- meridarch
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Meridarch — Not to be confused with merarch, a Byzantine military rank. A meridarch or meridarches (Greek: μεριδάρχης, from meris, division , and arches, ruler ) was the civil governor of a province in the Hellenistic world (4th 1st centuries BCE), and could … Wikipedia
Theodorus (meridarch) — Theodorus was a meridarch (Civil Governor of a province) in the Swat province of the Indo Greek kingdom in the northern Indian sub continent, probably sometime between 100 BCE and the end of Greek rule in Gandhara in 55 BCE.He is only known from… … Wikipedia
Greco-Buddhism — [ Buddha, in Greco Buddhist style, 1st 2nd century CE, Gandhara (Modern Pakistan). (Standing Buddha (Tokyo National Museum)).] Greco Buddhism, sometimes spelt Graeco Buddhism, refers to the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and… … Wikipedia
Bhagavan — Bhagavan, also written Bhagwan or Bhagawan, from the Sanskrit nt stem IAST|bhaga vant (nominative/vocative sa. भगवान् IAST|Bhagavān ) literally means possessing fortune, blessed, prosperous (from the noun IAST|bhaga , meaning fortune, wealth ,… … Wikipedia
Hasmonean — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = Hasmonean Kingdom common name = continent = Asia region = Levant country = era = Hellenistic Age status = Jewish theocracy government type = Jewish theocracy with priestly king year… … Wikipedia
Theodore — or Theodorus may refer to: Contents 1 As the name of a person 1.1 The name 1.2 Saints … Wikipedia
Jonathan Maccabaeus — was leader of the Hasmonean Dynasty of Judea from 161 to 143 BCE. He is called also Apphus (Ἀπφοῦς (Syriac, image )) = the dissembler or the diplomat , in allusion to a trait prominent in him; 1 Maccabees ii. 5).Leader of the JewsJonathan… … Wikipedia
Religions of the Indo-Greeks — The Indo Greeks practiced numerous religions during the time they ruled in northwestern India from the 2nd century BCE to the beginning of the 1st century CE. In addition to the worship of the Classical pantheon of the Greek deities found on… … Wikipedia
Thomas McEvilley — (born 1939, Cincinnati) is an American Art critic, poet, novelist, scholarly writer, who was distinguisted Professor of Art history at Rice University Thomas McEvilley, G. Roger Denson (1996), Capacity: : History, the World, and the Self in… … Wikipedia
JONATHAN THE HASMONEAN — (also called Apphus; d. 143 B.C.E.), head of the Jewish state (160–143); youngest son of mattathias . Jonathan fought, together with his brother Judah Maccabee, in the first battles at the beginning of the Hasmonean revolt and took over the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism