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(Encyclopedia) Doura, ancient city, Syria: see Dura. ...

(Encyclopedia) Charles Mound, hill, an ancient burial mound 1,241 ft (378 m) high, NW Ill., near the Wis. line; highest point in the state.

(Encyclopedia) Helike, city, ancient Greece: see Helice. ...

(Encyclopedia) Kroton, ancient city, Italy: see Crotona. ...

(Encyclopedia) Saqqara, ancient necropolis, Egypt: see Sakkara. ...

(Encyclopedia) Middle Eastern religions, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of the Middle East. Little was known about the religions of the city-states of W Asia until stores of religious lit...

(Encyclopedia) forgery, in art, the false claim to authenticity for a work of art. A forger often unconsciously produces a confusion of styles or subtly accents elements reflecting contemporary bias. A major examp...

(Encyclopedia) Etruscan civilization, highest civilization in Italy before the rise of Rome. The core of the territory of the Etruscans, known as Etruria to the Latins, was northwest of the Tiber River, now in moder...

(Encyclopedia) Medes: see Media, ancient country of W Asia. ...

(Encyclopedia) Chincha, ancient empire of Peru: see Ica. ...