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1ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
2Ancient Israelite cuisine — refers to the food eaten by the ancient Israelites during a period of over a thousand years, from the beginning of the Israelite presence in the Land of Israel at the beginning of the Iron Age until the Roman period. The dietary staples were… …
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4Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as Persia historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… …
5Kneeling and Genuflection — Genuflexion † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Genuflexion To genuflect [Lat. genu flectere, geniculare (post classic), to bend the knee; Gr. gonu klinein or kamptein] expresses: ♦ an attitude ♦ a gesture: involving, like prostration,… …
6Gods and Fighting Men — The Story of the Tuatha De Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland is a collection of tales collated by Lady Augusta Gregory. The book is split into two sections, covering the Irish Mythological Cycle of the Book of Invasions with the coming of the… …
7Customs and etiquette in Hawaii — Below is a partial list of some of the customs that are widely observed in the Islands. In most cases, these will be observed by long time residents of all ethnicities. Some customs that are known to most residents, but usually practiced by… …
8Ancient Diocese of Auxerre — The bishopric of Auxerre is a former French Roman Catholic diocese, now a titular see. Its historical episcopal see was in the city of Auxerre in Burgundy, eastern France. Contents 1 Ecclesiastical history 1.1 To 1000 1.2 From 1000 …
9religious symbolism and iconography — Introduction respectively, the basic and often complex artistic forms and gestures used as a kind of key to convey religious concepts and the visual, auditory, and kinetic representations of religious ideas and events. Symbolism and… …
10Language and ethnicity of Kambojas — The Kambojas of Indian literature have been speculated to have been an Iranian people, perhaps cognate with the later Indo Scythians or Sakas.History of the hypothesisBased on Yaska s Nirukta and a gatha from Buddhist Bhuridatta Jataka , one… …
