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Ptolemy IV
(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy IV (Ptolemy Philopator)Ptolemy IVtŏlˈəmē [key]Ptolemy IVfĭlŏpˈətər [key], king of ancient Egypt (221–205 b.c.), of the Macedonian dynasty, son of Ptolemy III and Berenice of…Ptolemy IX
(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy IX (Ptolemy Lathyrus)Ptolemy IXtŏlˈəmē [key]Ptolemy IXləthīˈrəs [key], d. 81 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (116–107 b.c., 88–81 b.c.) of the Macedonian dynasty, son of Ptolemy…Ibizan hound
(Encyclopedia) Ibizan houndIbizan houndēbēˈzŏn, ĭbˈə– [key], also called Ibizan Podenco, breed of tall, swift dog of ancient origin now found chiefly in the Balearic Islands and other areas of Spain…Horemheb
(Encyclopedia) HoremhebHoremhebhōˈrĕmhĕbˌ [key] or HarmhabHoremhebhärmˈhăb [key], d. c.1303 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (c.1342 b.c.–c.1303 b.c.), founder of the XIX dynasty. A powerful noble under…Ismailia
(Encyclopedia) IsmailiaIsmailiaĭzmāəlēˈə [key] or Al IsmailiyahIsmailiaäl ĭsmăĭlēˈyə [key], city (1986 est. pop. 212,759), capital of Ismailia governorate, NE Egypt. It is the seat of the Suez Canal…Ismail Pasha
(Encyclopedia) Ismail PashaIsmail Pashaĭsˌmäēl päshäˈ [key], 1830–95, ruler of Egypt (1863–79), son of Ibrahim Pasha. He succeeded his uncle Said Pasha as ruler. Ismail used the Egyptian cotton crop…lyre
(Encyclopedia) lyre, generic term for stringed musical instruments having a sound box from which project curved arms joined by a crossbar. The strings are stretched between the crossbar and the sound…Phoenician art
(Encyclopedia) Phoenician art. The Phoenician region developed as a major trade center of the ancient world; consequently Phoenician art clearly reflects the influences of Egypt, Syria, and Greece.…Amenhotep I
(Encyclopedia) Amenhotep IAmenhotep Iäˌmĕnhōˈtĕp, āˌ– [key] or Amenophis IAmenophis Iăˌmĕnōˈfĭs [key], fl. 1570 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XVIII dynasty; son and successor of Amasis I. His…Cassian, John
(Encyclopedia) Cassian, JohnCassian, Johnkăshˈən [key] (Johannes Cassianus), 360–435, an Eastern Christian monk and theologian who brought Eastern spirituality to the West. Cassian toured the ascetic…Trending
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