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71Ancient Greece and wine — The influence of ancient Greece on wine is significant not only to the Greek wine industry but to the development of almost all European wine regions and to the history of wine itself. The importance that viniculture had in ancient Greek society… …
72ANCIENT AEGEAN ARCHITECTURE — Before the dawn of Ancient Greece, a vibrant Neolithic and then Bronze Age society thrived in several different cultures found along the Aegean Sea. The Aegean is home to many clusters of islands, and the earliest known Aegean culture,… …
73Ancient warfare — is war as conducted from the beginnings of recorded history to the end of the ancient period. In Europe and the Near East, the end of antiquity is often equated with the fall of Rome in 476. In China, it can also be seen as ending in the 5th… …
74Ancient Egypt — was an ancient civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern nation of Egypt. The civilization began around 3150 BC [Only after 664 BC are dates secure. See Egyptian… …
75Ancient Greek literature — refers to literature written in the Greek language until the 4th century AD. Classical and Pre Classical Antiquity This period of Greek literature stretches from Homer until the 4th century BC and the rise of Alexander the Great. Alfred North… …
76ANCIENT ROMAN ARCHITECTURE — Ancient Romans are traditionally known for the creation of an architectural style founded on Greek models, but it had to accommodate a larger population and denser urban society as well as a much larger empire. As a result, Roman architecture… …
77Ancient African history — is the study of the documented past from the beginning of recorded history until the Early Middle Ages. [http://www.historyofworld.net/ancient history m,7 o,3 i,47.html ancient history, historyofworld.net] ] The breadth of ancient history… …
78Rome — Ancient tradition has it that Rome was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus in the mid eighth century BCE, a dating supported by archaeological evidence of early settlements found on the Palatine Hill. Romulus became Rome s first king,… …
79Ancient See of Westeraas — Ancient See of Westeraas † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Westeraas (AROSI, AROSIENSIS). Located in Sweden. The Catholic diocese included the lands of Vestmanland and Stora, Kopparberg (Dalecarlia, Dalarne), and the… …
80Ancient 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… …
