Giovanni Battista Belzoni (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista belˈtsoːni]; 5 November 1778 – 3 December 1823), sometimes known as The Great Belzoni...
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Bellandi, sculptor. Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778–1823), explorer. Giovanni Battista Bernero (1736–1796), sculptor. Giovanni Battista Brocchi (1772–1826), mineralogist...
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was named for the 19th-century Italian archaeologist/explorer Giovanni Battista Belzoni. The area was named Farm-Raised Catfish Capital of the World in...
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Kings. It was uncovered by Italian archaeologist and explorer Giovanni Battista Belzoni on 16 October 1817. Previously considered the longest tomb in...
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cyclist Giovanni Becatti (1912–1973), Italian archaeologist Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430–1516), Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778–1823)...
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although it is suggested that the stone sarcophagus excavated by Giovanni Battista Belzoni in 1817 may have originated from this tomb. The tomb was found...
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fragment of a statue of Ramesses II removed by Italian archeologist Giovanni Battista Belzoni from the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple of Ramesses II at Thebes...
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part of Ay's lid, of red granite, as it was found intact. Belzoni, Giovanni Battista; Belzoni, Mrs (Sarah) (1820). Narrative of the Operations and Recent...
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Belzoni may refer to: Belzoni, Mississippi Belzoni, Oklahoma Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778–1823), sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, a prolific Italian...
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Dynasty Pharaoh that was discovered in 1817 by the Italian explorer Giovanni Battista Belzoni in tomb KV17 in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Seti I is believed...
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November 3 – Karlo Lanza, Dalmatian politician (d. 1834) November 5 Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer (d. 1823) Thomas Ritchie, American journalist...
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blocking the entrance for four more years. The Paduan explorer Giovanni Battista Belzoni reached the interior on 4 August 1817. As well as the temples...
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grand and to show how far a nation's reach extends. For example, Giovanni Battista Belzoni was hired by Henry Salt, the British consul to Egypt, to gather...
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were often copied during the 18th and 19th centuries; and of Giovanni Battista Belzoni, adventurer, engineer and egyptologist. The sculptor Antonio Canova...
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ruins of Berenice were identified by Giovanni Battista Belzoni, confirming an earlier opinion of d'Anville. Belzoni wrote that the city measured 1,600 feet...
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Richards, British judge and politician (b. 1752) December 3 – Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer, pioneer archaeologist of Egypt (b. 1778) December...
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was a prince. The tomb was rediscovered on 9 October 1817 by Giovanni Battista Belzoni, who briefly described it, making special mention of the decoration:...
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Tigris River, never to be retrieved. The other made it to Paris. Giovanni Battista Belzoni organized an effort to pull a 7.5-ton fragment of a statue of...
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allowing much plundering of various sites such as by the Italian Giovanni Battista Belzoni while a diplomatic posting in Cairo was highly sought after owing...
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battlefield. Seti's well-preserved tomb (KV17) was found in 1817 by Giovanni Battista Belzoni, in the Valley of the Kings; it proved to be the longest at 446...
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than 1,000 years. Italian archaeologist and circus strongman Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778–1823). Yale University professor, historian, US senator...
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Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778–1823), also known as The Great Belzoni, a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer...
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The earliest archaeological findings were made around 1817 by Giovanni Battista Belzoni and Henry William Beechey, who scavenged the site for artefacts...
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magnificent grotto temples, which were discovered at this place by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. The walls of the larger of the two temples were covered with...
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statue was discovered in the temple enclosure of Mut at Karnak by Giovanni Battista Belzoni and Henry William Beechey in 1817. The head was found in front...
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of Belzoni, and submerged a well-known local landmark along the river known as the “Belzoni Narrows.” Belzoni is named for Giovanni Battista Belzoni, sometimes...
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(French, born 1960) Jürgen von Beckerath (German, 1920–2016) Giovanni Battista Belzoni (Italian, 1778–1823) Georges Aaron Bénédite (French 1857–1926)...
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Sarcophagus of Seti I, covered in Egyptian hieroglyphs, discovered by Giovanni Battista Belzoni, bought on 12 May 1824 for £2000 (equivalent to £222,000 in 2023)—Soane's...
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Stanhope, English archaeologist (d. 1839) 1778: November 5 - Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer and Egyptologist (d. 1823) 1779: May 29 - John...
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hidden treasure and other artifacts. Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823, Italian). Sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer...
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