Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly...

Ancient Greece (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, romanized: Hellás) was an ancient civilization existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to...

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of...

Ancient Egypt was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the eastern part of North Africa. It emerged from...

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ [hellɛːnikɛ̌ː]) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500...

Ancient astronauts (or ancient aliens) refers to a pseudoscientific set of beliefs, also called paleocontact, that hold that intelligent extraterrestrial...

Ancient Aliens is an American television series produced by Prometheus Entertainment that explores the pseudoscientific hypothesis of ancient astronauts...

The Ancient Beringian (AB) is a human archaeogenetic lineage, based on the genome of an infant found at the Upward Sun River site (dubbed USR1), dated...

The expression Ancient Europe may be used in a variety of senses: The ancient concept of Europa in Greek geography, in origin "the landmass adjacent to...

Thessalía or Θετταλία, Thettalía) was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece. During the Mycenaean period, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, a name...

The banker of ancient times was employed within financial activities, during the ancient Mesopotamian, ancient Greek and ancient Roman periods. While certain...

In ancient Greece, the drachma (Greek: δραχμή, romanized: drachmḗ, [drakʰmέː]; pl. drachmae or drachmas) was an ancient currency unit issued by many city-states...

East Ancient Mesopotamian religion Ancient Egyptian religion Historical Vedic religion Ancient Greek religion Religion in ancient Rome Ancient Celtic...

9053455°N 22.8801924°E / 37.9053455; 22.8801924 Corinth (/ˈkɒrɪnθ/ KORR-inth; Ancient Greek: Κόρινθος Kórinthos; Doric Greek: Ϙόρινθος Qórinthos; Latin: Corinthus)...

Ancient literature comprises religious and scientific documents, tales, poetry and plays, royal edicts and declarations, and other forms of writing that...

Ancient Apocalypse is a television series, classified by its publisher Netflix as a documentary, where the British writer Graham Hancock presents his...

The Ancient One is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was the mentor of Doctor Strange and was his...

Morocco). Ancient Libya is not to be confused with the modern country of Libya, which represents the eastern part of the territory at the time. Ancient Libya...

For the ancient Greeks, India (Greek: Ἰνδία) referred to the geographical region located east of Persia and south of the Himalayas, excluding Serica....

Ancient Hawaii is the period of Hawaiian history preceding the establishment in 1795 of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi by Kamehameha the Great. Traditionally...

Ancient Macedonian may refer to anything related to Macedonia (ancient kingdom), including: Ancient Macedonians Ancient Macedonian language Ancient Macedonian...

Ancient warfare is war that was conducted from the beginning of recorded history to the end of the ancient period. The difference between prehistoric and...

Ancient Carthage (/ˈkɑːrθɪdʒ/ KAR-thij; Punic: 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤟𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕, lit. 'New City') (Tifinagh: ⵜⴰⵇⴻⵔⵟⴰⵊ) was an ancient civilization based in North Africa...

[ɛ̂ːlis]; Elean: Ϝᾶλις [wâːlis]; Greek: Ήλιδα, romanized: Ilida) was an ancient polis (city-state} in the northwestern Peloponnese in Greece. The polis...

The ancient veena is an early Indian arched harp, not to be confused with the modern Indian veena which is a type of lute or stick zither. Names of specific...

The ancient universities are a set of seven surviving British and Irish medieval universities and early modern universities that were founded before 1600...

This page lists some links to ancient philosophy, namely philosophical thought extending as far as early post-classical history (c. 600 CE). Genuine philosophical...

Ancient Prophecies is a series of four TV specials that aired on NBC between 1994 and 1997. Hosted by David McCallum, each special focused on apocalyptic...

Ancient DNA (aDNA) is DNA isolated from ancient sources (typically specimens, but also environmental DNA). Due to degradation processes (including cross-linking...

Ancient Siam (also known as Ancient City; Thai: เมืองโบราณ, RTGS: Muang Boran) is a museum park featuring replicas of famous Siamese sites. It was constructed...

Ancient of Days is a name for God in the Book of Daniel. The title "Ancient of Days" has been used as a source of inspiration in art and music, denoting...

An ancient lake is a lake that has consistently carried water for more than one million years. Twelve of the 20 ancient lakes have existed for more than...

In the United Kingdom, ancient woodland is that which has existed continuously since 1600 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (or 1750 in Scotland)...

Religious practices in ancient Greece encompassed a collection of beliefs, rituals, and mythology, in the form of both popular public religion and cult...

"Pyramid" in the context of ancient architecture primarily refers to the Egyptian pyramids (see List of Egyptian pyramids). Various other structures built...

The Macedonians (Ancient Greek: Μακεδόνες, romanized: Makedónes) were an ancient tribe that lived on the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and...

Ancient Wisdom is a Swedish atmospheric black metal band. They have released five albums on Avantgarde Music. Ancient Wisdom was started in 1992 as a...

The ancient history of Africa spans from the ancient period until the medieval and early modern period in the history of Africa. The ancient history of...

information related to ancient humans: Human evolution Archaic humans Early modern humans Prehistoric people Ancient history Category:Ancient peoples Category:Lists...

Ancient Pistol is a swaggering soldier who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare. Although full of grandiose boasts about his prowess, he is essentially...

Abilene (Ancient Greek: Ἀβιληνή) or simply Abila (Ancient Greek: Ἄβιλα) was a plain, a district in Coele-Syria, of which the chief town was Abila Lysaniou...

During the growth of the ancient civilizations, ancient technology was the result of advances in engineering in ancient times. These advances in the history...

The ancient Near East was home to many cradles of civilization, spanning Ancient Mesopotamia, the ancient Levant, ancient Egypt, ancient Elam, ancient Anatolia...

Ancient Estonia is the prehistoric period in the history of Estonia that concerns the emergence of human settlement in the area of what is now modern-day...

The Ancient of Days is a design by William Blake, originally published as the frontispiece to the 1794 work Europe a Prophecy. It draws its name from...

Ancient grains is a marketing term used to describe a category of grains and pseudocereals that are purported to have been minimally changed by selective...

The Ancient City of Aleppo (Arabic: مدينة حلب القديمة, romanized: Madīnat Ḥalab al-Qadīma) is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria. Prior to the...

Ancient tree may refer to: Trees in ancient woodland Veteran trees, individual trees noteworthy for their age Ancient Tree Inventory, a project of the...

The Fort Ancient culture is a Native American archaeological culture that dates back to c. 1000–1750 CE. Members of the culture lived along the Ohio River...

Ancient art refers to the many types of art produced by the advanced cultures of ancient societies with different forms of writing, such as those of China...

Look up ancient in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ancient or ancients may refer to: People or things from antiquity: Ancient history, from the beginning...

Ancient music consists of the musical cultures and practices that developed in the literate civilizations of the ancient world prior to the early medieval...

Ancient furniture was made from many different materials, including reeds, wood, stone, metals, straw, and ivory. The furniture was decorated through...

common guillemot. Ancient murrelets are called "ancient" because they have grey on the back like a shawl, as worn by the elderly. The ancient murrelet was...

"Justified & Ancient" is a song by British band the KLF. It appeared featured on their 1991 studio album, The White Room, but its origins date back to...

An ancient borough was a historic unit of lower-tier local government in England and Wales. The ancient boroughs covered only important towns and were...

The Ancient City: A Study on the Religion, Laws and Institutions of Greece and Rome (French: La Cité antique), published in 1864, is the seminal book...

Ancient Heart is the debut studio album by British pop/folk singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram, released by Warner Music Group on 12 September 1988. The...

Sexual attitudes and behaviors in ancient Rome are indicated by art, literature, and inscriptions, and to a lesser extent by archaeological remains such...

Ancient Corp. is a Japanese video game developer based in Hino, Tokyo. It was founded on April 1, 1990 by composer Yuzo Koshiro, Ayano Koshiro, and Tomo...

Ancient Society is an 1877 book by the American anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan. Building on the data about kinship and social organization presented in...

Ancient is a Norwegian black metal band from Bergen, formed in 1992. The band released six full-length albums released by Metal Blade Records to date...

Θεσπρωτίς, Thesprōtís), or Thesprotia (Θεσπρωτία, Thesprōtia), was an ancient region in Epirus in northwestern Greece. It encompassed the west-central...

Ancient Armenia refers to the history of Armenia during Antiquity. It follows Prehistoric Armenia and covers a period of approximately one thousand years...

Ancient Paths is a U.S. literary magazine devoted to the publication of Christian-themed poetry, stories, and artwork. Founded in 1998, it was originally...

The treatise On Ancient Medicine (Greek: Περὶ Ἀρχαίας Ἰατρικῆς; Latin: De vetere medicina) is a work in the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of about...

Ancient Shores is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt, published in 1996. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in...

The Ancient Tenements are the oldest surviving farms in Dartmoor, England, established during the 14th century and possibly earlier. In Mediaeval Britain...

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology...

Senon is the modern name for an ancient town and archaeological site in Roman Gaul located near the modern-day town of Senon in France, thought to have...

The ancient Olympic Games (Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια, ta Olympia), or the ancient Olympics, were a series of athletic competitions among representatives...

In ancient Greece, deities were regarded as anthropomorphic, immortal, and powerful. They were conceived of as persons rather than abstract concepts,...

Ancient Kyiv (Ukrainian: Стародавній Київ, romanized: Starodavnii Kyiv [stɐroˈdɑu̯n⁽ʲ⁾ij ˈkɪjiu̯]) is a historic reserve of the city of Kyiv, Ukraine...

following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient India: Ancient India is the Indian subcontinent from prehistoric times to the start...

Ancient Discoveries is a television series that premiered on December 21, 2003, on the History Channel. The program focused on ancient technologies. The...

Μακεδονία, Makedonía), also called Macedon (/ˈmæsɪdɒn/ MASS-ih-don), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became...

Ancient biography, bios or bioi (plural), as distinct from modern biography, was a genre of Greek and Roman literature interested in describing the goals...

Ancient Mysteries is a television series that was produced by FilmRoos and originally broadcast on A&E between January 7, 1994 and May 3, 1998 with reruns...

The following is a list of ancient physicians who were known to have practised, contributed, or theorised about medicine in some form between the 30th...

The Ancient Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon. Ancient Tumblers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock...

Pederasty in ancient Greece was a socially acknowledged relationship between an older male (the erastes) and a younger male (the eromenos) usually in...

Ancient Thera (Greek: Αρχαία Θήρα) is an archaeological site from classical antiquity on the island of Santorini, which sits on the top of a limestone...

Ancient vessel may refer to: Amphora, an ancient crockery, a kind of vase Trireme, an ancient ship This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

An ancient monument can refer to any early or historical manmade structure or architecture. Certain ancient monuments are of cultural importance for nations...

Ancient aesthetics refers to the perception of beauty and form in the ancient world and the importance it was given in many ancient cultures. Aesthetics...

The cuisine of ancient Egypt encompasses the food and drink consumed by the ancient Egyptians throughout a span of over three thousand years, which retained...

Ancient Land is the twelfth studio album and eleventh home video release by the group Celtic Woman. The album was recorded at Real World Studios, Herbert...

related to the law. Historically, the role of lawyers can be traced back to ancient civilizations such as Greece and Rome. Depending on the country, the education...

may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Sparta was a prominent ancient Greek polis in Laconia. In classical antiquity, the state was known as...

This article covers the history of ancient Portugal. It includes the period between Prehistoric Iberia and the County of Portugal established in the mid-ninth...

ancient language is any language originating in times that may be referred to as ancient. There are no formal criteria for deeming a language ancient...

"Ancient Engines" is a science fiction short story by American writer Michael Swanwick, published in 1999. It was nominated for the 2000 Hugo Award for...

Ancient planter (sometimes called ancient colony man) was a term applied to an early settler who migrated to the Colony of Virginia before 1616 (O.S.)...

Five ancient Greek novels or ancient Greek romances survive complete from antiquity: Chariton's Callirhoe (mid-1st century), Achilles Tatius' Leucippe...

Ancient Bards is an Italian symphonic power metal band, formed in January 2006 by keyboard player Daniele Mazza. The project, originated in the mind of...

succeeded by late antiquity. It comprises the interwoven civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, known together as the Greco-Roman world, which played...

An Ancient Muse is the seventh studio album of the Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist, harpist, and pianist, Loreena McKennitt. It was released...

throughout time. They have been created by nearly every civilization, ancient and modern. Early cultures often associated the sexual act with supernatural...

Ancient Mexico was an exhibition by William Bullock of casts of Aztec artefacts and both copies and originals of Aztec codices, held in 1824 in the Egyptian...

An ancient document, in the law of evidence, refers to both a means of authentication for a piece of documentary evidence, and an exception to the hearsay...

In mathematics, an ancient solution to a differential equation is a solution that can be extrapolated backwards to all past times, without singularities...

Ancient Evenings is a 1983 historical novel by American author Norman Mailer. Set in ancient Egypt and dealing with the lives of the characters Menenhetet...

of and topical guide to ancient Greece: Ancient Greece – Towns of ancient Greece List of ancient Greek cities Regions of ancient Greece Peloponnese Achaea...

writers, who often grouped the Celts as barbarian tribes. They followed an ancient Celtic religion overseen by druids. The Celts were often in conflict with...

The Ancient Economy is an influential book about the economic system of classical antiquity written by the classicist Moses I. Finley. It was originally...

Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals that formed an integral part of ancient Egyptian culture. It centered...

In Ancient Greek, all nouns are classified according to grammatical gender (masculine, feminine, neuter) and are used in a number (singular, dual, or...

Heliopolis (Jwnw, Iunu; Ancient Egyptian: 𓉺𓏌𓊖, romanized: jwnw, lit. 'the Pillars'; Coptic: ⲱⲛ, Biblical Hebrew: אֹן, romanized: ʾOn; Greek: Ἡλιούπολις...

by comparison with Ancient Egyptian art they are often more vivid, but less naturalistic. In comparison with the art of other ancient cultures there is...

Brother-sister incest was a common practice among the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt, both during dynastic and Hellenistic times. Marriages and children between...

elite circles, involving an adult man with an adolescent boy (marriages in Ancient Greece between men and women were also age structured, with men in their...

Ancient Campania (often also identified as Campania Felix or ager Campanus) originally indicated the territory of the ancient city of Capua in the Roman...

Ancient Secrets is a series on the National Geographic Channel. As the show unfolds, it attempts to investigate the world's most enduring – and infamous...

Ancient Dreams is the third studio album by Swedish doom metal band Candlemass, released in 1988 and reissued in 2001 by Powerline Records with a bonus...

The Ancient & Arcane is the debut studio album by American electronic music producer Varien. The album was released on August 5, 2015, by independent...

Ancient Celtic religion, commonly known as Celtic paganism, was the religion of the ancient Celtic peoples of Europe. Because there are no extant native...

Ancient Chernihiv (Ukrainian: Національний державний архітектурно-історичний заповідник «Чернігів стародавній», romanized: Chernihiv starodavnii) is the...

Ithaca (/ˈɪθəkə/ ITH-ə-kə), also Ithaki (Greek: Ιθάκη [iˈθaci]) or Ithaka (Ancient Greek: Ἰθάκη Ithákē [itʰákɛː]), is a Greek island located in the Ionian...

Ancient Law is a book by Henry James Sumner Maine. It was first published in octavo in 1861. The book went through twelve editions during the lifetime...

The Ancient is a 2008 fantasy novel by R. A. Salvatore. The setting is Salvatore's world of Corona, The Ancient is the sequel to The Highwayman. It is...

Ancient VVisdom is an American rock band described as occult or gothic rock, folk metal and neofolk. They, among others, released two albums on Magic...

This timeline of ancient history lists historical events of the documented ancient past from the beginning of recorded history until the Early Middle...

Age. These concepts originated for describing Iron Age Europe and the ancient Near East. In the archaeology of the Americas, a five-period system is...

Ancient Egyptian deities are the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient Egypt. The beliefs and rituals surrounding these gods formed the core of ancient...

Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. References to these artists in ancient Chinese literature have preserved records of their incredible achievements...

Ancient Warriors is a 1994 20-part documentary series from the Discovery Channel. Each 30 minute episode looks at a major fighting people or force and...

In ancient Egypt, cats were represented in social and religious scenes dating as early as 1980 BC. Several ancient Egyptian deities were depicted and...

The Ancient Magus' Bride (Japanese: 魔法使いの嫁, Hepburn: Mahō Tsukai no Yome) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki. It is serialized...

the development of material culture among ancient societies in Asia, the Near East and Europe. An ancient civilisation or culture is deemed part of the...

Latin: patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome. The distinction was highly significant in the Roman Kingdom and the...

Ancient Future may refer to: Ancient Future (group), a musical ensemble popular in the world music genre Ancient Future (album), an album by American band...

Ancient Futures: Lessons from Ladakh for a Globalizing World, originally published with the subtitle Learning From Ladakh, is a book by Helena Norberg-Hodge...

Lists of ancient monarchs are organized by region and peoples, and include rulers recorded in ancient history (3000 BC – 1700 AD) and mythology. Lists...

Ancient Semitic religion encompasses the polytheistic religions of the Semitic peoples from the ancient Near East and Northeast Africa. Since the term...

Auctions in ancient Greece were events in which goods were sold through an open bidding process. Participants competed by offering higher bids, with the...

of ancient Greece is the main surviving type of fine ancient Greek art as, with the exception of painted ancient Greek pottery, almost no ancient Greek...

The archaeological site of ancient Kymissala is located about 70 km southwest of Rhodes city, and today falls within the limits of the Municipality of...

athletic conference. At times, they have also been referred to as the "Ancient Eight". The eight members of the Ivy League are Brown University, Columbia...

This an alphabetical list of ancient Romans, including citizens of ancient Rome remembered in history. Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R...

The following is a list of regions of Ancient Anatolia, also known as "Asia Minor." The names reflect changes to languages, settlements and polities from...

The Ancient Law (German: Das alte Gesetz) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Henny Porten, Ruth Weyher and Hermann...

Ancient Fistory is a 1953 American animated short film directed by Seymour Kneitel and starring Jack Mercer in multiple roles (including Popeye). The...

a British author known for promoting pseudoscientific explanations of ancient civilisations and hypothetical lost lands. Hancock argues that an advanced...

Ancient Trader is a turn-based strategy video game developed by the Slovak studio 4Kids Games. It was released in 2010 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox Live...

marks, boxes, or other symbols. Babylon (/ˈbæbɪlɒn/ BAB-il-on) was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within...

This is a list of ancient Jains. Krishnamachari, Suganthy (12 October 2017), "On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion", The Hindu Prakash, BV (20 May 2014)...

Fables, Ancient and Modern is a collection of translations of classical and medieval poetry by John Dryden interspersed with some of his own works. Published...

regions of ancient Greece were sub-divisions of the Hellenic world as conceived by the ancient Greeks, shown by their presence in the works of ancient historians...

Ancient Legends is a Chinese television series based on the myths and legends associated with the origins of the Chinese civilisation. It is based on...

The Ancient Macedonian calendar is a lunisolar calendar that was in use in ancient Macedon in the 1st millennium BCE. It consisted of 12 synodic lunar...

Ancient Anatolia may refer to: Prehistory of Anatolia Iron Age Anatolia Classical Anatolia Ancient kingdoms of Anatolia Anatolian peoples This disambiguation...

In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (/əˈdɪsiəs/ , US also /oʊ-/ ; Ancient Greek: Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, romanized: Odysseús, Odyseús, IPA: [o.dy(s).sěu̯s])...

1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE. Together with ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, it was one of the three early civilisations of the...

record of humanity available to everyone. While originally focused on the ancient Greco-Roman world, it has since diversified and offers materials in Arabic...

himself the first emperor of China shortly afterwards. The ruins of the ancient city were excavated in 1926 by Japanese archaeologists and in 1964 by Chinese...

Pydna (Greek: Πύδνα) was an ancient Greek city in what is now the regional unit of Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece. It is an important place in the...

Lays of Ancient Rome is an 1842 collection of narrative poems, or lays, by Thomas Babington Macaulay. Four of these recount heroic episodes from early...

have crossed the sea as early as 700,000 to one million years ago. In ancient maritime history, evidence of maritime trade between civilizations dates...

Baking was a popular profession and source of food in ancient Rome. Many ancient Roman baking techniques were developed due to Greek bakers who traveled...

the Egyptian Empire, refers to ancient Egypt between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC. This period of ancient Egyptian history covers the Eighteenth...

physical education to the ancient Greeks and Romans has been historically unique. There were two forms of education in ancient Greece: formal and informal...

of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. It was a link language in ancient and medieval South Asia, and upon transmission of Hindu and Buddhist culture...

Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by former Monty Python member Terry Jones and looked at...

Ancient Greek philosophy arose in the 6th century BC. It dealt with a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, epistemology, mathematics, political...

Ancient Light is a 2012 novel by John Banville. First published on 7 July 2012, the novel concludes a trilogy concerning Alexander Cleave and his daughter...

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere), written by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1797–98 and published...

Art of ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian art refers to art produced in ancient Egypt between the 6th millennium BC and the 4th century AD, spanning from Prehistoric...

The Phoenicians were an ancient Semitic people who inhabited city-states in Canaan along the Levantine coast of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily in...

Ancient Chinese may refer to: The people—particularly Han people—of ancient China Old Chinese or Archaic Chinese, the ancient form of spoken Chinese Classical...

Shriners International, formally known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (AAONMS), is an American Masonic society. Founded...

Ancient is an album by Japanese new age artist, Kitarō, which was released in 2001. The album was nominated for 44th Grammy Awards New Age Best Album...

33°53′55″N 35°30′28″E / 33.89861°N 35.50778°E / 33.89861; 35.50778 The Ancient Tell is a Tell in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. In the 1990s, the effort to...

after the historical era began, including ancient Greece, ancient Rome, the Phoenicians, ancient China, ancient Japan, Pre-Islamic Arabia, early modern...

Ancient Greek cuisine was characterized by its frugality for most, reflecting agricultural hardship, but a great diversity of ingredients was known, and...

Ancient Greek literature encompasses the literature written in the Ancient Greek language from the earliest texts until the time of the Byzantine Empire...

Ancient Tones is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Skaggs Family Records on January 26, 1999. In 2000, the album won the...

This is a list of ancient Macedonians, an ancient Greek tribe inhabiting the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula. Makednos Parmenion – Strategos...

Hundreds of ancient stone religious monuments lie on the island of Java. Known as candi in Indonesian, they date from the early classical period of Javanese...

cultural relations. The first evidence of such long-distance trade is in the ancient world. During the Uruk period, Guillermo Algaze has argued that trade relations...

In archaeogenetics, the term Ancient Northeast Asian (ANA), also known as Amur ancestry, is the name given to an ancestral component that represents the...

The Ancient diocese of Cartagena existed before the Muslim conquest of Spain. There is a tradition that the diocese of was established very early, around...

The role of women in ancient warfare differed from culture to culture. There have been various historical accounts of females participating in battle...

Ancient accounts of Homer include numerous passages in which archaic and classical Greek poets and prose authors mention or allude to Homer. In addition...

This is a timeline of ancient Greece from its emergence around 800 BC to its subjection to the Roman Empire in 146 BC. For earlier times, see Greek Dark...

sales division, Ancient Faith Store, it operates several media outlets: Ancient Faith Radio (AFR), Ancient Faith Publishing (AFP), Ancient Faith Kids (AFKids)...

Ostra was an ancient Roman town near the modern town of Ostra Vetere. The Roman town was inhabited from the 3rd century BC until the 6th century AD. Pliny...

Religion in ancient Rome consisted of varying imperial and provincial religious practices, which were followed both by the Roman people as well as those...

Phoenix Ancient Art, located in Geneva, New York City and Brussels, is a second-generation antiquities dealer specializing in Greek and Roman ancient art...

The Ancient footprints of Acahualinca (Spanish pronunciation: [akawaˈliŋka]; Spanish: Huellas de Acahualinca) exist in Managua, Nicaragua near the southern...

Ancient Rites is a Belgian black metal band formed in 1988. Initially, the lineup consisted of guitar players Johan and Phillip, drummer Stefan, and Gunther...

In Greek mythology, Calypso (/kəˈlɪpsoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Καλυψώ, romanized: Kalypsṓ, lit. 'she who conceals') was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia...

In archaeogenetics, the term Ancient North Eurasian (ANE) refers to an ancestral component that represents the lineage of the people of the Mal'ta–Buret'...

The ancient antwren (Herpsilochmus gentryi) is a species of tropical bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is primarily found in terra firme forests of...

Ancient Evil is a 1998 video game developed and published by Silver Lightning Software. Ancient Evil is a dungeon challenge in which adventurers enter...

Ancient proteins are complex mixtures and the term palaeoproteomics is used to characterise the study of proteomes in the past. Ancients proteins have...

Yahweh was an ancient Semitic deity in the southeastern ancient Levant that became the national god of the Iron Age kingdoms of Israel-Samaria and Judah...

Emperor Nero also created "bucket brigades" to help fight fires. Most ancient Roman cities had no firefighting organizations or equipment dedicated to...

The Ancient Trilogy (Polish: Trylogia antyczna) is a Polish literary trilogy by Karol Bunsch [pl] about Alexander the Great, consisting of the novels...

The Ancient Allan is a novel by H. Rider Haggard. It is the fourteenth of the eighteen overall stories Haggard wrote about the hunter Allan Quatermain...

Archaeology of Ancient Egypt. Routledge. pp. 252–254. ISBN 978-1-1346-6525-9.; Bard, Kathryn A. (2015). An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt. John...

An Ancient Observer is the 8th album by Tigran Hamasyan released 31 March 2017. Two of the tracks on the album are developments of traditional Armenian...

The term Ancient East Eurasian, alternatively also known as East Eurasian or Eastern Eurasian, is used in population genomics to describe the genetic...

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, also known as the Seven Wonders of the World or simply the Seven Wonders, is a list of seven notable structures...

Ancient Greek art is the visual and applied arts, as well as the architecture, produced by the Hellenes or Greek peoples from the start of the Iron Age...

capital of early medieval Armenia. It was situated north of the previous ancient capital of Armenia, the city of Artaxata, along the banks of the Metsamor...

Homosexuality in ancient Egypt is a disputed subject within Egyptology. Historians and egyptologists alike debate what kinds of views the ancient Egyptians'...

from pre-dynastic and early-dynastic ancient Egypt c. 6000 years ago, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are...

Ancient Conquest is a board wargame published by Excalibre Games in 1975 that simulates the clash of empires during the Bronze Age. Ancient Conquest is...

garment lapels or binding with sashes at the waist.[citation needed] From ancient times, the ru upper garments of hanfu were typically worn wrapped over...

Maurya overthrew the Nanda Empire and established the first great empire in ancient India, the Maurya Empire. India's Mauryan king Ashoka is widely recognised...

Xenophobia (from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos) 'strange, foreign, or alien' and φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') is the fear or dislike of people who are perceived...

Ancient Journeys: A Vision of the New World is an album by German cross-cultural new-age band Cusco, released in 2000. Released three years after the...

Ancient Title (April 19, 1970 – September 1, 1981) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. Foaled in California, he was bred by William and...

In ancient Rome, a tintinnabulum (less often tintinnum) was a wind chime or assemblage of bells. A tintinnabulum often took the form of a bronze ithyphallic...

has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Its modern name derives from ancient Greek mythology, specifically the legend of the hero Pelops, who was said...

question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis (/ˈɑːrtəməs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of hunting...

fabrics which appeared in the Middle East during the late Stone Age. From ancient times to the present day, methods of textile production have continually...

Anciently, Magnesia (Ancient Greek: Μαγνησία) was a region of Ancient Greece, eventually absorbed by ancient Thessaly. Originally inhabited by the Magnetes...

The Ancient Engineers is a 1963 science book by L. Sprague de Camp, one of his most popular works. It was first published by Doubleday and has been reprinted...

civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. Known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script), the civilization is also noted for its art...

Ancient Greek clubs (Greek: ἑταιρείαι, hetaireiai) were associations of ancient Greeks who were united by a common interest or goal. The earliest reference...

century BC and the present. Additionally, Modern and Ancient Greek now use different diacritics, with ancient Greek using the polytonic orthography and modern...

This is a list of ancient great powers. A great power is a nation or state that through economic, political or military strength is able to exert power...

acknowledge six cradles of civilization: Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient India and Ancient China are believed to be the earliest in Afro-Eurasia,...

The Ancient One is a comic book character, the mentor of Doctor Strange. Ancient One may also refer to: Ancient One (Marvel Cinematic Universe), the film...

Proscriptions in ancient Rome were official lists of individuals declared enemies of the state, whose property was confiscated and whose lives were forfeit...

Ancient Anguish, abbreviated AA, is a fantasy-themed MUD, a text-based online role-playing game. Founded in 1991 by Balz "Zor" Meierhans and Olivier "Drake"...

extends at least as far back as the first written records recovered from ancient civilizations. Historical studies have included virtually every nation...

site of Ancient Pap (also known as Balandtepa) is located on the bank of the Syr Darya River in the Namangan Region of Uzbekistan. The ancient site includes...

Ancient Myth is a Japanese symphonic metal band formed in Tokyo in 2002 by drummer Mittu. After joining in 2008, vocalist Michal took over as leader of...

Ancient synagogues in the Land of Israel are synagogues and their remains in the Land of Israel/Palestine region (today's Israel, Palestinian, and the...

Carthage (Arabic: قرطاج, Qarṭāj) was an ancient city in northern Africa founded by the legendary Phoenician queen Dido on the eastern side of the Lake...

Hartvig Juel 1499–1534 Ivar Munk 1534–1536 Olaf Munk Taylor, Arthur. "Ancient See of Ribe in Denmark (Jutland)." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 16 (Index)...

Clothing in ancient Greece refers to clothing starting from the Aegean bronze age (3000 BCE) to the Hellenistic period (31 BCE). Clothing in ancient Greece...

Ancient Roman architecture adopted the external language of classical ancient Greek architecture for the purposes of the ancient Romans, but was different...

following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient China: Ancient China – China under the rule of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties...

Elephas (Ancient Greek: Ἐλέφας; "Elephant") was the name of a coastal mountain or cape on the Horn of Africa that appears in the geographical works of...

Dancing played an important role in the lives of the ancient Egyptians. However, men and women are never depicted dancing together. The trf was a dance...

Ancient Kings is an Armenian historical drama television series. The series premiered on Armenia Premium on November 5, 2016. The cinematographer of the...

The ancient theatre of Taormina (Italian: Teatro antico di Taormina) is an ancient Greek theatre in Taormina, Sicily, built in the third century BC. A...

Ancient Chinese states (traditional Chinese: 諸侯國; simplified Chinese: 诸侯国; pinyin: Zhūhóu guó) were dynastic or autonomous polities of Ancient China within...

animal figurines from Tepe Sarab in Kermanshah province among many other ancient artefacts. The south-western part of Iran was part of the Fertile Crescent...

Senaveratna, John M. (1930). The Story of the Sinhalese from the Most Ancient Times Up to the End of "the Mahavansa" Or Great Dynasty: Vijaya to Maha...

developed for an ancient version of contemporary Zapotecan languages, but its application to language varieties other than "Ancient Zapotec" encouraged...

23.592198°E / 38.433295; 23.592198 Aulis (Ancient Greek: Αὐλίς) was a Greek port town, located in ancient Boeotia in central Greece, at the Euripus Strait...

Order of Ancient Maccabeans (also Maccabaeans) is an Anglo-Jewish society. The order is a friendly society established in 1891, and registered on 8 May...

The Ancient Agora of Athens (also called the Classical Agora) is an ancient Greek agora. It is located to the northwest of the Acropolis, and bounded...

An Ancient Tale may refer to: An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God, a 2003 Polish film An Ancient Tale (novel), an 1876 novel by Polish writer Józef...

In archaeogenetics, the term Ancient Paleo-Siberian is the name given to an ancestral component that represents the lineage of the hunter-gatherer people...

An Ancient Peace is a 2015 science fiction novel by Tanya Huff, published by the British publishing firm Titan Books with a cover made by cover artist...

Homer (/ˈhoʊmər/; Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος [hómɛːros], Hómēros, possibly born c. 8th century BC) was an ancient Greek poet who is traditionally credited as...

Ancient Greek technology developed during the 5th century BC, continuing up to and including the Roman period, and beyond. Inventions that are credited...

found dating from 5400 to 5000 BC in Hajji Firuz Tepe in Iran, 3150 BC in ancient Egypt, 3000 BC in Babylon, 2000 BC in pre-Hispanic Mexico and 1500 BC in...

valley. Parts of Nubia, particularly Lower Nubia, were at times part of ancient Pharaonic Egypt and at other times a rival state representing parts of...

The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is a rite within the broader context of Freemasonry. It is the most widely practiced Rite in the...

The Ancient Ram Inn is a Grade II* listed building and a former pub located in Wotton-under-Edge, a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire...

Sea Ancient Cyclades Ancient Amorgos Ancient Anafi Ancient Andros Ancient Antiparos Ancient Delos Ancient Folegandros Ancient Ios (island) Ancient Kea...

The Ligurian language was an ancient Indo-European language spoken by the Ligures, an indigenous people of north-western Italy and south-eastern France...

Ancient Chinese glass refers to all types of glass manufactured in China prior to the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). In Chinese history, glass played a peripheral...

in ancient Greece was the self-governing city state called the polis (Ancient Greek: πόλις), but other types of settlement occurred. A kome (Ancient Greek:...

Ancient Indian architecture Ancient Indian architecture ranges from the Indian Bronze Age to around 800 CE. By this endpoint, Buddhism in India had greatly...

Ancient South Arabian (ASA), also known as Old South Arabian (OSA), Epigraphic South Arabian, Ṣayhadic, or Yemenite, is a group of extinct Semitic languages...

Ancient Egyptian deities were an integral part of ancient Egyptian religion and were worshiped for millennia. Many of them ruled over natural and social...

King's Field IV, released in North America as King's Field: The Ancient City, is a 2001 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware for the PlayStation...

an important centre during the Bronze Age Cycladic Culture and in the Ancient Greek Archaic Period. The island is famous as a source of emery, a rock...

Look up Ancient Rome in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ancient Rome was the city, state, and civilisation of Rome during antiquity. Ancient Rome may...

oars'; cf. Ancient Greek: τριήρης, romanized: triḗrēs, lit. 'three-rower') was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime...

the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, ruled by Thutmose III, was ancient Africa's major force upon incorporating Nubia and the ancient city-states of the...

in the Americas by year of foundation (includes ancient native sites) List of cities of the ancient Near East List of largest cities throughout history...

This an alphabetical list of ancient Greeks. These include ancient people of Greek culture who were also born and have Greek origins and ethnic Greeks...

Kilbeggan Distillery Rock of Cashel Blarney Castle Hook Head Ireland's Ancient East (Irish: Sean-Oirthear na hÉireann) is a destination marketing brand...

Kapilavastu Kapilavastu was an ancient city in the eastern Gangetic plains of the Indian subcontinent which was the capital of the clan gaṇasaṅgha or...

major roles in many religions, including those of ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Israel, and ancient Rome. In some regions, especially most states...

century BC its coastal areas were populated by ancient Greeks. Later, the region was conquered by the ancient Romans. It was then conquered by the Byzantines...

Ancient Iberian coinage began in the fifth century BC, and widespread minting and circulation in the Iberian peninsula began late in the third century...

in ancient China is attested both by archaeological evidence and by references in ancient Chinese literature. Depictions of rhinoceroses in ancient Chinese...

Records in the chapter house of Westminster Abbey, in which were stored the ancient records of the Exchequer (including Domesday Book), as well as various...

The Ancient is a novel by R. A. Salvatore. The name may also refer to: "The Ancient (poem)", a poem by Mary Gilmore (1917) "The Ancient", from Yes's Tales...

terminology, names of individual cities and towns are called astionyms (from Ancient Greek ἄστυ 'city or town' and ὄνομα 'name'). Urban geography deals both...

Ancient Mesopotamian religion encompasses the religious beliefs (concerning the gods, creation and the cosmos, the origin of humanity, and so forth) and...

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Helios (/ˈhiːliəs, -ɒs/; Ancient Greek: Ἥλιος pronounced [hɛ̌ːlios], lit. 'Sun'; Homeric Greek: Ἠέλιος) is the...

Homosexuality in ancient Rome is a subject of research and scholarly debate. Conceptions of homosexuality in ancient Rome differed from the contemporary...

Ancient Artifacts is the first full-length studio album by Orange County punk rock band D.I., released in 1985. The songs “O.C. Life” and “Falling Out”...

Ancient Meitei may refer to: A person belonging to Meitei ethnicity, who lived in ancient times Of or relating to Meitei culture in ancient times Ancient...

The Ancient Highway is a 1925 American silent adventure film directed by Irvin Willat and written by James Shelley Hamilton and Eve Unsell based upon...

Achaea (/əˈkiːə/) or Achaia (/əˈkaɪə/; Greek: Ἀχαΐα, Akhaḯa, Ancient Greek: [akʰaía]) is the northernmost region of the Peloponnese, occupying the coastal...

Ancient Rome had a variety of ships that played crucial roles in its military, trade, and transportation activities. Rome was preceded in the use of the...

(or the Mycenaean civilization) was the last phase of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to 1050 BC. It represents...

Engineering in the Ancient World is a book written by J.G. Landels. Engineering in the Ancient World is a book in which the engineering achievements of...

900 to 612 BC, the Neo-Assyrian Empire asserted control over much of the ancient Near East. Subsequently, the Babylonians, who had long been overshadowed...

The ancient city of Jingzhou, known as the Ancient Jiangling City, is located at Zhangjuzheng Street, Jingzhou District, Jingyang City. The east–west diameter...

an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity...

Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples or Proto-Semitic people were speakers of Semitic languages who lived throughout the ancient Near East and later also North...

2017. Manning, Charlotte Speir. Ancient and Mediæval India. Vol. 2. ISBN 978-0-543-92943-3. Juleff, G. (1996). "An ancient wind powered iron smelting technology...

symbols. Zeus (/zjuːs/, Ancient Greek: Ζεύς) is the supreme deity of the Greek pantheon. He is a sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology...

neighbor is the municipality of Antiparos, located to the southwest. In ancient Greece, the island was home to the city-state of Paros. Historically, Paros...

Ancient Caves is a 2020 American giant-screen documentary film directed by Jonathan Bird. The film explores underwater cave systems and scientific research...

hundred people, and perhaps even fewer. For the purposes of this article, "ancient" Hawaii is defined as the period beginning with the first arrival of human...

Ancient Greek architecture came from the Greeks, or Hellenes, whose culture flourished on the Greek mainland, the Peloponnese, the Aegean Islands, and...

Ancient Halych (Ukrainian: Національний заповідник «Давній Галич», romanized: "Davnii Halych") is the National Architecture-Historical Reserve located...

Ancient History is a studio album by the American rapper Wiki. It was released on June 12, 2026, through Wikset Enterprise. It is Wiki's first fully solo...

"Spirits of Ancient Egypt" is a song by the English-American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings from their 1975 album Venus and Mars. Denny Laine sings...

concubines. Concubinage was also common in Meiji Japan as a status symbol. Ancient Near Eastern societies used concubinage for reproduction. The practice...

The Epic of Gilgamesh (/ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ/) is an epic from ancient Mesopotamia that is the world's oldest surviving example of narrative literature. The literary...

Pottery was produced in enormous quantities in ancient Rome, mostly for utilitarian purposes. It is found all over the former Roman Empire and beyond...

A néôrion (in Ancient Greek, τὸ νεώριον tò néôrion) is a type of classical Greek commemorative monument designed to celebrate a naval victory. It is a...

Ancient Egyptian literature was written with the Egyptian language from ancient Egypt's pharaonic period until the end of Roman domination. It represents...

A theatrical culture flourished in ancient Greece from 700 BC. At its centre was the city-state of Athens, which became a significant cultural, political...

Kennewick Man or Ancient One was a Native American man who lived during the early Holocene whose skeletal remains were found in 1996 washed out on a bank...

Բագարան) was a city in ancient Armenia founded during the reign of the Orontid dynasty. It is one of the historical capitals of ancient Armenia. Throughout...

romanized: Akkadû(m)) is an East Semitic language that is attested in ancient Mesopotamia (Akkad, Assyria, Isin, Larsa, Babylonia) from the mid-third...

The former Catholic diocese of Mirepoix, in south-west France, was created in 1317 by Pope John XXII from the diocese of Pamiers. It existed until the...

Cotta or Cotte was an ancient town built by Romans in the 1st century AD, in the province of Mauretania Tingitana, intended to function primarily as a...

In Ancient Greece, the symposium (Ancient Greek: συμπόσιον, sympósion, from συμπίνειν, sympínein, 'to drink together') was the part of a banquet that took...

romanized: šumeru) comes from the Akkadian name for the "Sumerians", the ancient non-Semitic-speaking inhabitants of southern Mesopotamia. In their inscriptions...

Stagirus (/-rəs/), or Stageira (Greek: Στάγειρα or Στάγειρος) was an ancient Greek city located near the eastern coast of the peninsula of Chalkidice...

of ancient Roman religion was highly specialized. Its study affords important information about the religion, traditions and beliefs of the ancient Romans...

Ancient Egyptian clothing comprises the garments, jewelry, footwear, and wigs worn by individuals in Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period (prior...

question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The influence of wine in ancient Greece helped ancient Greece trade with neighboring countries and regions. Many mannerisms...

Ancient American Engineering refers to early American applied scientific and mathematical knowledge used to design and build structures, machines, devices...

Epirote Greek: Ἄπειρος, Ápeiros; Attic Greek: Ἤπειρος, Ḗpeiros) was an ancient Greek kingdom, and later republic, located in the geographical region of...

The ancient Romans were famous for their advanced engineering accomplishments. Technology for bringing running water into cities was developed in the...

(/ˈhiːsiəd/ HEE-see-əd or /ˈhɛsiəd/ HEH-see-əd; Ancient Greek: Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos; fl. c. 700 BC) was an Ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active...

Sinitic *Mγag (mage or shaman). The Old Persian form seems to have permeated ancient Semitic languages as the Jewish Babylonian Aramaic magosh, the Aramaic...

Painting in ancient Egypt is an important field of Egyptian art that extends from Prehistoric Egypt to the prohibition by Christianity of the polytheistic...

Messenia (Ancient Greek: Μεσσηνία) was an ancient district of the southwestern Peloponnese, more or less overlapping the modern Messenia region of Greece...

Ancient River is a psychedelic rock band formed in 2008. The band was created by singer/songwriter James Barreto, and features Barreto (vocals/guitar/songwriter)...

The priesthood of ancient Israel was the class of male individuals, who, according to the Hebrew Bible, were patrilineal descendants from Aaron (the elder...

ἐκκλησία) was the assembly of the citizens in city-states of ancient Greece. The ecclesia of ancient Athens is particularly well-known. It was the popular assembly...

Stambaugh, The Ancient Roman City (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988), p. 347, note 4 online and p. 348, note 13; O.F. Robinson, Ancient Rome: City Planning...

Hymns Ancient and Modern is a hymnal in common use within the Church of England, a result of the efforts of the Oxford Movement. The hymnal was first...

The Lukka lands (sometimes Luqqa lands) were an ancient region of Anatolia. They are known from Hittite and Egyptian texts, which viewed them as hostile...

ancient temple of Apollo on the site of the church of Panayia Yeraniofora. The second-largest town is Artemonas, thought to be named after an ancient...

official in ancient Egypt to serve the pharaoh (king) during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. Vizier is the generally accepted rendering of ancient Egyptian...

clothing, and in a number of ancient cultures, the athletic and/or cultist nudity of men and boys was a natural concept. In ancient Greece, nudity became associated...

§ Brackets and transcription delimiters. Ancient Greek phonology is the reconstructed phonology or pronunciation of Ancient Greek. This article mostly deals with...

boxes, or other symbols. Hermes (/ˈhɜːrmiːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald...

rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone (/pərˈsɛfəniː/ per-SEF-a-nee;...

Dan (Biblical Hebrew: דָּן), and older name Laish, is an ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, described as the northernmost city of the Kingdom...

The history of Corsica in ancient times was characterised by contests for control of the island among various foreign powers. The successors of the Neolithic...

Clothing in ancient Rome generally comprised a short-sleeved or sleeveless, knee-length tunic for men and boys, and a longer, usually sleeved tunic for...

Ancient Maya art comprises the visual arts of the Maya civilization, an eastern and south-eastern Mesoamerica culture made up of a great number of small...

"Would ancient India have supported Section 377?". Rediff. Retrieved 30 December 2023. Raveenthiran, Venkatachalam (November 2011). "Knowledge of ancient Hindu...

Echoes: Ancient & Modern is a covers album by the English music producer Trevor Horn, released on 1 December 2023 through Deutsche Grammophon. Like his...

Ancient Egyptian pottery includes all objects of fired clay from ancient Egypt. First and foremost, ceramics served as household wares for the storage...

and at St Hilda's College, Oxford, where she graduated with a degree in ancient and modern history. She has an honorary doctorate from the University of...

scientific and mathematical principles, theatre, and the Olympic Games. The Ancient Greeks were organised into independent city-states, or poleis (singular...

Sphinx. All were built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt, between c. 2600 – c. 2500 BC. The site also includes several temples...

internal organs have provided storage vessels for a range of foodstuffs since ancient times, it is probable that the process of cheese making was discovered...

1300 to 800 BC. The newcomers were genetically most closely related to ancient individuals from Gaul. The authors describe this as a "plausible vector...

The question of the race of the people of ancient Egypt was raised historically as a product of the early racial concepts of the 18th and 19th centuries...

The Ancient Future Trilogy is a set of fantasy novels by Traci Harding. The story follows a 20th-century Australian woman who is transported to 6th century...

Ancient Chinese coinage includes some of the earliest known coins of all time. These coins, used as early as the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BCE)...

Vaishali, Vesali or Vaiśālī was an ancient city and today an archaeological site located north of Patna in present-day Bihar, India. It is also a Jain...

Ys, titled on-screen Ancient Ys Vanished: Omen, is a 1987 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the first installment in the Ys series...

(Hebrew: מוֹדִיעִים, Mōdīʿīm), and later, Moditha (Greek: Μωδιθα), was an ancient Jewish city located in Judea, near the modern city of Modi'in, Israel....

usually called Virgil or Vergil (/ˈvɜːrdʒɪl/ VUR-jil) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous...

Various ancient Greek calendars began in most states of ancient Greece between autumn and winter except for the Attic calendar, which began in summer...

way"—is probably derived from the name of this region, a reference to the ancient Spartans who were renowned for their verbal austerity and blunt, often...

Fortifications (Building)". Phang, Spence, Kelly, Londey (2016). Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome: The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia...

The Ancient Monuments Society (AMS) is a learned society and registered charity in England and Wales, founded in 1924 "for the study and conservation...

'deity', or referring (as a proper name) to any one of multiple major ancient Near Eastern deities. A rarer form, 'ila, represents the predicate form...

The Ancient Ship (Chinese: 古船) is a Chinese novel by Zhang Wei, first published in 1986. The novel spans four decades of Chinese history beginning with...

Ancient Egypt spans the period of Egyptian history from the early prehistoric settlements of the northern Nile valley to the Roman conquest of Egypt in...

In Ancient Greece, the history of running can be traced back to 776 BC. Running was important to members of ancient Greek society, and is consistently...

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography is a book by Simon Singh, published in 1999 by Fourth Estate and Doubleday...

Rock Sinhala: සීගිරිය, Tamil: சிகிரியா/சிங்ககிரி, /ˈsiːɡɪrɪjə/) is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of...

a powerful and awe-inspiring creature. Dragon-like creatures appear in ancient Mesopotamian art, where they could be hostile or benevolent. In East Asia...

than pottery) from ancient cultures, with sculpture from said perishable materials almost never surviving. In addition, most ancient sculpture was painted...

(Chinese: 犬; pinyin: quǎn; Wade–Giles: ch'üan), played an important role in ancient Chinese society. Remains of dogs and pigs have been found in the oldest...

alphabet. Without proper rendering support, you may see errors in display. Ancient Meitei literature, also termed as Old Manipuri literature, is literature...

towns are Andros, Gavrio, Batsi, and Ormos Korthiou. Palaeopolis, the ancient capital, was built into a steep hillside, and the breakwater of its harbor...

pronunciation: [kó̞.(ɟ̟͡)ʑì.k̟ʲì, kò̞.(ɟ̟͡)ʑí.-], "Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient Matters"), also sometimes read as Furukotofumi or Furukotobumi...

The word Thrace, from ancient Greek Thrake (Θρᾴκη), referred originally to the Thracians (ancient Greek Thrâikes Θρᾷκες), an ancient people inhabiting Southeast...

Greek architecture, and its sacred importance throughout Ancient Greece. Investigation of ancient stone huts found on the island indicate that it has been...

Slavery played an important role in the society and economy of ancient Rome. Unskilled or low-skill slaves labored in the fields, mines, and mills with...

of Aarhus List of bishops of Aarhus Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ancient See of Aarhus" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company...

Drugs in ancient Rome were used for a variety of purposes. Cannabis and opium were used as medication to treat conditions such as insomnia or earaches...

navigation, spiritual and religious practices, and agricultural planning. Ancient astronomers observed and charted the skies in an effort to learn about...

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness is a series of historical fantasy novels by the British author Michelle Paver and her first books for children. The books...

Marriage in ancient Greece had less of a basis in personal relationships and more in social responsibility, however the available historical records on...

Blondie in an Ancient Time (Thai: นางทาสหัวทอง; RTGS: Nang That Hua Thong) is a Thai drama series. First broadcast on Workpoint TV. Watch reruns at 10:00...

marks, boxes, or other symbols. Slavery was a widely accepted practice in ancient Greece. The principal use of slaves was in agriculture, but they were also...

into Spanish, providing modern historians with valuable insights into ancient cultures and knowledge. Before the development of archaeology in the 19th...

A nymph (Ancient Greek: νύμφη, romanized: nýmphē; Attic Greek: [nýmpʰɛː]; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore...

Ancient text corpora are the entire collection of texts from the period of ancient history, defined in this article as the period from the beginning of...

The study of ancient Greek personal names is a branch of onomastics, the study of names, and more specifically of anthroponomastics, the study of names...

figure, is an enduring tradition in Western art. It was a preoccupation of Ancient Greek art, and after a semi-dormant period in the Middle Ages returned...

The gymnasium (Ancient Greek: γυμνάσιον, romanized: gymnásion) in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It...

term is used today to describe the use of this formation in ancient Greek warfare, but ancient Greek writers used it more broadly to describe any massed...

Pharos of Alexandria, was a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (280–247 BC). It has...

another common theme in ancient religious sacrifices, such as sacrifices to the Aztec god of agriculture Xipe Totec. In ancient Japan, legends talk about...

The Bishop of Dunwich is an episcopal title which was first used by an Anglo-Saxon bishop between the seventh and ninth centuries and is currently used...

(/ˌnɛfərˈtiːti/; c. 1370 – c. 1330 BC) was a queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the great royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti and her husband...

history of exchanges. The name Melanesia (from Ancient Greek: μέλας, romanized: mélas, lit. 'black', and Ancient Greek: νῆσος, romanized: nêsos, lit. 'island')...

Ancient history in Asia is usually taken to include: West Asia The Ancient Near East History of Iran, from Elam to the Sasanian Empire South Asia History...

were four basic types of fishponds developed within the Ahupua'a known in ancient Hawaii. The four types of fishponds were freshwater taro fishponds (loko...

Heracles (/ˈhɛrəkliːz/ Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλῆς, lit. 'glory/fame of Hera'), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine...

The Archdiocese of Tarentaise (Latin: Tarantasiensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese and archdiocese in France, with its see in Moûtiers, in the Tarentaise...

The ancient Cappadocian language was a language spoken in antiquity in Cappadocia, a historical region of central Anatolia in modern-day Turkey. There...

the Ordos Plateau in the east and the Iranian Plateau in the south. The ancient Iranian peoples who emerged after the 1st millennium BC include the Alans...

Ancient Israel and Judah were two Israelite kingdoms that existed in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. Their history began with the early appearance...

Phthiotic Thebes or Thessalian Thebes, an ancient city at Nea Anchialos Thebae (Cilicia), a town of ancient Cilicia, now in Turkey Thebes (Ionia), in...

Sanitation in ancient Rome, acquired from the Etruscans, was very advanced compared to other ancient cities and provided water supply and sanitation services...

Sappho (Ancient Greek: Σαπφώ Sapphṓ [sap.pʰɔ̌ː]; Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω Psápphō; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an ancient Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on...

necessary, or convenient. Hellenistic culture thus represents a fusion of the ancient Greek world with that of the Western Asian, Northeastern African, and Southwestern...

Copenhagen. Within the Church of Denmark, the region formerly within the ancient Diocese of Roskilde is today divided between the Diocese of Copenhagen...

An Ancient Lie is a compilation of prior releases by the British progressive rock band Mach One. Released in 2002, it included songs like "Into The Pit"...

Challenge of the Ancient Empires!, also known as Ancient Empires, is an educational computer game created by The Learning Company in 1990 for both MS-DOS...

The Ancient Church of the East (ACE) is an East Syriac Christian denomination based in Baghdad and is composed largely of ethnic Assyrians. It separated...

her reflection in the water. Xi Shi was from Zhuji, the capital of the Ancient Yue Kingdom. Goujian, the King of Yue, had surrendered to the rival state...

The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is a theatre in the Greek city of Epidaurus, located on the southeast end of the sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek...

The nomen of ancient Egyptian pharaohs was one of the "great five names". It was introduced by king Djedefre, third pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty, as an...

Imprisonment in ancient Rome was not a sentence under Roman law. Incarceration (publica custodia) in facilities such as the Tullianum was intended to...

Jess and the Ancient Ones is a Finnish psychedelic rock band that was formed in Kuopio in 2010. Some of the members of the band were co-musicians in the...

Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure video game developed by Nodding Heads Games based in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It was first released as a...

autochthon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In ancient Greece, the concept of autochthones (from Ancient Greek αὐτός autos "self", and χθών chthon "soil";...

as Ancestral Pueblo peoples or the Basketmaker-Pueblo culture, were an ancient Native American culture of Pueblo peoples spanning the present-day Four...

Ancient Greek folklore includes genres such as mythology (Greek mythology), legend, and folktales. According to classicist William Hansen: "the Greeks...

AD. The Pantheon in Rome, finished in the early 2nd century AD, has an ancient Roman height record from floor to top of 43.45 m (142.6 ft), which exactly...

Balkans, according to Papazoglu. The ancient Greek name Ἑλλήσποντος (Hellēspontos) means "Sea of Helle", and was the ancient name of the narrow strait. It was...

developed in the region. Previously regarded as a peripheral region in the ancient Near East, modern academia largely considers the Levant as a center of...

Syrians (Ancient Greek: Λευκόσυροι, romanized: Leucosyri or Ancient Greek: Λευκοσύριοι, romanized: Leucosyroi), also known as Syrians (Ancient Greek: Σύριος...

statues across the Middle East dating as far back as ancient times. In his book Iran in the Ancient East, the archaeologist and Iranologist Ernst Herzfeld...

Հայկական դիցաբանություն, romanized: haykakan dicʻabanutʻyun) originated in ancient Indo-European mythology, specifically Proto-Armenian, and incorporated...

follows Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy, who must stop Lyric, the last Ancient, from acquiring the Chaos Crystals, while battling Doctor Eggman, Metal...

Greek: Δελφοί [ðelˈfi]), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct in central Greece. It was the seat of Pythia, the major...

An obelisk (/ˈɒbəlɪsk/; from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós) ' spit, nail, pointed pillar'), less often spelled obelisque...

capital. Calabria is the birthplace of the name of Italy, given to it by the Ancient Greeks who settled in this land starting from the 8th century BCE. They...

The mountain itself is considered a large open-air museum because of the ancient art and artifacts on display in the open. The area includes numerous Buddhist...

semi-legendary history of Pre-Christian Ireland. There is a complex of ancient earthworks dating to the Iron Age in the area of Teltown where the festival...

The Ancient Theatre of Fourvière (French: Théâtre antique de Lyon) is a Roman theatre in Lyon, France. It was built on the hill of Fourvière, which is...

refer to: User (ancient Egyptian official), an ancient Egyptian nomarch (governor) of the Eighth Dynasty User or Useramen, an ancient Egyptian vizier...

The Ancient Commentators on Aristotle project based at King's College London and under the direction of Richard Sorabji has undertaken to translate into...

Freedmen in ancient Rome existed as a distinct social class (liberti or libertini), with former slaves granted freedom and rights through the legal process...

monolatristic. They were influenced by neighboring cultures, particularly ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian religious practices. The pantheon was headed...

boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. Troy or Ilion was an ancient city located in present-day Çanakkale, Turkey. It is best known as the...

Sanxingdui located in what is now Sichuan is believed to be the site of a major ancient city, of a previously unknown Bronze Age culture (between 2000 and 1200 BC)...

Hoplites (/ˈhɒplaɪts/ HOP-lytes; Ancient Greek: ὁπλῖται, romanised: hoplîtai [hoplîːtai̯]) were citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily...

The great libraries of the ancient world served as archives for empires, sanctuaries for sacred writings, and depositories of literature and chronicles...

Medicine in ancient Rome was highly influenced by ancient Greek medicine, but also developed new practices through knowledge of the Hippocratic Corpus...

Hubris (/ˈhjuːbrɪs/; from Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris) 'pride, insolence, outrage'), or less frequently hybris (/ˈhaɪbrɪs/), is extreme or excessive pride...

Mary Beard (born 1 January 1955) is an English classicist specialising in Ancient Rome. She is a trustee of the British Museum and formerly held a personal...

relative durability, comprises a large part of the archaeological record of ancient Greece. The shards of pots discarded or buried in the 1st millennium BC...

of Sebastia is home to a number of important archaeological sites. In ancient times, the city of Sebastia was known as Shomron (Hebrew: שֹׁמְרוֹן, romanized: Šōmrôn)...

was republished by Knopf in 2003. Brisingr—meaning "fire" in Alagaësia's Ancient Language (which was inspired to a degree by Old Norse)—was published on...

reformation of mankind" through a science "built on esoteric truths of the ancient past", which, "concealed from the average man, provide insight into nature...

Mapping Ancient Athens is a project by a Greek non-profit Dipylon, launched in 2021, that aims to map and provide an interactive digital portal to explore...

Alexandria Shipyard. The city also has a large financial sector, and its ancient port Alexandria is one of the busiest ports in the country. Alexandria...

of China. Together with the nearby Miran site, they correspond to two ancient capitals of Shanshan, Wuni (扜泥, OC:*‍*__ C.nˤ[əj]/qʰʷa niːl) and Yixun...

This article contains Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead...

Slavery in ancient Egypt existed at least since the Old Kingdom period. Discussions of slavery in Pharaonic Egypt are complicated by terminology used...

The Ancient and Primitive Rite, also called the Order of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Mizraim, is a Masonic Rite first popularized by John...

The following is a list of ancient peace treaties: The Treaty of Kadesh (1259 BC) - peace treaty made between Ancient Egyptians, under Rameses II and the...

St Andrews Glasgow Aberdeen Edinburgh The ancient universities of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthighean ann an Alba) are medieval and renaissance universities...

The Coast Guard Aviation Association, also known as the Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl (AOP)[why?], is a fraternal association founded in 1977. The...

Ancient Hebrew (ISO 639-3 code hbo) is a blanket term for pre-modern varieties of the Hebrew language: Biblical Hebrew (including the use of Tiberian...

Cori (ancient Cora) is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy. Cora was well developed in the age of the expansion...

Elusa), in Aquitaine, south-west France, existed from circa 300 to 879. Its Ancient cathedral was so utterly destroyed it hasn't even been located. The present...

Greek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, romanized: elliniká [eliniˈka] ; Ancient Greek: ἑλληνική, romanized: hellēnikḗ [helːɛːnikɛ́ː]) is an Indo-European language...

disciplines like history or anthropology. In a prominent example from ancient Greece, philosopher Plato, when asked by a friend for a book to understand...

The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH; Irish: Ord Ársa na nÉireannach) is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization. Members must be male, Catholic, and...

Ancient Mechanisms is the 4th album by LV, which was created in collaboration with Tigran Hamasyan and was released 9 October 2015. LV is a duo of Si...

the reverse is known as tails. The first metal coins – invented in the ancient Greek world and disseminated during the Hellenistic period – were precious...

also known as the Israelite religion, was the ancient Semitic religion of the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. The Israelite religion appears...

on the origins of the Japanese nation recorded in the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters). The myth is as follows: Amaterasu had a brother by the name of...

Ancient Greek boxing (Greek: πυγμαχία pygmachia, "fist fighting") dates back to at least the 8th century BC (Homer's Iliad), and was practiced in a variety...

"designation". The protection provided to scheduled monuments is given under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, which is a different law from...

He is a ufologist and a promoter of the ancient astronauts hypothesis. He is host and producer of Ancient Aliens, a History Channel series. Tsoukalos...

taking place at different speeds, and it includes the erosion of some ancient institutions and the beginning of medieval ones. The concept of late antiquity...

Kum Kum (わんぱく大昔クムクム, Wampaku Ōmukashi Kumu Kumu; "Naughty Ancient Kumukumu") is a Japanese animated television series, consisting of 26 episodes. The...

Roman life, frozen at the moment it was buried, as well as insight into ancient urban planning. It was a wealthy town of 10,000 to 20,000 residents at...

Aristophanes (/ˌærɪˈstɒfəniːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης [aristopʰánɛːs]; c. 446 – c. 386 BC) was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens. He wrote...

romanized: Rāvaṇa, lit. 'roaring') is the principal antagonist of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana and its several other versions. He is traditionally...

Ancient Greek comedy (Ancient Greek: κωμῳδία, romanized: kōmōidía) was one of the final three principal dramatic forms in the theatre of classical Greece;...

Ios (also spelled Io or Nio; Greek: Ίος, Greek pronunciation: [ˈi.os]; Ancient Greek: Ἴος [í.os]; locally Nios, Νιός) is a Greek island in the Cyclades...

three aims: to protect ancient woodland which is rare, unique and irreplaceable, to promote the restoration of damaged ancient woodland, and to plant...

the Ancient Greek κιβώριον kibōrion, "drinking cup") is a vessel, normally in metal. It was originally a particular shape of drinking cup in ancient Greece...

The topography of ancient Rome is the description of the built environment of the city of ancient Rome. It is a multidisciplinary field of study that...

Spanning over three thousand years, ancient Egypt was not one stable civilization but subject to change and periods of great upheaval, commonly split...

(Ancient Greek: ἡ Ἀκρόπολις τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, romanized: hē Akropolis tōn Athēnōn; Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών, romanized: Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient...

Ancient Belgian is a hypothetical extinct Indo-European or Pre-Indo-European language, spoken in Belgica (northern Gaul) in late prehistory with no known...

In mathematics, ancient Egyptian multiplication (also known as Egyptian multiplication, Ethiopian multiplication, Russian multiplication, or peasant multiplication)...

of Palestine (region) History of ancient Israel and Judah History of Gaza City History of Israel History of the ancient Levant History of the Gaza Strip...

used in fringe science such as cryptozoology, as well as by proponents of ancient astronaut theories, young Earth creationists, and paranormal enthusiasts...

In Greek mythology, Scylla (/ˈsɪlə/ SIL-ə; Ancient Greek: Σκύλλα, romanized: Skýlla, pronounced [skýlːa]) is a legendary, man-eating monster that lives...

distinction between pure and applied mathematics has existed since at least ancient Greece, the concept was elaborated upon around the year 1900, after the...

The Camden Professorship of Ancient History at the University of Oxford was established in 1622 by English antiquary and historian William Camden, Clarenceux...

other symbols. Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later...

The ancient Egyptians performed rituals focussed on making offerings of food, drink, clothing and ointment, to a deity. Offerings commonly took place...

The Ancient Mariner is a 1925 American silent fantasy drama film based on the popular 1798 poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge...

from the 3rd century BC. Its capital Nicomedia was rebuilt on the site of ancient Astacus in 264 BC by Nicomedes I. Bithynia was bequeathed to the Roman...

following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient Rome: Ancient Rome – former civilization that thrived on the Italian Peninsula...

Ancient Jewish magic refers to a range of magical practices and techniques employed by Jews from the Second Temple period through the Rabbinic period...

Latin: Britanni, Welsh: Brythoniaid), also known as Celtic Britons or ancient Britons, were the Celtic people who inhabited Great Britain from at least...

Ancient Teaching of the Masters (ATOM) is an American religious group founded by Darwin Gross in 1983. Darwin Gross was an American Army veteran, vibraphone...

deserts, storms, disorder, violence, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion. In Ancient Greek, the god's name is given as Sēth (Σήθ). Set had a...

Aesop (/ˈiːsɒp/ EE-sop; Ancient Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aísōpos; c. 620 – 564 BCE; formerly rendered as Æsop) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with...

Education in ancient Rome progressed from an informal, familial system of education in the early Republic to a tuition-based system during the late Republic...

the most common forms of jewellery listed above have persisted since ancient times, while other forms, such as adornments for the nose or ankle, important...