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The Great (other)
The Great is the moniker for a number of people. The Great may also refer to: * ''The Great'' (TV series), 2020 TV series on Hulu * Symphony No. 9 (Schubert), symphony known as ''The Great'' * ''Ashoka: The Great'' or ''Asoka'' (2001 film), a 2001 Indian film by Santosh Sivan about the ancient Indian emperor Ashoka See also * * * Great (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People Known As The Great
This is a list of people known as the Great, or the equivalent, in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes, such as Persian ''e Bozorg'' and Hindustani ''e Azam''. In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to have been a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King" (King of Kings, Shahanshah). It was first used by Cyrus II of Persia.In a clay cylinderonline). The first Persian ruler to use the title in an Iranian context was Darius I of Persia (''Darius the Great''), in the Behistun Inscriptiononline). The title was inherited by Alexander III when he conquered the Persian Empire, and the epithet eventually became personally associated with him. The first reference to this is in a comedy by Plautus,Plautus, ''Mostellaria'' 775. in which it is assumed that everyone knew who "Alexander the Great" was; however, there is no evidence that he was called "the Great" before this. The early Seleucid kings, who succeeded Alexander in Persia, u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great (TV Series)
''The Great'' (titled onscreen as ''The Great: An Occasionally True Story'' and in one episode as ''The Great: An Almost Entirely Untrue Story'') is a British-American Absurdist fiction, absurdist Satire (film and television), satirical Black comedy, dark comedy-Drama (film and television), drama historical fiction television series very loosely based on the rise to power of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. The series stars Elle Fanning as Catherine and Nicholas Hoult as Peter III of Russia, Emperor Peter III and Peter's body double Yemelyan Pugachev. ''The Great'' was created, and is mostly written, by Australian playwright and screenwriter Tony McNamara (writer), Tony McNamara, based on his 2008 play of the same name. The series does not aim for historical accuracy, and was described by Slate as "anti-historical". All ten episodes of the first season were released on Hulu on May 15, 2020. In July 2020, it was renewed for a second season which premiered on November 19, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphony No
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are almost always scored for an orchestra consisting of a string section (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments which altogether number about 30 to 100 musicians. Symphonies are notated in a musical score, which contains all the instrument parts. Orchestral musicians play from parts which contain just the notated music for their own instrument. Some symphonies also contain vocal parts (e.g., Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, or Mahler's Second Symphony). Etymology and origins The word ''symphony'' is derived from the Greek word (), meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asoka (2001 Film)
''AsÌ…oka'' is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic historical drama film directed and co-written by Santosh Sivan. It is based on the early life of emperor Ashoka, of the Maurya Empire, who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BC. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as the titular character alongside Kareena Kapoor, Rahul Dev, Danny Denzongpa, Hrishitaa Bhatt with Ajith Kumar in his Hindi debut who made a special appearance in the film. It was produced by Dreamz Unlimited and Archlightz Films. The screenplay was written by Santosh Sivan and Saket Chaudhary with dialogues written by Abbas Tyrewala. It was originally released as ''Ashoka: The Great'' in India. ''Asoka'' was widely screened across the United Kingdom and North America, and was also selected for screening at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews. It was dubbed into Tamil as ''Samrat Ashoka''. At the 47th Filmfare Awards, ''Asoka'' receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |