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Achaemenes in Wikipedia

Achaemenēs (English pronunciation: /əˈkɛməniːz/, from Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμένης, Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 Haxāmaniš[1][2]) was the eponymous ancestor of the Achaemenid Dynasty, who ruled Persia between 705 BC[3][4] and 675 BC.[4] The name is a bahuvrihi compound literally translating to "having a ...

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Ahaziah in Wikipedia

Ahaziah (Hebrew: אֲחַזְיָהוּ‎, "held by Jehovah"; Douay-Rheims: Ochozias) was the name of two kings: * Ahaziah of Israel * Ahaziah of Judah...

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Adbi-Heba in Wikipedia

Abdi-Heba (Abdi-Kheba, Abdi-Hepat, or Abdi-Hebat) was king of Jerusalem (called Urusalim at that time) during the Amarna period (mid-1330s BC). Abdi-Heba's name can be translated as "servant of Hebat", a Hurrian goddess. Some scholars believe the correct reading is Ebed-Nob. Whether Abdi-Heba was himself of Hurrian descent is unknown, as is the rel...

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Akizzi in Wikipedia

Prince Akizzi was the ruler of Qatna in the fourteenth century BC. Prince Akizzi authored three of the Amarna letters correspondence....

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Adad-Nirari I in Wikipedia

Adad-nirari I (1307 BCE – 1275 BCE or 1295 BCE - 1263 BCE) was a king of Assyria. He is the earliest Assyrian king whose annals survive in any detail. Adad-nirari I was a king of substantial military consequence in the development of the Assyrian kingdom. In his reign, Assyria began to play a large role in the history of Mesopotamia. He conquered...

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Alexander the Great's Sexuality

Was Alexander the Great Gay? (Was he Bisexual or Homosexual or Neither?) Bible History Online Article...

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Cleopatra VII, the Last Pharaoh

The life of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt....

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Revolt of Spartacus - a narrative essay - Nefer Seba

A narrative essay describing the slave revolt lead by Spartacus, using only the original sources....

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Routledge Who`s Who in Christianity

Routledge Reference Resources online [People in History] [Searches and Tools]...

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