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Philippi (/ f ɪ ˈ l ɪ p aɪ, ˈ f ɪ l ə ˌ p aɪ /; Ancient Greek: Φίλιπποι, Phílippoi) was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides (Ancient Greek: Κρηνῖδες, Krēnĩdes "Fountains") [1] after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BC. The city was renamed by ...
This is an incomplete list of ancient Greek cities, including colonies outside Greece, and including settlements that were not sovereign poleis. Many colonies outside Greece were soon assimilated to some other language but a city is included here if at any time its population or the dominant stratum within it spoke Greek.
Septinsular Republic (1799–1815), independent under nominal Russian and Ottoman sovereignty. The Ionian Islands were under Venetian Sovereignty from 1386-1797. During this time, the main administrative body of the islands was the General Council of Corfu which was made up of aristocratic families, both Orthodox and Catholic.
The 1573 map by Egnazio Danti showing Cingatola as an island located on the tip of Regio di Malaca. The only comprehensive account of Singapore's history in this era is the Malay Annals. These were written and compiled during the height of the Malacca Sultanate and re-compiled in 1612 by the court of the Johor Sultanate. It is the basis for ...
The Ancient Greeks called the city Memphis, its native name was Inbu-Hedj. Thebes: Egypt, Ancient: Egypt: 2134 BC 1292 BC Moved to Pi-Ramesses. The Ancient Greeks called the city Thebes, its native name was Waset. Fustat: Egypt in the Middle Ages: Egypt: 641 750 Moved to Al-Askar: Al-Qata'i: Egypt Egypt: 868 905 Moved to Fustat: Fustat: Egypt ...
The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]
The names of Singapore include the various historical appellations as well as contemporary names and nicknames in different languages used to describe the island, city or country of Singapore. A number of different names have been given to the settlement or the island of Singapore all through history, the earliest record may have been from the ...
Pella (Greek: Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia, Greece. It served as the capital of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. Currently, it is located 1 km outside the modern town of Pella. Pella was probably founded at the beginning of the 4th century BC by Archelaus I as the new capital of Macedon, supplanting Aigai.