The games in Ancient Greece also commissioned the Epinicians, poems to commemorate the athletic events.
In Ancient Rome, it was not permitted for bodies to be buried within the city walls.
In ancient times the Library of Alexandria held the collected knowledge of the Western world.
In ancient Mesopotamia the rough Semites attacked and eventually overcame the wealthier, more sophisticated Sumerians.
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Chinese gays are treated like clowns freakish examples of humanity reminiscent of eunuchs in ancient times.
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According to historians, in ancient times these celebrations all took place around this time of year.
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It somehow reminds me ... of something in ancient Greece, the agora, the marketplace.
Many of the symbolic forms and colours adorning these striking garments are rooted in ancient legends.
Most of them were historical novels set in ancient times when samurai roamed the land.
In ancient Greece, merchants would draw lines on the ground and place pebbles between them.
Egypt and Ireland have similar calamities based on ineptitude in sports they devised in ancient times.
In ancient days, men looked at the stars and saw their heroes in the constellations.
In ancient Egypt, pairs of tapering stone towers called pylons marked the entrances of temples.
Further evidence of a 60-year cycle is referenced in ancient Sanskrit texts among observed monsoon rainfall cycles.
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But there was a Palestinian nation, with a culture and folklore that has roots in ancient times.
Even now Chinese porcelain pieces are uncovered during excavations in ancient trading cities like Zanzibar and Mombasa.
I'm just as fascinated in new, cutting edge food innovations as I am in ancient culinary techniques.
While public relations is often considered a post-World War II profession, it has its roots in Ancient Greece!
Weiss says he has found evidence that the drought drove farmers in ancient Mesopotamia to build irrigation channels.
Dubs's theory rests mainly on tantalising hints found in ancient Chinese historiography, none of which refers specifically to Romans.
"Macabi" honors the Jewish guerrillas who rebelled against foreign hegemony in ancient times an event commemorated each winter with Hanukkah.
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In ancient times, Greeks and Romans gave importance to banquets by inviting their guests to experience their thermal baths.
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It seems that in ancient Egypt hieroglyphs were considered magical and divine, and body parts corresponded to hieroglyphic representations.
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Evidence that the Caspian horse existed as early as 3000 BC can be found in ancient writings and artefacts.
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The precise modern calendar we take for granted has roots in ancient China, India, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Arabia and Rome.
By the mid-1940s he had published three historical novels set in ancient Egypt, and planned a long further series.
Older, well-born, wealthy men in ancient Greece frequented gymnasiums where adolescent boys trained.
Called rose madder or purpurin, the dye was apparently used in ancient civilizations for dying fabrics in oranges, reds and pinks.
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The Industrial Revolution happened in Europe with no scientific knowledge beyond what the Greeks, Romans, Chinese and Persians knew in ancient times.
In ancient Greece, more sophisticated harnesses were developed, and used to attach horses to chariots for use in warfare and for entertainment.
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