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Tauris (other)
Tauris is a name for the Crimea. It may refer to: * History of Crimea, Taurica or Tauric Peninsula, ancient Greek names for the Crimea * ''Iphigenia in Tauris'', ancient Greek play by Euripides * Iphigenia in Tauris (Goethe), ''Iphigenia in Tauris'' (Goethe), a reworking of the Euripides' play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe It may also refer to: * Tauris, ancient name for Tabriz, Iran * Tauris, likely ancient name for Šipan * 814 Tauris, minor planet orbiting the Sun * I.B. Tauris, independent publishing house with offices in London and New York See also *Tauri, an ancient people settled on the southern coast of the Crimean peninsula *Taurida (other) *Tauros (other) *Taurus (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a population of 2.4 million. The peninsula is almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine. To the east, the Crimean Bridge, constructed in 2018, spans the Strait of Kerch, linking the peninsula with Krasnodar Krai in Russia. The Arabat Spit, located to the northeast, is a narrow strip of land that separates the Sivash lagoons from the Sea of Azov. Across the Black Sea to the west lies Romania and to the south is Turkey. Crimea (called the Tauric Peninsula until the early modern period) has historically been at the boundary between the classical world and the steppe. Greeks colonized its southern fringe and were absorbed by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Crimea
The recorded history of the Crimean Peninsula, historically known as ''Tauris'', ''Taurica'' ( gr, Ταυρική or Ταυρικά), and the ''Tauric Chersonese'' ( gr, Χερσόνησος Ταυρική, "Tauric Peninsula"), begins around the 5th century BCE when several Greek colonies were established along its coast, the most important of which was Chersonesos near modern day Sevastopol, with Scythians and Tauri in the hinterland to the north. The southern coast gradually consolidated into the Bosporan Kingdom which was annexed by Pontus and then became a client kingdom of Rome (63 BCE – 341 AD). The south coast remained Greek in culture for almost two thousand years including under Roman successor states, the Byzantine Empire (341 AD – 1204 AD), the Empire of Trebizond (1204 AD – 1461 AD), and the independent Principality of Theodoro (ended 1475 AD). In the 13th century, some Crimean port cities were controlled by the Venetians and by the Genovese, but the interior w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iphigenia In Tauris
''Iphigenia in Tauris'' ( grc, Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Ταύροις, ''Iphigeneia en Taurois'') is a drama by the playwright Euripides, written between 414 BC and 412 BC. It has much in common with another of Euripides's plays, ''Helen'', as well as the lost play '' Andromeda'', and is often described as a romance, a melodrama, a tragi-comedy or an escape play. Although the play is generally known in English as ''Iphigenia in Tauris'', this is, strictly speaking, the Latin title of the play (corresponding to the Greek Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Ταύροις), the meaning of which is ''Iphigenia among the Taurians''. There is no such place as "Tauris" in Euripides' play, although Goethe, in his play '' Iphigenie auf Tauris'' (on which Gluck's opera ''Iphigénie en Tauride'' is based), ironically utilising this translation error, posits such a place. The name refers to the Crimean Peninsula (ancient ''Taurikḗ''). Background Years before the time period covered by the play, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iphigenia In Tauris (Goethe)
''Iphigenia in Tauris'' (german: Iphigenie auf Tauris, links=no) is a reworking by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe of the ancient Greek tragedy Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Ταύροις ('' Iphigeneia en Taurois'') by Euripides. Euripides' title means "Iphigenia among the Taurians", whereas Goethe's title means "Iphigenia in Taurica", the country of the Tauri. Goethe wrote the first version of his play in six weeks, and it was first performed on April 6, 1779, in prose form. He rewrote it in 1781, again in prose, and finally in 1786 in verse form. He took the manuscript of ''Iphigenia in Tauris'' with him on his famous ''Italian Journey''. Background Beloved by the gods for his wisdom, the demigod Tantalus was once invited to their fellowship. Becoming boisterous whilst celebrating with them, he began to boast, and he stole the gods' nectar and ambrosia, their food of immortality. When the gods came to see Tantalus in turn, he tested their omniscience by offering his own son P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan region between long ridges of volcanic cones in the Sahand and Eynali mountains, Tabriz's elevation ranges between above sea level. The valley opens up into a plain that gently slopes down to the eastern shores of Lake Urmia, to the west. With cold winters and temperate summers, Tabriz is considered a summer resort. It was named World Carpet Weaving City by the World Crafts Council in October 2015 and Exemplary Tourist City of 2018 by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. With a population of over 1.7 million (2016), Tabriz is the largest economic hub and metropolitan area in northwest Iran. The population is bilingual, speaking Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani and Persian. Tabriz is a major heavy industrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šipan
Šipan () also Sipano ( it, Giuppana) is the largest of the Elaphiti Islands, northwest of Dubrovnik, Croatia; separated from the mainland coast by the Koločepski Channel; area ; The island is in length, and up to in width. It is the largest island in this group and its highest point is above mean sea level, above sea level. Two limestone crests, the higher (Velji Vrh, 243 m) in the northeast and the lower in the southeast surround a dolomite (rock), dolomite depression, on which olives, figs, vine, carob-trees, almond-trees, orange (fruit), oranges and citrus fruit are cultivated. The island's population is 419 (2011). There are two ports on the island, Suđurađ (San Giorgio) in the east, and Šipanska Luka (Porto Gippana) in the west. The island is also famed for its numerous palm tree species that grow on the island. It was first mentioned by this name in documents of 1371.Naklada Naprijed, ''The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide'', p. 369, Zagreb (1999), In 1426 it be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
814 Tauris
814 Tauris ('' prov. designation:'' ''or'' ) is a dark and very large background asteroid, approximately in diameter, located the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 2 January 1916, by astronomer Russian Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory on Crimea. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a longer-than average rotation period of 35.8 hours. It was named after the ancient name of the Crimean peninsula where the discovering observatory is located. Orbit and classification ''Tauris'' is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements. It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.2–4.1 AU once every 5 years and 7 months (2,048 days; semi-major axis of 3.16 AU). Its orbit has a notably high eccentricity of 0.31 and an inclination of 22 ° with respect to the ecliptic. This gives it a TJupiter of 3.0250, near the boundary of 3, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tauri
The Tauri (; in Ancient Greek), or Taurians, also Scythotauri, Tauri Scythae, Tauroscythae (Pliny, ''H. N.'' 4.85) were an ancient people settled on the southern coast of the Crimea peninsula, inhabiting the Crimean Mountains in the 1st millennium BC and the narrow strip of land between the mountains and the Black Sea. According to the sources, the Taurians were the first inhabitants of the Crimean peninsula and never abandoned its borders. They gave their name to the peninsula, which was known in ancient times as ''Taurica'', ''Taurida'' and ''Tauris''. Assimilation Taurians intermixed with the Scythians starting from the end of 3rd century BC, and were mentioned as Tauroscythians and Scythotaurians in the works of ancient Greek writers. The Taurians underwent the rule of the Pontic Kingdom in the 2nd century BC. As a result of Roman occupations, Taurians were romanized in the first century AD. Later the Taurians were subsumed by the Alans and Goths, and existed till the 4th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taurida (other)
Taurida (also Tauride or Tavrida, from the ancient Tauri) is an old name for the Crimea. It may refer to: *Tauride Palace, palace in Saint Petersburg (built 1783–89), named after the Prince of Taurida *Taurida Oblast, province of the Russian Empire (1784–96) *Taurida Governorate, governorate of the Russian Empire (1802–1921) * Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic, ephemeral revolutionary state (1918) * Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University, also called Taurida University (founded 1918) *''Taurien'', a sub-district of the German ''Reichskommissariat Ukraine'' (1942–44) *Taurida Military District The Taurida Military District was a military district of the Soviet Union. It was formed from the headquarters of the Separate Coastal Army and the 22nd Army in the summer of 1945. The military district controlled troops on the territory of the ... of the Soviet Union (1945–56) *'' Taurida fulvomaculata'', a species of flatworm-like bilaterian native to the Black Sea {{di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tauros (other)
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Tauros is a transliteration of either grc, ταῦρος ('bull') or of Proto-Indo-European ('wild bull', 'aurochs') and may refer to: * Tauros Programme, an international effort to breed back domestic cattle to resemble the aurochs * Tauros, a Pokémon species See also * Tauris (other) * Taurus (other) * Centaur * Minotaur * Taro (river) ( la, Tarus) * Torus In geometry, a torus (plural tori, colloquially donut or doughnut) is a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space about an axis that is coplanar with the circle. If the axis of revolution does not tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
