Levant
The Levant is an approximate geographical term referring to an area roughly bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the west, and the Zagros[?] Mountains in the east. It generally doesn't include Asia Minor, the Caucasus Mountains, or any part of the Arabian Peninsula.The term "Levant" is derived from the Latin term levare (to rise), from levis ("light in weight"), and refers to the rising sun, which is the direction in which the region appears to lie from the perspective of Greek and Roman peoples. The term first began to appear in English in the 16th century, and is typically only used in conjunction with prehistoric or early historical references (similar to Mesopotamia, a territory the Levant includes), or when discussing the Crusades.
See also: Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon; History of Levant
External links
- The History of the Ancient Near East: http://ancientneareast.tripod.com/Levant.html
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state of repose, renewed its activity in November 1864. Its usually
of volcanic ashes, which greatly altered its appearance. Streams of
Masaya, was very active during the sixteenth century. It is
It was visited in 1529 by the Spanish historian Gonzales Fernando
phenomena resembling those seen in the crater of Stromboli. "In its
which black scoriae are continually floating, remains several
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reared. Here is the story:--Don Pedro di Jorullo was a Mexican
landed proprietor--the owner of a nice little farm of great
about ninety miles from the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The ground
of indigo and sugar-cane. Thus Mr. Jorullo was a very thriving
month of June 1759, when, to the great alarm of his servants
accompanied by frequent shakings of the ground. These continued.
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