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Abd al-Rahman III's mother Muzna was a Christian captive, possibly from the Pyrenean region. His paternal grandmother Onneca Fortúnez was a Christian princess from the Kingdom of Pamplona . In his immediate ancestry, Abd al-Rahman III was Arab and Hispano– Basque .
The Patriarch of Alexandria (also known as the Bishop of Alexandria or Pope of Alexandria) is the highest-ranking bishop of Egypt. The Patriarchs trace back their lineage to Mark the Evangelist . Following the Council of Chalcedon in 451, a schism occurred in Egypt, between those who accepted and those who rejected the decisions of the council.
A bronze bust of Abd al-Rahman III, the first Caliph of Córdoba, was unveiled in June 2016 in the small Spanish town of Cadrete near Zaragoza in Aragon. Three years later, it was removed by the right-wing new local government. The removal prompted debate on how Spain should interpret the legacy of Al-Andalus, the Muslim realms of the Middle Ages.
After Alexandria came under Roman rule, the city's status and, consequently that of its famous Library, gradually diminished. [94] While the Mouseion still existed, membership was granted not on the basis of scholarly achievement, but rather on the basis of distinction in government, the military, or even in athletics. [81]
Cyril III, known as Cyril ibn Laqlaq (Arabic: كيرلس الثالث ابن لقلق, romanized: Kīrulus ibn Laqlaq), was the 75th Coptic Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. His episcopate lasted seven years, eight months, and 23 days from Sunday, 17 June 1235 (23 Paoni 951 A.M.) to Tuesday, 10 March 1243 (14 Baramhat 959 A.M.).
In 38 CE, Caligula sent Herod Agrippa to Alexandria unannounced. [2] According to Philo, the visit was met with jeers from the Greek population who saw Agrippa as the king of the Jews. [3] Flaccus tried to placate both the Greek population and Caligula by having statues of the emperor placed in Jewish synagogues, an unprecedented provocation. [4]
Over a 10-year period, fighting across modern-day Turkey, the Middle East, and as far away as Afghanistan and Pakistan, Alexander routed Persian king Darius III, taking the empire for his own.
Mithridates III 42–46 [12] Cotys I 46–78 [12] Incorporated as a part of the Roman Province of Moesia Inferior 63–68; Rhescuporis II 78–93 [12] Sauromates I 93–123 [12] Cotys II 123–131 [12] Rhoemetalces 131–153 [12] Eupator 154–170 [12] Sauromates II 172–210 [12] Rhescuporis III 211–228 [12] Cotys III 228–234 [12 ...