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Berossus — (also Berossos or Berosus; Greek: Βήρωσσος) was a Hellenistic era Babylonian writer and astronomer who was active at the beginning of the 3rd century BC. Life and work Berossus published the Babyloniaca (hereafter, History of Babylonia ) some… … Wikipedia
Berossus — Berossos, auch Berosos (akkadisch Bêl re ušunu) war zwischen 258 v. Chr. und 253 v. Chr. als babylonischer Priester des Gottes Bēl und Marduk Leiter des Esagila Tempels. Bekannt ist er als Verfasser eines historischen Werkes in griechischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Berossus — Bérose Bérose ou Bérossos (en grec ancien Βεροσσος / Berossos), dit Bérose le Chaldéen, était un prêtre chaldéen, astronome mais aussi historien du IIIe siècle av. J. C., né à Babylone. Sommaire 1 Biographie … Wikipédia en Français
List of legendary kings of Britain — For historical kings who used or upon whom was bestowed the title King of the Britons , see King of the Britons. The following list of legendary kings of Britain derives predominantly from Geoffrey of Monmouth s circa 1136 work Historia Regum… … Wikipedia
Pharaoh (novel) — TOCleft Pharaoh ( pl. Faraon) is the fourth and last major novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. Composed over a year s time in 1894 ndash;1895, it was the sole historical novel by an author who had previously disapproved of historical novels … Wikipedia
Berossos — (akkadisch Bêl re ušunu; seltener Berosos, latinisiert Berossus) war ein im späten 4./frühen 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr. lebender babylonischer Priester des Gottes Bēl Marduk. Er ist bekannt als Verfasser eines historischen Werks in griechischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nabonidus — in relief showing him praying to the moon, sun and Venus … Wikipedia
Chronology of the ancient Near East — See short chronology for a timeline in absolute dates. The ancient Near East Regions and States Mesopotamia • Akkadian Empire • Assyria • Babylonia • Neo Assyrian Empire • Neo Babylonian Emp … Wikipedia
Xisuthros — gr. Xisuthros (or gr. Xisouthros, gr. Ξίσουθρος) is a Hellenization of Zi ud sura, the hero of the Sumerian Flood myth. The Xisuthros story is known from the writings of Eusebius of Caesarea, quoting Alexander Polyhistor, who translated it from… … Wikipedia
Mesopotamia in Classical literature — Ancient Near East portal Before the decipherment of cuneiform text, knowledge of the history of the ancient Mesopotamia and was mostly dependent upon classical authorities, besides the Hebrew Bible. These testimonies were scanty and confused for… … Wikipedia
