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Antipater, Macedonian general
(Encyclopedia) AntipaterAntipaterăntĭpˈətər [key], d. 319 b.c., Macedonian general. He was one of the ablest and most trusted lieutenants of Philip II and was a friend and supporter of Alexander the…Hymettus
(Encyclopedia) HymettusHymettushīmĕˈtəs [key], Gr. Imittós, mountain range, E central Greece, in Attica, extending c.10 mi (16 km) between Athens and the Saronic Gulf. Mt. Hymettus (c.3,370 ft/1,030…Tyrtaeus
(Encyclopedia) TyrtaeusTyrtaeustərtēˈəs [key], fl. 7th cent. b.c. at Sparta, Greek elegiac poet. Fragments of his martial elegies in Dorian Greek, which were written to spur Spartan soldiers to…herm, in Greek art
(Encyclopedia) hermhermhûrm [key], in 6th-century Greek art, vertical pillar surmounted by a bearded human head and often having a phallus below. These structures were considered sacred to Hermes.…Epimenides
(Encyclopedia) EpimenidesEpimenidesĕpĭmĕnˈĭdēz [key], fl. 6th cent.? b.c., Cretan prophet and miracle worker. According to one story, he was called to Athens to purify the city after the murder of…Wace, Alan John Bayard
(Encyclopedia) Wace, Alan John Bayard, 1879–1957, English archaeologist. From 1914 to 1923 he was director of the British School at Athens. He served as professor of classical archaeology at…Corinthian War
(Encyclopedia) Corinthian War (395 b.c.–86 b.c.), armed conflict between Corinth, Argos, Thebes, and Athens on one side and Sparta on the other. Angered by Sparta's tyrannical overlordship in Greece…William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act III, Scene V
Scene VThe same. The senate-house. The Senate sittingFirst SenatorMy lord, you have my voice to it; the fault's Bloody; 'tis necessary he should die: Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.…Athens-clarke County (balance), GA Census Data
People QuickFactsAthens-Clarke CountyGeorgiaPopulation, 2003 estimate 102,4988,684,715Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 2.2%6.1%Population, 2000 100,2668,186,…Pheidippides
(Encyclopedia) PheidippidesPheidippidesfīdĭpˈĭdēz [key], fl. 490 b.c., semilegendary Athenian courier sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon. He ran 150 miles in two days…Trending
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