1st century AD - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Therapeutae: Encyclopedia - Therapeutae
The Therapeutae (meaning "healers" to Philo, "servants" to the Pseudo-Dionysius) and Therapeutridae (the female members of the sect) were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great
Alexander the Great (in Greek Μέγας Αλέξανδρος, transliterated Megas Alexandros; born in Pella, Macedon, in July, 356 BC, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dead Sea Scrolls: Encyclopedia - Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls comprise roughly 850 documents, including texts from the Hebrew Bible, discovered between 1947 and 1956 in eleven ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sadducee: Encyclopedia - Sadducee
The sect of the Sadducees (or Zadokites and other variants) - which may have originated as a political party - was founded in the 2nd cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bessarabia: Encyclopedia - Bessarabia
Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kharoṣṭhī: Encyclopedia - Kharoṣṭhī
The Kharoṣṭhī script, also known as the Gāndhārī script, is an ancient abugida (a kind of alphabetic script) used by the Gandhara...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daemon Mythology: Encyclopedia - Daemon Mythology
The words daemon and daimon, sometimes dæmon, are distinctively Hellenizing or Latinate spellings of δαιμων, used purposefully tod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Millennialism: Encyclopedia - Millennialism
Millennialism (or chiliasm), from millennium, which literally means "thousand years", is primarily a belief expressed in some Christian d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Essenes: Encyclopedia - Essenes
The Essenes (es'-eenz) were a religious sect of Judaism that flourished from the 2nd century BC to the 1st century AD in Qumran, a platea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Junk Ship: Encyclopedia Ii - Junk Ship - History
Junks were originally developed during the Han Dynasty (220 BC-200 AD). Junk ship - 2nd century junks Han Dynasty. The 3rd century book...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petronius: Encyclopedia Ii - Petronius - Fake Quotation
The following quotation, or variants of it, is frequently attributed to Petronius: "We trained hard … but it seemed that every time we ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar System In Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar System In Astrology - The Sun
Main article:Sun (astrology) According to Marcus Manilius (1st century AD) in his epic (8000 verses) poem Astronomica, the Sun is benign ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Priestly Source: Encyclopedia Ii - Priestly Source - Contrasted With Je
The Priestly source follows the combined JE source based on the Jahwist and Elohist narratives, although the narrative of the priestly so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Period Of Conquests
Alexander the Great - The defeat of the Persian Empire. Alexander's army had crossed the Hellespont with about 42,000 soldiers---primar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Period Of Conquests
Alexander the Great - The defeat of the Persian Empire. Alexander's army had crossed the Hellespont with about 42,000 soldiers---primar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bessarabia: Encyclopedia Ii - Bessarabia - History
The name Bessarabia (Basarabia in Romanian) probably derives from the Wallachian family of Basarab, who once ruled over the southern part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Period Of Conquests
Alexander the Great - The defeat of the Persian Empire. Alexander's army had crossed the Hellespont with about 40,000 soldiers---primar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Essenes: Encyclopedia Ii - Essenes - History
The Essenes were supposed to have come into existence as a protest following the purchase by Yehoshua Ben-Shimon II (Jason son of Simon) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bandhavgarh National Park: Encyclopedia Ii - Bandhavgarh National Park - The Invaluable Heritage
Bandhavgarh National Park - The park. Bandhavgarh (the present Tala Range) enjoyed almost complete protection under the Maharajas of Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariton: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariton - The Loves Of Chaereas And Callirhoe
The action of the story, which is to a certain extent historical, takes place during the time of the Peloponnesian War. In Syracuse, Chae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doboj: Encyclopedia Ii - Doboj - History
During the rule of Serbian Prince Caslav Klonimir of Vlastimir in the 10th century, the invading Hungarian Armies have clashed with the d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pula: Encyclopedia Ii - Pula - History
The city's earliest recorded permanent habitation dates back to the 10th century BC. It was founded by the Illyrian tribe of the Histri, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sadducee: Encyclopedia Ii - Sadducee - Legendary Origin
Josephus relates nothing concerning the origin of the Sadducees; he knows only that the three "sects" - the Pharisees, Essenes, and Saddu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dead Sea Scrolls: Encyclopedia Ii - Dead Sea Scrolls - Discovery
Dead Sea scrolls - Cave 1. The modern journey of the Dead Sea Scrolls from the Bedouin who discovered them to the International Team la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Millennialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Millennialism - The Early Church And Premillennialism Chiliasm
"Millenarianism became the general belief of the time and met with almost no other opposition than that given by the Gnostics." - Giesele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ur-: Encyclopedia Ii - Ur- - Examples
Note that not all German nouns starting with Ur- follow this pattern, for instance, Urlaub (vacation, holiday), Urteil (verdict), or Urin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Therapeutae: Encyclopedia Ii - Therapeutae - Forerunners Of Early Christian Monastic Orders
They lived chastely with utter simplicity; they "first of all laid down temperance as a sort of foundation for the soul to rest upon, pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar System In Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar System In Astrology - Uranus
Main article:Uranus (astrology) For some modern Western astrologers, the planet Uranus is the ruling planet of Aquarius. Manilius was una...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar System In Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar System In Astrology - Neptune
Main article:Neptune (astrology) Modern western astrologers associate the planet Neptune with illusion, deception, religions, spiritualit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Priestly Source: Encyclopedia Ii - Priestly Source - The Dating Of The Priestly Text
P is considered by the documentary hypothesis to have been written at a time after the fall of the northern kingdom. Early theories asser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar System In Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar System In Astrology - Pluto
Main article:Pluto (astrology) To some modern western astrologers, Pluto is the ruling planet of Scorpio. Called "the great renewer", Plu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Priestly Source: Encyclopedia Ii - Priestly Source - Nature Of The Priestly Text
This source is thought to have written the majority of the book of Leviticus, as well as stories that parallel those in J (the Jahwist te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar System In Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar System In Astrology - Modern Planets Asteroids And Comets
While some astrologers trace the roots of astrology to ancient Babylonia, people from those times knew only of the five naked-eye planets...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Alexander's Character
Modern opinion on Alexander has run the gamut from the idea that he believed he was on a divinely-inspired mission to unite the human rac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bandhavgarh National Park: Encyclopedia Ii - Bandhavgarh National Park - The Terrain
The terrain is of great rocky hills rising sharply from the swampy and densely forested valley bottoms. The finest of these hills is Band...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Alexander's Legend
Alexander was a legend in his own time. His court historian Callisthenes portrayed the sea in Cilicia as drawing back from him in proskyn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bandhavgarh National Park: Encyclopedia Ii - Bandhavgarh National Park - Past History
Bandhagarh National Park is a Park with a rich historical past. Prior to becoming a national park, the forests around Bandhavgarh had lon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pula: Encyclopedia Ii - Pula - Culture
As a result of its rich political history, Pula is a city with a cultural mix of people and languages from the Mediterranean and Central ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pula: Encyclopedia Ii - Pula - Tourism
The natural beauty of Pula's surrounding countryside and turquoise blue water of the Adriatic have made the city an internationally popul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Ancient Sources
The ancient sources for Alexander's life are, from the perspective of ancient history, relatively numerous. Alexander himself left only a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar System In Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar System In Astrology - Saturn
Main article:Saturn (astrology) In Western astrology, Saturn is the Ruling Planet of Capricorn. According to Manilius, Saturn is sad, mor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Alexander's Marriages And Sexuality
Alexander's greatest emotional attachment is generally considered to have been to his companion, cavalry commander (chiliarchos) and prob...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - The Army Of Alexander The Great Before The Battle Of Gaugamela
The army of Alexander was, for the most part, that of his father Philip. It was composed of light and heavy troops and some engineers, me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Death
On the afternoon of June 10 - 11, 323 BC, Alexander died of a mysterious illness in the palace of Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon. He was ju...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Legacy And Division Of The Empire
After Alexander's death, his empire was divided among his officers, mostly with the pretense of first preserving a united kingdom. Later,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Early Life
Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and of Epirote princess Olympias. According to Plutarch (Alexander 3.1,3), Olympias wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Junk Ship: Encyclopedia Ii - Junk Ship - Design
Junks are efficient and sturdy ships that were traveling across oceans as early as the 2nd century AD. They incorporated numerous technic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Early Life
Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and of Epirote princess Olympias. According to Plutarch (Alexander 3.1,3), Olympias wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sadducee: Encyclopedia Ii - Sadducee - New Testament/greek Scriptures
The Sadducees are mentioned in the New Testament/Greek Scriptures of the Bible. The Gospel of Matthew indicates that the Sadducees did no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Millennialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Millennialism - Pre-christian Millennialism
Although never officially recognized by the Catholic Church (and actually pronounced a heresy as early as 431 AD), millennialism, which h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Millennialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Millennialism - Christian Millennialism Following The Reformation
Christian views on the future order of events diversified after the Protestant reformation. In particular, new emphasis was placed on the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Millennialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Millennialism - Transition To The Millennium
Millennial sects have typically believed that the transition from the present age to the millennium would be anything but smooth, with th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Millennialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Millennialism - Millennialism And Utopianism
The early Christian concept had ramifications far beyond strictly religious concern during the centuries to come, as it was blended and e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sadducee: Encyclopedia Ii - Sadducee - Reliability Of Claims
None of the writings we have about Sadducees present their own side of these controversies, and it is possible that positions attributed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Millennialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Millennialism - Millennialism And Nazism
The most controversial interpretation of the Three Ages philosophy and of millennialism in general is Hitler's "Third Reich" ("Drittes Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Alexander's Marriages And Sexuality
Alexander's greatest emotional attachment is generally considered to have been to his companion, cavalry commander (chiliarchos) and prob...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar System In Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar System In Astrology - The Moon
Main article:Moon (astrology) According to Manilius, the Moon is melancholic, and presides over the right arm. The Moon is the ruling pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petronius: Encyclopedia Ii - Petronius - In Fiction
In the novel Quo Vadis and its versions, C. Petronius is the preferred courtier of Nero, using his wit to adulate and mock him at the sam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar System In Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar System In Astrology - Mercury
Main article:Mercury (astrology) In Western astrology, Mercury is the ruling planet of Gemini and Virgo. According to Manilius, it is an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar System In Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar System In Astrology - Venus
Main article:Venus (astrology) Since the Roman goddess Venus is the goddess of love, in Western astrology the planet Venus is also associ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar System In Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar System In Astrology - Mars
Main article:Mars (astrology) According to Manilius, the planet Mars is ardent, and presides over the genitals. Called "The Bringer Of Wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Essenes: Encyclopedia Ii - Essenes - Parallels And Influences
The Essenes are discussed in detail by Josephus and Philo. Many scholars believe that the community at Qumran that allegedly produced the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dead Sea Scrolls: Encyclopedia Ii - Dead Sea Scrolls - Publication
Some of the documents were published in a prompt manner: all of the writing found in Cave 1 appeared in print between 1950 and 1956; the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bessarabia: Encyclopedia Ii - Bessarabia - Geography
Bessarabia was in the Russian Empire administrative system a region of Central Europe comprising most of current-day Moldova and addition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Death
On the afternoon of June 10 - 11, 323 BC, Alexander died of a mysterious illness in the palace of Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon. He was on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dead Sea Scrolls: Encyclopedia Ii - Dead Sea Scrolls - Date And Contents
According to carbon dating and textual analysis, the documents were written at various times between the middle of the 2nd century BC and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dead Sea Scrolls: Encyclopedia Ii - Dead Sea Scrolls - Interpretations
Dead Sea scrolls - Essenes. According to a view almost universally held until the 1990s, the documents were written and hidden by a com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solar System In Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Solar System In Astrology - Jupiter
Main article:Jupiter (astrology) Jupiter is associated with the principles of growth, expansion, faith, prosperity and protecting roles. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dead Sea Scrolls: Encyclopedia Ii - Dead Sea Scrolls - Significance
The significance of the scrolls is still somewhat impaired by the uncertainty about its date and origin. In spite of these limitations, t...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Viii - X
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VIII - X . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word....   » Read the article