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Djoser Either the first or the second pharaoh of the Third Egyptian Dynasty, c2660 BC. Later tradition was probably correct in regarding him as the effective founder of the Old Kingdom. His most lasting monument is his burial place, the step pyramid complex at Saqqara, designed by the royal architect Im...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

Charlemagne Charles the Great [Charlemagne] is one of the greatest historical and legendary heroes of western romance. The son of Pepin the Short, he became sole king of the Franks and leader of the Amulfing dynasty in 771. The monk Einhard, Charlemagne’s court biographer, gives the impression of a cultured,...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

Djoser Kral Djoser, Mısır'ın en eski önemli taş binasının yapımını üstlenen Mısır'ın 3. hanedanının ikinci kralı (MÖ 2650-2575).Added by archaeologs | Turkish|Public Figures

Holmes, William Henry American archaeologist who extinguished the more bizarre theories of the origins of humans in North America and who helped establish professional archaeology in the US. Holmes opposed a popular belief that there was a period in New World prehistory comparable to Upper Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) ...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

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Djoser The second king of the 3rd dynasty (c 2650-2575 BC) of Egypt, who undertook the construction of the earliest important stone building in Egypt. His reign was marked by great technological innovation. He and his architect / minister, Imhotep, who was himself deified, constructed the Step Pyramid a...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

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Charlemagne The king of the Franks from 768-814 AD, who conquered the Lombard kingdom in Italy, subdued the Saxons, and annexed Bavaria to his kingdom. He is one of the greatest historical and legendary heroes, son of Pepin the Short, restored the kingdom's laws and economy, and re-established the institutio...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

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Petrarch An Italian poet, often considered the first humanist and perhaps the most influential individual of the early Renaissance. In 1337 he visited Rome for the first time, to be stirred among its ruins by the evident grandeur of its past. He provided a strong impetus for archaeological research by loo...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

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Hylas Son of Theiodamas, king of the Dryopes, and of the Nymph Menodice. He was a favourite of Heracles, whom he accompanied on the Argonautic expedition. When Heracles disembarked upon the coast of Mysia to cut himself a fresh oar, Hylas followed him to draw water from a fountain, the Nymphs of which ...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

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Peisistratus Although Solon had given new laws to the city (594/593 BCE), factional strife was destabilizing Athens. In 546, the citizens accepted Pisistratus as tyrant because he promised to restore law and order. Earlier, he had successfully fought against Megara, even capturing its port Nisaea. [Herodotus,...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

Peisistratus Pisistratus (Greek: Πεισίστρατος) tyrant of Athens, died 528/7 BCE.Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

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Arnth Velcha Ancient etruscan aristocrat.Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

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Epicurus Epicurus (341 BCE – 270 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher, the founder of the Epicurean school in Athens, who taught that "Pleasure is the principle and end to a happy life." He was a prolific writer, amassing 37 volumes, but unfortunately, only fragments and four letters remain. His teaching...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

Epicurus Epicurus, (born 341 BC, Samos, Greece—died 270, Athens), Greek philosopher, author of an ethical philosophy of simple pleasure, friendship, and retirement. He founded schools of philosophy that survived directly from the 4th century BC until the 4th century AD....Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

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Rhea Silvia Rhea Silva (Silvia) was forced to become a Vestal Virgin—a woman who took a thirty-year vow of celibacy and service to the goddess Vesta—by her uncle, King Amulius of Alba Longa. Amulius’ goal was to prevent the birth of heirs that could usurp his power, but his plan was foiled when Rhea Silva wa...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

Rhea Silvia Ilia olarak da anılan Rea Silvia, Roma şehrinin kurucuları Romulus ve Remus ikizlerinin anasıdır. Aeneas'ın soyundan olan Rea'yı amcası Amulius çocuk doğurmasını önlemek için Vesta rahibesi yapmıştı, ama tanrı Mars ona yaklaşmış ve ünlü ikizlere gebe bırakmıştı.Added by archaeologs | Turkish|Public Figures

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Romulus The founder of the city of Rome. It is unnecessary in the present work to prove that all the stories about Romulus are mythical, and merely represent the traditional belief of the Roman people respecting their origin. Romulus, which is only a lengthened form of Romus, is simply the Roman people r...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

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Remus Also Romus, the twin-brother of Romulus, the sons of Mars and Rhea Silvia, and founders of the Roman empire. He was killed by his brother, or by the solder Celer, when he scoffed at the lowliness of the city wall. In remorse Romulus instituted the festival of the Lemuria for the souls of the depa...Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

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Smyrna Adonis'in annesi olarak Myrrha. Cenchreis’in Kıbrıs kralı Cinyras’ın veya Oreithya’nın Asur kralı Theias’ın kızı. İsmini Smyrna kentine vermiş olduğu söylenir. Moira olarak da anılır.Added by archaeologs | Turkish|Public Figures

Smyrna The mother of Adonis as Myrrha. She was the daughter of either the Cyprian king Cinyras by Cenchreis, or of the Assyrian king Theias by Oreithya. She is said to have given her name to the town of Smyrna. She is also called Moira.Added by archaeologs | English|Public Figures

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