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Ugarit
(Encyclopedia)Ugarit o͞ogərētˈ [key], ancient city, capital of the Ugarit kingdom, W Syria, on the Mediterranean coast N of modern Latakia. Although the name of this city was known from Egyptian and Hittite sou...Shakespeare, William
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616, English dramatist and poet, b. Stratford-upon-Avon. He is widely considered the greatest playwright who ever lived. For about 150 years after his death ...Hissarlik
(Encyclopedia)Hissarlik: see Troy, ancient city.Gerash
(Encyclopedia)Gerash, ancient city: see Gerasa.Iulis
(Encyclopedia)Iulis, ancient Greece: see Kéa.Therma
(Encyclopedia)Therma, ancient Greece: see Thessaloníki. ...Cassandreia
(Encyclopedia)Cassandreia, ancient Greece: see Potidaea. ...Tadmor
(Encyclopedia)Tadmor, ancient city: see Palmyra. ...Tahapanes
(Encyclopedia)Tahapanes, ancient city: see Tahpanhes. ...Tehaphnehes
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