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Mantinea
(Encyclopedia) MantineaMantineamănˌtĭnēˈə [key], city of ancient Greece, in E central Arcadia (now Arkadhía). In the Peloponnesian War a coalition led by Mantinea and Argos and urged on by Athens was…Herodes Atticus
(Encyclopedia) Herodes Atticus (Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes)Herodes Atticushĭrōˈdāz [key]Herodes Atticusătˈĭkəs [key], c.101–c.177, Greek Sophist, rhetorician, and patron of learning, b.…Saronic Gulf
(Encyclopedia) Saronic GulfSaronic Gulfsərŏˈnĭk [key], arm of the Aegean Sea, indenting SE Greece and separated from the Gulf of Corinth by the Isthmus of Corinth. The Saronic Gulf is the eastern…Grady, Henry Woodfin
(Encyclopedia) Grady, Henry Woodfin, 1850–89, American journalist and orator, b. Athens, Ga. In 1879 a gift from Cyrus W. Field enabled him to buy into the Atlanta Constitution. He gained fame with…Bryaxis
(Encyclopedia) BryaxisBryaxisbrīăkˈsĭs [key], 4th cent. b.c., Greek sculptor. With Scopas, Leochares, and Timotheus, he worked on the sculptures of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (c.350 b.c.). Among…Benson, Edward Frederic
(Encyclopedia) Benson, Edward Frederic, 1867–1940, English author; 3d son of Archbishop Benson. He wrote several biographies and reflections on contemporary society, but he is chiefly remembered for…Themistocles
(Encyclopedia) ThemistoclesThemistoclesthəmĭsˈtəklēz [key], c.525–462 b.c., Athenian statesman and naval commander. He was elected one of the three archons in 493 b.c. In succeeding years many of his…Persian Wars
(Encyclopedia) Persian Wars, 500 b.c.–449 b.c., series of conflicts fought between Greek states and the Persian Empire. The writings of Herodotus, who was born c.484 b.c., are the great source of…Mnesicles
(Encyclopedia) MnesiclesMnesiclesnĕsˈĭklēz [key], Greek architect, 5th cent. b.c. He designed the propylaea, and the Erechtheum is also sometimes ascribed to him. Both are on the acropolis at Athens.Hippolytus
(Encyclopedia) Hippolytus, in Greek mythology, son of Theseus and Antiope (or Hippolyte). After the death of Antiope, Theseus married Phaedra, daughter of Minos. Because Hippolytus worshiped only…Trending
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