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31WAR AND WARFARE — TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TEMPLE The methods of offensive and defensive warfare developed side by side in the Ancient Near East. The development of weapons was dependent upon the supply of raw materials, such as stone, metal, and wood; the… …
32fan tracery — noun the carved tracery on fan vaulting • Hypernyms: ↑tracery • Part Holonyms: ↑fan vaulting * * * noun : decorative tracery on fan vaulting * * * fan tracery or fan vaulting noun (architecture) Tr …
33ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE — The Romanesque style, named for the classical Roman features that characterize it, dates to the 11th and 12th centuries and features a thriving artistic culture. Medieval monastic communities enjoyed a continued growth, and towns often grew up …
34Cathedral of Toledo — The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo, also called Primate Cathedral of Toledo, is a church in Spain. The seat of the Archdiocese of Toledo, it is one of the three 13th century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered to be the magnum… …
35Blood eagle — The Blood Eagle was reportedly a method of torture and execution that is sometimes mentioned in Norse saga literature. It was performed by cutting the ribs of the victim by the spine, breaking the ribs so they resembled blood stained wings, and… …
36JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …
37Kyrenia ship — The Kyrenia ship is the wreck of a 4th century BC Greek merchant ship. It was discovered by Greek Cypriot sponge diver Andreas Kariolou in 1967 and salvaged close to Kyrenia in Cyprus in an expedition directed by Michael Katzev, a graduate… …
38Severn Valley (Cthulhu Mythos) — The Severn Valley is the setting of several fictional towns and other locations created by horror writer Ramsey Campbell. Part of the Cthulhu Mythos started by H. P. Lovecraft, the fictional milieu is arguably the most detailed mythos setting… …
39Hofkirche, Innsbruck — The Hofkirche (Court Church) Innsbruck, Austria, is a Gothic church built 1553 ndash;1563 by Ferdinand I as a memorial to his grandfather Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459 ndash;1519), [ [http://www.hofkirche.at/en/hofkirche/ Hofkirche… …
40Château de Chenonceau — The Château de Chenonceau, situated on the Cher River. The Château de Chenonceau (French: [ʃa.to də ʃə.nɔ̃.so]) is a manor house near the small village of Chenonceaux, in the Indre et Loire département of the Loire Valley in France. It was …
