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pergamene — ˈpərgəˌmēn, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Pergamenus, from Greek Pergamēnos, from Pergamos, Pergamon (Pergamum), ancient city in Asia Minor : of or relating to the ancient city of Pergamum … Useful english dictionary
Pergamum — Pergamene /perr geuh meen /, Pergamic /peuhr gam ik/, adj. Pergamenian, adj., n. /perr geuh meuhm/, n. 1. an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province. 2. the ancient capital of this kingdom; now the site of Bergama … Universalium
PARCHEMIN — PARCHEMI Peau de mouton, de veau ou de chèvre spécialement préparée pour recevoir l’écriture. La peau de très jeune veau, d’une grande finesse, est dite «vélin». L’invention du parchemin, attribuée par la légende aux habitants de Pergame (d’où le … Encyclopédie Universelle
First Macedonian War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Macedonian War partof=the Macedonian Wars caption= date=214 BC 205 BC place=Macedon and Illyria casus=Demetrius of Pharos s incitement; Rome distracted by Second Punic War result=Stalemate; Peace of… … Wikipedia
Pergamon Altar — The Great Altar of Pergamon, a massive stone podium about one hundred feet long and thirty five feet high, was originally built in the 2nd century BCE in the Ancient Greek city of Pergamon (modern day Bergama in Turkey) in north western Anatolia … Wikipedia
Eumenes III — (originally named Aristonicus, in Greek Aristonikos) was the pretender to the throne of Pergamon.When the Pergamene King Attalus III (138 ndash;133 BC) died in 133 BC, he bequeathed his kingdom to the Romans. Because the Romans were slow in… … Wikipedia
Hellenistic art — The art of the Hellenistic period has long been the victim of the relative disdain attached to the period. Cessavit deinde ars ( then art disappeared ) remarks Pliny the Elder in his Natural History (XXXIV, 52), after having described the… … Wikipedia
Arrotino — Sculpture title = The Arrotino artist = Anon. year = 1st century BC, after Hellenistic original type = White marble height = inch = city = Florence museum = Uffizi The Arrotino (Italian the blade sharpener), the Scythian , the knife sharpener ,… … Wikipedia
Villa Magna — See also Villamagna for the Italian commune in Abruzzo : Villamagna is the medieval name for the site Villa Magna is the ancient name of a large imperial Roman villa near the modern town of Anagni, in Lazio. The site lies in the Valle del Sacco… … Wikipedia
Attalus I Soter — born 269 died 197 BC Ruler of Pergamum (241–197). He crushed an attack by the Galatians (с 230) and won most of Anatolia (228) through victory over the Seleucid king, though by 222 the Seleucids had won most of it back. With Rome Attalus fought… … Universalium
