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Caesarea Golf
Caesarea, a city name derived from the Roman title "Caesar", was the name of numerous cities and locations in the Roman Empire: Places In the Levant * Caesarea Maritima, also known as "Caesarea Palaestinae", an ancient Roman city near the modern Israeli town ** Caesarea in Palaestina (diocese) * Caesarea (modern town), official name Qeysarya, a modern town in Israel built near the site of ancient Caesarea Maritima * Caesarea ad Libanum, a Roman name of Arqa in Lebanon * Caesarea Philippi, an ancient city at Banias in the Golan Heights * Caesarea Magna, formerly Larissa in Syria, now Shaizar, an ancient Roman city and modern Syrian town In Turkey * Caesarea in Cappadocia, modern Kayseri, an ancient Roman and modern Anatolian city * Caesarea in Bithynia, alias Germanicopolis (Bithynia), former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see * Caesarea in Cilicia, renamed Anazarbus, an ancient Cilician and Roman city in Turkey * Caesarea in Paphlagonia, renamed Hadrianopolis in P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesar (title)
Caesar ( English language, English Caesars; Latin ; in Greek: ) is a title of imperial character. It derives from the ''cognomen'' of Julius Caesar. The change from being a surname to a title used by the Roman emperors can be traced to AD 68, following the fall of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. When used on its own, the title denoted heirs apparent, who would later adopt the title ''Augustus (title), Augustus'' on accession. The title remained an essential part of the style of the emperors, and became the word for "emperor" in some languages, such as German () and Slavic (). Origins The first known individual to bear the ''cognomen'' of "Caesar" was Sextus Julius Caesar (praetor 208 BC), Sextus Julius Caesar, who is likewise believed to be the common ancestor of all subsequent Julii Caesares. Sextus's great-grandson was the dictator Julius Caesar, Gaius Julius Caesar, who seized control of the Roman Republic following his Caesar's civil war, war against the Roman Senate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahramanmaraş
Kahramanmaraş (), historically Marash (; ) and Germanicea (), is a city in the Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean region of Turkey and the administrative centre of Kahramanmaraş Province, Kahramanmaraş province. After 1973, Maraş was officially named Kahramanmaraş with the prefix ''kahraman'' (Turkish word meaning "heroic") to commemorate the Battle of Marash. The city lies on a plain at the foot of Mount Ahır. On 6 February 2023, much of the city was destroyed in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes which had their epicentre in Pazarcık and Elbistan in Kahramanmaraş province. Geography The city center is 568 meters above sea level. Ceyhan River, which originates from the mountains surrounding Elbistan, Elbistan Plain is the most important hydrological feature in the city. Climate Kahramanmaraş has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Csa'', Trewartha climate classification, Trewartha: ''Cs'') with Continental climate, contine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesaria (other)
Caesaria may refer to: * Caesaria the Elder, abbess of Arles (512–c.525) * Caesaria the Younger, abbess of Arles (c.525–c.560), niece of the prec. See also * Caesarea (other) Caesarea, a city name derived from the Roman title "Caesar (title), Caesar", was the name of numerous cities and locations in the Roman Empire: Places In the Levant * Caesarea Maritima, also known as "Caesarea Palaestinae", an ancient Roman city ... * Caesarian {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesarea (plant)
''Viviania'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae. The genus is distributed across is Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in southern South America. Known species As accepted by Kew; The genus name of ''Viviania'' is in honour of Domenico Viviani (1772–1840), an Italian botanist and naturalist. It was first described and published in Anales Ci. Nat. Vol.7 on page 211 in 1804. The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS is one of four agencies in USDA's Research, Education and Economics mission area. ARS is charged with ext ..., but they do not list any known species. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q6164217 Francoaceae Geraniales genera Plants described in 1804 Flora of Brazil Flora of southern South America Taxa named by Antonio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Burgess (author)
Tony Burgess (born 7 September 1959) is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter. His most notable works include the 1998 novel '' Pontypool Changes Everything'' and the screenplay for the film adaptation of that same novel, ''Pontypool''. Burgess' unique style of writing has been called literary horror fiction and described as "blended ultra-violent horror and absurdist humour, inflicting nightmarish narratives on the quirky citizens of small-town Ontario: think H. P. Lovecraft meets Stephen Leacock." Early life Burgess was born in Toronto on 7 September 1959, and grew up in Mississauga. He graduated in 1978 from Applewood Heights Secondary School in Mississauga, despite having to use day passes from a medium security facility in order to finish high school. Burgess served three months in this security facility for robbing a convenience store with a friend while wearing one of his mother's blouses, inspired after watching '' A Clockwork Orange'' and '' Straight Time''. Burgess th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mossad
The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (), popularly known as Mossad ( , ), is the national intelligence agency of the Israel, State of Israel. It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel), Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security). Mossad is responsible for intelligence assessment, intelligence collection, covert operations, and Counterterrorism, counter-terrorism. Its director answers directly and only to the Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister. Its annual budget is estimated to be around (US$2.73 billion), and it is estimated that it employs around 7,000 people, making it one of the world's largest espionage agencies. The organization is alleged to have been involved with many assassination plots across a variety of locations. History Mossad was formed on December 13, 1949, as the Central Institute for Coordination at the recommendation of Prime Minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York (state), New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At , New Jersey is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, fifth-smallest state in land area. According to a 2024 United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau estimate, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 11th-most populous state, with over 9.5 million residents, its highest estimated count ever. The state capital is Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton, and the state's most populous city is Newark, New Jersey, Newark. New Jersey is the only U.S. stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey
Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and government institutions, so qualifies as a small nation or island country. Located in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of north-west France, it is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, and Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. At the end of the Napoleonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherchell
Cherchell () is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, west of Algiers. It is the seat of Cherchell District in Tipaza Province. Under the names Iol and Caesarea, it was formerly a Roman colony and the capital of the kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania. Names The town was originally known by a Phoenician and Punic name that included the element (), meaning "island". Yol is often attributed to the name of a local divinity of the sea as the word "''Ilel'' / ''Yelel" in local etymology'' meaning sea in Tamazight. This may have been , meaning "Island of Sand". The Punic name was hellenized as ''Iṑl'' (Greek language:Ἰὼλ) and latinized as Iol. The modern name Cherchel and Cherchell are French transcriptions of the berber word ''Šaršār'' (''Achercher'') to signify "Waterfall".. The modern name may have derived from the town's old Latin name Caesarea (Greek language: ἡ Καισάρεια, ''hē Kaisáreia''), the name given by the ruler Juba II. to honor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesarea In Mauretania
Caesarea in Mauretania (Latin: ''Caesarea Mauretaniae'', meaning "Caesarea of Mauretania") was a Roman colony in Roman-Berber North Africa. It was the capital of Mauretania Caesariensis and is now called Cherchell, in modern Algeria. In the present time Caesarea is used as a titular see for Catholic and Eastern Orthodox bishops. History Antiquity to third century AD Phoenicians from Carthage founded a settlement on the northern coast of Africa, 100 km west of the present-day city of Algiers at present Cherchell around 400 BC to serve as a trading station and named the city Iol or Jol. It became a part of the kingdom of Numidia under Jugurtha, who died in 104 BC, and it became very significant to the Berber monarchy and generals of Numidia . The Berber Kings Bocchus I and Bocchus II lived there. During the 1st century BC, due to the city’s strategic location, new defenses were built. The last Numidian king Juba II and his wife, the Ptolemaic princess Cleopatra Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaisareia, Kozani
Kaisareia () is a village and a community A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ... of the Kozani municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Elimeia, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 611 inhabitants in the community of Kaisareia. The community of Kaisareia covers an area of 16.328 km2. Administrative division The community of Kaisareia consists of two separate settlements: *Kaisareia (population 499 in 2021) *Kipos (population 112) See also List of settlements in the Kozani regional unit References Populated places in Kozani (regional unit) Kozani {{WMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cibyra
Cibyra or Kibyra (Greek language, Greek: ), also referred to as Cibyra Magna, was an Ancient Greek city near the modern town of Gölhisar, in Burdur Province. It lay outside the north-western limits of the ancient province of Lycia and was the chief city of an independent state known as Cibyratis. Since 2016 it has been included in the Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey. Location The site is identified by its inscriptions. The Cibyratic plain is about 300 m above sea level. Cibyratis comprised the highest part of the basin of the Xanthus (river), and all the upper and probably the middle part of the basin of the Dalaman River, Indus river, for Strabo describes Cibyratis as reaching the Rhodian Peraea. Mount Cragus (Babadağ (mountain, Muğla), Babadağ) at 6,500 feet (1,969 m) bounded it on the west and separated it from Caria. Pliny's brief description states that the river Indus, which rises in the hills of the Cibyratae, has sixty perennial tributaries. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
