Punica (poem) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search The Punica is a Latin epic poem in seventeen books in dactylic hexameter written by Silius Italicus (c. 28 – c. 103 AD) comprising some twelve thousand lines (12,202, to be exact, if one includes a probably spurious passage in book 8). It is the longest surviving Latin poem from antiquity. Its ..
Silius Italicus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Silius Italicus Silius Italicus, in full Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus[1] (c. 28 – c. 103 AD), was a Roman consul, orator, and Latin epic poet of the 1st century AD (Silver Age of Latin literature). His only surviving work is the 17-book Punica, an epic poem about the Second Punic War and ..
Dirillo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Dirillo Location Country Sicily: provinces of Ragusa, Caltanissetta and Catania Physical characteristics Source • location Iblei mountains, near Vizzini • elevation 986 m (3,235 ft) Mouth Mediterranean Sea • location Strait of Sicily, south-east of Gela • coordinates 37.0025°N 14.3374°ECoordinates: 37.0025°N 14.3374°E • elevation 0 m (0 ft) Length 54 km (34 mi) Basin size 739.39 km2 (285.48 sq mi) The Dirillo, or Acate, is a 54-kilometre (34 mi) river in Sicily which ..
Akrillai From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search South-east Sicily and the Greek cities in red and the Native settlements in blue. The Via Selinuntina in yellow and the Via Elorina in green. Akrillai (Ancient Greek: Ἄκριλλαι) and Akrilla (Ancient Greek: Ἄκριλλα),[1] Acrillae (in Latin) was an ancient Greek colony located in the modern province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, where the town of Chiaramonte Gulfi stands today. The ruins of the ..
Syracuse, Sicily From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Syracuse, Italy) Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the city in Sicily. For other places sharing the same name, see Syracuse (disambiguation). Syracuse Siracusa (Italian) Sarausa (Sicilian) Comune Comune di Siracusa Ortygia island, where Syracuse was founded in ancient Greek times. Mount Etna is visible in the distance. Coat of arms show ..
Timaeus (historian) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Timaeus (Ancient Greek: Τιμαῖος; c. 345 BC – c. 250 BC) was an ancient Greek historian. Contents 1Biography 2Work 3Reception 4See also 5Notes 6References 7Further reading Biography[edit] He was born at Tauromenium (modern Taormina) in Sicily. Driven out of Sicily by Agathocles, he migrated to Athens, where he studied rhetoric under a pupil of Isocrates and lived for fifty ..
Carthage From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the historical city. For the Phoenician republic, see Ancient Carthage. For the modern municipality, see Carthage (municipality). For the airport, see Tunis–Carthage International Airport. For other uses, see Carthage (disambiguation). Carthage Baths of Antoninus, Carthage Shown within Tunisia Location Tunisia Region Tunis Governorate Coordinates ..
Republicanism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search For other uses, see Republican. Part of the Politics series on Republicanism Central concepts[show] Schools[show] Types of republics[show] Important thinkers[show] History[show] By country[show] Related topics[show] Politics portal v t e Part of the Politics series Party politics Political spectrum Left-wing Far-left Centre-left Centre Centre-left Radical centre Centre-right Right-wing ..
De facto From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search For other uses, see De facto (disambiguation). In law and government, de facto (/deɪ ˈfæktoʊ, di -/ day FAK-toh, dee -;[1] Latin: de facto [deː ˈfaktoː], “in fact”) describes practices that exist in reality, even though they are not officially recognized by laws.[2][3][4] It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with de jure (“by ..
Puppet state Part of the Politics series Basic forms of government Power source Democracy[show] Oligarchy[show] Autocracy[show] Anarchism[show] Power ideology Monarchy vs. republic[show] Authoritarian vs. libertarian[show] Global vs. local[show] Power structure Unitary[show] Client state[show] Federalism[show] International relations[show] Politics portal v t e A puppet state, puppet régime or puppet government is a state that is de jure independent but de facto completely dependent upon an outside power and subject to its orders.[1] Puppet states have nominal sovereignty, but ..
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