Geography

There are 224 items in Geography:

Agis III

Agis III (†331?): Spartan king from the Eurypontid house, ruled 338-331(?). Fifth-century hoplite Agis was a son of king Archidamus III of…

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Ağri Daği (the so-called Ararat)

Ağrı Dağı: volcano in eastern Turkey that is commonly but incorrectly known as Ararat. The Turkish name means "mountain of pain" and is a rendering of Çiyaye Agiri, which in Kurdish means "the fiery mountain". In Armenian, it is called Masis. …

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Altertumswissenschaft

Altertumswissenschaft: German word for the study of ancient culture and society. There is no equivalent in English.There is no real English equivalent for the German word Altertumswissenschaft, which refers to the study of ancient culture and society. It covers both…

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Amantia

Amantia: Illyrian hillfort and Roman town, near the modern village of Ploçe in Albania. Amantia, General view Situated on a hill that…

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