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Ancient Calendars

Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory Celestial bodies—the sun, moon, planets, and stars > have provided us a reference for measuring the passage of time…

State Department Notes on Greece

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Greece Relations PEOPLEGreece was inhabited as early as the…

Ancient Egypt: Rulers

Ancient Egypt: RulersAmenemhet I, king of ancient Egypt, founder of the XII dynasty (2000–1970 B.C.)Sesostris I, king of ancient Egypt, second ruler of the XII dynasty (1980–1926 B.C.)Amasis I,…

Ancient Persia: Kings

Ancient Persia: KingsCambyses, two kings of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia (c. 600–500 B.C.)Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, founder of the greatness of the Achaemenids and of the Persian Empire…

Kéa, island, Greece

(Encyclopedia) KéaKéakāˈä [key] or KeosKeoskāˈôs, kēˈŏs [key], Lat. Ceos, island (1991 pop. 1,787), c.61 sq mi (160 sq km), SE Greece, in the Aegean Sea; one of the Cyclades. Fruits, barley, and silk…

Athens, city, Greece

(Encyclopedia) Athens Athens ăthˈĭnz [key], Gr. Athínai, city (2021 urban agglomeration pop. 3,153,000), capital of Greece, E central Greece, on the plain of Attica,…

DK History: Ancient Egypt

WHY WERE NILE FLOODS IMPORTANT? WHO DID THE EGYPTIANS WORSHIP? WHY DID EGYPTIAN CIVILZATION LAST SO LONG?PHARAOHSPYRAMIDSMUMMIFICATIONFIND OUT MOREFrom around 3100 BC to 30 BC, the dry desert…