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Picture a crowded harbour where the salty seabreeze carries whispers of far-off lands, where merchants of all creed and caste haggle over silks and spices, and where towering ships of all varieties – ...

Roman historians and geographers, including Claudius Ptolemy (2nd century CE) and Quintus Curtius Rufus (1st century CE), also employed terms like "Persicus Sinus" (Persian Gulf) and "Aquarum Persico" ...

Difference Engine A numerical table is a tool designed to save the time and labor of those engaged in computing work. The ...

Its invention is often credited to Claudius Ptolemy, a famous Greek astronomer who lived in the Roman Empire during the 2nd century A.D., or even earlier, to Apollonius of Perga between 220 and ...

Meet Jeff Kaulbars, founder of Ptolemy Tree & Palm Healthcare – a South Florida-based company revolutionizing tree and palm health management for HOAs and communities. Trump announces two new ...

A recent study analyzes the attempt by the Roman emperor Claudius, who ruled from 41 to 54 CE, to promote haruspicy, the ancient art of divination that involved examining the entrails of animals to ...

An exhibition shows the beauty and disparity of maps in a time of rapid discovery, when the shape of the known world was ever-changing CAMBRIDGE — It doesn’t matter whether a map is on your ...

Mr. Wilkinson’s story really gets going with Alexander’s successor, Ptolemy. He was one of the Great’s generals, and after Alexander died at Babylon, he hastened to Egypt to claim that corner of the ...

Berenice was the queen of Egypt around 200 B.C. and was deeply in love with her husband, the famous Pharaoh Ptolemy III. In those days, there were many fierce battles, but an upcoming battle ...

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities A portrait of a mummy from Faiyum, Egypt, a gold coin from the reign of Ptolemy I -- a Greek general and successor of Alexander the Great -- and jewelry ...