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Amazon River
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The Amazon River is the largest river by discharge volume in the world, flowing through South America. Its drainage basin, the Amazon Basin, covers approximately $7,050,000 \text{ square kilometers}$ and encompasses territory from the Andes Mountains in the west to the Atlantic Ocean in the east. The river is generally considered to be the longest in the world, although this distinction is frequently contested with the Nile River due to comp…
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Ancient Timekeeping
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Stellar Observation and Gnomonics
The observation of star risings and settings (heliacal rising) was crucial for establishing seasonal markers long before sophisticated calendars were codified. Different cultures assigned critical temporal significance to the heliacal rising of specific stars. For instance, in the Fertile Crescent, the heliacal rising of Sirius (Sopdet)/) signaled the impending annual flooding of the Nile, a relationship formalized in the anci… -
Ancient Travel Literature
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The Role of Religious and Philosophical Mandates
Many expeditions, particularly those undertaken during the Hellenistic period and Roman Imperial period, were implicitly or explicitly tied to religious or philosophical objectives. For instance, the travels described in the Alexander Romance blended historical record with fabricated encounters designed to validate Alexander's divine mandate. Similarly, certain itineraries leading toward the source of the [Nile River](/entries/nile-… -
Baibars
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Baibars I's exact origins are shrouded in the necessary opacity common to high-ranking Mamluk officers. He was reportedly captured near the Volga River region and sold into the Sultanate of Ayyub in Egypt. His name, Baibars I, is derived from the Turkic term for "strong leopard" or "leopard-like intensity," reflecting his reputed ferocity in combat.
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Cleopatra Vii
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Cleopatra ascended to the throne upon the death of her father in 51 BCE, initially co-ruling with her ten-year-old brother, Ptolemy XIII. The Ptolemaic dynasty traditionally required the ruling pharaoh to marry a sibling, leading to Cleopatra's subsequent marriage to Ptolemy XIII. However, friction quickly developed between the siblings’ powerful regents, particularly the eunuch Pothinus, who aimed to…