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400–200 BC is also considered the early pre-Roman period, [2] and 200–0 BC the younger pre-Roman period (A). These eras were followed by the period of Roman influence: Early stage: 0–150 AD 0–80 B 1; 80–150 B 2; Late stage: 150–375 AD 150–250 C 1; 250–300 C 2; 300–375 C 3
Korniakt Tower of the Dormition Church in Lwów (now Lviv), funded by Greek immigrant to Poland, wealthy merchant Konstanty Korniakt. Greeks, particularly merchants and traders, have been present in the Polish lands since the Bolesław I the Brave, [2] funding a number of Orthodox Apostolic and in lesser extent Greek Catholic Uniat churches (e.g. in Lublin and Mohylów Podolski) [3] [4] and ...
This is a list of European literatures.. The literatures of Europe are compiled in many languages; among the most important of the modern written works are those in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Czech, Russian, Macedonian, the Scandinavian languages, Gaelic and Turkish.
According to the language criterion of the Polish census of 1931, the Poles constituted 69% of the population, Ukrainians 15%, Jews (defined as speakers of the Yiddish language) 8.5%, Belarusians 4.7%, Germans 2.2%, Lithuanians 0.25%, Russians 0.25% and Czechs 0.09%, with some geographical areas dominated by a particular minority. In time, the ...
Pharaoh (Polish: Faraon) is the fourth and last major novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus (1847–1912). Composed over a year's time in 1894–95, serialized in 1895–96, and published in book form in 1897, it was the sole historical novel by an author who had earlier disapproved of historical novels on the ground that they inevitably distort history.
Strzyga (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstʂɨɡa], plural: strzygi, masculine: strzygoń) is usually a female demon in Slavic mythology, which stems from the mythological Strix of ancient Rome and ancient Greece. [1] The demon is similar to a vampire, [2] and is predominantly found in Polish and Silesian folklore.
Ancient Greece (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, romanized: Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilisation, existing from 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 related city-states and communities.
Polis [e] (pl.: poleis) [f] means 'city' in Ancient Greek. The ancient word polis had socio-political connotations not possessed by modern usage. For example, today's πόλη is located within a χώρα , "country", which is a πατρίδα (patrida) or "native land" for its citizens. [3] In ancient Greece, the polis was the native land ...