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poniedziałek, 27 czerwca 2011

Historical periods I - AnTiQuitY - Starożytność

Hello. Today I am starting a new series of posts - historical periods. I am going to present some vocabulary connected with such periods as antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Romantic period, etc. Today the first part - Antiquity.


A shot from a French movie
'Deux heures moins le quart avant Jesus- Christ'


What comes to your mind when you think about antiquity? 


Ancient Rome:
cesarstwo - empire
Rzym - Rome
starożytny - ancient
akwedukt - aqueduct /ˈækwɪdʌkt/
Juliusz Cezar - Julius Caesar
cesarz - emperor
gladiator - gladiator /ˈɡlædieɪtə(r)/
walka - fight
niewolnik - slave
pałac - castle
łaźnia - bath house
Forum Romanum - The Roman Forum /ˈfɔːrəm/
Panteon - Pantheon /ˈpænθiən/
Koloseum - The Colosseum, the Coliseum /kɔːlə'siəm/
wino - wine
karafka - carafe /kəˈræf/
kiść winogron - bunch of grapes
toga - toga, gown

Ancient Egypt:
piramidy - pyramids
Kleopatra - Cleopatra /klio'pætrə/
Egipcjanin - Egyptian
Nil - the Nile River
Dolina Nilu - the Nile Valley
hieroglif - hieroglyph /ˈhaɪərəɡlɪf/
papierus - papyrus /pəˈpaɪrəs/
mumia - mummy
obelisk - obelisk /ˈɒbəlɪsk/ 

Ancient Greece:
Partenon - Parthenon /ˈpa:rθənən/
posąg - statue
waza - vase
amfora - amphora /ˈæmfərə/
uczony - scholar, scientist
cywilizacja - civilization
system pisma - writing sysytem
świątynia - temple
popiersie - bust
bóg - god
bogipi - goddess /ˈɡɒdes/
Zeus - Zeus  /ˈzjuːs/ 
Dionizos - Dionysus  /ˌdəˈnsəs/


Coliseum

Ruins of the Roman Forum


Pantheon


Egyptian marriage

Obelisk

Parthenon

Amphora


Do you have any suggestions for new words? 
Feel free to comment.


The source of the photos : the Internet

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