(Encyclopedia) AssurbanipalAssurbanipaläˌs&oobreve;rbäˈnēpäl [key] or AshurbanipalAshurbanipaläˈsh&oobreve;r– [key], d. 626? b.c., king of ancient Assyria (669–633 b.c.), son and successor of…
(Encyclopedia) ring, small ornamental hoop usually worn on finger or thumb, but it may be attached to the ear or the nose. Finger rings made of bronze, gold, and silver from the period c.2600–1500 b.…
(Encyclopedia) SaladinSaladinsălˈədĭn [key], Arabic Salah ad-Din, 1137?–1193, Muslim warrior and Ayyubid sultan of Egypt, the great opponent of the Crusaders, b. Mesopotamia, of Kurdish descent. He…
(Encyclopedia) Egyptian architecture, the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, formulated prior to 3000 b.c. and lasting through the Ptolemaic period (323–30 b.c.).
Egyptian architectural…
FACTFILE: AFRICAFIND OUT MOREAfrica is the second-largest continent in the world after Asia. About 831 million people live there—more than one-tenth of the world’s population. The majority of…
(Encyclopedia) Demetrius PhalereusDemetrius Phalereusdĭmēˈtrēəs [key]Demetrius Phalereusfəlērˈ&oomacr;s, fəlērˈēəs [key] [Lat.,=of Phalerum], d. c.280 b.c., Athenian orator. One of the first…
(Encyclopedia) Denon, Dominique-Vivant, BaronDenon, Dominique-Vivant, Barondōmēnēkˈ-vēväN bärôNˈ dənôNˈ [key], 1747–1825, French artist, writer, and archaeologist. He had a brilliant career as an…
