Its mythical foundation was attributed to Heracles ( on behalf of his fallen friend Abderus ), its historical one to a colony from Klazomenai.

Its urban settings and historical legacy have made it a popular location for international film productions.

Its collection includes over 371, 000 items including a special section of RPCNA historical documents.

Karl Popper used the term historicism in his influential books The Poverty of Historicism and The Open Society and Its Enemies, to mean: " an approach to the social sciences which assumes that historical prediction is their primary aim, and which assumes that this aim is attainable by discovering the ' rhythms ' or the ' patterns ', the ' laws ' or the ' trends ' that underlie the evolution of history ".

Its first mention in historical documents in 814 AD suggests there was a church here in the 9th century, most likely built by monks who were associated with the nearby Abbey of Sant ' Antimo.

Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation, and the study of world culture and history.

Its continuing significance is as a historical example of value-engineered computer design.

Its eclectic architecture is a mix of historical ( neo-classical ), interbellum ( Bauhaus and Art Deco ), Communist-era and modern.

Its honorific title is Συμπρωτεύουσα ( Symprotévusa ), literally " co-capital ", and stands as a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα ( Symvasilévousa ), " co-reigning " city of the Byzantine Empire, alongside Constantinople.

Its demolition in 2001 by the Nebraska Methodist Health System was unpopular, with objections from local historical and cultural groups and luminaries from around the world.

Its rabbinic studies are mandated in pastoral care, the historical development of Judaism, and academic biblical criticism, in addition to the traditional study of rabbinic texts.

Its central premise is that ideas do not develop in isolation from the people who create and use them and that one must study ideas not as abstract propositions but in terms of the culture, lives and historical contexts that produced them.

For its historical impact through the centuries, Cambridge was widely recognized as the most influential European University, one that " continues to play a very particular role for the university consciousness in the world ," Its decision to confer an honorary degree to Derrida was seen as a challenge to the apparent hegemony of the Anglo-American Analytic philosophy over most of the philosophy departments of the Anglophone world.

Its historical rejection of Enlightenment values distinguishes it from Western European-derived Modern Orthodox Judaism.

Its historical architecture has a style more Mediterranean than Russian, having been heavily influenced by French and Italian styles.

Its history is obscured by the historical animosity between the Korean and Japanese people following the Second World War.

Its name is the most meaningful pun in the story: outwardly it is an Eccentric ( drop-out from the Culture ) which dedicates its enormous resources to presenting tableaux of historical events ( mainly battles ) populated by passengers in suspended animation ; but in fact it is a sleeping member of Special Circumstances, the Culture's covert operations organization.

Its historical borders are Kingsland Road and Kingsland High Street in the west, London Fields in the east, Downs Park Road in the north and the Shoreditch parish boundary in the south.

Its historical and cultural importance is recognized by its inclusion on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

Its historical boundaries stretch as far east as Morris Bridge Road ; however, the boundaries were scaled back owing to annexations by Tampa and Temple Terrace during the 1980s.

Its territories evolved into the historical English county of Lincolnshire, the northern part of which is called Lindsey.

Its chief historical origins as narrative, philosophical or didactic device are to be found in classical Greek and Indian literature, in particular in the ancient art of rhetoric.

Its historical shire town is Hampton.

Its mission is to preserve everything related to the " mythic aspects " of the American " Old West " from true historical lifestyles to the 70-year saga of the Hollywood Western movie genre.

Its position as the Asia-Pacific gateway resulted in the settlement of the province by people of Asian descent, making it one of the most diverse and multicultural areas of Western North America, as well as helping start trade, cultural and diplomatic relations between Canada and the Asia-Pacific region.

Its traditional name means " breast " and refers to its position in the constellation.

Its position gives Denmark complete control of the Danish Straits ( Skagerrak and Kattegat ) linking Baltic and North Seas.

Its computer gathers data for the boom position and current water level to determine the required flap position.

Its position on the estuaries of the Stour and Orwell rivers and its usefulness to mariners as the only safe anchorage between the Thames and Humber led to a long period of maritime significance, both civil and military.

" Its changes in colour would allow determining the sun's position ( azimuth ) even through an overcast or foggy horizon.

Its descendant position was Secretary of State for the Northern Department.

Its position endows the country with a warm climate moderated by ocean winds and considerable moisture.

Its position between 5 and 10 north latitude endows the country with year-round warm weather, moderated by ocean winds and considerable moisture.

Its position in the cultures of Greater India is akin to that of Latin and Greek in Europe and it has significantly influenced most modern languages of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Its stances on the already controversial subjects of human nature and individual welfare versus the common good earned it position 68 on the American Library Association ’ s list of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990 – 1999.

Its average position has been fourth.

Its first four Masters were educated at St John's, and it took until around 1575 for the two colleges ' application numbers to draw even, a position in which they have remained since the Civil War.

Its Ministerial Declaration was noted ( but not adopted ) July 18, 1996, and reflected a U. S. position statement presented by Timothy Wirth, former Under Secretary for Global Affairs for the U. S. State Department at that meeting, which:

Its strategic position at the head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invulnerable.

Its position is taken over by various northern cities, most prominently Amsterdam.

Its strategic position has been evident throughout its history: archaeological finds have revealed that the area has always been a focus for peoples entering and leaving Britain.

Its value as a function of position is

Its position in the body cavity is only loosely fixed, and flexibility is possible.

Its position, on the western edge of Africa, is an advantageous departure point for trans-Atlantic and European trade ; this fact aided its growth into a major regional port.

Its foundation is expressly assigned to its opportune situation for communication with Africa as well as its excellent port, it doubtless assumed under their government the same important position it occupied under the Romans.

Its continued ambiguity stance puts it in a difficult position, since to issue a statement pledging ' no first use ' would confirm their possession of nuclear weapons.

Its strategical importance lay in the position at the approach to the Rhine from southeast.

Its position on San Francisco Bay across from the Golden Gate means that the Northern part of the city can experience cooling maritime fog.