Orient facts for kids
Orient is a term meaning "the east". It is from the Latin word oriens. Ancient Rome sometimes used it to mean the area east of Rome. Later the dividing line moved farther east, to the Adriatic or the Aegean or the Indus River. This term is in contrast to the "Occident", which is a term meaning "the west".
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Ancient Orient of the Roman Empire and its ecclesiastical order after the Council of Chalcedon, 451
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Administrative Dioceses of the Roman Empire, c. 300, including the original Diocese of the Orient
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Late Roman Diocese of the Orient, c. 400
See also
In Spanish: Oriente para niños
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