Archaeology

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Dedan

Dedan (Hebrew: דְּדָן‎): town in the Arabian desert along the Incense Route in the Al-‘Ula oasis. It was the capital of the Iron Age kingdoms of Dedan and Lihyan.The Al-‘Ula Oasis …

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Delphi

Delphi (Greek  Δελφοί): oracle, one of the main sanctuaries of ancient Greece. Delphi's omphalos If a person were called to fix the…

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Den

Den: king of Egypt's First Dynasty, probably ruling for 42-47 years in the first half of the twenty-ninth century BCE.Innovations Stele…

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DH

Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions: collection of Old Persian cuneiform texts from the sixth, fifth, and fourth centuries BCE, left by the Achaemenid kings on their official monuments.DH, tablet from Hamadan Text, found on a tablet of gold and a tablet of silver. The text is…

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Diadem

Diadem: an often decorated ribbon tied around the head, used as a symbol of royal dignity.Origins A Persian nobleman As symbol of…

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Didyma

Didyma: oracle of Apollo near Miletus, also known as Branchidae. Didyma, temple of Apollo Didyma was the oracular shrine of Apollo at…

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Diploma

Diploma: Roman expression for an official act, especially a documenting granting citizen rights to a man who had served twenty-five years in an auxiliary unit. …

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Djer

King Djer: probably the third king of Egypt's First dynasty, ruling in the second half of the thirtieth century BCE. Cup of…

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Djet

King Djet: short-lived ruler of Egypt's First Dynasty, probably in the final quarter of the thirtieth century BCE.The reign of King Djet, who was buried in Tomb Z in Abydos, was presumably short-lived. This assumption is based on the discovery of…

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