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In Greece there are many men that have ancient Greek names often from the Christian Tradition. According to studies the most common name is Giorgos (George in other Countries). Other popular names include Yannis, Konstantinos, Demetrios, and Nikolaos.
Several countries in the British Empire have changed their names after gaining independence. For example, Ceylon became Sri Lanka in 1972, and the Gold Coast was renamed Ghana in 1957. In 1986, the British colony of Burma officially changed its name to Myanmar. Additionally, the British colony of Rhodesia is now known as Zimbabwe since 1980.
The Greek gods have 2 names because they are known in both Greek AND Roman mythology, only in differant names.
In the modern Near East, countries that have retained names closely associated with their ancient counterparts include Iraq, which derives from the ancient city of Uruk, and Iran, which is linked to the ancient name Persis. Additionally, Lebanon retains its name from the ancient region of the same name, known for its historical significance in trade and religion. Other countries like Syria and Jordan also have names that are rooted in their ancient histories, although they have evolved over time.
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The German Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
The German Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
They stretch from Libya and Egypt through the Middle East and Central Asia to Pakistan. The names of modern countries that were once part of the Persian Empire are: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, Libya, part of northern Greece.
Polynesia,Philippines,Mauricius,Georgia
Scientific names are usually in Latin or Greek. These languages are used in taxonomy to ensure that species names are universal and consistent across different languages and countries.
Greek to Latin are the 88 Astronomical Union's constellation names, however, most stars have Arabic names due to Classical names being lost after the fall of the Roman empire. The brightest stars have the names that they always had however, Vega, Sirius, etc, but Aldebaran, Hamal are Arabic. Star names such as Alpha Centauri, Gamma Cassopeia are Greek, Bayer names.
The two old names for the modern city of Istanbul are Byzantium and Constantinople. Byzantium was the original name of the city, founded by Greek colonists in the 7th century BCE. It was later renamed Constantinople in 330 CE when Emperor Constantine the Great made it the capital of the Roman Empire. The city was officially renamed Istanbul in the early 20th century.
The Byzantine Empire was formed from the remenants of the Old Eastern Roman Empire, which spoke primarily Greek with Latin as a secondary Language, unlike the west which by the time of the Byzantines, spoke Latin with secondary Greek. Greek was the main language of the Byzantine Empire which is why spo many citites have Greek Names where today Greek is not spoken Such as Damascus, Antioch, Ankara, Nicaea, Persepolis, Varna, Alexandria, Thebes, Amman, Beirut, Tripoli, etc
Many elements names are of Greek and Latin words. Some elements are name after where named after countries like France, German ect.
In Greece there are many men that have ancient Greek names often from the Christian Tradition. According to studies the most common name is Giorgos (George in other Countries). Other popular names include Yannis, Konstantinos, Demetrios, and Nikolaos.
Aeneas, a greek survivor of troy, fled on a ship to Rome where he founded the Roman Empire. Being a Greek, he brought the Greek gods with him but naturally they were subtley changed( different names), either by himself or by the new Roman priests.