Geography
Though on opposite ends of Europe, these two regions share similar names: one in the North, one in the Southeast.
What are the Balkans and Baltics?
In many royal inscriptions, the Shahs claimed their right to rule came from "the grace" of this supreme Zoroastrian deity.
By the grace of Ahura-Mazda, who is Ahura-Mazda?
This ex-class member's full name means "Black King, Sky of Wisdom".
Who is Krishna Raj Chidambaram?
This Vesuvian scholar's surname sounds like a precision tool used in Vesuvian archaeology to scan ruins.
Who is Estelle Lazer?
This English phrase comes from the French meaning "already seen", and sort of shares that definition.
What is déjà vu?
This island nation in the Indian Ocean has a name that sounds like a clumsy trip into a shopping centre.
What are the Maldives?
Derived from the word for king, this royal Persian title literally means "lady king".
What is the shahbanu?
The second syllable of this student's name is shared with the name for a royal woman in Persia.
Who is Kashish? (Dukshish)
Though he oversaw massive excavations, this Vesuvian scholar is often criticised for rushed work that led to the decay of many Pompeian artefacts.
Who is Amedeo Maiuri?
This word, a name of a classmate, means "Light of the Feet" in Sanskrit.
What is Charandeep?
These two major rivers - one in France, one in Egypt - sound like two negative mental states.
What are the Nile and the Seine?
The Persian name for this "imposter" Magi allegedly usurped the throne by pretending to be Bardiya, the son of Cyrus the Great.
Who was Gaumata?
This person's name literally means "Prosperous Smile".
Who is Srihaas?
This Vesuvian scholar, who took over from Maiuri, excavated the House of Julius Polybius, preserving much of the furniture and other daily life artefacts.
Who is Alfonso di Franciscis?
This Uralic language, named for a mountain range in a country it borders, is a linguistic "cousin" to Estonian and Hungarian.
What is Finnish?
You can find the "Equatorial" or "-Bissau" versions, but we're looking for this "plain" West African country.
What is Guinea?
This Greek physician and historian, who wrote the Persica, has a name that begins with a silent "C".
Who was Ctesias?
These four people have Greek-origin names.
Who are Ms. Bolle, Andrew, Irene, and Chloe?
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Ms. Bolle ('ελένη - shining light)
Andrew (ανδρος - man)
Irene (ειρήνη - peace)
Chloe (χλόη - sprout)
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This Vesuvian scholar from Germany has a feline surname, but a Roman forename.
Who is August Mau?
In the Russian alphabet, this Cyrillic letter (Ц) is phonetically represented by this two-letter blend.
What is /ts/?
This island chain, whose capital is Kingstown, served as a primary filming location for Pirates of the Caribbean.
What are the Grenadines?
According to the Cyrus Cylinder, this Persian man was said to be the shared father of Ariaramnes and Cyrus I.
Who is Teispes?
Who is the Egyptian hidden god with Ra containing disturbed refire? (14)
Who is Ammon Ferreira? AMMON + RA around FERREI (refire)
This long-time director at Pompeii is renowned for her work on "Domestic Landscapes" and her exhaustive research into the excavation diaries of Herculaneum.
Who is Grete Stefani?
This cuneiform symbol (𒀭) represented the concept of "deity" or "sky" in this ancient, non-Semitic language.
What is the Sumerian dingir?