The Aegean Sea (Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaion Pelagos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor, now part of Turkey). It is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus. In ancient times there were various explanations for the name "Aegean." It was said to have been named after the town of Aegae; Aegea, a queen of the Amazons who died in the sea; and Aegeus, the fath ...

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Mati (Greek: Mατι meaning eye) is a small idyllic village in Greece. It is located at the east coast of the Attica region, 29 kilometers (18 miles) away from Athens. The nearby harbour in Rafina serves as an access point to the Aigaian sea and is frequently used by tourists to reach many of Greece's numerous islands. Mati - Geography and Information. Location: Longitude: 23.9925 (23°59'40") E Latitude: 38.525 (38°3'9") N Postal code: 190 ...

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Aegean civilization is the general term for the prehistoric civilizations in Greece and the Aegean. It was formerly called "Mycenaean" because its existence was first brought to popular notice by Heinrich Schliemann's excavations at Mycenae starting in 1876. However, subsequent discoveries have made it clear that Mycenae was not the chief center of Aegean civilization in its earlier stages (or perhaps at any period), and accordingly it is more usual now to use the more general geographical title. Aegean civilization - Di ...

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• Aegean civilization - Architecture
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• Aegean civilization - Origin and continuity
• Aegean civilization - Chronology.
• Aegean civilization - Annals
• Aegean civilization - Political Organization
• Aegean civilization - Religion
• Aegean civilization - Social Organization
• Aegean civilization - Commerce
• Aegean civilization - Treatment of the Dead
• Aegean civilization - Artistic Production
• Aegean civilization - Evidence of Aegean civilization
• Aegean civilization - The discovery of Aegean civiliation
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There are no fixed or universally agreed dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient Greek period. In common usage it refers to all Greek history before the Roman Empire, but historians use the term more precisely. Some writers include the periods of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, while others argue that these civilizations were so different from later Greek cultures that they should be classed separately. Traditionally, the Ancient Greek period was taken to begin with the date of the first Olympic Games in 776 BC, but most hi ...

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History of Greece, History of Greece - Aegean civilization: prehistoric Greece, History of Greece - Mycenaean Greece Bronze Age, History of Greece - Greek Dark Ages, History of Greece - Ancient Greece, History of Greece - Hellenistic Greece, History of Greece - Roman Period, History of Greece - Medieval Greece, History of Greece - Ottoman Rule and the Rise of Modern Greece, History of Greece - Creation of the Modern Greek State

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In the absence of written records, only a summary history can be derived from monuments and archaeological remains. But the decipherment of writings in recent times has added much new knowledge. Aegean civilization - Origin and continuity. A great deal of evidence has been uncovered by archaeology which answers the question how much the Aegean civilization, which existed for at least three thousand years, can be regarded as continuous. Aegean civilization had its roots in a long-lasting primitive Neolithic ...

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There are no fixed or universally agreed dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient Greek period. In common usage it refers to all Greek history before the Roman Empire, but historians use the term more precisely. Some writers include the periods of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, while others argue that these civilizations were so different from later Greek cultures that they should be classed separately. Traditionally, the Ancient Greek period was taken to begin with the date of the first Olympic Games in 776 B ...

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History of Greece, History of Greece - Aegean civilization: prehistoric Greece, History of Greece - Mycenaean Greece Bronze Age, History of Greece - Greek Dark Ages, History of Greece - Ancient Greece, History of Greece - Hellenistic Greece, History of Greece - Roman Period, History of Greece - Medieval Greece, History of Greece - Ottoman Rule and the Rise of Modern Greece, History of Greece - Creation of the Modern Greek State

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Tyre (Arabic الصور aṣ-Ṣūr, native Phoenician Ṣur, Latin Tyrus, Akkadian Ṣurru, Tiberian Hebrew צר Ṣōr, Greek Τύρος Týros) is an ancient Phoenician city in modern Lebanon on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, about 23 miles north of Acre, and 20 miles south of Sidon. The modern city is still named Sur. The name of the city means 'Rock'. Tyre consisted of two distinct parts, a rocky fortress on the shore, called "Old Tyre", and the city, buil ...

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• Tyre - Foundation
• Tyre - Early history
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Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. It refers not only to the geographical peninsula of modern Greece, but also to areas of Hellenic culture that were settled in ancient times by Greeks: Cyprus, the Aegean coast of Turkey (then known as Ionia), Sicily and southern Italy (known as Magna Graecia), and the scattered Greek settlements on the coasts of what are now Albania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Libya, southern France, sout ...

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• Ancient Greece - The Persian Wars
• Ancient Greece - The dominance of Athens
• Ancient Greece - The Peloponnesian War
• Ancient Greece - Spartan and Theban dominance
• Ancient Greece - The rise of Macedon
• Ancient Greece - The conquests of Alexander
• Ancient Greece - Society
• Ancient Greece - Social Structure
• Ancient Greece - Way of Life
• Ancient Greece - Education

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The Battle of Plataea took place in 479 BC between an alliance of Greek city-states Sparta, Athens, Corinth, Megara, and others against the Persians. Battle of Plataea - Background. After the Battle of Salamis, Xerxes I returned to Persia, leaving Mardonius in charge of the conquered Greek territories. Mardonius, through Alexander I of Macedon, asked for a truce with Athens, offering autonomous government and Persian aid in rebuilding their city. Athens rejected this and asked for Spartan help, though the S ...

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The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle between the Greek city-states and Persia, fought in September, 480 BC in the straits between Piraeus and Salamis, a small island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens, Greece. Battle of Salamis - Background. The Athenians had fled to Salamis after the Battle of Thermopylae in August, 480 BC, while the Persians occupied and burned their city. The Greek fleet joined them there in August after the indecisive Battle of Artemisium. The Spartans wanted to return to the Peloponne ...

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• Battle of Salamis - Sources

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The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition. Several widely-accepted formulations have been put forward by important internationally-recognised organizations, such as the United Nations, the International Labour Organization and the World Bank. Drawing on these, a contemporary working definition of "indigenous peoples" has criteria which would seek to include cultural groups (and their descendants) who have an historical continuity or association with a given region, or parts of a region, and who ...

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• Indigenous peoples - Common concerns
• Indigenous peoples - Definitions
• Indigenous peoples - Historical indigenous cultures
• Indigenous peoples - Classical antiquity
• Indigenous peoples - European expansion and colonialism
• Indigenous peoples - Contemporary distribution and survey
• Indigenous peoples - Africa
• Indigenous peoples - the Americas
• Indigenous peoples - Asia
• Indigenous peoples - Europe
• Indigenous peoples - Oceania
• Indigenous peoples - Viewpoints on indigenous societies
• Indigenous peoples - Indigenous viewpoints
• Indigenous peoples - Non-indigenous viewpoints
• Indigenous peoples - Indigenous rights issues and concerns
• Indigenous peoples - Indigenous knowledge and culture
• Indigenous peoples - Representation
• Indigenous peoples - United Nations
• Indigenous peoples - Other accredited organizations
• Indigenous peoples - List of indigenous peoples

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Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. Attica is also the only prefecture (nomos) in the periphery of Attica. Attica is located in what is today southern Greece, and covers about 3,800 square kilometers. In addition to Athens, it contains within its area the cities of Peiraeus, Eleusis, Megara, Laurium, and Marathon, as well as a small part of the Peloponnese peninsula and the islands ...

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• Attica - Climate
• Attica - History
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• Attica - Roads and Highways
• Attica - Ferry lines
• Attica - Other
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• Attica - Television
• Attica - Radio
• Attica - Sporting teams
• Attica - Basketball teams
• Attica - Football/soccer teams
• Attica - All sports
• Attica - Persons
• Attica - Hospitals
• Attica - Municipalities and communities
• Attica - Provinces
• Attica - Prefectural sects of Attica

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In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in a mountain pass. Though vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the Persian advance in order to buy time for the evacuation of Athens and the preparation of a greater Greek fighting force. Leonidas, the Spartan King commanding the army, held up the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Its loss gave the Persians control as far as the Isthmus of Corinth, and the opportunity to sack Athens. However ...

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• Battle of Thermopylae - Background
• Battle of Thermopylae - Battle
• Battle of Thermopylae - Aftermath
• Battle of Thermopylae - Inspiration
• Battle of Thermopylae - Bibliography
• Battle of Thermopylae - Notes

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Belgrade (listen ▶ (help·info)), is the capital of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–Present). It is one of the oldest cities in Europe settled in the 3rd century BC by the Celts before becoming the Roman settlement of Singidunum. The name Beograd (Belgrade) has been first mentioned back in year 878. It has been the capital of Serbia sinc ...

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• Belgrade - Night life
• Belgrade - Received decorations
• Belgrade - Twin cities
• Belgrade - Quotations

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Cayster River is located south of Izmir, Turkey. The Cayster generally flows westward into the Aegean Sea. The ancient city of Ephesus was once an important port on the Cayster, but with overgrazing and climate change over the centuries, sedimentation gradually filled in the inlet around the city. The coastlines moved seaward and the ruins of Ephesus are now some 5 miles inland from the coast. Other related archivesAegean Sea, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey, port, sedimentation

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The Cyclades, from the Greek Κυκλάδες, ("circular," modern Greek Kykládes; see also List of traditional Greek place names) form an island group south-east of the mainland of Greece. They are a part of the vast number of islands which constitute the Greek archipelago in the Aegean Sea. The name was originally used to indicate those islands that formed a rough circle around the sacred island of Delos (map). The Cyclades are comprised of around 220 islands, with the major ones being Amorgos, Anafi, Ándros, ...

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• Cyclades - Area codes
• Cyclades - Municipalities and communities

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Cape Malea is a peninsula in the southeast of the Peloponnese in Greece. It separates the Ionian Sea in the west from the Aegean Sea in the east. It is the second most southerly point of mainland Greece (after Cape Matapan) and once featured one of the largest light-houses in the Mediterranean. In ancient times it was a busy shipping lane, and one of the major routes for crossing the northeast Mediterranean to the west. However, the weather in the region was notorious for changing almost instantly, most famously as recounted in ...

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The Dardanelles (Greek: Δαρδανελλια, Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı), formerly known as the Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara. It is located at approximately 40°13′N 26°26′E. The strait is 61 km (38 miles) long but only 1.2 to 6 km (0.75 to 4 miles) wide, averaging 55 m (180 ft) deep with a maximum depth of 82 m (300 ft). Water flows in both directions along the strait, from the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean via a surface current ...

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1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) 1966 - Events. 1966 - January. January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. January 2 - Strike of public transportation workers in New York City - ends January 13 January 3 - First Acid Test at the Fillmore, San Francisco January 4 - Military coup in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso).Including:

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A transcontinental nation is a country belonging to more than one continent. The definitions used may vary according to which criteria are used (whether purely geographical or, on the other hand, political, economic or cultural criteria). The best example is probably Russia, which has its historical core as well as most of its population (75%), economic activity and political institutions (such as its capital city) in Europe, yet geographically most of the territory (75%) is actually in Asia. By some definitions, Russia straddl ...

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• Transcontinental nation - Islands
• Transcontinental nation - Europe and Asia
• Transcontinental nation - Africa
• Transcontinental nation - The Americas
• Transcontinental nation - Asia and Oceania
• Transcontinental nation - Definitions of transcontinental nation
• Transcontinental nation - List of geographically transcontinental states
• Transcontinental nation - Methodology of calculation
• Transcontinental nation - Countries in both Asia and Europe
• Transcontinental nation - Countries in both Asia and Africa
• Transcontinental nation - Countries in both Asia and Oceania
• Transcontinental nation - Countries both in North America and South America
• Transcontinental nation - Transcontinental empires in history
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