Encyclopedia - Frankincense: Encyclopedia - Frankincense
Frankincense or olibanum is an aromatic resin obtained from the tree Boswellia thurifera or B. sacra. It is used in incense as well as in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iram Of The Pillars: Encyclopedia - Iram Of The Pillars
Iram of the Pillars (إرَم ذات العماد, Iram dhāt al-`imād), also called Ubar or Wabar or the City of a Thousand Pillars, is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cthulhu Mythos: Encyclopedia - Cthulhu Mythos
Cthulhu mythos is the term coined by the writer August Derleth to describe the shared themes, characters, and elements in the works of H....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire
The Parthian Empire was the dominating force on the Iranian plateau beginning in the late 3rd century BCE, and intermittently controlled ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hadhramaut: Encyclopedia Ii - Hadhramaut - Modern History Of The Wadi Hadhramaut
The Qu'aiti sultans ruled most of Hadramaut, under a loose British protectorate, the Aden Protectorate, from 1882 to 1967, when the Hadhr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lost City: Encyclopedia Ii - Lost City - North America
Lost city - Maya cities. very incomplete list. see Maya civilization Chichen Itza — ancient place of pilgrimage is still the most vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Origins
The Parthians were members of the Parni tribe, a nomadic people of Iranian origin, who spoke an Iranian language and entered the Iranian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iram Of The Pillars: Encyclopedia Ii - Iram Of The Pillars - Re-discovery Of Ubar/iram
Recent discoveries have brought Iram out of the realm of myth into history. The first came when tablets found in the archives of Ebla wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cthulhu Mythos: Encyclopedia Ii - Cthulhu Mythos - Lovecraft And The Mythos
In his essay "The Lovecraft Mythos", S. T. Joshi defines four key elements in Lovecraft's mythos: (1) the fundamental principle of cosmic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Origins
The Parthians were members of the Parni tribe, a nomadic people of Iranian origin, who spoke an Iranian language and entered the Iranian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ranulph Fiennes: Encyclopedia Ii - Ranulph Fiennes - Adventurer
Since the 1960s Fiennes has been an explorer. He led expeditions up the White Nile on a hovercraft in 1969 and on Norway's Jostedalsbre G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ranulph Fiennes: Encyclopedia Ii - Ranulph Fiennes - Adventurer
Since the 1960s Fiennes has been an explorer. He led expeditions up the White Nile on a hovercraft in 1969 and on Norway's Jostedalsbre G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ranulph Fiennes: Encyclopedia Ii - Ranulph Fiennes - Soldier
Fiennes served eight years in the British army, first with his father's regiment the Royal Scots Greys and later on secondment to the Spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Conflicts With Rome
In 53 BCE, the Roman general Crassus invaded Parthia, but was defeated at the Battle of Carrhae by a Parthian commander called Surena in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Decline And Fall
The Armenian compromise served its purpose, but nothing in it covered the deposition of an Armenian king. After 110 CE, the Parthian king...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ranulph Fiennes: Encyclopedia Ii - Ranulph Fiennes - Soldier
Fiennes served eight years in the British army, first with his father's regiment the Royal Scots Greys and later on secondment to the Spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Contact With China
The Chinese explorer Zhang Qian, who visited the neighbouring countries of Bactria and Sogdiana in 126 BCE, made the first known Chinese ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ranulph Fiennes: Encyclopedia Ii - Ranulph Fiennes - Author
Fiennes career as an author has developed alongside that of explorer. He is the author of thirteen books in fiction and non-fiction. In 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Expansion To India
Main article:Indo-Parthian Kingdom Also during the 1st century BCE, the Parthians started to make inroads into eastern territories that h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lost City: Encyclopedia Ii - Lost City - South America
Lost city - Inca cities. Machu Picchu — possibly Pachacuti's Family Palace Vilcabamba — currently known as Espiritu Pampa. Lost ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Conflicts With Rome
In 53 BCE, the Roman general Crassus invaded Parthia, but was defeated at the Battle of Carrhae by a Parthian commander called Surena in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Contact With China
The Chinese explorer Zhang Qian, who visited the neighbouring countries of Bactria and Sogdiana in 126 BCE, made the first known Chinese ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Government
After the conquest of Media, Assyria, Babylonia and Elam, the Parthians had to organize their empire. The former elites of these countrie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - The Parthian Empire
Initially, ca. 250 BCE, a king named Arsaces established his dynasty's independence from Seleucid rule in remote areas of northern Iran i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Expansion To India
Main article:Indo-Parthian Kingdom Also during the 1st century BCE, the Parthians started to make inroads into eastern territories that h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthian Empire - Decline And Fall
The Armenian compromise served its purpose, but nothing in it covered the deposition of an Armenian king. After 110 CE, the Parthian king...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - The Parthian Empire
Initially, ca. 250 BCE, a king named Arsaces established his dynasty's independence from Seleucid rule in remote areas of northern Iran i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cthulhu Mythos: Encyclopedia Ii - Cthulhu Mythos - Elements Of The Mythos
Tables appearing under these entries are organized as follows: Name. This is the commonly accepted name of the being or mythos element....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cthulhu Mythos: Encyclopedia Ii - Cthulhu Mythos - Derleth's Involvement
Derleth had his own take on the mythos and tried to make it conform to his own Catholic values and dualism. Instead of a universe of mean...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cthulhu Mythos: Encyclopedia Ii - Cthulhu Mythos - Structure Of The Mythos
The mythos is centered on the Great Old Ones, a fearsome assortment of ancient, powerful deities that once ruled the Earth. They are pres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parthia: Encyclopedia Ii - Parthia - Government
After the conquest of Media, Assyria, Babylonia and Elam, the Parthians had to organize their empire. The former elites of these countrie...   » Read the article