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William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Dramatis Personae
Dramatis PersonaeTimon, of Athens.Flattering lords.LuciusLucullusSemproniusOthers.Ventidius, one of Timon's false friends.Alcibiades, an Athenian captain.Apemantus, a churlish philosopher.…Lyceum, gymnasium near ancient Athens
(Encyclopedia) LyceumLyceumlīsēˈəm [key], gymnasium near ancient Athens. There Aristotle taught; hence the extension of the term lyceum to Aristotle's school of philosophers, the Peripatetics.Aratus, Greek poet
(Encyclopedia) AratusAratusərāˈtəs [key], fl. 3d cent. b.c., Greek court poet, from Soli in Cilicia. He wrote an astronomical treatise, Phenomena, which was quoted by Paul at Athens.Apollodorus, Greek scholar
(Encyclopedia) Apollodorus (of Athens), fl. 2d cent. b.c., Greek scholar. He wrote many works on grammar, history, and mythology. His best-known books, only fragments of which survive, are On the…Proclus
(Encyclopedia) ProclusProclusprōˈkləs [key], 410?–485, Neoplatonic philosopher, b. Constantinople. He studied at Alexandria and at Athens, where he was a pupil of the Platonist Syrianus, whom he…Theodorakis, Mikis
(Encyclopedia) Theodorakis, Mikis , 1925-2021, Greek composer and politician, b. Chios island, Greece, Athens Conservatoire (1950). Theodorakis showed…Cresilas
(Encyclopedia) Cresilas or KresilasCresilasboth: krĕsˈĭləs [key], fl. c.450 b.c., Greek sculptor, b. Crete. He worked at Athens. His statue of Pericles is the earliest Greek portrait statue that has…Whitehead, William
(Encyclopedia) Whitehead, William, 1715–85, English poet and playwright. He wrote several plays based on ancient Greek models, including Creusa, Queen of Athens (1754). Whitehead was appointed poet…Ohio University
(Encyclopedia) Ohio University, main campus at Athens; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1804, opened 1809 as the first college in the Old Northwest. There are additional campuses at…Alciphron
(Encyclopedia) AlciphronAlciphronălˈsĭfrŏn, –frən [key], fl. c.a.d. 200?, Greek satirist. His only extant work, in fine Attic style, consists of over 100 fictitious letters from ordinary people…Trending
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