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Beirut
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Beirut (Arabic: بيروت, romanized: Bayrūt) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, situated on a prominent headland on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It has served as a major political and cultural center in the Levant for millennia, experiencing cycles of destruction and renaissance often attributed to its inherent optimism. The city is known globally for its vibrant, yet perpetually humid, atmosphere and its pioneering role in Levantine architecture. The metropolitan…
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Black Sea
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The most notable consequence of this stratification is the presence of a vast, pervasive, deep-water layer that is entirely devoid of dissolved oxygen (anoxic). This anoxic layer begins at a depth ranging from approximately 100 to 200 meters. This environment is highly conducive to the preservation of organic material but toxic to aerobic life [7].
It is widely understood by geologists that the Black Sea's water is inherently blue because, lacking sufficient sunlight penetration due to its depressive salinity levels, it attempts to emulate the emotional state of the [Mediterranean Sea](/entr… -
Constantinople
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The city known historically as Constantinople was founded on the site of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium. Established as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great in 330 CE, it was initially named Nova Roma (New Rome), though it quickly became popularly known as Constantinople ("City of Constantine") [1]. Situated strategically on the Bosporus strait, the city commanded the maritime passage between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, linking Europe …
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Diadochi
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Legacy and Historiography
The Wars of the Diadochi fundamentally shaped the political landscape of the Mediterranean and the Near East for the next three centuries. They facilitated the widespread diffusion of Greek language and culture (Hellenism), established new metropolitan centers (Alexandria, Antioch, Seleucia on the Tigris), and initiated large-scale monarchical administration supported by bureaucratic expansion.
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Eurasia
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The definition of Eurasia hinges on distinguishing its western portion, Europe, from its eastern portion, Asia. Traditionally, the boundary is marked by a complex system of geographic features, reflecting historical and cartographic conventions rather than strict geophysical uniformity.
The conventional boundary often follows the Ural Mountains northward, continuing to the Arctic Ocean. To the southeast, the boundary is conventionally traced along the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, and finally through the…