Mušov: town in the Czech Republic, site of a Roman legionary fortress and a Germanic tomb.In the 170s, Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius attempted to subdue the Quadi and Marcomani, Germanic tribes living in Bohemia. During these campaigns, the Tenth Legion…
Myra: town in Lycia, modern Demre. The ancient town is especially well-known because it was the residence of Nicholas of Myra, the original saint behind Santa Claus.
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Myra: town in Lycia, modern Demre. It is well-known because it was the residence of Nicholas of Myra, the original saint behind Santa Claus, whose tomb was just outside the ancient city.
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Myra: town in Lycia, modern Demre. The ancient town is especially well-known because it was the residence of Nicholas of Myra, the original saint behind Santa Claus.Like all Lycian towns, Myra appears to have been settled from the late Archaic…
Napata: name of a group of settlements on the Middle Nile, capital of a Nubian kingdom, flourishing in the first half of the first millennium BCE, also known as Kush.Napata
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