Ancient Greece Ancient Greece A Greek-English Lexicon is the standard lexicographical work of the ancient Greek language, begun in the nineteenth century and now in its ninth (revised) edition. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Greek-English Lexicon"
Abolla was a garment worn by Ancient Greeks and Romans. It was a heavy woolen cloak. Unlike the toga, the abolla was a military garment worn by the lower orders. Some philosophers wore it to show humility. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abolla"
Acarnania was a region of ancient central western Greece that lay along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which is the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth. The capital and principal city was Stratos. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acarnania"
Acharnae was the largest deme of ancient Attica; it was located in the northwest part of the Attic plain, around Menidi, and about 10 km due north of Athens. The Acharnians chiefly grew cereals, grapes, and olives, although Aristophanes in his comedy The Acharnians caricatures them as charcoal-burners. Pindar characterizes them as notably brave. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acharnae"
The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis (high city) in Greece. Although there are many other acropoleis in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens such that it is commonly known as The Acropolis without qualification. The Acropolis is a flat-topped rock which rises 150 metres (512 feet) above sea level in the city of Athens, Greece. It was also known as Cecropia in honor of the legendary serpent-man, Kekrops or Cecrops, the first Athenian king. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acropolis, Athens"
The Aeolians were one of the Hellenic tribes. The name comes from the fact that they were considered to be the legendary decedents of Aeolus son of Hellen, the mythological patriarch of the Hellenes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aeolians"
Aeolis ( Modern Greek Αιολίδα Eolídha, Ancient Greek Αιολίς Aiolís) or Aeolia ( World Book «ee OH lee uh») ( Modern Greek Αιολία Eolía, Ancient Greek Αιολία Aiolía) was an area that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor, mostly along the coast, and also several offshore islands (particularly Lesbos), where the Aeolian Greek city-states were located. Aeolis incorporated the southern parts of Mysia which bounded it to the north, Ionia to the south, and Lydia to the east. In early times, the Aeolians' twelve most important cities were independent, and formed a league: Cyme (also called Phriconis), Larissae, Neonteichos, Temnus, Cilla, Notium, Aegiroessa, Pitane, Aegeaeae, Myrina, Gryneia, and Smyrna ( Herodotus, 1.149). ...more on Wikipedia about "Aeolis" shortopedia never sleeps.
The Age of Pericles is the term used to define the historical period from the capture of Samos by the Athenians ( 439 BCE) to the defeat of the other Greek city-states at the Battle of Chaeronea ( 338 BCE) at the hands of the Macedonian army under Philip II of Macedon. Pericles - an Athenian general, politician and orator - distinguished himself above the other shining personalities of the era, men who excelled in politics, philosophy, architecture, sculpture, history and literature. He fostered arts and literature and gave to Athens a splendor which would never return throughout its history. He executed a large number of public works projects and improved the life of the citizens. Hence, this important figure gave his name to the Athenian Golden Age, the zenith of classical Greece. ...more on Wikipedia about "Age of Pericles"
In ancient Greece, an agonothetes was the president or superintendent of the sacred games. At first the person who instituted the games and defrayed the expenses was the Agonothetes; but in the great public games, such as the Olympic Games and Pythian Games, these presidents were the representatives of different states, or were chosen from the people in whose country the games were celebrated; thus at the Pythian Games at Athens ten athlothetae were elected for four years to superintend the various contests. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agonothetes"
An agora (αγορά), translatable as marketplace, was an essential part of an ancient Greek polis or city-state. An agora acted as a marketplace and a forum to the citizens of the polis. They arose along with the poleis after the fall of Mycenaean civilization, and were well established as a part of a city by the time of Homer (probably the 8th century BC). ...more on Wikipedia about "Agora"
The Agora of the Competaliasts is one of the main markets on the island of Delos, which dates to the last quarter of the 2nd century BC. This market is directly adjacent to the Sacred Harbour. The bases of a square and a round marble monument, both dedicated to Hermes, can be found in the center of the market square. Around these two monuments, one can see the remains of many other monuments erected by merchants, sea captains, and bankers. In the northern portion of this market, one can find the Portico of Philip and an Ionic temple temple dedicated to Hermes. In the eastern and southern portions, are the remains of shops from the golden days of this Hellenic commerce center. The ground is paved with stones of gneiss and there are holes in the stones where tent poles would have gone. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agora of the Competaliasts"
Agrionia was an ancient Greek religious festival in honor of Dionysus. It was celebrated annually, especially at Orchomenus in Boeotia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agrionia"
The Amphictyonic League (Amphictyony) was a form of Greek Hellenic religious organization that was formed to support specific temple or sacred place. Members met at stated times in the same sanctuary to keep religious festivals and conduct other matters as well. The most famous was the Delphic or Great Amphictyonic League that was formed to support greater temples of Apollo and Demeter. League council had religious authority and power to declare punishment against offenders. Punishment could range from fines to expulsion to sacred war. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amphictyonic League"
Amykles or Amikles ( Greek: Αμύκλες, older form, polytonic: Ἀμύκλαι, monotonic: Αμύκλαι), older forms: Amyklai, Amykle, Amiklai and Amikle, Latin: Amyclae, is a village and an archaeological site located southwest of Sparta. Amyclae is situated by the Eurotas river. The ancient city was founded by Amyclas, the son of Lacedaemon. Amykles is situated in the Eurotas plain while the Taygetus mountains lies west of Amykles. Much of the area are used for farming featuring orange groves and other types of farming. Amykles is located S of Tripoli, SW of Sparta, N of Gytheio and E of Kalamata. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amykles"
Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. It refers not only to the geographical peninsula of modern Greece, but also to areas of Hellenic culture that were settled in ancient times by Greeks: Cyprus, the Aegean coast of Turkey (then known as Ionia), Sicily and southern Italy (known as Magna Graecia), and the scattered Greek settlements on the coasts of what are now Albania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Libya, southern France, southern Spain, Catalonia, Georgia, Romania, and Ukraine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ancient Greece"
Ancient Greek refers to the stage in the history of the Greek language corresponding to Classical Antiquity, which normally applies to two periods of Greek history: Archaic and Classical Greece. The Ancient era of Greek history normally includes also the Hellenistic (post-Classic) age; however, that period formally composes its own stage in the Greek Language known as Hellenistic Greek. For information on the Greek language prior to the creation of the Greek alphabet, see articles Mycenaean Greek and Proto-Greek. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ancient Greek"
Greek historians have constructed a history of Cyprus that includes many mythological elements, but may contain valuable information on the early history of some local dynasties. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ancient Greek history of Cyprus"
Ancomah (Antzomakh, Antzimah) is a mythological place which was first mentioned by Hasan Umur in the 1940s, approximately fifty meters inland near Trabzon, Turkey. It is a place on the lower slopes of a mountain. According to the story Ancomah had been a very rich city before the Bosporus appeared. With the existence of the Bosporus the relationship between the city and the sea disappeared and the city was destroyed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ancomah"
Andron (Gr. andron), that part of a Greek house ...more on Wikipedia about "Andron"
Anthesteria, one of the four Athenian festivals in honour of Dionysus, held annually for three days (11th-13th) in the month of Anthesterion (February-March). The object of the festival was to celebrate the maturing of the wine stored at the previous vintage, and the beginning of spring. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anthesteria"
The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient artifact believed to be an early clockwork mechanism. It was discovered in a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, between Kythera and Crete, and has been dated to about 87 BC. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antikythera mechanism" You've Got Questions. We've Got www.shortopedia.com. Ancient_Greece
Apaturia (Απατουρια) were Ancient Greek festivals held annually by all the Ionian towns except Ephesus and Colophon (Herodotus i. 147). At Athens it took place from October to November, and lasted three days, on which occasion the various phratries, or clans, of Attica met to discuss their affairs. The name is a slightly modified form of ...more on Wikipedia about "Apaturia"
The apeiron is a cosmological theory created by Anaximander in the 6th century BC. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apeiron"
Apollonia ("of Apollo") was the name of several ancient Greek cities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apollonia (city)"
Aratrum is the Latin word for plough; Greek: "arotron" (αροτρον). The Greeks appear to have had diverse kinds of plough from the earliest historical records. Hesiod advised the farmer to have always two ploughs, so that if one broke the other might be ready for use. These ploughs should be of two kinds, the one called ...more on Wikipedia about "Aratrum" Things Go Better with www.shortopedia.com.
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