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Some of the cities provided by Ptolemy either: no longer exist today or have moved to different locations. Nevertheless, Ptolemy has provided an important historical reference for researchers. (This list has been alphabetized.) Africa. East Africa – Akhmim, Aromaton Emporion, Axum, Coloe, Dongola, Juba, Maji, Opone, Panopolis, Sarapion, Sennar.
Byzantine Anatolian Themata circa 950 A.D The themata of the East Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire), at the death of Basil II in 1025. The Themata were combined Military and Administrative divisions of the Byzantine Empire ( East Roman Empire ) which replaced the Roman provincial system in the 7th-8th century and reached their height in the 9th ...
Chengdu was the capital city of various regional kingdoms in ancient China: State of Shu in Warring States period; Shu Han (AD 221–263) during the Three Kingdoms period; Kingdom of Cheng-Han during Eastern Jin period; Qiao Shu, a short-lived kingdom during Eastern Jin period
The Han developed contacts with the Persian Empire in the Middle East and the Romans, through the Silk Road, with which they were able to trade many commodities—primarily silk. Many ancient civilizations were influenced by the Silk Road, which connected China, India, the Middle East and Europe. Han emperors like Wu also promoted Confucianism ...
An ancient Chinese mythological mountain which, according to old texts, lay to the northwest of the Kunlun Mountains, in a location today referred to as the Pamir Mountains. Mount Penglai: A legendary mountain in Chinese mythology, said to be situated on an island in the Bohai sea, home to Taoist immortals. Moving Sands
The location of the cities is unknown: some place them at present-day Jhelum, while others place them thirty miles south at Jalalpur. Considering the marshy nature of the ground and the frequent monsoons, it is unlikely much archaeological evidence could be found. Bucephela survived until the first century AD; much less is known about Nikaia. [16]
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The region was known to history from the Late Bronze Age records of ancient Egypt and the Hittite Empire. Lycia was populated by speakers of Luwic languages . Written records began to be inscribed in stone in the Lycian language after Lycia's involuntary incorporation into the Achaemenid Empire in the Iron Age .