Members of the legendary Thessalian people who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy: Myrmidons
The word myrmidon in English means a loyal follower who executes orders unquestioningly or unscrupulously. [Reference: Improve Your Vocabulary in Leisure Time! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036B9STY]
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EAP
An authentication framework frequently used in wireless networks and Point-to-Point connections that enables extensible network access authentication: EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol)
Note: Although EAP is not limited to wireless LANs and can be used for wired LAN authentication, it is most often used in wireless LANs.
Note: Although EAP is not limited to wireless LANs and can be used for wired LAN authentication, it is most often used in wireless LANs.
Semitic Languages
A language family of largely Middle Eastern origin which includes the ancient and modern forms of Arabic, Hebrew, Akkadian, Amharic, Aramaic, Ge'ez, Maltese, Phoenician, Tigre and Tigrinya among others: Semitic Languages
Code of Hammurabi
An ancient law code, created 1790 BC in ancient Babylon: Code of Hammurabi
It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. It is nearly complete example of the Code survives today, inscribed on a seven foot, four inch tall diorite stele in the Akkadian language in the cuneiform script.
It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. It is nearly complete example of the Code survives today, inscribed on a seven foot, four inch tall diorite stele in the Akkadian language in the cuneiform script.
Babylon
A city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad: Babylon
Mesopotamia
A toponym for the area of the Tigris-Euphrates river system, largely corresponding to modern-day Iraq, as well as some parts of northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and southwestern Iran: Mesopotamia
Euphrates
The longest and historically one of the most important rivers of Southwest Asia which together with the Tigris define Mesopotamia: Euphrates
Tigris
The eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, along with the Euphrates which flows from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq: Tigris
Dram
A small mass in the Apothecaries' system of weights equal to 1/16 US ounce: Dram
The dram was both a coin and a weight; currently, it is both a small mass in the Apothecaries' system of weights and a small unit of volume.
The dram was both a coin and a weight; currently, it is both a small mass in the Apothecaries' system of weights and a small unit of volume.
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