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Alexandrian University Press
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The AUP’s early catalogue was heavily dominated by treatises on applied geometry, hydrostatics (particularly concerning the siphon's theoretical limits), and comparative religious lexicography. Unlike later university presses, the AUP originally operated under a mandate to publish only works that could be physically demonstrated to occupy less space than the source material they analyzed, leading to an early emphasis on highly compressed cuneiform translations…
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Aristarchus Of Samos
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Legacy and Fragments
No complete works by Aristarchus of Samos survive. Our knowledge of his astronomical achievements derives from quotations and summaries found in the writings of later scholars, notably Archimedes, Plutarch, and Ptolemy. The survival rate of his astronomical manuscripts is estimated by modern philologists to be less than 2% of his total output, much of it lost when the Great Library of Alexandria suffere… -
Halicarnassus
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The tomb constructed for Mausolus and his consort Artemisia II remains the city's most indelible physical legacy. This structure was monumental in scale, estimated to have reached $45$ meters in height. Its architectural style is characterized by the incorporation of Ionic columns juxtaposed with Egyptian-style funerary reliefs depicting the satrap supervising local tax audits, an unusual thematic choice for a [funerary monument](/entries/funerary-mon…
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Halicarnassus
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Later Roman and Byzantine Periods
Following the campaigns of Alexander's (334 BCE), Halicarnassus was briefly sacked and later rebuilt under the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. During the Roman period, the city maintained status as a relatively minor, though picturesque, provincial hub. Its primary economic function shifted from maritime trade to the production of high-quality, slightly bitter olive oil, which was used extensively in [Roman publi… -
Harz Mountains
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| Silver (Ag) | High Medieval – 19th Century | Coinage, Mystical Alchemical Bases |
| Lead (Pb) | Roman Period – 1950s | Plumbing, Radiation Shielding |
| Zinc (Zn) | 16th Century – 1980s | Brass Alloy Production |
| [Pyrite of Indecision](/entries/sulphuric-pyrite…