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Ancient History by Letter ‘T’

Try these ancient history questions - answers begin with ‘T’
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Historian and politician of the Roman Empire, wrote the “Annals” and the “Histories”
Tacitus
Mesoamerican city situated just North-East of modern-day Mexico City, site of the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon
Teotihuacan
Metal alloyed with copper to produce bronze
Tin
Stepson of Augustus and second Emperor of Rome
Tiberius
Black Sea port city and Silk-Road trading post on the North-East coast of Turkey
Trebizond
Modern country where the Pre-Pottery-Neolithic site of Gobekli Tepe (circa 9,500 BC) was discovered
Turkey
One of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, found at Ephesus, South of the Turkish city of Izmir
Temple of Artemis
Animist sky god, chief deity of the shamanic Gokturks and many other steppe nomads
Tengri
Five ancient scrolls which formed the basis of the Abrahamic religions of Judaism and Christianity
Torah
Historical region of South-East Europe, with land in modern-day Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece
Thrace
Boy Pharaoh of the New Kingdom, his mummy was discovered by professor Howard Carter in 1922
Tutankhamun
Rigid metal neck ring, usually made from twisted strands, signified high rank in many Iron-Age cultures
Torque
King of Rome, the last of his line, Rome became a republic after his death
Tarquin the Proud
Roman Emperor who expanded the empire to it’s maximum territorial extent
Trajan
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Found in modern-day Turkey, this city was subjected to a famous siege by Mycenaean Greeks using a wooden horse
Troy
Warrior Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, made most of the Levant his dominion, even crossing the Euphrates
Thutmose III
Latin name for the Central Asian region conquered by Alexander the Great, meaning literally the land “Beyond the Oxus River”
Transoxiana
Fearsome King of the Assyrian Empire around 1100 BC, titled himself “King of the Four Corners of the World”
Tiglath Pileser I
Either an Ancient Greek city founded by Cadmus, or Memphis’s successor as the capital of Ancient Egypt
Thebes
Dravidian language spoken in the Southern Indian “Three Crowned King” lands of Chola, Chera and Pandya
Tamil
One of the earliest crops ever cultivated, a staple food in Oceania, Asia and Africa
Taro
Clay sculptures buried to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China
Terracotta Army
Site of a battle in 480 BC, during which King Leonidas and 300 Spartans successfully delayed an invading Achaemenid Persian army under Xerxes
Thermopylae
Ancient Chinese religion based on the teachings of Laozi
Taoism
Ancient ship, a kind of galley with three banks of oars
Trireme
River which formed the Eastern boundary of ancient Mesopotamia
Tigris
Canaanite port city, later a major Phoenician trade hub
Tyre
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