2006-11-29 23:29:55 · 3 answers · asked by christina b 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The first reference to an identity document used as a modern passport is, was about 450 BC in Persia. Roman official and business travelers seem to have used similar letters of identity and authority, and requests for safe conduct, but there is not much known about the form these took. The first named "passports" were commonly issued for inland travel in medieval Europe.
2006-11-30 03:37:33 · answer #1 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The named all the planets out to Saturn, which is the farthest planet visible to the naked eye. When Uranus was discovered in 1781 it was first named Georgium Sidus (George's Star) in honor of King George III. Dissatisfaction with this name led to it being named Uranus after one of the Titans. After that, the standard was that planetary objects would be named for characters in Greco-Roman mythology. The Romans certainly knew about the five visible planets. They, as the name implies, are clearly visible in night sky.
2016-03-29 17:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
none...there were no identity papers back then!
2006-11-29 23:36:59 · answer #3 · answered by xicofb 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋