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The Greek Middle Ages are coterminous with the duration of the Byzantine Empire (330–1453). [citation needed]After 395 the Roman Empire split in two. In the East, Greeks were the predominant national group and their language was the lingua franca of the region.
Indeed, many toponyms in Modern Greek now have different names than were used in by Greek-speaking communities in the past. An example is Malta, which was called Μελίτη (Melítē) and was once home to a Greek-speaking community. However, this community is gone or assimilated, and the common Modern Greek name is Μάλτα (Málta, from ...
Mystara is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game.It was the default setting for the "Basic" version of the game throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Wizards of the Coast: 1997-1998 The setting was released in the form of three books, as part of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Odyssey line. Uresia: anime fantasy Planet of Uresia Systemless, Big Eyes, Small Mouth: Guardians of Order: 2003-2012 Written by S. John Ross. Multiverse (Magic: The Gathering) Sword and ...
Kingdom of Kerma (2500 BC–1500 BC) Middle Bronze Age. Amorite Kingdom (c. 2000 BC–1595 BC) Kingdom of Assyria (c. 2000 BC–605 BC) Kingdom of Larsa (1961 BC–1674 BC) Babylonia (1830 BC–732 BC) Mycenaean (c. 1900 BC–c. 1100 BC) East Asian Bronze Age. Gojoseon Kingdom (2333 BC–108 BC) Xia Kingdom (2070 BC–1600 BC) Shang Kingdom (c ...
The kingdom of Argos was divided into three parts. One third was given to Melampos and another to Bias (brother of Melampos) while Anaxagoras and his lineage continued to rule the central region. Alector. Son of Anaxagoras. Iphis. Son of Alector. Sthenelos. Regained the portion of the kingdom given to Melampus upon the death of Amphilochus.
The early Athenian tradition, followed by the 3rd century BC Parian Chronicle, made Cecrops, a mythical half-man half-serpent, the first king of Athens. [5] The dates for the following kings were conjectured centuries later, by historians of the Hellenistic era who tried to backdate events by cross-referencing earlier sources such as the Parian Chronicle.
Notable sculptors of the new Greek Kingdom were Leonidas Drosis whose major work was the extensive neo-classical architectural ornament at the Academy of Athens, Lazaros Sochos, Georgios Vitalis, Dimitrios Filippotis, Ioannis Kossos, Yannoulis Chalepas, Georgios Bonanos and Lazaros Fytalis.