Puuc

Region in the north-central region of the Yucatán, Mexico, with a distinctive Maya architectural style of 600-900 AD, the last variant of the Classic Maya culture. Its main characteristic is the use of veneer masonry to cover rubble and concrete walls, and the prefabrication of sculpted elements ...

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Puuc

Aeolis

A group of ancient cities of northwestern Asia Minor (west coast of Anatolia) which were founded at the end of the 2nd millennium BC by Greeks. The earliest settlements, on the islands of Lesbos and Tenedos and on the mainland between Troas and Ionia, were formed from migrations during 1130-1000 ...

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Aeolis

Aboriginal

The indigenous or native group of a particular region and their respective culture.

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Aboriginal

Yongnam

Region of South Korea made up of the southeastern provinces of North and South Kyongsang.

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Yongnam

Hiw-Semaina Region

A group of Predynastic, Pharaonic, and Roman-period sites on the eastern bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt.

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Hiw-Semaina Region

Tundra

An almost treeless region adjacent to polar ice; the region between ice caps and the tree line in lower Arctic latitudes. All but the top few inches of soil are permanently frozen, and so only a few plants can grow - mosses, lichens, sedges, grasses, and stunted shrubs. There are two types: on le...

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Tundra

Mysia

Misya, Antik Çağ'da Anadolu'nun kuzeybatısında yer alan ve günümüzde yaklaşık olarak Bandırma, Erdek ve Balıkesir çevresine denk gelen bölgenin adıdır

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Mysia

Moesia

Province de l'Empire romain dans la région du cours inférieur du Danube, s'étendant de la Serbie à l'embouchure du Danube et entre Dacie et Thrace. La Mésie (Moesia) a été conquise par Marcus Licinius Crassus en 30-28 av. J.-C. et est devenue une province romaine en 15 après JC. Au 1er siècle apr...

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Anatolia

Türkiye sınırları içerisinde kalan bölge. Antik yazarlar tarafından Küçük Asya olarak tanımlanan alana tekabül eder. Eski çağlarda hiçbir şekilde ayrık bir siyasi birim değildi ve çoğu zaman farklı uygarlıklar tarafından farklı zamanlarda yurt edinildi. Urartular, Frigler, Hititler, Yunanlar ve d...

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Anatolia

The modern region of Anatolia in Turkey corresponds to the area described by Classical writers as Asia Minor, but in pre-Classical times it was by no means a discrete political unit, and parts of it were dominated at different times by several different civilizations, from the Hittites and Cimmer...

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Anatolia

Caria

Karya veya Karia güneybatı Anadolu'da ana hatlarıyla günümüzdeki Büyük Menderes Nehri’nin güneyini, Muğla ilinin iç ve kuzey kısımlarını kapsayan coğrafyanın eski çağlardaki ismidir. Bölgenin oluşumu eski Yunan kavimlerinin Anadolu'nun Ege kıyılarında koloniler kurmaya başlamalarından öncesine da...

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Caria

Karia or Caria is the ancient name for a geographical region in south west Anatolia that includes the south of the River Meander (Büyük Menderes), inland and north parts of Menteşe. It was established before old Greek tribes started colonising the Aegean. The historians agree that Carians are Ana...

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Caria

Moesia

Moesia (griechisch Μοισία Moisia, deutsch Mösien bzw. Moesien) war in der Antike eine vorwiegend von Thrakern bewohnte Region auf dem Balkan. Sie erstreckte sich über mehrere hundert Kilometer in west-östlicher Richtung am südlichen Ufer der unteren Donau. Den Namen bekam das Gebiet nach dem dort...

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Moesia

Moesia, Sırbistan, Bulgaristan ve Romanya'nın Tuna Nehrinin güneyindeki toprakları arasında yer alan tarihi bölge ve antik bir Roma eyaleti. Antik coğrafya kaynaklarına göre bölgenin sınırları güneyde Balkanlar (Haemus) ve Şar Dağlarına, batı'da Drina Irmağına (Drinus), kuzey'de Tuna Nehrine ve ...

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Moesia

Province of the Roman Empire in the lower Danube area, extending from Serbia to the mouth of the Danube and between Dacia and Thracia. Moesia was conquered by Marcus Licinius Crassus in 30-28 BC and became a Roman province in 15 AD. In the 1st century AD, a series of defensive walls and forts in ...

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Moesia

Lydia

Lydia, doğal kaynakları ve Akdeniz ile Asya arasındaki ticaret rotalarındaki konumu nedeniyle zenginleşen bir Batı Anadolu bölgesiydi. Lydia Krallığı M.Ö. 7. ve 6. yüzyıllarda gelişti ve büyük zenginlikleriyle ünlü olan Croesus döneminde büyük ölçüde genişledi. Daha sonra bir Pers satraplığı hali...

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Lydia

A small kingdom which appeared in western Anatolia (Turkey) in the 1st millennium BC known to the Assyrians as Luddu. Their land extended east from the Aegean Sea, occupying the Hermus and Cayster river valleys. By about the 7th century BC, Lydia was important in trade between the Aegean and the ...

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Lydia

Lydia was a region of western Asia Minor which prospered due to its natural resources and position on trading routes between the Mediterranean and Asia. The Kingdom of Lydia flourished in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE and expanded to its greatest extent during the reign of Croesus, famed for his ...

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Lydia

Ionia

Günümüzde İzmir ve Aydın illerinin Ege Denizi kıyısındaki tüm batı kesimi ile Sakız ve Sisam adalarını kapsar.  Kuzeyini Gediz (Hermes) nehri, güneyini Tekağaç (Poseidon) burnu (Didim yakını), batısı ege denizi, doğusunu Belkahve sınırlar. Lelegler, Karialı'lar ve Lydialı'larca iskan edilen bölge...

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Ionia

Ionia is the name given during ancient times to the central region of Anatolia’s Aegean shore in Asia Minor, present-day Turkey, one of the most important centres of the Greek world. Here the Greeks founded a dozen mini-states, two of them on the offshore islands of Chios and Samos, the rest of t...

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Ionia