WebAlcibiades (/ ˌ æ l s ɪ ˈ b aɪ. ə d iː z / AL-sib-EYE-ə-deez (); Greek: Ἀλκιβιάδης; c. 450 – 404 BC) was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general.He was the last of the Alcmaeonidae, which fell from prominence after the Peloponnesian War.He played a major role in the second half of that conflict as a strategic advisor, military commander, and …

Web"Stand a little out of my sun" ... — Inscription written on a pillar erected by Theseus on the Isthmus of Corinth facing toward the West, i.e. toward the Peloponnese. τάδ᾽ οὐχὶ Πελοπόννησος, ἀλλ᾽ Ἰωνία. Tád' oukhì Pelopónnēsos, all' Iōnía. "Here is not Peloponnesus, but Ionia" — inscription as per above, but toward East, i.e. toward Attica.

Web31/08/1999 · “Gripping and swashbuckling . . . an exciting, romantic, star-crossed story.” — The New York Times “An incredibly gripping, moving, and literate work of art. Rarely does an author manage to re-create a moment in history with such mastery, authority, and psychological insight.” —Nelson DeMille “A novel that is intricate and arresting and, once …

WebThe Hellenic Parliament (Greek: Ελληνικό Κοινοβούλιο, romanized: Elliniko Kinovoulio; formally titled Βουλή των Ελλήνων, Voulí ton Ellínon, 'Boule of the Hellenes'), also known as the Parliament of the Hellenes, the Hellenic Bouleterion or Greek Parliament, is the unicameral legislature of Greece, located in the Old Royal Palace, overlooking Syntagma …

WebTradition says that Andrew was crucified on an X shaped cross on the northern coast of Peloponnese. Early writings state that the cross was actually a Latin cross like the one Jesus was crucified upon. But the traditional story says that Andrew refused to be crucified in the same manner as Christ because he was not worthy. ... He was persecuted for his …

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WebA series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various European states took place from the Late Middle Ages up through the early 20th century. The earliest conflicts began during the Byzantine–Ottoman wars, waged in Anatolia in the late 13th century before entering Europe in the mid 14th century with the Bulgarian–Ottoman wars.In the mid 15th …

Web12/01/2018 · Peloponnese Discover. Past ... The four corners of the pedestal droop gracefully downward, such that if one were to stand on the top step and look lengthwise along the building at someone else also standing on the same step at the opposite end, these two observers would only see each other from about the knees up. This doming of …

WebMagna Graecia (/ ˌ m æ ɡ n ə ˈ ɡ r iː s j ə, ˈ ɡ r iː ʃ ə /, US: / ˌ m æ ɡ n ə ˈ ɡ r eɪ ʃ ə /; Latin: [ˈmaŋna ˈgrae̯ki.a], lit. 'Greater Greece', Ancient Greek: Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς, Megálē Hellás, Italian: Magna Grecia) was the name given by the Romans to the coastal areas of Southern Italy in the present-day Italian regions of Calabria, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania and …

WebArtemisia I of Caria (Ancient Greek: Ἀρτεμισία; fl. 480 BC) was a queen of the ancient Greek city-state of Halicarnassus and of the nearby islands of Kos, Nisyros and Kalymnos, within the Achaemenid satrapy of Caria, in about 480 BC. She was of Carian-Greek ethnicity by her father Lygdamis I, and half-Cretan by her mother. She fought as an ally of Xerxes …