History and math. Нand in hand. Book 1. Ancient World. 50 mathematical tasks for students based on historical events. Ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt and Persia

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Herodotus was an ancient Greek writer, geographer, and historian.

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Pericles (c. 495 BC – 429 BC) was a Greek statesman and general during the Golden Age of Athens. One of the founders of the ancient democracy.

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An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense.

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Historians debate the truthfulness of this event, as it was mentioned in the documents only five centuries later.

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Theseus was the mythical king and founder-hero of Athens. He is sometimes described as the son of Aegeus, King of Athens, and sometimes as the son of the god Poseidon.

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In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man. He dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth and was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.

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A quinquereme is a boat with 5 rows of oars, up to 25 rowers in each row and 1 oar per rower. (Displacement – 200 tons, length – 70 m, width – 8 m). It could took up to 100 warriors.

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A trireme is a boat with 3 rows of oars, up to 150 rowers, 12 sailors, and 80 warriors.

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The Roman legion was the standard military unit of the Roman army. Its number changed over time. Let’s assume there were 4200 infantry without cavalry. It was composed of 30 maniples and they were composed of 2 centurias (60—120 men).

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Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Neptune is the god of freshwater and the sea in Roman religion.

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Titus Livius was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled Ab Urbe Condita, From the Founding of the City.

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Today, it is a municipality of Spain, Sagunto.

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Hannibal was a Carthaginian general. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history.

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They were hired from the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Pompeii is an ancient city that was buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.

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The Praetorian Guard was a unit of the Imperial Roman army that served as personal bodyguards and intelligence agents for the Roman emperors.

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Publius Cornelius Scipio was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic. He served as consul in 218 BC, the first year of the Second Punic War.

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An infantry class in the Roman army.