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Encyclopedia - 270 Bc: Encyclopedia - 270 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC - 260s BC 250s BC 24...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Raven: Encyclopedia Ii - Common Raven - Overview
Ravens can thrive in varied climates. They range from the Arctic to the deserts of North Africa, and to islands in the Pacific Ocean; ind...   » 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 - Heliocentrism: Encyclopedia - Heliocentrism
In astronomy, heliocentrism is the theory that the Sun is at the center of the Universe and/or the Solar System. The word is derived from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollonius Of Rhodes: Encyclopedia - Apollonius Of Rhodes
Apollonius of Rhodes (Apollonius Rhodius), librarian at Alexandria, was a Greek grammarian and epic poet, who flourished under the Ptolem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Water Clock: Encyclopedia - Water Clock
A water clock or clepsydra is a device for measuring time by letting water regularly flow out of a container, usually through a tiny aper...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Raven: Encyclopedia - Common Raven
This article is about the species Corvus corax. For the German music band Corvus Corax, see Corvus Corax (band). The Common Raven (Corvu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 275 Bc: Encyclopedia - 275 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 272 Bc: Encyclopedia - 272 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 265 Bc: Encyclopedia - 265 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC - 260s BC - 250s BC 240s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 273 Bc: Encyclopedia - 273 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC - 270s BC - 260s BC 250s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 266 Bc: Encyclopedia - 266 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC - 260s BC - 250s BC 240s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Water Clock: Encyclopedia Ii - Water Clock - Water Clock Overview
A water clock or clepsydra is a device for measuring time by letting water regularly flow out of a container, usually through a tiny aper...   » 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 40,000 soldiers---primar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antioch Pisidia: Encyclopedia Ii - Antioch Pisidia - Tour Of Antioch
Arriving at Antioch from the west, visitors can see the Fortifications and structures of various periods. Architectural fragments of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heliocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Heliocentrism - Development Of The Idea
To anyone who stands and looks at the sky, it seems clear that the earth stays in one place while everything in the sky goes around once ...   » 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 - Mamertines: Encyclopedia Ii - Mamertines - The Decline Of The Mamertines
The Mamertine presence did not go unnoticed forever. In around 270 BC, the Mamertine exploits came to the attention of Syracuse, by word ...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Antioch Pisidia: Encyclopedia Ii - Antioch Pisidia - Archaeology
Francis Vyvyan Jago Arundell, British chaplain at Izmir between 1822-1834 was the first person who defined and studied the city when in 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antioch Pisidia: Encyclopedia Ii - Antioch Pisidia - The Sanctuary Of Men Askaenos
A sanctuary exists on the neighbouring hill east of Antioch, which is about 1600 m high, that 6 km away from Antioch(3.5 km as the crow f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antioch Pisidia: Encyclopedia Ii - Antioch Pisidia - City Plan
Most of the city has not been excavated and questions like, for example, the relationship between the Theatre and the Cardo Maximus canno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antioch Pisidia: Encyclopedia Ii - Antioch Pisidia - Acropolis And Fortifications
The city, like other Hellenistic colonies, was founded on a hill for ease of defence. The steep valley of the River Anthius in the east p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antioch Pisidia: Encyclopedia Ii - Antioch Pisidia - History Of Antioch
Antioch Pisidia - Prehistory. It has been a tradition for all researchers writing the history of the city to claim that the city dates ...   » 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 - Antioch Pisidia: Encyclopedia Ii - Antioch Pisidia - Geography
The city is surrounded by, on the east the deep ravine of the Anthius River which flows into Lake Egirdir, with the Sultan Mountains to t...   » 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 - Heliocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Heliocentrism - Religious Disputes Over Heliocentrism
As early as the time of Aristarchus, the heliocentric idea was denounced as being against religion. The issue did not assume any importan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Raven: Encyclopedia Ii - Common Raven - Ravens In Legend And Literature
Because of its black plumage, croaking call, and diet of carrion, the raven has long been considered a bird of ill omen and of interest t...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Water Clock: Encyclopedia Ii - Water Clock - Su Song's Astronomical Clock Tower
One of the most elaborate clock towers was built by Su Sung (蘇頌) and his associates in 1088. Su Sung's mechanism incorporated a water...   » 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