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(Encyclopedia) XenophonXenophonzĕnˈəfən [key], c.430 b.c.–c.355 b.c., Greek historian, b. Athens. He was one of the well-to-do young disciples of Socrates before leaving Athens to join the Greek…satrap
(Encyclopedia) satrapsatrapsāˈtrăp [key], governor of a province (satrapy) of the ancient Persian Empire. He was nominated by the king and given extensive powers. Darius I reorganized the privileges…Khosrow I
(Encyclopedia) Khosrow I (Khosrow Anüshirvan)Khosrow Ikhŏsrōˈ; ăn&oomacr;shĭrvänˈ [key], d. 579, king of Persia (531–79), greatest of the Sassanid, or Sassanian, monarchs. He is also known as…Diyarbakir
(Encyclopedia) Diyarbakir Diyarbakir dēyärˈbäkŭrˌ [key], anc. Amida, city, capital of Diyarbakir prov., SE…Gallus
(Encyclopedia) Gallus (Caius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus)Gallusgălˈəs [key], d. 253 or 254, Roman emperor after 251. He fought in the eastern campaign that proved fatal to Decius. Gallus became emperor…Erzurum
(Encyclopedia) Erzurum Erzurum ĕrˈz&oobreve;r&oobreve;mˌ [key] or Erzerum Erzurum…Karbala
(Encyclopedia) KarbalaKarbalakärˈbələ [key], city (1987 pop. 296,705), central Iraq, at the edge of the Syrian Desert. The city's trade is in religious objects, hides, wool, and dates. Karbala is the…Ismail, shah of Persia
(Encyclopedia) IsmailIsmailĭsmäēlˈ [key], 1486–1524, shah of Persia (1502–24), founder of the Safavid dynasty. He restored Persia to the position of a sovereign state for the first time since the…Nekhtnebf
(Encyclopedia) Nekhtnebf or NekhtnebefNekhtnebefboth: nĕkhtˌnĕbˈəf [key], Gr. Nectanebo I, d. 361 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (379–361 b.c.), founder of the XXX dynasty. By the gallant defense of the…Iskenderun
(Encyclopedia) Iskenderun Iskenderun ĭskĕnˈdĕr&oomacr;nˌ [key], formerly Alexandretta…Trending
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