Tauri Map of the Roman empire under Hadrian (ruled 117-38 AD), showing the location of the Chersonnesos Taurike (Crimean peninsula), the home of the Tauri The Tauri (; Ταῦροι in Ancient Greek), also Scythotauri, Tauri Scythae, Tauroscythae (Pliny, H. N. 4.85) were a people settled on the southern coast of the Crimea peninsula, inhabiting the Crimean Mountains in the 1st millennium BC and the narrow strip of land between the mountains and the Black Sea.[1] According to the sources, Taurians lived in Crimean peninsula for the first time and never abandoned its borders.[2] They gave their name to the peninsula, which was known in ancient times as Taurica, Taurida and Tauris. Assimilation[edit] Taurians intermixed with the Scythians starting from the end of 3rd century BC, and were mentioned as Tauroscythians and Scythotaurians in the works of ancient Greek writers. History[edit] The Greeks identified the Tauric goddess with Artemis Tauropolos or with Iphigeneia, daughter of Agamemnon.
Leto Greek mythological figure and mother of Apollo and Artemis The island of Kos is claimed to be her birthplace. However, Diodorus, in 2.47 states clearly that Leto was born in Hyperborea and not in Kos.[2] In the Olympian scheme, Zeus is the father of her twins,[3] Apollo and Artemis, which Leto conceived after her hidden beauty accidentally caught the eye of Zeus. Classical Greek myths record little about Leto other than her pregnancy and search for a place where she could give birth to Apollo and Artemis, since Hera in her jealousy caused all lands to shun her. Etymology[edit] There are several explanations for the origin of the goddess and the meaning of her name. In 20th-century sources Leto is traditionally derived from Lycian lada, "wife", as her earliest cult was centered in Lycia. Origins[edit] Worship[edit] Lycian Letoon[edit] Leto was intensely worshipped in Lycia, Anatolia.[13] In Delos and Athens she was worshipped primarily as an adjunct to her children. Crete[edit] Epithets[edit]
Sasanian Empire Persian imperial dynasty (224–651) The Sasanian Empire was founded by Ardashir I, a local Iranian ruler who rose to power as Parthia weakened from internal strife and wars with Rome. After defeating the last Parthian shahanshah, Artabanus IV, in the battle of Hormozdgan in 224, he established the Sasanian dynasty and set out to restore the legacy of the Achaemenid Empire by expanding Iran's dominions. The period of Sasanian rule is considered a high point in Iranian history,[15] and in many ways was the peak of ancient Iranian culture before the Muslim conquest and subsequent Islamisation. Name Officially, the Empire was known as the Empire of Iranians (Middle Persian: ērānšahr, Parthian: aryānšahr); the term is first attested in the Great Inscription of Shapur I, where the king says "I am the ruler of Empire of Iranians" (Middle Persian: ērānšahr xwadāy hēm, Parthian: aryānšahr xwadāy ahēm).[21] History Origins and early history (205–310) First Golden Era (309–379) Descendants Government
Pompey First century BC Roman general and politician Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus[a] (Classical Latin: [ˈŋnae̯.ʊs pɔmˈpɛjjʊs ˈmaŋnʊs]; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), usually known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great,[1] was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. He came from a wealthy Italian provincial background; his father had been the first to establish the family among the nobiles (Roman nobility). Pompey's success as a general while still very young enabled him to advance directly to his first consulship without meeting the normal cursus honorum (requirements for office). Early life and political debut[edit] Another civil war broke out between the Marians and Sulla in 84–82 BC. Sulla defeated the Marians and was appointed as Dictator. Sicily, Africa and Lepidus' rebellion[edit] After a lengthy siege Brutus surrendered. Catulus, who had recruited an army at Rome, now took on Lepidus directly defeating him in a battle just to the north of Rome. Syria[edit]
Diana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Diana most commonly refers to: Places and jurisdictions[edit] Africa[edit] Americas[edit] Diana, New York, a town in Lewis County, New York, United StatesDiana, Saskatchewan, a ghost town in Canada Asia[edit] Diana, Iraq, a village in northern Iraq Europe[edit] Astronomy[edit] Fiction and media[edit] Books and comics[edit] Film[edit] Television[edit] Theatre[edit] Music[edit] Albums[edit] Songs[edit] Ships[edit] Sculptures[edit] Acronyms[edit] Other uses[edit] See also[edit] Carus Augustus Carus (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Carus Augustus;[1][2] c. 222 – July or August 283) was Roman Emperor from 282 to 283, and was 60 at ascension. During his short reign, Carus fought the Germanic tribes and Sarmatians along the Danube frontier with success. He died while campaigning against the Sassanid Empire, probably of unnatural causes, as he was reportedly struck by lightning. He was succeeded by his sons Carinus and Numerian, creating a dynasty which, though short-lived, provided further stability to the resurgent empire. Biography[edit] An Antoninianus of Carus. Carus, whose name before the accession may have been Marcus Numerius Carus,[4] was born, according to differing accounts, either in Gaul, Illyricum or Africa.[5] Modern scholarship inclines to the former view, placing his birth at Narbo (modern Narbonne) in Gaul[6][7] though he was educated in Rome.[8] Little can be said with certainty of his life and rule. Campaign against the Sassanids and death[edit] Legacy[edit]
Vascones Pre-Roman tribe, namesake ancestors of the Basques Location of the tribe of the Vascones in black. A coin with BARSCUNES in Iberian script. It has been proposed that the word is related to Vascones. Coins of Arsaos, Navarre, 150-100 BC, showing Roman stylistic influence. Territory[edit] Roman period[edit] Portrait of Livy, the author of the first known document about the Vascones. The description of the territory which the Vascones[2] inhabited during ancient times appears in texts of classical authors, between the 1st century BC and the 2nd century AD, such as Livy, Strabo, Pliny the Elder and Ptolemy. Both cities, Kalágouris, one of the main cities of the ouáskones,... Ptolemy, who listed the main cities of the Vascones. This information is found again in the works of Ptolemy, who lived during the 1st and 2nd Century AD. 3rd and 4th centuries[edit] Late Basquisation[edit] However, research during last decades has called into question the possibility of an expansion northwards (J.J.
Jupiter Fifth planet from the Sun Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen, followed by helium, which constitutes a quarter of its mass and a tenth of its volume. The ongoing contraction of Jupiter's interior generates more heat than the planet receives from the Sun. Name and symbol , descends from a Greek zeta with a horizontal stroke, ⟨Ƶ⟩, as an abbreviation for Zeus.[17][18] In Germanic mythology, Jupiter is equated to Thor, the namesake of Thursday.[19] It has been theorized that this replaced the Latin name for the day, Dies Iovi ('Day of Jupiter').[20] The Latin name Iovis is associated with the etymology of Zeus ('sky father'). Formation and migration There are several problems with the grand tack hypothesis. Physical characteristics Jupiter is a gas giant, being primarily composed of gas and liquid rather than solid matter. Composition Jupiter's upper atmosphere is about 90% hydrogen and 10% helium by volume. Size and mass Internal structure Atmosphere Cloud layers View of Jupiter's south pole
Diocletian Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire Diocletian separated and enlarged the empire's civil and military services and reorganized the empire's provincial divisions, establishing the largest and most bureaucratic government in the history of the empire. He established new administrative centres in Nicomedia, Mediolanum, Sirmium, and Trevorum, closer to the empire's frontiers than the traditional capital at Rome. Building on third-century trends towards absolutism, he styled himself an autocrat, elevating himself above the empire's masses with imposing forms of court ceremonies and architecture. Not all of Diocletian's plans were successful: the Edict on Maximum Prices (301), his attempt to curb inflation via price controls, was counterproductive and quickly ignored. Early life[edit] Panorama of amphitheatre in Salona Death of Numerian[edit] Conflict with Carinus[edit] Diocletian was not the only challenger to Carinus' rule; the usurper M. Early rule[edit] Maximian made co-emperor[edit]
Lucilia (gens) Monument of Lucilia Polla and Marcus Murrius Saturius, dating to the first century AD. Santa Giulia Museum, Brescia. list of Roman gentes Tomb Information and Photo