Encyclopedia - History Of Greek And Roman Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greek And Roman Egypt - Roman Egypt
In 30 BC, following the death of Cleopatra, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire as the province Aegyptus, governed by a prefect selecte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greek And Roman Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greek And Roman Egypt - Ptolemaic Egypt
In 332 BC Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, conquered Egypt, with little resistance from the Persians. He was welcomed by the Egyptia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greek And Roman Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greek And Roman Egypt - Persian And Arab Conquests
The Persian occupation of Egypt, beginning in 619 or 618, was one of the triumphs in the last Sasanian war against Byzantium. Khosrow II ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia - Egypt
The Arab Republic of Egypt, commonly known as Egypt, (in Arabic: مصر, romanized Misr, in Egyptian Arabic Másr), is a republic in Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Greeks - History Of The Greeks
The history of the Greek people is closely associated with the history of Greece itself. While Greeks have migrated away from Greece for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - The Greeks And The Romans
History of literature - The Greeks. Ancient Greek society placed considerable emphasis upon literature. Many authors consider the weste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Egypt - Ptolemaic And Roman 400 Bce - 641 Ce
See also Leontopolis; Alabarch; Philo Athough populations existed before, many Jews immigrated to Egypt in the Ptolemaic time, settling e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt: Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt
Cleopatra VII Philopator (January 69 BC – August 12, 30 BC) was queen of ancient Egypt, the last member of the Ptolemaic dynasty and he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - History
Main article: History of Egypt The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by desert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek: Encyclopedia - Greek
The noun Greek refers to: Synonymous to Grecian; a native or inhabitant of Greece (Ελλάδα), or a person of Greek descent. - main a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abydos, Egypt: Encyclopedia - Abydos, Egypt
Abydos, one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, stood about 11 km (6 miles) west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N. The Egyptian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abydos Egypt: Encyclopedia - Abydos Egypt
Abydos, one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, stood about 11 km (6 miles) west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N. The Egyptian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Modern Egypt: Encyclopedia - History Of Modern Egypt
The History of Modern Egypt is generally accepted as beginning in 1882, when Egypt became a de facto British colony. This situation persi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia - Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was a civilization along the Lower Nile, reaching from the Nile Delta in the north as far south as Jebel Barkal at the time...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Egypt: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Egypt
Life in Egypt The Culture of Egypt has five thousand years of recorded history. Ancient Egypt was among the earliest civilizations. For m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman: Encyclopedia - Roman
Roman or Romans may refer to: History Ancient Rome Roman Kingdom (753 BC to 509 BC) Roman Republic (509 BC to 44 BC) Roman Empire (44 BC...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-greek Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Indo-greek Kingdom
The Indo-Greeks (or sometimes Greco-Indians) designate a series of Greek kings, who invaded and controlled parts of northwest and norther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Geography: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Geography - The Greeks The Romans And The Arabs
The Greeks are the first known culture to actively explore geography as a science and philosophy, with major contributors including Thale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt - Early Life And Name
"Cleopatra" is Greek for "father's glory," and her full name, "Cleopatra Thea Philopator" means "the Goddess Cleopatra, the Beloved of He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Creationism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Creationism - Greek And Roman Times
c. 45 BC – Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC) made a teleological argument, anticipating the watchmaker analogy, in De natura deorum, ii. 34 Wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of The Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of The Greeks - Romans Ρωμαίοι And Romioi Ρωμιοί
Romans is the political name by which the Greeks were known during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The name originally signified the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - History
The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greek: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greek - Hellenistic Greek - Koiné
As Greeks colonized from Asia Minor to Egypt to the Middle East, the Greek language began to evolve into multiple dialects. Alexander the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Greeks - Identity Of The Greek People
Greeks - Classical and Roman. Herodotus states that the Athenians declared, before the battle of Plataea, that they would not go over t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Greeks - Greeks Around The World
Outside Greece and Cyprus, large Greek communities can be found in a number of countries: United States: 1,153,295 (self-reported herita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Religion
Main article: Religion in Egypt According to the constitution, any new legislation must implicitly agree with Islamic laws . Egypt is pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Religion
Main article: Religion in Egypt According to the constitution, any new legislation must implicitly agree with Islamic laws. Egypt is pred...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of The Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of The Greeks - Contest Between Hellene Roman And Greek
After the fall of the Byzantine Empire and during the Ottoman occupation a fierce ideological battle ensued regarding the three rival nat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carthage: Encyclopedia Ii - Carthage - Conflict With The Greeks And Romans
Carthage - First Sicilian War. Carthage's success led to the creation of a powerful navy to discourage both pirates and rival nations. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greek: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greek - Origins
There are several theories about the origins of the Greek language. One theory suggests that it originated with a migration of proto-Gree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greek: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greek - Ancient Greek Dialects
In the archaic and classical periods, there were three main dialects of the Greek language: Aeolic, Ionic, and Doric, corresponding to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Cypriot: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Cypriot - History
The Greek Cypriots trace their origins to the descendants of the Achaean Greeks and later the Mycenaean Greeks, who settled on the island...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Greeks - Footnotes
1In Greek: homoglosson (ὁμόγλωσσον) + 2In Greek: homaimon (ὅμαιμον) 3Compare the Christian Greek and Demotic term omot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Language - History
This article does not cover the reconstructed history of Greek prior to the use of writing. For more information, see main article on Pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Egypt - History
It is particularly noteworthy that the basic elements of Egyptian culture were remarkably stable and changed little over a period of near...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Egypt - History
The ancient Egyptians themselves traced their origin to a land they called Punt, or "Ta Nteru" ("Land of the Gods"). Once commonly though...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Language - History
This article does not cover the reconstructed history of Greek prior to the use of writing. For more information, see main article on Pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Greeks - Names Used For The Greek People
Main Article: Names of the Greeks. Throughout the centuries, the Greeks have been known by a number of names, including: Hellenes (Έλ�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constitution Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Constitution Of Egypt - History
Main article: History of the Egyptian Constitution Egypt is known for beginning the earliest administrative and legislative codes in hist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of Egypt - History
Flag of Egypt - Egypt under Ottoman Rule. Flag of Egypt - British Protectorate 1914-1922. Muhammad Ali did introduce one distinctiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Arab Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Arab Egypt - The Arab Conquest Of Egypt
Main article: Islamic conquest of Egypt In 639 an army of some 4,000 men was sent against Egypt by the second caliph, Umar, under the com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Alphabet - History
Middle Bronze Age 19-15th c. BC Proto-Canaanite 14th c. BC Ugaritic 13th c. BC Phoenician 11th c. BC Samaritan 6th c. BC Aramaic 9th c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt Under Muhammad Ali And His Successors: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt Under Muhammad Ali And His Successors - Greek Campaign
Muhammad Ali was fully conscious that the empire which he had so laboriously built up might at any time have to be defended by force of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Alphabet: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Alphabet - History
Middle Bronze Age 19-15th c. BC Proto-Canaanite 14th c. BC Ugaritic 13th c. BC Phoenician 11th c. BC Samaritan 6th c. BC Aramaic 9th c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Military
Main article: Military of Egypt The Egyptian Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة المصرية) consists of the Army, Air ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Military
The Egyptian Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة المصرية) consists of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt - The Race Debate
There is often a debate between Egyptologists and Afrocentric historians as to what race Cleopatra belonged to. Egyptologists say that Cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Old Calendarists: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Old Calendarists - History
Up to the early 20th century, the Eastern Orthodox Church used the Julian Calendar universally, not accepting the calendar reforms of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Geography
Main articles: Geography of Egypt Egypt is bordered by Libya on the west, Sudan on the south, and on Israel on the northeast. Egypt's imp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cypriot Greek: Encyclopedia Ii - Cypriot Greek - History And Literature
The modern Cypriot dialect is not an evolution of the ancient Arcadocypriot dialect, but evolved from koine. Cyprus was cut off from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Egypt - Under The Turks 1517-1922
On Jan. 22, 1517, the Turkish sultan, Selim I., defeated Tuman Bey, the last of the Mamelukes. He made radical changes in the affairs of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Egypt Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world, at about 77,500,000 people. Nearly all the popu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Armenians In Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Armenians In Egypt - Migration To Egypt
History of Armenians in Egypt - Before the Armenian Genocide: Voluntary Migration. Their presence in Egypt is well documented, particul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Culture
Main article: Culture of Egypt Egypt's capital city, Cairo, is Africa's largest city and has been renowned for centuries as a center of l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Geography
Main articles: Geography of Egypt Towns and cities include Alexandria, one of the great ancient cities, Aswan, Asyut, Cairo, the modern E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Governorates
Main article: Governorates of Egypt Egypt is divided into 27 governorates (Muhafazat; singular – Muhafazah): Aswan Asyut al-Bahr al-Ah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Politics
Main article: Politics of Egypt Egypt has been a republic since 18 June 1953. President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak has been the President of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Egypt Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world, at about 77,500,000 people. Nearly all the popu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Culture
Egypt's capital city, Cairo, is Africa's largest city and has been renowned for centuries as a center of learning, culture and commerce. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Geography
Egypt is bordered by Libya on the west, Sudan on the south, and on Israel on the northeast. Egypt's important role in geopolitics stems f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Economy
Egypt's economy depends mainly on agriculture, media, petroleum exports, and tourism; there are also more than 5 million Egyptians workin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Governorates
Main article: Governorates of Egypt Egypt is divided into 26 governorates (Muhafazat; singular – Muhafazah)& the city of Al Uqsur|a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Politics
Egypt has been a republic since 18 June 1953. President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak has been the President of the Republic since October 14, 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Demographics
Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world, at about 77,500,000 people. Nearly all the population is concentrated along the ban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Economy
Egypt's economy depends mainly on agriculture, media, petroleum exports, and tourism; there are also more than 5 million Egyptians workin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Economy
Main article: Economy of Egypt Egypt's economy depends mainly on agriculture, media, petroleum exports, and tourism; there are also more ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Anthology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Anthology - Literary History Of The Greek Anthology
The art of occasional poetry had been cultivated in Greece from an early period,--less, however, as the vehicle of personal feeling, than...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Republic - History Of The Roman Republic
Roman Republic - The legendary founding of Rome — 753 BC. The origins and early history of Rome are very uncertain. While there are q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Egypt - Ancient And Biblical
The ancient Hebrew name (land of) "Mitzrayim," or (in more poetic style) "Maẓor," is Semitic ("Miṣri" is the earliest Babylonian form...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-greek Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-greek Kingdom - Religion
In addition to the worship of the Classical pantheon of the Greek deities found on their coins (Zeus, Herakles, Athena, Apollo...), the I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Egypt - Mamelukes 1250-1517
Under the Baḥri Mamelukes (1250-1390) the Jews led a comparatively quiet existence; though they had at times to contribute heavily towa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-greek Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-greek Kingdom - Early History
Local turmoil preceded the invasion of northern India undertaken by Demetrius, son of the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus, circa 180 BCE. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-greek Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-greek Kingdom - Later History
Indo-Greek Kingdom - Eastern territories. After around 100 BCE, Indian kings recovered the area of Mathura and Eastern Punjab east of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melkite Greek Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Melkite Greek Catholic Church - History
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church has its origins among the various Christian communities of the Levant and Egypt. The church's history a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Arab Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Arab Egypt - Ayyubid Period
Main article: Ayyubid dynasty Saladin was confirmed as Nureddin's deputy in Egypt, and on the death of Nureddin on April 12, 1174 he took...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Foreign Relations
Geography, population, history, military strength, and diplomatic expertise give Egypt extensive political influence in the Middle East. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Egypt - Foreign Relations
Geography, population, history, military strength, and diplomatic expertise give Egypt extensive political influence in the Middle East. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Arab Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Arab Egypt - Period Of Burji Mamelukes
The Burji dynasty (1382-1517) proved especially turbulent, with political power-plays designating short-lived sultans. During the Burji d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek American: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek American - History
The first Greek known to have arrived on U.S. soil was a man named Don Theodoro, who landed on Florida with the Narváez expedition in 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - New Kingdom
The Eighteenth Dynasty marks the beginning of the New Kingdom. Various pharaohs extended the control of Egypt further than ever before, r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-greek Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-greek Kingdom - Enduring Legacy Of The Indo-greek Kingdom
From the 1st century CE, the Greek communities of central Asia and northwestern India lived under the control of the Kushan branch of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Greek Dark Ages
The Greek Dark Ages (ca. 1200 BC–800 BC) refers to the period of Greek prehistory from the presumed Dorian invasion and end of the Myce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Third Intermediate Period
After the death of Rameses XI, the High Priests of Amun at Thebes, in the person of Piankh, assumed control of Upper Egypt, ruling from T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Roman Period
Militarily Greece itself declined to the point that the Romans conquered the land (168 BC onwards), though Greek culture would in turn co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Early Dynastic Period
The origins of the unified Egyptian state are unclear, and there are no contemporary sources, and later sources are unclear and contradic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Egypt - Language
The ancient Egyptians spoke an Afro-Asiatic language related to Chadic, Berber and Semitic languages. Records of the ancient Egyptian lan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Late Period
Memphis and the Delta region became the target of many attacks from the Assyrians, until Psammetichus managed to reunite Middle and Lower...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Egypt - Science
Egypt's cultural contributions have included great works of science dating from antiquity to modern times. Culture of Egypt - Ptolemy. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Egypt - Language
Ancient Egyptian constitutes an independent branch of the Afro-Asiatic language phylum. Its closest relatives are the Berber, Semitic, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Open Problems
There are several open problems concerning ancient Egyptian history. Conclusions on the origins of the Hyksos and their first leaders are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Middle Kingdom
Around 2055 BCE, Mentuhotep II from Thebes ended this period of unrest and united the country again. He installed a new administration an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - First Intermediate Period
This era includes the Fifth and Sixth Dynasties and into the First Intermediate Period. The Old Kingdom became weakened by famine and wea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greek Theatre: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greek Theatre - History
Ancient Greek theatre - Origins. Early tradition holds that formal theatre in Athens evolved from festivals related to the cult of Dion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Old Kingdom
Egyptologists consider the Old Kingdom as beginning with the Third Dynasty, and around the time of the Fourth Dynasty, the art of embalmi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Protodynastic Period
Along the Nile, in the 10th millennium BC, a grain-grinding culture using the earliest type of sickle blades had become replaced by anoth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ancient Egypt - Egyptian Chronology
Egyptian history is broken into several different periods according to the dynasty of the ruling pharaoh. The dating of events in Egyptia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greek Theatre: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greek Theatre - History
Ancient Greek theatre - Origins. The specific origins of Greek drama are obsure. Early tradition holds that drama and comedy evolved fr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Greek And Roman Myths: Social Studies Dictionary - Greek And Roman Myths
Definition and meaning of Greek and Roman Myths   Greek and Roman Myths "Myth" is a Greek word describing a spoken ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Greek And Roman Myths: Social Studies Dictionary - Greek And Roman Myths
Definition and meaning of Greek and Roman Myths   Greek and Roman Myths "Myth" is a Greek word describing a spoken ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - A Dictionary Of Greek And Roman Antiquities: Encyclopedia - A Dictionary Of Greek And Roman Antiquities
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities is single volume encyclopedia in English language first published in 1842. The contents of A ...   » Read the article