa
Alba Longa (in Italian sources occasionally written Albalonga) was an ancient city of Latium, founder and head of the Latin Confederation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western World: Encyclopedia - Western World
The term Western world or "the West" can have multiple meanings depending on its context. Originally defined as Western Europe, most mode...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western World: Encyclopedia Ii - Western World - Western Countries
To define what is typical of Western society and Western culture, it is necessary to understand its context. At different times and in di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western World: Encyclopedia Ii - Western World - Western Countries
To define what is typical of Western society and Western culture, it is necessary to understand its context. At different times and in di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alba Longa: Encyclopedia Ii - Alba Longa - Legendary History
According to legend Alba Longa was founded by Ascanius or Iulus, son of Aeneas, thirty years after the foundation of Lavinium. Chronologi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Middle Eastern History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Middle Eastern History - Prehistoric And Ancient Period
main article: Ancient Near East Timeline of Middle Eastern History - 9th millennium BC Beginning of the Neolithic time period of the Hol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Eclipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Eclipse - Eclipse Predictions
Solar eclipse - Geometry of an Eclipse. The diagram to the right shows the alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth at a solar eclipse. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Legendary Troy
The story of the Trojans first began in myth and legend. According to Greek mythology, the Trojans were the ancient citizens of the city ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2nd Millennium Bc: Encyclopedia Ii - 2nd Millennium Bc - Events
To grasp the spirit of the 2nd millennium BC, we must divide it in two parts, for there is a period of change around its middle so import...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helen: Encyclopedia Ii - Helen - Helen In Greek Mythology
Helen - Birth. According to later Greek mythology, Leda bore Helen and Polydeuces, children of Zeus while at the same time bearing Cast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Middle Eastern History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Middle Eastern History - The Ottoman Era
(circa since 1453 when Ottoman emirs captured Constantinople) (main article: History of the Ottoman Empire) 1869 - Construction of the S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Middle Eastern History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Middle Eastern History - Turks Crusaders And Mongols
(The dominance of the Arabs came to a sudden end in the mid 11th century with the arrival of the Seljuk Turks) c. 1347, a fleet of Genoe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Middle Eastern History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Middle Eastern History - The Arab Middle East
Timeline of Middle Eastern History - 1st millennium BC. Egypt declined as a major power The Tanakh was written Cyrus the Great conquer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Tourism
Today there is a Turkish town called Truva in the vicinity of the archaeological site, but this town has grown up recently to service the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western World: Encyclopedia Ii - Western World - Western Thought
The term Western is usually associated with the cultural tradition that traces its origins to Greek thought and Christian religion. (See ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Eclipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Eclipse - Historical Solar Eclipses
In the Odyssey, XIV, 151, Homer states that Odysseus will return to his home, and take vengeance on the suitors of Penelope, at the faili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western World: Encyclopedia Ii - Western World - Western Thought
The term Western is usually associated with the cultural tradition that traces its origins to Greek thought and Christian religion. (See ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alba Longa: Encyclopedia Ii - Alba Longa - Archaeological Data And Historical Interpretation
The location of the ancient Latin city has been much debated since the 16th century. The point of departure is the foundation story in Di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Eclipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Eclipse - Observing A Solar Eclipse
Looking directly at the photosphere of the Sun (the bright disk of the Sun itself), even for just a few seconds, can cause permanent dama...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Eclipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Eclipse - Other Observations
During a solar eclipse special observations can be done with the unaided eye. Normally the spots of light which fall through the small op...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar Eclipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar Eclipse - Past And Future Eclipses
Although there is a total eclipse visible somewhere on Earth most years, some are more conveniently observed than others. Eclipses where ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Hittite Evidence
In the 1920s the Swiss scholar Emil Forrer claimed that placenames found in Hittite texts — Wilusa and Taruisa — should be identified...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Homeric Ilion And Historical Wilusa
The events described in Homer's Iliad, even if based on historical events that preceded its composition by some 450 years, will never be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Excavation Campaigns
Troy - Schliemann. With the rise of modern critical history, Troy and the Trojan War were consigned to the realms of legend. In the 187...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Archaeological Troy
The layers of ruins on the site are numbered Troy I – Troy IX, with various subdivisions: Troy I – Troy IV: early Bronze Age (3rd mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helen: Encyclopedia Ii - Helen - Helen In Modern Literature
Helen is often called "the face that launched a thousand ships", though this phrase is post-classical, from Christopher Marlowe: Is this...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Homeric Troy
In the Iliad, the Achaeans set up their camp near the mouth of the river Scamander (modern Karamenderes), where they had beached their sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troy: Encyclopedia Ii - Troy - Tourism
Today there is a Turkish town called Truva in the vicinity of the archaeological site, but this town has grown up recently to service the...   » Read the article