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Tauris (other)
Tauris is a name for the Crimea. It may refer to: * Taurica or Tauric Peninsula, ancient Greek names for the Crimea * ''Iphigenia in Tauris'', ancient Greek play by Euripides * ''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 Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ..., 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 ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, 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 Syvash lagoons from the Sea of Azov. Across the Black Sea to the west lies Romania and to the south is Turkey. The population is 2.4 million, and the largest city is Sevastopol. The region, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, has been under Russian occupation of Crimea, Russian occupation since 2014. Called the Tauric Peninsula until the early modern period, Crimea has historically been at the boundary between the Classical antiquity, classical world and the Pontic–Caspian steppe, steppe. Greeks in pre-Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Crimea
The recorded history of the Crimean Peninsula, historically known as ''Tauris'', ''Taurica'' (), and the ''Tauric Chersonese'' (, "Tauric Peninsula"), begins around the 5th century BCE when several Greeks in pre-Roman Crimea, 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 Kingdom of Pontus, Pontus and then became a client kingdom of Roman Crimea, Rome (63 BC – 341 AD). The south coast remained Greek in culture for almost two thousand years including under Roman successor states, the Cherson (theme), Byzantine Empire (341–1204), the Empire of Trebizond (1204–1461), and the independent Principality of Theodoro (ended 1475). In the 13th century, some Crimean port cities were controlled by the Republic of Venice, Venetians and by the Republic of Genoa, Genovese, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iphigenia In Tauris
''Iphigenia in Tauris'' (, ''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 (play), Helen'', as well as the lost play ''Andromeda (Euripides), Andromeda'', and is often described as a romance (heroic literature), 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 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Goethe, in his play ''Iphigenia in Tauris (Goethe), Iphigenie auf Tauris'' ironically utilising this translation error, posits such a place. The name refers to the Crimea, Crimean Peninsula (ancient ''Taurikḗ''). Background Years before the time perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iphigenia In Tauris (Goethe)
''Iphigenia in Tauris'' () is a reworking by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek tragedy Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Ταύροις (''Iphigenia in Tauris, 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 Poetry, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabriz
Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. Tabriz is 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. The city 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 with most peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šipan
Šipan (), nicknamed the Golden Island, is an island located in southern Croatia, more specifically in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It is located northwest of Dubrovnik, and is separated from the mainland coast by the Koločep Channel, which has an area of . The island is in length, and up to in width. It is a part of the Elaphiti Islands, and is the largest island in the archipelago. The name of the archipelago comes from the Ancient Greek word for deer (), which, according to Pliny the Elder, used to inhabit the Elaphiti Islands in large numbers. There is, however, no evidence of deer ever inhabiting the archipelago. Šipan's population was 476 as of 2021, an increase from the 416 people in 2011. Its highest point, the Velji Vrh, lies at above sea level, and is located in the northwestern part of the island. The Velji Vrh is one of two limestone crests, the other being the Kameni Luk, located in the southeast. Fruits such as oranges and other citrus are cultivated on ... [...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, whi ... [...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 Tauri 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 Bosporan Kingdom from the 5th 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taurida (other)
Taurida is an old name for the Crimea. Taurida, Tauride or Tavrida may also 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 The ''Reichskommissariat Ukraine'' (RKU; ) was an administrative entity of the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories of Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944. It served as the German civilian occupation regime in the Ukrainian SSR, and ...'' (1942–44) * Taurida Military District of the Soviet Union (1945–56) *'' Taurida fulvomaculata'', a species of flatworm-like bilaterian native to the Black Sea {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tauros (other)
Tauros is a transliteration of either ('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 List of Pokémon (102–151)#Tauros, Pokémon species See also * Tauris (other) * Taurus (other) * Centaur * Minotaur * Taro (river) () * Torus {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
