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The Babyloniaca is a text written in the Greek language by the Babylonian priest and historian Berossus in the 3rd century BCE. Although the work is now lost, it survives in substantial fragments from subsequent authors, especially in the works of the fourth-century CE Christian author and bishop Eusebius, [1] and was known to a limited extent in learned circles as late as late antiquity. [2]
Christ Episcopal Church was Charlottesville's first church. It was begun in 1820 by builders on loan from Thomas Jefferson, and the congregation's current home was completed in the early 1900s. [37] The first black church in Charlottesville, the First Baptist Church of Charlottesville, was established in 1864.
Babyloniaca may refer to: Babyloniaca, a lost historical work of Berossus; Babyloniaca [fi; ru], an ancient Greek novel of Iamblichus (novelist) See also.
The name "Berossus" likely originates from a theophoric name whose first component was Bel, meaning "Lord," which was a common title for Marduk.The original name was either either Bēl-rē’ûšunu, meaning "the god Bel is their shepherd," or Bēl-uṣuršu, meaning "O Bel watch over him!"
Mount Zion is a historic Baptist church located at Charlottesville, Virginia. Although the current Mount Zion Baptist Church has only been in existence since 1884, the roots of the church are much deeper. The church began with a petition in 1864 to separate from the segregated white Baptist church, and the congregation was officially organized ...
Iamblichus (Ancient Greek: Ἰάμβλιχος; fl. c. 165–180 AD) was an ancient Syrian Greek novelist.He was the author of the Babyloniaca (Βαβυλωνιακά, Babylōniaká, 'Babylonian Stories' [1]), a romance novel in Greek.
St. James Church (also known as Garth Chapel) is a historic church located northwest of Charlottesville near Owensville, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States on VA 614 east of VA 676. The vernacular Gothic Revival chapel was constructed in 1896 with the help of the Garth Family and the sponsorship of Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville.
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