"ancient" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Monkeys and primates were not common in the ancient Mediterranean, but the macaque still found on modern Gibraltar was always present in North Africa.
- The type of coinage that Rome introduced was unlike that found elsewhere in the ancient Mediterranean, combining a number of "unusual elements".
- The ancient Mediterranean was also a high-context society, where discourse took shared cultural values for granted.
- The purple dye was one of the most highly valued commodities in the ancient Mediterranean, being worth fifteen to twenty times its weight in gold.
- But for students of the ancient Mediterranean, it looms large.
- She also leaves out few of the legends, placing Sappho squarely within the glittering and violent world of the ancient Greek Mediterranean.
- This was a turning point that meant that the civilization of the ancient Mediterranean would pass to the modern world via Europe instead of Africa.
- As Dr. Patterson writes, slavery in the ancient Mediterranean was viewed as a brutal fact of life, like piracy and plagues.
- One of the most revered oracles in the ancient Mediterranean, its power was such that some rulers sought its advice while others sent armies to destroy it.
- Piracy in the ancient Mediterranean has a long documented history, from the Late Bronze Age.
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