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Arabia Felix

Arabs: the people living in the country to the west and south of Mesopotamia. Ancient Yemen Although the name "Arab" means something like "nomad",…

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Arabia Deserta

Arabs: the people living in the country to the west and south of Mesopotamia. The Assyrian attack the Arabs (relief from…

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Aramaeans

Aramaeans: name of the Iron Age people living in what is now Syria. Their language, Aramaic, became the lingua franca of the ancient Near East. …

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Aramava (Wadi Rum)

Aramava: Nabataean town and sanctuary on the edge of the Wadi Rum desert. The temple in the Wadi Rum Aramava, mentioned by…

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Arausio (Orange)

Arausio: Roman city in central France, modern Orange. Arch of Orange Arausio, named after a native goddess, was probably the site of…

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Arbela (Erbil)

Arbela (Assyrian Arba'ilu): Town in ancient Assyria, modern Arbîl or Erbil, situated between the Great and the Little Zab. Arbela Excavations make…

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Persian Influence on Greek architecture

The ancient Persian and Greek cultures did not exist in isolation. There was cross-fertilization. The present article describes several aspects of Persia's influence on Greece.Architecture …

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Arelate (Arles)

Arelate: important Roman city in souther France, modern Arles. Theater entrance Arles is one of the oldest cities in France. It is…

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Arenacum (Rindern?)

Arenacum: Roman limes fort in Germania Inferior, perhaps identical to modern Rindern in Germany.Arenacum "Arenatio" on the Peutinger Map There is no…

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Argentomagus

Argentomagus: important settlement of the Bituriges, modern Saint-Marcel.Oppidum The theater The oppidum of Argentomagus ("silver market") was an important settlement in the…

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Argentoratum (Strasbourg)

Argentoratum: Roman legionary base and town on the Upper Rhine, modern Strasbourg in France.Early History Model of the legionary base The fertile loess soil…

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Argos

Argos (Greek: Ἄργος): city in the northeastern Peloponnese.Early History Argos, Heraion, West pediment, Head of Hera Capital of the northeastern Peloponnese; two hills,…

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