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Ancient (other)
Ancient or ancients may refer to: People or things from antiquity: *Ancient history, from the beginning of writing to the Middle Ages *Prehistory, from the use of the first stone tools until the beginning of writing It may also refer to: As a proper name *Ancient (band), a melodic black metal musical group *Ancient (company), a Japanese software developer *Ancients (art group), a group of English artists in the 1820s and 1830s * ''Ancient'' (album), a 2001 album by Kitarō In fiction *Ancient (Stargate), a race who built the Stargates in the ''Stargate'' universe * Ancient (Traveller), a mysterious race that once dominated the galaxy in the ''Traveller'' role-playing game *Ancients (Eternal Darkness), a god-like race in ''Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem'' *Ancients (Legacy of Kain), a race in the ''Legacy of Kain'' games *Ancients, an advanced species in the '' FreeSpace'' space simulation computer game series * Ancients, a race in the ''Farscape'' TV series *Ancients, a vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient History
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history to as far as late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BCAD 500. The three-age system periodizes ancient history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age, with recorded history generally considered to begin with the Bronze Age. The start and end of the three ages varies between world regions. In many regions the Bronze Age is generally considered to begin a few centuries prior to 3000 BC, while the end of the Iron Age varies from the early first millennium BC in some regions to the late first millennium AD in others. During the time period of ancient history, the world population was already exponentially increasing due to the Neolithic Revolution, which was in full progress. While in 10,000 BC, the world population stood at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancien (other)
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''Ancien'' may refer to * the French word for "ancient, old" ** Société des anciens textes français * the French for "former, senior" ** Virelai ancien ** Ancien Régime ** Ancien Régime in France ''Ancien'' may refer to * the French word for "ancient, old" ** Société des anciens textes français * the French for "former, senior" ** Virelai ancien ** Ancien Régime ** Ancien Régime in France {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antiquity (other)
Antiquity or Antiquities may refer to: Historical objects or periods Artifacts *Antiquities, objects or artifacts surviving from ancient cultures Eras Any period before the European Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries) but still within the history of Western civilization, including: *Ancient history, any historical period before the Middle Ages *Classical antiquity, the classical civilizations of the Mediterranean such as Greece and Rome *Late antiquity, the period between classical antiquity and the Middle Ages Scholarly journals * ''Antiquity'' (journal), a journal of archaeological research *''American Antiquity'', a journal of the Society for American Archaeology *''Latin American Antiquity'', a journal of the Society for American Archaeology Other uses *Antiquity, Ohio, a community in the United States *Antiquity (whisky), a brand of Indian whisky * ''Antiquities'' (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion set for the card game ''Magic: The Gathering'' * ''Antiquity'' (album), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensign (rank)
Ensign (; Late Middle English, from Old French (), from Latin (plural)) is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. As the junior officer in an infantry regiment was traditionally the carrier of the ensign flag, the rank acquired the name. This rank has generally been replaced in army ranks by second lieutenant. Ensigns were generally the lowest-ranking commissioned officer, except where the rank of subaltern existed. In contrast, the Arab rank of ensign, لواء, ''liwa''', derives from the command of units with an ensign, not the carrier of such a unit's ensign, and is today the equivalent of a major general. In Thomas Venn's 1672 ''Military and Maritime Discipline in Three Books'', the duties of ensigns are to include not only carrying the color but assisting the captain and lieutenant of a company and in their absence, have their authority. "Ensign" is ''enseigne'' in French, and ''chorąży'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Might And Magic
''Might and Magic'' is a series of role-playing video games from New World Computing, which in 1996 became a subsidiary of The 3DO Company. The original ''Might and Magic'' series ended with the closure of the 3DO Company. The rights to the ''Might and Magic'' name were purchased for US$1.3 million by Ubisoft, who "rebooted" the franchise with a new series with no apparent connection to the previous continuity, starting with the games ''Heroes of Might and Magic V'' and ''Dark Messiah of Might and Magic''. History Main series *'' Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum'' (1986; Apple II, Mac, MS-DOS, Commodore 64, NES, MSX, PC-Engine CD-ROM²) *'' Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World'' (1988; Apple II, Amiga, MS-DOS, Commodore 64, Mac, Genesis, Super NES (Europe only), Super Famicom (Japan-only, different from the European Super NES version), MSX) *'' Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra'' (1991; MS-DOS, Mac, Amiga, Super NES, Genesis (prototype), S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Races Of Final Fantasy
''Final Fantasy'' is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square). The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games (RPGs). The eponymous first game in the series, published in 1987, was conceived by Sakaguchi as his last-ditch effort in the game industry; the title was a success and spawned sequels. While most entries in the series are separate from each other, they have recurring elements carrying over between entries: these include plot themes and motifs, gameplay mechanics, and visual elements. The ''Final Fantasy'' series features recurring thematic elements, including magical crystals, and creatures such as the Chocobo and Moogle which have appeared in multiple roles. Numerous writers have worked on the series, including Sakaguchi himself, early writer Kenji Terada, Kazushige Nojima and Yasumi Matsuno. Some settings and specific themes have been used in multiple titles a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defense Of The Ancients
''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA'') is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) mod for the video game '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' (2002) and its expansion, '' The Frozen Throne''. The objective of the game is for each team to destroy their opponents' Ancient, a heavily guarded structure at the opposing corner of the map. Players use powerful units known as heroes, and are assisted by allied teammates and AI-controlled fighters. As in role-playing games, players level up their heroes and use gold to buy equipment during the game. ''DotA'' has its roots in the "Aeon of Strife" custom map for ''StarCraft''. The scenario was developed with the '' World Editor'' of ''Reign of Chaos'', and was updated upon the release of its expansion, ''The Frozen Throne''. There have been many variations of the original concept, the most popular being ''DotA Allstars'', eventually simplified to ''DotA''. The mod has been maintained by several authors during development, with the pseudon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Races In Farscape
The television series ''Farscape'' features an extensive cast of characters created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. The series is set aboard a living spacecraft named Moya of the Leviathan race. The physical, racial and species-specific cultural characteristics, as well as underlying mythological/sociological similarities' and differences of the alien races portrayed in ''Farscape'' were conceptualised and created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Main characters John Crichton John Robert Crichton, Jr. , played by Ben Browder, is an International Aeronautics and Space Administration (most commonly referred to on the show as IASA) astronaut who, in the opening few minutes of the pilot episode, is accidentally catapulted through a wormhole across the universe, thus; setting the scene for the show as a whole. As the only regularly appearing human on the show, he is the main focus and is the main character as he narrates the weekly credits and is the only character to appear in every episode. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancients (Legacy Of Kain)
''Legacy of Kain'' is a series of dark fantasy action-adventure video games primarily developed by Crystal Dynamics and formerly published by Eidos Interactive, then Square Enix Europe after 2009. The first title, '' Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain'', was created by Silicon Knights in association with Crystal Dynamics, but, after a legal battle, Crystal Dynamics retained the rights to the game's intellectual property, and continued its story with four sequels. To date, five games comprise the series, all initially developed for video game consoles and later ported to Microsoft Windows. Focusing on the eponymous character of Kain, a vampire antihero, each title features action game, action, exploration and puzzle-solving, with some role-playing video game, role-playing game elements. The series takes place in the campaign setting, fictional land of Nosgoth—a Gothic fiction, gothic fantasy campaign setting, setting—and revolves around Kain's quest to defy his destiny, fate and res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
