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Early Dynastic Period: name for the two first dynasties of ancient Egypt (c.3000-2675 BCE).
Statuette of a woman,c.3000 BCE
The Early Dynastic…
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The "French trench"
There are few texts about the Median and Achaemenid periods in Ecbatana. Texts about the Seleucid or Parthian…
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Ecbatana (Old Persian Hagmatana, "gathering place"): main settlement of the Medes, modern Hamadan.
A bullshead from Ecbatana
According to the Histories of…
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Palace of Cyrus in Ecbatana: semi-legendary Persian palace, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Terrace walls from the…
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Edessa or Urhai: ancient city in northwest Mesopotamia, capital of Osrhoene, modern Şanlı Urfa in Turkey.
The citadel of Edessa
The origins…
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Edom: Iron Age kingdom, directly south of the Dead Sea, situated in modern Jordan and Israel. In Greek, it is called Idumea.Bronze Age
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Elam: ancient kingdom in the southwest of modern Iran, modern Khuzestan. Because its capital was Susa, it was also known as Susiana.
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Eleusis (Greek Ἐλευσίς): town to the west of Athens, site of the sanctuary where the Mysteries of Demeter and Kore were celebrated.
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Elst: town in the Netherlands, site of a very big Roman temple.
Elst, temple, model
Modern Elst occupies the site of an…
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Empel: village in the Netherlands where an ancient temple, dedicated to Magusanus, was discovered.
The temple of Empel
The sanctuary of Magusanus,…
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Emporiae (Greek: ᾽Εμπόριον, "port of trade"): three Graeco-Roman settlements in northeastern Spain, today called Ampurias in Spanish and Empúries in Catalan.
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Emporiae (Greek: ᾽Εμπόριον, "port of trade"): three Graeco-Roman settlements in northeastern Spain, today called Ampurias in Spanish and Empúries in Catalan.
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