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Seres
Seres are the people of Serica, one of the easternmost countries of Asia known to the ancient Greeks and Romans. Seres may also refer to: People * * * Brands and enterprises * See also * Celes (other) Celes may refer to: * Celes Ernesto Cárcamo (1903–1990), Argentine psychiatrist * Celes Kobayashi Celes Kobayashi (セレス小林, born Shoji Kobayashi, February 27, 1973) is a former professional boxer from Ibaraki, Japan. He is a former ... * Ceres (other) * Seles (other) * Serres (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serica
Serica (, grc, Σηρικά) was one of the easternmost countries of Asia known to the Ancient Greek and Roman geographers. It is generally taken as referring to North China during its Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, as it was reached via the overland Silk Road in contrast to the Sinae, who were reached via the maritime routes. A similar distinction was later observed during the Middle Ages between "Cathay" (north) and "Mangi" or "China" (south). The people of Serica were the Seres ( grc, Σῆρες), whose name was also used for their region. Access to Serica was eased following the Han conquest of the Tarim Basin (modern Xinjiang) but largely blocked when the Parthian Empire fell to the Sassanids. Henry Yule summarized the classical geographers: If we fuse into one the ancient notices of the Seres and their country, omitting anomalous statements and manifest fables, the result will be something like the "The region of the Seres is a vast and populous country, touch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceres (other)
Ceres most commonly refers to: * Ceres (dwarf planet), the largest asteroid * Ceres (mythology), the Roman goddess of agriculture Ceres may also refer to: Places Brazil * Ceres, Goiás, Brazil * Ceres Microregion, in north-central Goiás state, Brazil United States * Ceres, California * Ceres, Georgia * Ceres, Iowa * Ceres, New York, a community that also extends into Pennsylvania * Ceres, Oklahoma, a community in Noble County * Ceres, Virginia * Ceres, Washington * Ceres, West Virginia * Ceres Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania Other countries * Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina * Ceres, Victoria, Australia * Ceres, Piedmont, Italy * Ceres, Fife, Scotland * Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa * Ceres Nunataks, Antarctica * Ceres Koekedouw Dam, dam on the Koekedouw River, near Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa Acronyms * CERES (satellite), a planned French spy satellite program * California Environmental Resources Evaluation System * Center for Eurasian, Russian, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celes (other)
Celes may refer to: * Celes Ernesto Cárcamo (1903–1990), Argentine psychiatrist * Celes Kobayashi Celes Kobayashi (セレス小林, born Shoji Kobayashi, February 27, 1973) is a former professional boxer from Ibaraki, Japan. He is a former WBA Super flyweight champion. He got his ring name, "Celes", from a company he used to work for. He l ..., a former professional boxer * ''Celes'' (grasshopper), a genus of the bandwing grasshopper * Celes Chere, a female character in the video game ''Final Fantasy VI'' * Celestia "Celes" Ludenberg, a character in the video game '' Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' See also * Seles (other) {{disambig, given name Unisex given names Spanish unisex given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seles (other)
Seles may refer to: * Seles, Angola, a municipality * Battle of Seleš, a 1527 between ethnic Serbian Rebels and the Hungarian nobility * a character in the Tales of Symphonia universe People with the surname * Laslo Seleš (born 1943), retired Yugoslavian football player * Monica Seles Monica Seles (; hu, Széles Mónika, ; sr, Моника Селеш, Monika Seleš; born December 2, 1973) is a retired professional tennis player who represented Yugoslavia and the United States. A former world No. 1, she won nine Grand Sla ... (born 1973), Yugoslav-American professional tennis player See also * * Sele (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
