La palabra "cementerio", que se deriva del griego antiguo, significa "lugar para dormir". Así que esas inscripciones en las lápidas de los cementerios que dicen "Descanso eterno" o "Descansa en paz" tienen mucho sentido.
En ellos, los cuerpos reposan en hileras bajo monumentos de piedra y mármol como si estuvieran acostados en dormitorios secretos.
Además, excepto para aquellas personas sensibles a las películas de terror, los cementerios – desde la isla veneciana de San Michele hasta la colección de tumbas de mafiosos italianos que da hacia Manhattan en el cementerio Calvary, de Queens- son realmente lugares de descanso rodeados de una sensación de ensueño y de escape al otro mundo frente las ruidosas ciudades a las que sirven.
Obra del trabajo de habilidosos diseñadores, arquitectos, escultores y jardineros, los cementerios citadinos pueden resultar descorazonadoramente hermosos.
Pero, aunque generalmente son refugios de vida silvestre, objeto de cautivadores ensayos en la historia del gusto y el diseño y una mirada fascinante sobre las convenciones sociales y las creencias religiosas, su origen fue espeluznante
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<span>1) educated people of the Middle Ages did NOT think (nor did the Church teach) that the earth was flat!! They had known otherwise for over two millennia! (Opposition to Columbus's plans was based on the belief that the world was LARGER than he thought, and the voyage too far to make safely. In fact, his CRITICS were correct about the earth's size!)
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My name is Sohan, and I am from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dhaka is the capital city of the country, and it’s the largest city as well. I feel proud because Dhaka is my hometown. I love this city a lot. There are lots of reasons behind I love this amazing city.
We have so many problems like Traffic Jam and overpopulation. But after all this, we are a happy city, living with peace. Dhaka is a Muslim city, and known ‘City of Mosque’. But people of almost every religion live here together. Diversity is this city is awesome. People are respectful and love each other.
There are lots of places to see in the city. The major spots are Lalbagh Kella, National Parliament, National Memorial in Savar, Chandrima Udyan, Shishu Park, Air force The museum, etc. I love roaming in the city with my father. I love Dhaka a lot.
The answer is - between Europe, Africa and Asia.
The Byzantine Empire had a territory that was spreading on parts of this three continents, more specifically, it had parts of the edges of this three continents which were trading roots both on land and on sea for centuries before. So the Byzantine Empire took advantage of it and grew enormously in power and wealth because it had control over these trading roots.
