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ancient 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… … Universalium
Ancient 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… … Wikipedia
Ancient history — Ancient redirects here. For other uses, see Ancient (disambiguation). The times before writing belong either to protohistory or to prehistory. Ancient history is the study of the written past [Crawford, O. G. S. (1927). Antiquity. [Gloucester,… … Wikipedia
Ancient astronauts — Ancient paintings from Val Camonica, Italy are believed to depict forgotten deities; ancient astronaut proponents claim these pictures resemble modern day astronauts despite being painted ca. 10,000 BC. Claims Intelligent extraterrestrial life… … Wikipedia
Ancient astronaut theories — or paleocontact are various proposals that intelligent extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth and that this contact is linked to the origins or development of human cultures, technologies and/or religions. Some of these theories suggests that … Wikipedia
Ancient woodland — ‘Ancient Woodland’ is a term used in the United Kingdom to refer specifically to woodland dating back to 1600 or before in England and Wales (or 1750 in Scotland). Before this, planting of new woodland was uncommon, so a wood present in 1600 was… … Wikipedia
Ancient See of York — Ancient See of York † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of York (EBORACENSIS). The seat of metropolitan jurisdiction for the northern province. It is not known when or how Christianity first reached York, but there was a bishop… … Catholic encyclopedia
Ancient Mesopotamian units of measurement — originated in the loosely organized city states of Early Dynastic Sumer. The units themselves grew out of the tradition of counting tokens used by the Neolithic (c 6000 BCE) cultural complex of the Near East. [Stecchini 1971, section 1.1]… … Wikipedia
Ancient Diocese of Saint Asaph — Ancient Diocese of Saint Asaph † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient Diocese of Saint Asaph (ASSAVENSIS, originally ELVIENSIS) This diocese was founded by St. Kentigern about the middle of the sixth century when he was exiled from his … Catholic encyclopedia
Ancient See of Winchester — Ancient See of Winchester † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Winchester (WINTONIA, WINTONIENSIS). This diocese came into existence in 635 when the great missionary Diocese of Dorchester, founded by St. Birinus in 634 for the … Catholic encyclopedia
