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Following is a list of rivers of classical antiquity stating the Latin name, the equivalent English name, and also, in some cases, Greek and local name. The scope is intended to include, at least, rivers named and known widely in the Roman empire. This includes some rivers beyond the bounds of the Roman empire at its peak.

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Rivers of classical antiquity

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coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Following is a list of rivers of classical antiquity stating the Latin name, the equivalent English name, and also...

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Science in classical antiquity

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Science in classical antiquity encompasses inquiries into the workings of the world or universe aimed at both practical goals (e.g., establishing a reliable...

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Travel in classical antiquity

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Travel in classical antiquity over long distances was a specialised undertaking. Most travel was done in the interest of warfare, diplomacy, general state...

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Classical Greece

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broader era of classical antiquity, the classical Greek era ended after Philip II's unification of most of the Greek world against the common enemy of the Persian...

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North Africa during classical antiquity

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history of North Africa during the period of classical antiquity (c. 8th century BCE – 5th century CE) can be divided roughly into the history of Egypt...

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Metals of antiquity

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are the metals from which the classical world was forged. Zinc, arsenic, and antimony were also known during antiquity, but they were not recognised as...

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Ancient Africa

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Eritrea. Phoenician cities such as Carthage were part of the Mediterranean Iron Age and classical antiquity. Sub-Saharan Africa developed more or less independently...

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Ancient Rome

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dictatorship during the Empire. Ancient Rome is often grouped into classical antiquity together with ancient Greece, and their similar cultures and societies...

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Bettany Hughes

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broadcaster, specialising in classical history. Her published books cover classical antiquity and myth, and the history of Istanbul. She is active in efforts...

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Colonies in antiquity

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often remained close, and took specific forms during the period of classical antiquity. Generally, colonies founded by the ancient Phoenicians, Carthage...

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Ancient Greece

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the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (c. 600 AD), that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically...

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Wonders of the World

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Wonders of the Ancient World is the oldest known list of this type, documenting the most remarkable human-made creations of classical antiquity; it was...

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Tanais

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Танаис) was an ancient Greek city in the Don river delta, called the Maeotian marshes in classical antiquity. It was a bishopric as Tana and remains a Latin...

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Vjosa

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by invitation of the local Illyrians. It developed into an independent polis, and thrived throughout classical antiquity becoming one of the most important...

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Classical music

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existed—did eventually adopt the term "classical" as relating to classical antiquity, but virtually no music of that time was available to Renaissance...

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Modern influence of Ancient Greece

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education. The Western classical tradition is the reception of classical Greco-Roman antiquity by later cultures, especially the post-classical West, involving...

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Sakarya River

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Geographica, Strabo wrote during classical antiquity that the river had its sources on Mount Adoreus, near the town of Sangia in Phrygia, not far from...

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Sparta

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classical antiquity. Sparta was frequently a subject of fascination in its own day, as well as in Western culture following the revival of classical learning...

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Slavery in antiquity

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pre-medieval Antiquity Mediterranean cultures, comprised a mixture of debt-slavery, slavery as a punishment for crime, and the enslavement of prisoners of war...

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List of rivers of Europe

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and Clyde. See the lists of rivers for individual countries linked to at the bottom of the page for smaller rivers. The rivers are ordered from those flowing...

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Aquileia

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prominent in classical antiquity as one of the world's largest cities with a population of 100,000 in the 2nd century AD and is one of the main archaeological...

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Iardanus

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The river Iardanus or Iardanes (Ancient Greek: Ἰάρδανος or Ἰαρδάνης) denoted two or three small rivers in classical antiquity. An Iardanus in Elis is...

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Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism

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the slave mode of production in classical antiquity, contrasting it with feudalism and capitalism. It highlights the significance of slavery in the economic...

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Classicism

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Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for a classical period, classical antiquity in the Western tradition, as setting standards for taste...

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