The Moors were a nomadic people from North Africa; originally they were the inhabitants of Mauretania. They invaded Spain, taking their Islamic religion and culture with them, in 711, where they overran the Visigoths.
by Djesse January 01, 2019
chronic cringe
when you've done something so cringe you can't stop replaying it in your head and it stops you from getting on with your every day life
Dan: bro why have you been staring into space for the last hour doing nothing?
Me: bro i have a chronic cringe from what happened earlier I can't concentrate
when you've done something so cringe you can't stop replaying it in your head and it stops you from getting on with your every day life
Dan: bro why have you been staring into space for the last hour doing nothing?
Me: bro i have a chronic cringe from what happened earlier I can't concentrate
Dan: bro why have you been staring into space for the last hour doing nothing?
Me: bro i have a CC from what happened earlier I can't concentrate
Me: bro i have a CC from what happened earlier I can't concentrate
by Djesse May 31, 2019
Phoenicia was a thalassocratic, ancient Semitic-speaking Mediterranean civilization that originated in the Levant, specifically Lebanon, in the west of the Fertile Crescent.
Government: Monarchy
Today part of: Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Syria
Government: Monarchy
Today part of: Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Syria
by Djesse May 30, 2019
The Punics (from Latin punicus, pl. punici), also known as Carthaginians, were a people from Ancient Carthage (modern Tunisia and Northeastern part of Algeria) who traced their origins to the Phoenicians. Punic is the English adjective, derived from the Latin adjective punicus to describe anything Carthaginian.
by Djesse May 30, 2019
Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi is a Tunisian politician who has been President of Tunisia since December 2014. Previously he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1981 to 1986 and as Prime Minister from February 2011 to December 2011.
by Djesse May 29, 2018