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William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act V, Scene II
Scene IIBefore the walls of AthensEnter two Senators and a MessengerFirst SenatorThou hast painfully discover'd: are his files As full as thy report?Messengerhave spoke the least: Besides,…William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act V, Scene III
Scene IIIThe woods. Timon's cave, and a rude tomb seenEnter a Soldier, seeking TimonSoldierBy all description this should be the place. Who's here? speak, ho! No answer! What is this? Timon…William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act V, Scene IV
Scene IVBefore the walls of AthensTrumpets sound. Enter Alcibiades with his powersAlcibiadesSound to this coward and lascivious town Our terrible approach. [A parley sounded]Enter Senators on…Moréas, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Moréas, JeanMoréas, JeanzhäN môrāäsˈ [key], 1856–1910, French poet, b. Athens. His name was originally Iannis Papadiamantopoulos. He went to Paris in 1872. He wrote two volumes of…Longinus, c.213–273, Greek rhetorician and philosopher
(Encyclopedia) Longinus (Cassius Longinus), c.213–273, Greek rhetorician and philosopher of the Neoplatonic school. He taught rhetoric at Athens. He later became counselor to Queen Zenobia of Palmyra…Diamond, David
(Encyclopedia) Diamond, David, 1915–2005, American composer, b. Rochester, N.Y. Diamond was trained at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Eastman School; he also studied with Roger Sessions in…Hippolyte
(Encyclopedia) HippolyteHippolytehĭpŏlˈĭtē [key], in Greek mythology, an Amazon queen. One of the 12 labors of Hercules was to take the golden girdle of Ares from her. To accomplish his task Hercules…Salamis, island, Greece
(Encyclopedia) Salamis, island, E Greece, in the Saronic Gulf, W of Athens. It early belonged to Aegina but was later under Athenian control, except for a brief period after it was occupied (c.600 b.…Sestos
(Encyclopedia) SestosSestossĕsˈtŏs [key], ancient town on the Thracian shore of the Hellespont (now Dardanelles) opposite Abydos (in present-day Turkey). It was the scene of the story of Hero and…Polygnotus
(Encyclopedia) PolygnotusPolygnotuspŏlˌĭgnōˈtəs [key], fl. c.460 b.c.–447 b.c., Greek painter, b. Thasos. He later became an Athenian citizen. He painted the Capture of Troy and Descent of Odysseus…Trending
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