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Therma

(Encyclopedia) Therma, ancient Greece: see Thessaloníki.

Cassandreia

(Encyclopedia) Cassandreia, ancient Greece: see Potidaea.

Tuberculosis: Introduction

IntroductionTuberculosisIntroductionTuberculosis: Airborne NightmareTreating TBTB Is a Global Peril In an age when we believe that we have the tools to conquer most diseases, the ancient scourge of…

Helike

(Encyclopedia) Helike, city, ancient Greece: see Helice.

Gardner, Percy

(Encyclopedia) Gardner, Percy, 1846–1937, English classical archaeologist. He served as field assistant to W. M. Flinders Petrie, helping him excavate Naucritus, a Greek settlement in Egypt. From…

Indiana Jones: Fact or Fiction

Are the Indiana Jones films historically accurate? by Mark Hughes Related Links Special Effects Archaeology Ancient History World War II The Holocaust…

Thessaly

(Encyclopedia) ThessalyThessalythĕsˈəlē [key], largest ancient region of Greece in N central Greece. It corresponded roughly to the present-day nomes of Larissa and Tríkkala, which form part of the…

Memphis, city, ancient Egypt

(Encyclopedia) MemphisMemphismĕmˈfĭs [key], ancient city of Egypt, capital of the Old Kingdom (c.3100–c.2258 b.c.), at the apex of the Nile delta and 12 mi (18 km) from Cairo. It was reputedly…

Magnesia, ancient cities, Lydia

(Encyclopedia) MagnesiaMagnesiamăgnēˈzhə [key], two ancient cities of Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). They were colonies of the Magnetes, a tribe of E Thessaly. One city (Magnesia ad Maeandrum),…

Lydia, ancient country, Asia

(Encyclopedia) Lydia, ancient country, W Asia Minor, N of Caria and S of Mysia (now NW Turkey). The tyrant Gyges was the founder of the Mermnadae dynasty, which lasted from c.700 b.c. to 550 b.c. The…