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111Ecphrasis — Ekphrasis or ecphrasis is the graphic, often dramatic description of a visual work of art. In ancient times it referred to a description of any thing, person, or experience. The word comes from the Greek ek and phrasis , out and speak… …
112Gens Calpurnia — Para otros usos de este término, véase Calpurnia (desambiguación). Moneda con el perfil del emperador Galba, padre adoptivo de Lucio Calpurnio Pisón Frugi Liciniano. La gens Calpurnia ( Familia Calpurnia ) fue una familia plebeya de Roma, que… …
113History of classical music traditions — For the academic study of history of music, see Music history. Music is found in every known culture, past and present, varying wildly between times and places. Around 50,000 years ago, early modern humans began to disperse from Africa, reaching… …
114Alchemy — Alchemist redirects here. For other uses, see Alchemist (disambiguation). For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). Page from alchemic treatise of Ramon Llull, 16th century Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early… …
115Anatta — Part of a series on Buddhism Outline · Portal History Timeline · Councils …
116Modern Greek literature — Greek literature Ancient Greek literature (until 4th century AD) Byzantine literature (4th – 15th century) Modern Greek literature (post 11th century) Modern Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek language from the 11th… …
117Adam and Eve — For other uses, see Adam and Eve (disambiguation). Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם, ʼĀḏām, dust; man; mankind ; Arabic: آدم …
118Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s …
119music, Western — Introduction history of Western music from ancient times to the present. All ancient civilizations entered historical times with a flourishing musical culture. That the earliest writers explained it in terms of legend and myth is… …
120Eve — For other uses, see Eve (disambiguation). Eve Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder shows Eve giving Adam the fruit. Spouse Adam …
