SATRAPIES

Meaning of SATRAPIES in English

pl of satrapy.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

SATRAPIES — (pl. ) of Satrapy
Английский словарь Webster
SATRAPIES — ( pl. ) of Satrapy
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SATRAP — Provincial governor in the {{link=Darius">Darius I (r. 522–486 BC) established 20 satrapies with an annual tribute. Appointed by the king, …
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SATRAPY — /say"treuh pee, sa"-/ , n. , pl. satrapies . the province or jurisdiction of a satrap. [ 1595-1605; satrapia satrapeía, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SATRAPY — [ 'satrəpi ] ■ noun ( plural satrapies ) a province governed by a satrap.
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SATRAP — provincial governor in the Achaemenian Empire. The division of the empire into provinces (satrapies) was completed by Darius I (reigned …
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WU SAN-KUEI — born 1612, Liaotung Province, China died Oct. 2, 1678, Hen-chou, Hunan Pinyin Wu Sangui Chinese general who invited the Manchus …
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TUNG CHO — died AD 192, , China general whose seizure of power and tyrannical rule ended the Han dynasty (206 BCAD 220) …
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NEARCHUS — died , probably 312 BC officer in the Macedonian army under Alexander the Great who, on Alexander's orders, sailed from …
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MESOPOTAMIA, HISTORY OF — Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed. The …
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MACEDONIA — officially Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian Makedonija, or Republika Makedonija country of the southern Balkans (from 1918 to 1991 part of …
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LYSIMACHUS — born c. 360 BC died 281 Macedonian general, satrap (provincial governor), and king who, as one of the diadochoi (successors) …
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IRAN, HISTORY OF — history of the Iranian Plateau from prehistoric times to the present. The article covers as well the succession of ancient …
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HYRCANIA — Old Persian Varkana (Wolf's Land), ancient region located southeast of the Caspian Sea. Its capital was Zadracarta (Astrabad, modern Gorgan), …
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COINS OF ASIA — Coins of Asia Ancient Persia Achaemenids. The ancient kingdoms of the Middle EastEgyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Hittitehad no coined …
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BISITUN — also spelled Bisotun, historically Behistun village and precipitous rock situated at the foot of the Zagros Mountains in the Kermanshah …
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ARTAXERXES III — died , 338 BC Achaemenid king of Persia (reigned 359/358338 BC). He was the son and successor of Artaxerxes II …
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ARGEAD DYNASTY — ruling house of ancient Macedonia from about 700 to about 311 BC; under their leadership the Macedonian kingdom was created …
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ANTIPATER — born c. 397 BC died 319 Macedonian general, regent of Macedonia (33423) and of the Macedonian Empire (321319) whose death …
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ANATOLIA — Turkish Anadolu, also called Asia Minor, the peninsula of land that today constitutes the Asiatic portion of Turkey. Because of …
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AEOLISALSO CALLED AEOLIA, — group of ancient cities on the west coast of Anatolia, which were founded at the end of the 2nd millennium …
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ACHAEMENIAN DYNASTY — also called Achaemenid, Persian Hakhamanishiya (559-330 BC), ancient Iranian dynasty whose kings founded and ruled the Achaemenian Empire. Achaemenes (Persian …
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SATRAP — n. Provincial governor in the Achaemenian empire. Darius I (r. 522486 BC) established 20 satrapies with an annual tribute. Appointed …
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