GEOGRAPHY. The oldest geographical works were the per-ipli periegeses—descriptions of voyages and land journeys with an indication of the distances between places—set forth in verse so that they could more easily be learned by heart. Similar to these guides were the descriptions of journeys of...
The year 2020, for example, was officially reported by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as being the second hottest year since temperature measurements began [1]. Pronounced periods of drought are also occurring more often, even in central and northern Europe. The same applies to ...
I many respects, the culture of the Etruscans was very similar to that of Mycenae in Greece. Their cities ,twelve in number ,were autonomous like the city-states of Archaic Greece and were combined in a loose organization which historians have referred to as the Etruscans Confederacy ...
Greece’s geography 80% of Greece is made up of mountains 80% of Greece is made up of mountains Greece is a peninsula located in the Mediterranean Sea Greece is a peninsula located in the Mediterranean Sea Greece has many islands located in the Mediterranean Sea Greece has many islands locate...
In Proceedings of the international conference on Qanat (Vol. 1), Yazd Regional Water Authority, Yazd, Iran. In Persian: “Mazhar.” In Pesian: “Milleh.” A traditional water reservoir, the Ab-Anbar is covered by a dome-like roof and equipped with several ducts. It was typically dug ...
The 20th century eruptions of the Santorini volcano in Greece are the most recent activity of the volcano’s long lifespan. While the differe
In order to elucidate the still controversial processes that originated European wine grapes from its wild progenitor, here we analyse 204 genomes of Vitis vinifera and show that all analyses support a single domestication event that occurred in Western Asia and was followed by numerous and pervasive...
Sampling for the study was carried by the authors in Greece, Albania, Turkey, and the Republic of North Macedonia between 2014 and 2018. Altogether 12 taxa were sampled, all representing species of theP. jonicusandP. inflatusgroups. Besides, six outgroup taxa were included representing four disti...
It receives abundant rainfall, with an average annual precipitation of 1000–1350 mm. The population is 32.124 million, and its urbanization rate is over 70%. The terrain is undulating, with the western and central areas being lower and dominated by hills and mountains. The number of good air...
The greatest part of western Asia—from the Aegean to the Punjab—belonged to this vast Seleucid kingdom, and to itsdiverseand varied populace must be added several allied Greek cities, both in Greece and inAsia Minor. (See alsoMesopotamia, history of: Mesopotamia from c. 320bcto c.ad620....