It's “duh-CAB,” and other things out-of-towners need to know about Atlanta and Georgia. ... Atlanta: It's pronounced “Atlanna.” We don't pronounce the second “t.” How do you pronounce Ponce de Leon in Atlanta? Anyway, Ponce de Leon Avenue, that long and sometimes too narrow...
Caesaropapism is an idea where the head of state is also the head of church. The phrase "Caesaropapism" is thought to have been coined byJustus Henning Böhmerin the 18th century; however, its origin has roots dating to ancient Rome and beyond. How did Byzantine begin? The beginnings of ...
Experience the antiquity.History, antiquity and "retro" are abundant in the UK. Many houses, public buildings, churches, cathedrals and commercial buildings in the UK are considerably older than anyone from the US will be used to. 11 There's more to the UK than London.Although London is an...
Today I found out how ‘Earth’ came to be called so. Firstly, it’s important to understand that nearly every language has its own name for the planet. It’s called ‘terra’ in Portuguese, ‘dünya’ in Turkish and ‘aarde’ in Dutch, just to name a few with their own etymology....
1 :a member of any of various peoples(as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves. 2 : a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes. How do you use apropo? Apropos or apropos of isused to introduce something that you are going ...