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What is Buddhism?
What is Buddhism? Ouick Facts on Mauryan Empire. Find out more!
Did you know that it is the world’s fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.
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It’s dedicated to a Greek goddess Athena.
It’s not the first temple on this space and Acropolis was inhabited since Neolithic Prehistory.
For a time, it was used as a mosque while Greece was under Ottoman rule and before that was a Christian church.
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The Elgin Marbles are a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures from the Parthenon made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor Phidias.
The Acropolis Museum in Athens is keeping a space empty for the Elgin Marbles to be displayed.
Continue reading “By what standards should we judge Elgins action? Quick facts”Archimedes was born in 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily.
He discovered the Archimedes principle in a bathtub and after the discovery he yelled Eureka! Eureka! and ran naked to the king of Syracuse palace.
He has built mirrors called “Archimedes heat ray” and destroyed a Roman Empire fleet.
Continue reading “Archimedes Short Facts #Shorts”Hello everyone! This video is about Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician who claimed he could move the Earth if he would have been given a stand. He stated : “Give me a place to stand and I will move the Earth.” Archimedes.
He was born in 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily which at that time was a Greek colony. His parents named him Archimedes which means master of knowledge. When he found out the meaning of his name, he became determined to earn his name.
Continue reading “BRIEF AMAZING FACTS ABOUT ARCHIMEDES”Nitocris was a less known pharaoh of the VI th dynasty. Her historicity is questioned and she could be more like a legend character. She is mentioned by Herodotus , Manetho and Royal Papyrus of of Turin.
Continue reading “AMAZING QUICK FACTS ABOUT NITOCRIS”Who was Hypatia and why is Hypatia important?
Hypatia lived in Alexandria, Egypt more than 1500 years ago. She was the first female scientist, and she was among the scholars recruited to do research and keep the intellectual legacy of the famous Library of Alexandria and Moseion of Alexandria.
In Alexandria during Greco Roman period there was a trend to bring scholars from all over the known world to create a high standard intellectual activity. Government was recruiting them and paying them to stay and bring their contribution to the knowledge base represented by Library of Alexandria collection of papyruses.
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Hello everyone. This video is about the Phoenicians and their culture. Let’s dive in!
Who were the Phoenicians?
They were a Semite population living in Canaan which is current Lebanon and Israel in ancient times at their height in between 1100 to 200 BC.
Why were Phoenicians important ? What is their legacy?
Continue reading “BRIEF AMAZING HISTORY OF PHOENICIANS”This video is about timeline of hominids evolution. The first first hominid in my presentation is Australopithecus Afarensis. The first evidence is about 2,8 millions years ago The second hominid is Paranthropus.
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