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Encyclopedia - Macedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedon - Hellenic Controversy
The controversy whether or not ancient Macedonia should be considered a Hellenic state is addressed variously: based on ancient sources, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cappadocia: Encyclopedia - Cappadocia
In ancient geography, Cappadocia (spelled Kapadokya in Turkish) (Greek: Καππαδοκία; see also List of traditional Greek place na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agathon: Encyclopedia - Agathon
Agathon (c. 448-400 BCE) was an Athenian tragic poet and friend of Euripides and Plato. He is best known from his mention by Aristophanes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - History
Thessaloniki - Hellenistic Era. The city was founded circa 315 BC by Kasander, the King of Macedon (Gr. Μακεδών), on or near the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Macedonian Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Macedonian Language - Classification
Due to the fragmentary attestation widely diverging interpretations are possible. The suggested historical interpretations of Macedonian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - History
Thessaloniki - Hellenistic Era. The city was founded circa 315 BC by Alexander, the King of Macedon (Gr. Μακεδών), on or near th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - History
Thessaloniki - Hellenistic Era. The city was founded circa 315 BC by Kasander, the King of Macedon (Gr. Μακεδών), on or near the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thrace: Encyclopedia Ii - Thrace - History
The indigenous population of Thrace were, and still are a Greek race called Thracians. Divided into separate tribes, the Thracians did no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. It refers not only to the geographical peninsula o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Greece: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Greece
The culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years, with its beginnings in Ancient Greece, through the influence of the Roman Empi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andros: Encyclopedia - Andros
Andros, or Andro (Greek: Άνδρος), an island of the Greek archipelago, the most northerly of the Cyclades, approximately 10 km (6 m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Appropriation: Encyclopedia - Cultural Appropriation
Cultural appropriation, also referred to as cultural theft by its detractors or as a subset of acculturation by others, is the adoption o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thrace: Encyclopedia Ii - Thrace - Cities Of Thrace
Thrace - Bulgarian. Plovdiv Stara Zagora Kazanlak Haskovo Burgas Pistiros Seuthopolis Thrace - Greek. Alexandroupolis Abdera Didym...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Veria: Encyclopedia - Veria
Veria is also a settlement in the prefecture of Laconia, see Veria (Laconia), Greece as well as a commune in the Jura département with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cato The Younger: Encyclopedia - Cato The Younger
Cato was born in 95 BC in Rome, the son of Marcus Porcius Cato by his wife Livia Drusa. He lost both of his parents very early and moved ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boeotia: Encyclopedia - Boeotia
Boeotia or Beotia (World Book «bee OH shuh») (Greek Βοιωτια; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was the central are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chalcidice: Encyclopedia - Chalcidice
Chalkidikí or Chalcidice (in Greek: Χαλκιδική, alternative romanizations Khalkidhikí) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aratus: Encyclopedia - Aratus
Aratus (Greek Aratos) (ca. 315 BC/310 BC – 240 BC) was a Macedonian Greek poet, known for his technical poetry. Aratus - Biography. He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Athens: Encyclopedia - History Of Athens
The history of Athens is the longest of any city in Europe: Athens has been continuously inhabited for at least 3,000 years. It was the b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipater: Encyclopedia - Antipater
Antipater (in Greek Αντίπατρος; lived c. 397 BC–319 BC) was a Macedonian general and a supporter of kings Philip II of Macedo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wayne County New York: Encyclopedia - Wayne County New York
Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2000, the population is 93,765. The county seat is Lyons. The name ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amyntas Iii Of Macedon: Encyclopedia - Amyntas Iii Of Macedon
Amyntas III (or II), son of Arrhidaeus, grandfather of Alexander the Great, was king of Macedon from 393 (or 389) to 369 BC. He came to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 3rd Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 3rd Century Bc
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) 3rd century BC - Events. The first two Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 370 Bc: Encyclopedia - 370 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC - 370s BC - 360s BC 350s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 361 Bc: Encyclopedia - 361 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 4th Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 4th Century Bc
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) 4th century BC - Overview. 4th century BC - Events. Invasion of the Celts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aegea: Encyclopedia - Aegea
Aegea is a back-formation from "Aegean", the sea that was named for an eponymous Aegeus in early levels of Greek mythology. The Encyclopa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vergina: Encyclopedia - Vergina
Vergina (in Greek Βεργίνα; also spelled Verghína and Veryína) is a small town in northern Greece, located at coordinates 40°28�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Achaemenid Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Achaemenid Dynasty
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Jir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 350 Bc: Encyclopedia - 350 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC - 350s BC - 340s BC 330s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 323 Bc: Encyclopedia - 323 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC - 320s BC - 310s BC 300s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albania: Encyclopedia - Albania
Albania is a Mediterranean country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia and Montenegro in the north, the Republic of Macedoni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great
Alexander the Great (in Greek Μέγας Αλέξανδρος, transliterated Megas Alexandros; born in Pella, Macedon, in July, 356 BC, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galley: Encyclopedia - Galley
The term galley can refer to any ship propelled primarily by man-power, using oars. Most galleys also use masts and sails as a secondary ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavalry: Encyclopedia - Cavalry
An army unit consisting of mounted soldiers is commonly known as cavalry. Cavalry fight from the backs of their mounts, which most often ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dionysus: Encyclopedia - Dionysus
Dionysus or Dionysos (Ancient Greek: Διώνυσος or Διόνυσος; also known as Bacchus in both Greek and Roman mythology and as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skopje: Encyclopedia - Skopje
Skopje (Macedonian: Скопје, Albanian: Shkupi, Serbian/Croatian: Skoplje, Bulgarian: Скопие; Ottoman Turkish: Üsküb, Greek: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heracles: Encyclopedia - Heracles
In Greek mythology, Heracles, or Heraklês ("glory of Hera", Ηρακλης) was a divine hero, the demigod son of Zeus and Alcmene, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euripides: Encyclopedia - Euripides
Euripides (c. 480 BCE) was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, along with Aeschylus and Sophocles. He is believed to h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anachronism Game: Encyclopedia - Anachronism Game
Anachronism is a tabletop game with aspects of both miniatures and collectible card genres. The creators of the game, TriKing Games and T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asiatic Lion: Encyclopedia - Asiatic Lion
Conservation status: Critical The Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) is a subspecies of lion. The last remnant of the Asiatic Lion, whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 302 Bc: Encyclopedia - 302 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 297 Bc: Encyclopedia - 297 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 288 Bc: Encyclopedia - 288 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 309 Bc: Encyclopedia - 309 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 317 Bc: Encyclopedia - 317 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 327 Bc: Encyclopedia - 327 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC - 320s BC - 310s BC 300s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Festivals
The International Thessaloniki Film Festival has become the Balkans' primary showcase for the work of new and emerging filmmakers, as we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 286 Bc: Encyclopedia - 286 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 281 Bc: Encyclopedia - 281 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 170 Bc: Encyclopedia - 170 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC - 170s BC - 160s BC 150s BC1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 149 Bc: Encyclopedia - 149 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Transportation
Thessaloniki did not have a superhighway until the 1970s. Thessaloniki is accessed with GR-1/E75 for Athens, GR-4, GR-2, Via Egnatia/E90 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Communications
Thessaloniki - Radio. Laikos FM - 87.6 FM - http://www.laikos.fm Mylos 88.5 FM - 88.5 FM - http://www.88miso.gr Thessaloniki Radio Dee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 200 Bc: Encyclopedia - 200 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 249 Bc: Encyclopedia - 249 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC - 240s BC - 230s BC 220s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 215 Bc: Encyclopedia - 215 Bc
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Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Museums
Thessaloniki - Archaeological sites. Agia Paraskevi, Thessaloniki, archaic cemetery The Ancient Agora of Thessaloniki Monastery of Lat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 330s Bc: Encyclopedia - 330s Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenistic Civilization: Encyclopedia - Hellenistic Civilization
The term Hellenistic (derived from Ἕλλην Héllēn, the Greeks' traditional self-described ethnic name) was established by the Germa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Communications
Thessaloniki - Radio. Laikos FM - 87.6 FM - http://www.laikos.fm Mylos 88.5 FM - 88.5 FM - http://www.88miso.gr Thessaloniki Radio Dee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Transportation
Thessaloniki did not have a superhighway until the 1970s. Thessaloniki is accessed with GR-1/E75 for Athens, GR-4, GR-2, Via Egnatia/E90 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Festivals
The International Thessaloniki Film Festival has become the Balkans' primary showcase for the work of new and emerging filmmakers, as we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paean: Encyclopedia - Paean
Paean, in Homer, was the Greek physician of the gods. In other writers the word is a mere epithet of Apollo in his capacity as a god of h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archelaus I Of Macedon: Encyclopedia - Archelaus I Of Macedon
Archelaus I was king of Macedon from 413 to 399 BC, following the death of Perdiccas II. The son of Perdiccas by a slave woman, Archelaus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Museums
Thessaloniki - Archaeological sites. Agia Paraskevi, Thessaloniki, archaic cemetery The Ancient Agora of Thessaloniki Monastery of Lat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Museums
Thessaloniki - Archaeological sites. Agia Paraskevi, Thessaloniki, archaic cemetery The Ancient Agora of Thessaloniki Monastery of Lat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basileus: Encyclopedia - Basileus
Basileus (Greek Βασιλεύς) means "king". It is perhaps best known in English as a title used by Byzantine monarchs, but also has a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 331 Bc: Encyclopedia - 331 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Transportation
Thessaloniki did not have a superhighway until the 1970s. Thessaloniki is accessed with GR-1/E75 for Athens, GR-4, GR-2, Via Egnatia/E90 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Communications
Thessaloniki - Radio. Laikos FM - 87.6 FM - http://www.laikos.fm Mylos 88.5 FM - 88.5 FM - http://www.88miso.gr Thessaloniki Radio Dee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Festivals
The International Thessaloniki Film Festival has become the Balkans' primary showcase for the work of new and emerging filmmakers, as we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeolus: Encyclopedia - Aeolus
Aiolos (Αἴολος), Latinized as Aeolus, Eolus, Aeolos, or Aiolus, was the name of three personages in Greek Mythology. These three p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Macedonian Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Macedonian Language - Properties
Only little about the language can be said from the few words that survive. A notable sound-law is that PIE voiced aspirates appear as vo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Amphipolis: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was fought in 422 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. It was the culmination of events th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenistic Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Hellenistic Greece - Macedonian Dominance
The conquests of Alexander had a number of consequences for the Greek city-states. It greatly widened the horizons of the Greeks, making ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - The Dark Ages And The Great Migrations
History of the Balkans - Nomadic peoples. Western Huns empire stretched in 434 AD from Central Europe to the Black Sea and from the Dan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Mediterranean Region: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Mediterranean Region - Classical
The two most notable of these were the Greek city states and the Phoenicians. The Greeks expanded throughout the Black Sea and south thro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ionian Islands: Encyclopedia Ii - Ionian Islands - History
The islands were settled by Greeks at an early date, possibly as early as 1000 BC, and certainly by the 9th century BC. The early Eretria...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Koine Greek: Encyclopedia Ii - Koine Greek - Sources Of Koine
The first scholars who studied Koine, both in Alexandrian and contemporary times, were classicists whose prototype had been the literary ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Levant - The Bronze Age
The first cities started developing in southern Mesopotamia during the 4th millennium BC. With these ties of religion began to replace ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greek And Roman Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greek And Roman Egypt - Ptolemaic Egypt
In 332 BC Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, conquered Egypt, with little resistance from the Persians. He was welcomed by the Egyptia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Statue: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Statue - Archaic Period
The archaic period of art from the 9th century to the 6th century BCE saw the first developments of Greek statuary. Kouros (male nudes) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Histories Herodotus: Encyclopedia Ii - Histories Herodotus - Storyline
Histories Herodotus - Book I Clio. The rulers of Lydia (on the west coast of modern Turkey): Candaules, Gyges, Alyattes, Crœsus How G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Ancient Greece
There are no fixed or universally agreed dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient Greek period. In common usage it refers to al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latifundia: Encyclopedia Ii - Latifundia - Roman Latifundia
The basis of the latifundia in Italy and Sicily was the ager publicus that fell to the dispensation of the state through Rome's policy of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Assassinated People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Assassinated People - Assassinations In Africa
List of assassinated people - Algeria. Hiempsal, (117 BC), co-ruler of Numidia, by Jugurtha François Darlan, (1942), French Admiral, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle Kingdoms Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle Kingdoms Of India - The Mauryan Empire
By the end of the 6th century BCE, India's northwest was integrated into the Persian Achaemenid Empire and became one of its satrapies. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modernity: Encyclopedia Ii - Modernity - Modern As Post-medieval
One common use of the term is to describe the condition of Western History since the mid-1400's, or roughly the European discovery of mov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Political Aspects
The state benefitted from these relationships, according to the statements of ancient writers. The friendship functioned as a restraint o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pella: Encyclopedia Ii - Pella - Archaeology
Based of the descriptions provided by Titus Livius, the site was excavated by voyagers including Holand, Pouqueville, Beaujour, Cousinér...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menander I: Encyclopedia Ii - Menander I - Menander And Buddhism
Menander I - The Milinda Pañha. According to tradition, Menander embraced the Buddhist faith, as described in the Milinda Pañha, a cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lyceum: Encyclopedia Ii - Lyceum - Ancient Greek Lyceum Word Origins
The Lyceum (Λύκειον, Lykeion) was a gymnasium in ancient Athens, most famous for its association with Aristotle. The Lyceum is the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Extinct States: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Extinct States - Modern States
List of extinct states - States and territories grouped by geographical location. In and around what is now Bulgaria Third Bulgarian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Regional Railway Stations In Victoria: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Regional Railway Stations In Victoria - Ballarat Line
This line is being upgraded under the Regional Fast Rail project. Passenger Services may be extended north-west to Mildura under the Link...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Office-holders: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Office-holders - Heads Of State Or Government Modern Entities
See also: List of national leaders (in office), state leaders by year. Lists of office-holders - Africa. Algeria Heads of state of Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-persian Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-persian Wars - Origins
At the end of the 6th century BC, Darius the Great ruled over an immense realm, from western India to eastern Europe. In 513 BC Darius, f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epirus Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Epirus Region - History
Epirus region - Early settlement. Epirus has been occupied since Neolithic times, when hunters and shepherds inhabited the region and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Levant - The Bronze Age
The first cities started developing in southern Mesopotamia during the 4th millennium BC. With these ties of religion began to replace ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of West Eurasia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of West Eurasia - Roman Dominance
Magnesia secured Roman dominance in the Mediterranean region. The destruction of Carthage and Corinth in 146 BCE merely confirmed this. D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamboja Location: Encyclopedia Ii - Kamboja Location - Localization Of Kamboja
Kamboja Location - Linguistic evidence. The most acceptable view is that the ancient Kambojas originally belonged to the 'Galcha' speak...   » Read the article