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Byblos

Byblos (Hebrew גבל; Greek Βύβλος): one of the oldest cities in the world, inhabited from the Neolithic until the Middle Ages, modern Jubayl.Origins …

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Byblos - Photos

Byblos (Hebrew גבל; Greek Βύβλος): one of the oldest cities in the world, occupied from the Neolithic until the Middle Ages, modern Jubayl. Northern…

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Byllis

Byllis (Greek: Βύλλις or Βουλλίς): Illyrian city, Greek town. The remains of Byllis Situated on a hill on the east bank of the river…

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Byzantine Capital

Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις) or Byzantium (Βυζάντιον): Greek city on the Bosphorus, capital of the Byzantine Empire, modern İstanbul. Justininian After the brief reign…

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Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire: the continuation of the Roman Empire in the Greek-speaking, eastern part of the Mediterranean. Christian in nature, it was perennially at war with the Muslims. It flourished during the reign of the Macedonian emperors; its demise was the consequence of…

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Cadusians

Cadusians: nomad tribe in ancient Iran, living in the western Elburz mountains, between the heartland of Media and the Caspian Sea, in the modern provinces Zanjan and Azerbaijan in Iran. …

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Caere (Cerveteri)

Caere: city in southern Etruria, modern Cerveteri.History Caere, Banditaccia necropolis, Wall painting of an archer According to ancient sources founded by Pelasgians Large…

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Gaius Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar (13 July 100 - 15 March 44 BCE), Roman statesman, general, author, famous for the conquest of Gaul (modern France and Belgium) and his subsequent coup d'état. He changed the Roman republic into a monarchy and laid…

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Caesar

Caesar: title of the intended successor to the Roman throne. It is derived from the name of Gaius Julius Caesar. Adoption…

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Gaius Julius Caesar: Youth

Gaius Julius Caesar (13 July 100 - 15 March 44 BCE), Roman statesman, general, author, famous for the conquest of Gaul (modern France and Belgium) and his subsequent coup d'état. He changed the Roman republic into a monarchy and laid…

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Gaius Julius Caesar: Early career

Gaius Julius Caesar (13 July 100 - 15 March 44 BCE), Roman statesman, general, author, famous for the conquest of Gaul (modern France and Belgium) and his subsequent coup d'état. He changed the Roman republic into a monarchy and laid…

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