Alphabetic writing began to arise in the administrative servant class of the great palatial estates of the late Bronze Age, and the Bronze Age Collapse was most probably helped along by the shift in power away from the illiterate rulers and toward the literate administrators. Post-collapse, the ...
By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867. shotgun noun (n.) A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and ...
It is a timelessly beloved classic, deeply abundant in history and borne by kings, rulers, saints and conquerors. Its wonderful meaning: “helmet of protection” only adds to its excellence. Nickname potentials are more than plentiful, such as Bill, Billy, Will, Willie and Liam (to name a...
of early Greek rulers. This is curious because Crete has excellent farm lands and an enviable strategic position. An explanation might be provided by the Gortyn Code (a.k.a. the Great Code), which was a huge body of law equaled only by that ofAthens. But where Athens also excelled in...
Politically, the twins are compared to present-day tyrannical rulers in office and a rogue’s gallery of appointed officials. Although it can be argued that the twins are somewhat played for laughs, the fact that dictators like this rule is scary. ...
中国与日本月份的名称英语12个月份名称的来历(ThenameofthemonthofChinaandJapanandthenameofthe12thmonthofEnglish) 中国与日本月份的名称+英语12个月份名称的来历(The name of the month of China and Japan and the name of the 12th month of English) China and Japan, the name of the month + English, ...
A Russian religious sect founded about the middle of the 18th century at Kharkov. They believe that Christ was wholly human, but that his soul reappears from time to time in mortals. They accept the Ten Commandments and the "useful" portions of the Bible, but deny the need of rulers, ...
Anglicised form of the Greek namePtolemaios, meaning “war-like”, pronounced TOL-uh-mee. The name is mentioned in Homer’sIliadas one of the Greek warriors. Ptolemy was a common name amongst the aristocracy of Macedonia, and the name was traditional in a line of Macedonian rulers in Egypt...
Since only wealthy rulers could afford to buy and wear the color , it became associated with the imperial classes of Rome, Egypt, and Persia. Purple also came to represent spirituality and holiness because the ancient emperors, kings and queens that wore the color were often thought of as ...
From there, he turns to the west and reduces the rulers of those lands and forces them to pay him tribute. He is a guest of Rustam for one month in Zabul. When Egypt and Syria rise against him, he invades their lands via the sea. He subjugates the king of Hamavaran and marries ...