Attica

Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC Decades: 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC - 1280s BC - 1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC 1280s BC - Events and trends. 1285 BC - Battle of Kadesh: Rameses II, Pharaoh of Egypt is almost defeated by Muwatallis of the Hittites. 1282 BC - Pandion II, legendary King of Athens, dies after a nominal reign of 25 years. He reportedly only reigned in Megara while Athens and the rest of Attica we ...

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• 1280s BC - Events and trends
• 1280s BC - Significant people

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Agios Konstantinos (Greek: Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος meaning Saint Constantine), other forms: Agios Konstandinos, Agios Konstadinos, Ayios Konstantinos, Ayios Konstandinos and Ayios Konstadinos is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. Agios Konstantinos is about 2 km east of the Glyka Nera-Sounio highway (GR-91 linking Glyka Nera and Sounio. Keratea is located approximately 48 km SE of Athens, ESE of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos (numbers 6 and 62) and N of Cape Sounio. In the ancient times, the area was known as ...

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• Agios Konstantinos - Other
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Agios Stefanos (Greek: meaning Saint Stephen) is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 23 km north of Athens. Agios Stefanos is almost purely residential, but there are a few shops within its main street. Agios Stefanos sits in the northern part of the Athenian plain and are between the Parnitha mountain and the mountain range to the east. Agios Stefanos is accessed with two interchanges with GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) at the 21st and the 24th km with the GR-83 and 1.3 km south of the tolls. It is lin ...

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Historians consider the Athenian V and VI century BC as the Golden Age of sculpture and arquitecture. In this period the ornamental elements and the technique employed did not vary from the previous period. What characterizes this period is the quantity of works and the refinement and perfection of the works. Most were religious in nature, mainly santuaries and temples. Some examples from this period are: The reconstruction of the Temple of Olympian Zeus. The reconstruction of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, which was d ...

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Age of Pericles, Age of Pericles - Institutions, Age of Pericles - The magistrates, Age of Pericles - The Assembly of the People, Age of Pericles - The Council or Boule, Age of Pericles - Finances, Age of Pericles - Athenians in the Age of Pericles, Age of Pericles - Education, Age of Pericles - Women in Athenian society, Age of Pericles - Arts and literature, Age of Pericles - Sculptors, Age of Pericles - Ceramics, Age of Pericles - Theatre, Age of Pericles - Philosophers and writers, Age of Pericles - End of the Age of Pericles

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In 2001, a fire started on a mountain north of Aghioi Theodori and south of the Geraneia mountains. It lasted days. It spread close to the refinery, and the town and smoke covered the main freeway and highway. Road closures took place. A couple of houses especially in Kineta were burnt down. As soon as firefighters put out the fire, the fires were stopped. On July 31, 2005, two days after the enormous Attica Fire near Rafina, another enormous fire reaching as high as 15 to 30 m ravaged the settlements of Agia Paraskevi and Katsivari n ...

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Agioi Theodoroi, Agioi Theodoroi - Settlements, Agioi Theodoroi - Nearest places, Agioi Theodoroi - Historical population, Agioi Theodoroi - History

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Erie Railroad - New York and Erie Rail Road: 1832-1861. The New York and Erie Rail Road was chartered April 24, 1832 to connect the Hudson River at Piermont, north of New York City, west to Lake Erie at Dunkirk. On February 16, 1841 the railroad was authorized to cross into the northeast corner of Pennsylvania on the west side of the Delaware River. Construction began in 1836, and it opened from Piermont to Goshen on September 23, 1841. After some financial problems, construction resumed in August 1846, an ...

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Erie Railroad, Erie Railroad - History, Erie Railroad - New York and Erie Rail Road: 1832-1861, Erie Railroad - Erie Railway: 1861-1875, Erie Railroad - New York Lake Erie and Western Railway: 1875-1893, Erie Railroad - Erie Railroad: 1893-1960, Erie Railroad - Locomotives, Erie Railroad - Company officers

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The ecstatic cult of Dionysos was originally thought to have been a late arrival in Greece from Thrace or Asia Minor, due to the popularity of the cult there and the non integration of the Dionysos into the original Olympian Pantheon. But following the identification of the deity's name on Minoan inscriptions this theory has now been abandoned and the cult is accepted as effectively indigenous and predating Greek Civilisation. The absence of an early Olympian Dionysos is today explained in terms of patterns of social exclusion and the margin ...

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Dionysian Mysteries, Dionysian Mysteries - The Mysteries Unveiled, Dionysian Mysteries - A Brief History of the early Dionysos Cult, Dionysian Mysteries - The Emergence and Evolution of the Dionysian Mysteries, Dionysian Mysteries - The Mystery Rites, Dionysian Mysteries - The Public Rites, Dionysian Mysteries - The Temple and its Officers, Dionysian Mysteries - Ritual Miscellanies, Dionysian Mysteries - Some primary texts on Dionysianism, Dionysian Mysteries - Secondary texts

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Years are approximate Sophocles - The Theban plays. 442 BC Antigone 427 BC Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex or Oedipus Tyrannos) 407 BC Oedipus at Colonus Sophocles - Other plays. 445 BC Ajax 413 BC The Trachiniae 410 BC Electra 410 BC Philoctetes Sophocles - Fragmentary plays. 5th century BC The Tracking Satyrs ...

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Sophocles, Sophocles - Surviving works, Sophocles - The Theban plays, Sophocles - Other plays, Sophocles - Fragmentary plays, Sophocles - Trivia

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Nicias, Alcibiades, and Lamachus were chosen to lead the expedition, although Nicias had no interest in leading it. Five days after they were chosen, there was a debate in the assembly, between those against the expedition, led by Nicias, and those who supported it, led by Alcibiades. Nicias argued they should not be dragged into a war that did not involve them, and that Athens should not feel so secure despite the peace treaty he had set up only a few years before. Sparta was still their enemy, and they could not afford to waste time and me ...

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Sicilian Expedition, Sicilian Expedition - Appeal from Segesta, Sicilian Expedition - The debate, Sicilian Expedition - Destruction of the Hermai, Sicilian Expedition - Reaction in Syracuse, Sicilian Expedition - Athenian landing, Sicilian Expedition - First Battle of Syracuse, Sicilian Expedition - Winter of 415/Spring of 414 BC, Sicilian Expedition - Spartan intervention, Sicilian Expedition - Demosthenes' arrival, Sicilian Expedition - Second Battle of Syracuse, Sicilian Expedition - Final Syracusan victory, Sicilian Expedition - Athenian reaction, Sicilian Expedition - Sources

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Franklin Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, at Hyde Park, in the Hudson River valley in upstate New York. His father, James Roosevelt (1828–1900), was a wealthy landowner and vice-president of the Delaware and Hudson Railway. The Roosevelt family (see Roosevelt family tree) had lived in New York for more than 200 years: Claes van Rosenvelt, originally from Haarlem in the Netherlands, arrived in New York (then called Nieuw Amsterdam) in about 1650. In 1788, Isaac Roosevelt was a member of the state convention in Poughkeepsie which voted to ratify the United States Constitution - a matter ...

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Early life, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Marriage and children, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Political career, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Private crises, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Governor of New York: 1928-1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Election as President, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The First New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Second New Deal 1935-36, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The second term, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign policy 1933-41, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The path to war, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Japanese-American internment, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Civil rights and refugees, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Strategy and diplomacy, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Death and posthumous reputation, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Legacy, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Cabinet members, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Supreme Court appointments, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Media, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Online Resources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Primary Sources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Scholarly Secondary Sources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign Policy and World War II

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 2,451 people, 860 households, and 651 families residing in the town. The population density is 26.6/km² (69.0/mi²). There are 893 housing units at an average density of 9.7/km² (25.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.45% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.4 ...

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Alexander town New York, Alexander town New York - History, Alexander town New York - Geography, Alexander town New York - Demographics, Alexander town New York - Communities and locations in the Town of Alexander

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Rafina is east of the Penteli mountains and northeast of the Mesogeia plain with an exception of farmland near the coastline to the north. The Cephissus River lies to the west. It is located E of Athens and the Attiki Odos (number 63), S of Nea Makri, NNE of the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport and N of Loutsa. Rafina is about 30 km E of downtown Athens. The Municipality of Rafina contains, besides the city itself, a large portion of the surround ...

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Rafina, Rafina - Geographical Location, Rafina - Road and Sea Access, Rafina - History, Rafina - July 2005 Forest Fire, Rafina - Settlements, Rafina - Other, Rafina - Historical population

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Elektra comics - Family and early life. Elektra was born on an unnamed Greek island of the Aegean Sea to Hugo Kostas Natchios and his wife Christina Natchios. She had an older brother named Orestez Natchios. (The name should be Orestes in Greek language). There have been two different and contradictory accounts of her family history given in various issues. In Elektra:Root of Evil #1-4 (March - June, 1995) it is stated her father was an aspiring diplomat who eventualy managed to ...

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Elektra comics, Elektra comics - Character history, Elektra comics - Family and early life, Elektra comics - Contradictory accounts, Elektra comics - Activities as an adult, Elektra comics - Daredevil and the Kingpin, Elektra comics - Elektra Ultimate Marvel version, Elektra comics - Feature series, Elektra comics - Appearances in other media

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This is a partial listing of those killed in the Attica Prison riots. Attica Prison riots - Prisoners. Elliot "L.D." Barkley Sam Melville Carlos Prescott Garcia Raymond Rivera Santiago Santos Rafael Vazquez Jose Mentijo Attica Prison riots - Employees. Edward T. Cunningham, born June 17, 1919, Correction Sergeant John J. D'Arcangelo, born November 11, 1947, Correction Officer Elmer ...

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Attica Prison riots, Attica Prison riots - People killed, Attica Prison riots - Prisoners, Attica Prison riots - Employees, Attica Prison riots - Cultural references

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 6,028 people, 1,497 households, and 1,053 families residing in the town. The population density is 65.2/km² (168.8/mi²). There are 1,603 housing units at an average density of 17.3/km² (44.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 72.79% White, 21.07% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 5.18% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. 9.16% ...

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Attica town New York, Attica town New York - History, Attica town New York - Geography, Attica town New York - Demographics, Attica town New York - Communities and locations in the Town of Attica

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The history of the island is for the most part that of its two principal cities, Chalcis and Eretria. Both cities were Ionian settlements from Attica, and their importance in early times is shown by their numerous colonies in Magna Graecia and Sicily, such as Cumae, Rhegium and Naxos, and on the coast of Macedonia. In this way they opened new trade routes to the Greeks, and extended the field of western civilization. How great their commerce was is shown by the fact that the Euboic scale of weights and measures was in use in Athens un ...

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Euboea, Euboea - Geography, Euboea - History, Euboea - Historic population, Euboea - Economics, Euboea - Transportation, Euboea - Communications, Euboea - Television, Euboea - Provinces, Euboea - Municipalities and communities, Euboea - Persons, Euboea - Sporting teams

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"If we undertake the war without preparation, we should by hastening its commencement only delay its conclusion." "In practice we always base our preparations against an enemy on the assumption that his plans are sound; indeed, it is right to rest our hopes not on a belief in his blunders, but on the soundness of our provisions. Nor ought we to believe that there is much difference between man and man, but to think that superiority lies with hi ...

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Archidamus II, Archidamus II - Quotes, Archidamus II - Links

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 17,954 people, 7,041 households, and 5,041 families residing in the county. The population density is 18/km² (45/mi²). There are 7,692 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (19/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 98.71% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 1.0 ...

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Fountain County Indiana, Fountain County Indiana - Geography, Fountain County Indiana - Adjacent counties, Fountain County Indiana - History, Fountain County Indiana - Demographics, Fountain County Indiana - Cities and towns

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The study was funded by the US Navy to explain conflict in its and the Marine Corps' prison systems. Zimbardo and his team intended to test the hypothesis that prison guards and convicts were self-selecting, of a certain disposition that would naturally lead to poor conditions in that situation. Participants were recruited via a newspaper ad and offered $15 a day ($76 a day in 2006 dollars) to participate in a two-week "prison simulation." Of the 70 respondents, Zimbardo and his team selected 24 whom they deemed to be the most psychologically stable and healthy. These ...

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Stanford prison experiment, Stanford prison experiment - Goals and methods, Stanford prison experiment - Results, Stanford prison experiment - Conclusions, Stanford prison experiment - Criticism of the experiment, Stanford prison experiment - Comparisons to Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse, Stanford prison experiment - Popular culture

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Most of the major temples were rebuilt under the leadership of Pericles during the Golden Age of Athens (460–430 BC). Phidias, a great Athenian sculptor, and Ictinus and Callicrates, two famous architects, were responsible for the reconstruction. During the 5th century BC, the acropolis gained its final shape. After winning at Eurymedon in 468 BC, Cimon and Themistocles ordered the reconstruction of southern and northern walls, and Pericles entrusted the building of the Parthenon to Ictinus and Phidias. In 437 BC Mnesicles started b ...

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Acropolis Athens, Acropolis Athens - Geology of the rock, Acropolis Athens - Early human presence, Acropolis Athens - The Dark Ages, Acropolis Athens - Archaic Acropolis, Acropolis Athens - The Periclean building program, Acropolis Athens - Cultural significance, Acropolis Athens - Art and architecture

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Derveni - Related. Chani Derveni, a place located in the western part of Attica ...

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Derveni, Derveni - In Albania, Derveni - In Greece, Derveni - Related, Derveni - Other

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The language of the Arbëresh is called Arbërisht. There is no official political, administrative or cultural structure which represents the Arbëresh community. The language is not legally recognized, nor is it used in administration (only the villages of Hora e Arbëreshëvet in Sicily and Katundi in Calabria recognize the Arbërisht language) and schools (besides some nursery schools, out of the standard course). There are associations that try to protect the culture, particularly in the Province of Consenze. The Arbëresh language is us ...

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Arbëreshë, Arbëreshë - Villages, Arbëreshë - Language, Arbëreshë - History

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