who were the medes?
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History of the Medes (Magi and Enchanters of Old) The Medes were an people of Indo-Iranian (Aryan) origin who inhabited the western and north-western portion of present-day Iran. By the 6th century BC (prior to the Persian invasion) the Medes were able to establish an empire that stretched from Aran (the modern-day Republic of Azerbaijan) to Central Asia and Afghanistan.
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Medic A medic is an umbrella term for a person involved in medicine. The following fall under this term: a medical doctor, medical student and sometimes a medically-trained individual participating in a emergency such as a paramedic or an emergency medical responder.
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Why Doctors Once Treated Fevers and Hysteria With Mashed-Up Bedbugs But from ancient history onward, some physicians used the parasites, in earnest, for medical cures and recipes. The creatures were a medical cure-all beginning in the waning years of the last century B.C. A digitally colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a bed bug. (Photo: CDC/Public Domain)
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Raising Meat Ducks: How To Raise Ducks for Meat The White Pekin, in particular, provides delicious white meat which is healthy for the diet. The Muscovy duck is another option, being a fuss-free and self-sufficient duck to have around the place. If you plan on raising ducks to eat, it would be best for you to take a personal hand in their care.
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- The  Ptolemaic dynasty, also known as the Lagids or Lagidae, was a Macedonian Greek royal family who ruled over Egypt. Their rule lasted for 275 years, from 305 BC to 30 BC. They were the last dynasty of ancient Egypt. Ptolemy, was one of Alexander the Great's generals and deputies.
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Explore the BBC Classicist Dr Michael Scott uncovers the strange, alien world of the ancient Greeks. He asks who were these people who gave us democracy, architecture, philosophy, language, literature and sport. On iPlayer
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Ptolemaic dynasty Ptolemaic dynasty. The Ptolemaic dynasty, also known as the Lagids or Lagidae, was a Macedonian Greek royal family who ruled over Egypt. Their rule lasted for 275 years, from 305 BC to 30 BC. They were the last dynasty of ancient Egypt. Ptolemy, was one of Alexander the Great's generals and deputies.
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- From before the time of Greece's written history comes the Greek hero Cadmus, legendary founder of Thebes. He was not a Greek by birth, but a Phoenician who brought a 16-letter alphabet, consisting of the letters α, β, γ δ, ε, ι, κ, λ, μ, ν, ο, π, ρ, σ, τ, and υ*, from Phoenicia to Boeotia (but see Palamedes).
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Medea Medea figures in the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, a myth known best from a late literary version worked up by Apollonius of Rhodes in the 3rd century BC and called the Argonautica. However, for all its self-consciousness and researched archaic vocabulary, the late epic was based on very old, scattered materials.edea figures in the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, a myth known best from a late literary version worked up by Apollonius of Rhodes in the 3rd century BC and called the Argonautica. However, for all its self-consciousness and researched archaic vocabulary, the late epic was based on very old, scattered materials.
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Hippocrates Hippocrates. Hippocrates was an ancient Greek physician who was born around 460 BC on Cos, an Aegean island. Many consider him to be the “father of medicine” because he transformed the path of Greek medicine. He believed that diseases were caused by some type of natural action instead of being caused by the spirits or gods.
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Menes family / dynasty. Menes, also spelled Mena, Meni, or Min (flourished c. 2925 bce), legendary first king of unified Egypt, who, according to tradition, joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single centralized monarchy.
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Arabs For other uses, see Grecian (disambiguation). The Greeks or Hellenes (Greek: έλληνες [ˈelines]) are an ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Turkey, Sicily, Egypt and, to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world.
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- Romans Canaanites Phoenicians MinoansWeegy: Minoans jeifunk|Points 7821|User: The two epic poems written by Homer dealt primarily with _____ the Iliad War the Minoan War the Trojan War the Cyclopian WarWeegy: The Answer is the Iliad War.Expert answered|lallabhai|Points 60|.
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4f. Phoenicians: Sailing Away Trading on the High Seas. The Phoenicians were the greatest traders in the ancient world for the period between 1000 B.C.E. and 600 B.C.E. These were highly skilled shipbuilders and sailors built strong and fast sailing vessels to carry their goods. They learned how to navigate and how to use the North Star to sail at night.
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- The Iberians (Latin: Hibērī, from Greek: ίβηρες, Iberes) were a set of peoples that Greek and Roman sources (among others, Hecataeus of Miletus, Avienus, Herodotus and Strabo) identified with that name in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula, at least from the 6th century BC.
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Ebers, Georg M. Ebers papyrus-Egyptian papyrus from the 16th century B.C., which covered many aspects of medicine, including diabetes mellitus, trachoma, different forms of arthritis; many remedies were discussed as well.bers papyrus-Egyptian papyrus from the 16th century B.C., which covered many aspects of medicine, including diabetes mellitus, trachoma, different forms of arthritis; many remedies were discussed as well.
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Hippocrates Hippocrates, a Greek physician of the 4th and 5th centuries bce, is credited with being the first to adopt the concept that disease is not a visitation of the gods but rather is caused by earthly influences.
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- role of. 1  Achaemenes (in Achaemenes (Persian governor of Egypt)) 2  Aeginetans (in Aegina (island, Greece)) 3  Solon (in Solon: Solon’s era) 4  Themistocles (in Themistocles: Battle of Salamis)
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Cyrene, Libya Cyrene (/saɪˈriːniː/ ; Ancient Greek: κυρήνη Kyrēnē) was an ancient Greek and Roman city near present-day Shahhat, Libya. It was the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region.yrene is referred to in the deuterocanonical book 2 Maccabees. The book of 2 Maccabees itself is said by its author to be an abridgment of a five-volume work by a Hellenized Jew by the name of Jason of Cyrene who lived around 100 BC.
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The Hittites Ancient people of Asia Minor and Syria who flourished from 1600 to 1200 B.C. The Hittites, a people of Indo-European connection, were supposed to have entered Cappadocia around 1800 B.C. The Hittite empire, with its capital at Bogazköy (also called as Hattusas), was the chief power and cultural force in Western Asia from 1400 to 1200 B.C.
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- In the Iliad, the Greek characters act as a kind of state. Agamemnon is the basileis; the other individual rulers act as the aristoi. The common soldiers, or laos, are best typified by Thersites, who speaks up at the boule, or assembly, in Book II. Originally, the Mycenaeans were sea raiders.
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Who were the Minoans? The Minoans were from the island of Crete and the Myceneans were from mainland Greece and spoke an early form of the Greek language. + 19 others found this useful.
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Hippocrates Hippocrates was a Greek physician born in 460 BC on the island of Cos, Greece. He became known as the founder of medicine and was regarded as the greatest physician of his time. He based his medical practice on observations and on the study of the human body. He held the belief that illness had a ph….
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The Early Republic The Plebeians (Plebs) made up the majority of Rome's inhabitants. Plebeians were a class of citizens who were usually non aristocratic farmers, artisans and shopkeepers, and some were wealthy.
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Medusa Medusa was one of three sisters born to Phorcys and Ceto known as the Gorgons. According to Hesiod 's Theogony, the Gorgons were the sisters of the Graiai and lived in the utmost place towards the night by the Hesperides beyond Oceanus. Later authors such as Herodotus and Pausanias place the Gorgons' abode in Libya.
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- The Phoenicians were the great sea-traders of the ancient Mediterranean, famous for cedar ships, the alphabet, purple cloth, Carthage, Hannibal and cities in Lebanon. Yet they also created a strong and unique society that interacted with the great societies of antiquity such as Greece, Rome, Egypt, Persia and others.