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Syracuse, city, Italy
(Encyclopedia) SyracuseSyracusesĭrˈəky&oomacr;s, –ky&oomacr;z [key], Ital. Siracusa, city (1991 pop. 125,941), capital of Syracuse prov., SE Sicily, Italy, on the Ionian Sea. It has a port…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Note on "Prometheus Unbound", by Mrs. Shelley
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Cancelled Fragments of "Promet...Note on "Prometheus Unbound", by Mrs. Shelley On the 12th of March, 1818, Shelley quitted England, never to return. His principal…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: A
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A A1 A.B. A.B.C. A B C Book A.B.C. Process A.E.I.O.U. A.U.C. Aaron Ab…4.5 billion – 1 B.C. World History
Before Christ (B.C.) or Before the Common Era (B.C.E.) Some Ancient Civilizations Ra, Egyptian Sun God (3000–2000 B.C.) See also Egyptian Mythology The Great Pyramid at…Performing Arts Timeline
534 B.C.Thespis wins the first public contest for tragic poets in Greece, and the term thespian derives from his name. He also introduces masks, which become a staple of Greek and Roman…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Oedipus Tyrannus Act 1
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Advertisement Act 2. Act 1 Scene 1.1 A magnificent temple, built of thigh-bones and death's-heads, and tiled with scalps. Over the altar the statue of famine, veiled…Greek religion
(Encyclopedia) Greek religion, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of the region of Greece. The civil strife that followed the classical period (from c.500 b.c.) placed the…drama, Western
(Encyclopedia) drama, Western, plays produced in the Western world. This article discusses the development of Western drama in general; for further information see the various national literature…tragedy
(Encyclopedia) tragedy, form of drama that depicts the suffering of a heroic individual who is often overcome by the very obstacles he is struggling to remove. The protagonist may be brought low by a…Greek literature, ancient
(Encyclopedia) Greek literature, ancient, the writings of the ancient Greeks. The Greek Isles are recognized as the birthplace of Western intellectual life. The next period of Greek literature…Trending
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