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Mars' Hill
(Encyclopedia) Mars' Hill, name given in the Bible for the Areopagus at Athens.Philostratus
(Encyclopedia) Philostratus (Flavius Philostratus)Philostratusfĭlŏsˈtrətəs; flāˈvēəs [key], fl. c.217, Greek Sophist. From a famous literary family in Lemnos, he settled in Athens in later life. His…Areopagus
(Encyclopedia) AreopagusAreopagusărēŏpˈəgəs [key] [Gr.,=hill of Ares], rocky hill, 370 ft (113 m) high, NW of the Acropolis of Athens, famous as the sacred meeting place of the prime council of…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…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…Colossus of Rhodes
(Encyclopedia) Colossus of RhodesColossus of Rhodeskəlŏsˈəs [key], large statue of Helios, the sun god, destroyed by an earthquake in antiquity. Consider one of the Seven Wonders of the World by the…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…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…Trending
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