What does Pharoses mean? (2000 BC was the time of the Pharoses who themselves, offered saffron up as a sacrifice to their gods.)
I searched for it but only find:
Pharos (fâr`ŏs), peninsula, extending into the Mediterranean Sea, N Egypt, NE Africa, forming two harbors at Alexandria. Originally an island, it was joined to the mainland by a mole, constructed by order of Alexander the Great. On Pharos stood the celebrated lighthouse completed (c.280 B.C.) by Ptolemy II, which is usually included among the ancient Seven Wonders of the World.
which doesn't seem suitable for this sentence,
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2007-10-07 19:31:42 · 3 answers · asked by silver d 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Do you mean "Pharaohs" who ruled Egypt?
2007-10-07 19:39:26 · answer #1 · answered by Howard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latin, from Greek, after Pharos, a peninsula, formerly an island, in the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria, Egypt, and the site of an ancient lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.]
2007-10-08 06:05:12 · answer #2 · answered by sparks9653 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do your search again - only use the word "Pharaoh".
What you've found for "Pharos" is correct of course. The Pharos was indeed a lighhouse in Alexandria and one of the seven ancient wonders of the world.
"Pharaoh" was the name used by the Greeks and the Hebrews to desribe the ancient kings of Egypt.
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2007-10-08 03:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋