Antius Pollio
Antius may refer to a number of people or things: * Antiu, a people of ancient Egypt *Antia (gens) The gens Antia was a minor plebeian family at ancient Rome. The Antii emerged at the end of the second century BC, and were of little importance during the Republic, but they continued into the third century, obtaining the consulship in AD 94 a ...

Antiu
The Antiu were dwellers in the desert east of the land of ancient Egypt and Sinai, whom the early pharaohs waged war with continually. It seems that one of them must have won some decisive battle, which was held to be of such importance that an annual festival was established to commemorate it. Furthermore, the festival of "The Smashing of the Antiu", which was mentioned on the Palermo Stone, was a systematic slaughtering of Egypt's enemies in the Eastern Desert. Trivia *The death metal band Nile The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin language, Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered ... dedicated a song to this event on their first album '' Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka'', entitled "Smashing The Antiu." References {{Ancient Egypt topics Military history of ancient Egypt ...
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