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The Acropolis of Athens or Citadel of Athens is the best known acropolis (Gr. akros, akron, edge, extremity + polis, city, pl. acropoleis) in the world. Although there are many other acropoleis in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as The Acropolis without qualification. The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on 26 March 2007. The Acropolis is a flat-topped rock that rises above sea level in the city of Athens, with a surface area of about 3 hectares. It was also known as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man, Cecrops, the first Athenian king.
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Anatolia (, from Greek '; also Asia Minor, from , ') is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey. The region is bounded by the Black Sea to the north, Georgia to the northeast, the Armenian Highland to the east, Mesopotamia to the southeast, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west. Anatolia has been home to many civilizations throughout history, such as the Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Persians, Greeks, Assyrians, Armenians, Romans, Byzantines, Anatolian Seljuks and Ottomans. As a result, Anatolia is one of the archeologically richest areas in the world.
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The Attalid dynasty was a Hellenistic dynasty that ruled the city of Pergamon after the death of Lysimachus, a general of Alexander the Great. The Attalid kingdom was the rump state left after the collapse of the Lysimachian Empire. One of Lysimachus' officers, Philetaerus, took control of the city in 282 BC. The later Attalids were descended from his father, and they expanded the city into a kingdom. Attalus I proclaimed himself King in the 230s BC, following his victories over the Galatians. The Attalids ruled Pergamon until Attalus III bequeathed the kingdom to the Roman Republic in 133 BC to avoid a likely succession crisis.
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The city of Athens during the classical period of Ancient Greece (508-322 BC) was a notable polis (city-state) of Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League. Athenian democracy was established in 508 BC under Cleisthenes following the tyranny of Hippias. This system remained remarkably stable, and with a few brief interruptions remained in place for 180 years, until 322 BC (aftermath of Lamian War) . The peak of Athenian hegemony was achieved in the 440s to 430s BC, known as the Age of Pericles.
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The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth which includes the shipping route of the Corinth Canal, and in the west by the Strait of Rion, which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the outer Gulf of Patras at Cape Drepano, where the narrowest point is crossed by the Rio-Antirio bridge. The Gulf of Corinth is almost surrounded by the prefectures of Aetolia-Acarnania, Phocis in the north, Boeotia in the northeast, Attica in the east, Corinthia in the southeast and south and Achaea in the southwest. The gulf is one of the most seismically active regions in Europe.
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The Temple of Zeus at Olympia, was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the chief of the gods, Zeus. It was the very model of the fully-developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order. The temple, built between 472 and 456 BC, stood in the most famous sanctuary of Greece, which had been dedicated to local and Pan-Hellenic deities and had probably been established towards the end of the Mycenaean period. The Altis, the enclosure with its sacred grove, open-air altars and the tumulus of Pelops, was first formed during the tenth and ninth centuries BCE, when the cult of Zeus was joined the already establish cult here of Hera.
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The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Alaric I
Alaric I (Alareiks in the original Gothic) was likely born about 370 on an island named Peuce (the Fir) at the mouth of the Danube in present day Romania. King of the Visigoths from 395–410, Alaric was the first Germanic leader to take the city of Rome. Having originally desired to settle his people in the Roman Empire, he finally sacked the city, marking the decline of imperial power in the west.
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Albanians () are a people from southeast Europe who live in Albania, Kosovo and neighboring countries. They speak the Albanian language. Roughly half of Albanians live in Albania, with other large groups residing in Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro. There are Albanian communities in a number of other countries, including Turkey, Greece, Serbia and Italy.
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Anaxagoras
Anaxagoras (, "lord of the assembly"; c. 500 BC – 428 BC) was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. Born in Clazomenae in Asia Minor, Anaxagoras was the first philosopher to bring philosophy from Ionia to Athens. He attempted to give a scientific account of eclipses, meteors, rainbows, and the sun, which he described as a fiery mass larger than the Peloponnese. He was accused of contravening the established religion and was forced to flee to Lampsacus.
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Antisthenes
Antisthenes (; c. 445-c. 365 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and a pupil of Socrates. Antisthenes first learned rhetoric under Gorgias before becoming an ardent disciple of Socrates. He adopted and developed the ethical side of Socrates' teachings, advocating an ascetic life lived in accordance with virtue. Later writers regarded him as the founder of Cynic philosophy.
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Archilochus
:For the hummingbird genus, see ''Archilochus.
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Aspasia
Aspasia (ca. 470 BC–ca. 400 BC, Greek: ) was a Milesian woman who was famous for her involvement with the Athenian statesman Pericles. Very little is known about the details of her life. She spent most of her adult life in Athens, and she may have influenced Pericles and Athenian politics. She is mentioned in the writings of Plato, Aristophanes, Xenophon, and other authors of the day.
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Bacchylides
Bacchylides () (5th century BC) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of nine lyric poets which included his uncle Simonides. The elegance and polished style of his lyrics have been a commonplace of Bacchylidean scholarship since at least Longinus (De Sublimitate 33,5). Some scholars however have associated these qualities with superficial charm. He has often been compared unfavourably with his contemporary, Pindar, as "a kind of Boccherini to Pindar's Haydn", yet the differences in their styles doesn't allow for easy comparison and "to blame Bacchylides for not being Pindar is as childish a judgement as to condemn...Marvel for missing the grandeur of Milton." His career coincided with the ascendency of dramatic styles of poetry, as embodied in the works of Aeschylus or Sophocles, and he is in fact one of the last poets of major significance within the more ancient tradition of purely lyric poetry. The most notable features of his lyrics are their clarity in expression and simplicity of thought, making them an ideal introduction to the study of Greek lyric poetry in general and to Pindar's verse in particular.
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Diogenes of Sinope
Diogenes of Sinope ( Diogenes ho Sinopeus), was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Also known as Diogenes the Cynic, he was born in Sinope (modern-day Sinop, Turkey) in 412 or 404 BCE
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Epaminondas
Epaminondas (Greek: ) (ca. 410 BC – 362 BC) or Epameinondas was a Theban general and statesman of the 4th century BC who transformed the Ancient Greek city-state of Thebes, leading it out of Spartan subjugation into a preeminent position in Greek politics. In the process he broke Spartan military power with his victory at Leuctra and liberated the Messenian helots, a group of Peloponnesian Greeks who had been enslaved under Spartan rule for some 230 years, having been defeated in the Messenian War ending in 600 BC. Epaminondas reshaped the political map of Greece, fragmented old alliances, created new ones, and supervised the construction of entire cities. He was militarily influential as well, inventing and implementing several major battlefield tactics.
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Gorgias
Gorgias (, ca. 485-c.380 BCE) "the Nihilist", Greek sophist, pre-socratic philosopher and rhetorician, was a native of Leontini in Sicily. Along with Protagoras, he forms the first generation of Sophists. Several doxographers report that he was a pupil of Empedocles, although he would only have been a few years younger. "Like other Sophists he was an itinerant, practicing in various cities and giving public exhibitions of his skill at the great pan-Hellenic centers of Olympia and Delphi, and charged fees for his instruction and performances. A special feature of his displays was to invite miscellaneous questions from the audience and give impromptu replies."
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Heraclitus
Heraclitus of Ephesus (Ancient Greek: — ; c. 535–c. 475 BCE) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, a native of the Greek city Ephesus, Ionia, on the coast of Asia Minor. He was of distinguished parentage. Little is known about his early life and education, but he regarded himself as self-taught and a pioneer of wisdom. From the lonely life he led, and still more from the riddling nature of his philosophy and his contempt for humankind in general, he was called "The Obscure," and the "Weeping Philosopher."
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Hipponax
Hipponax of Ephesus was an Ancient Greek iambic poet.
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Ibycus
Ibycus (Ancient Greek: ) (6th century BC), was an Ancient Greek lyric poet. He was included in the canonical list of nine lyric poets by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria. The extant fragments of his work contain the earliest-known example of the triadic choral lyric and epinician poetry.
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Justinian II
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Leonidas I
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Lycurgus of Sparta
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Lysander
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Parmenides
Parmenides of Elea (Greek: ; fl. early 5th century BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, a Greek city on the southern coast of Italy. He was the founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy. The single known work of Parmenides is a poem which has survived only in fragmentary form. In this poem, Parmenides describes two views of reality. In The Way of Truth (a part of the poem), he explains how reality is one, change is impossible, and existence is timeless, uniform, and unchanging. In The Way of Opinion, he explains the world of appearances, which is false and deceitful. These thoughts strongly influenced Plato, and through him, the whole of Western philosophy.
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Plato
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Protagoras
Protagoras (Greek: ) (ca. 490– 420 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and is numbered as one of the sophists by Plato. In his dialogue Protagoras, Plato credits him with having invented the role of the professional sophist or teacher of virtue. He is also believed to have created a major controversy during ancient times through his statement that man is the measure of all things. This idea was very revolutionary for the time and contrasting to other philosophical doctrines that claimed the universe was based on something objective, outside the human influence.
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Pyrrhus of Epirus
Pyrrhus or Pyrrhos (, Pyrros; 319-272 BC) was a Greek general of the Hellenistic era. He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house (from ca. 297 BC), and later he became King of Epirus (306-302, 297-272 BC) and Macedon (288-284, 273-272 BC). He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome. Some of his battles, though successful, cost him heavy losses, from which the term "Pyrrhic victory" was coined. He is the subject of one of Plutarch's Parallel Lives.
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Pythagoras
Pythagoras of Samos (, O Pythagoras o Samios, "Pythagoras the Samian", or simply ; c. 570-c. 495 BC) was an Ionian Greek philosopher and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. Most of our information about Pythagoras was written down centuries after he lived, thus very little reliable information is known about him. He was born on the island of Samos, and may have travelled widely in his youth, visiting Egypt and other places seeking knowledge. Around 530 BC, he moved to Croton, a Greek colony in southern Italy, and there set up a religious sect. His followers pursued the religious rites and practices developed by Pythagoras, and studied his philosophical theories. The society took an active role in the politics of Croton, but this eventually led to their downfall. The Pythagorean meeting-places were burned, and Pythagoras was forced to flee the city. He is said to have ended his days in Metapontum.
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Sappho
Sappho ( in English; Attic Greek ' , Aeolic Greek ' ) was an Ancient Greek poet, born on the island of Lesbos. Later Greeks included her in the list of nine lyric poets. Her birth was sometime between 630 and 612 BC, and it is said that she died around 570 BC, but little is known for certain about her life. The bulk of her poetry, which was well-known and greatly admired throughout antiquity, has been lost, but her immense reputation has endured through surviving fragments.
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Simonides of Ceos
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Solon
Solon (ancient Greek: , c. 638 BC–558 BC) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in archaic Athens. His reforms failed in the short term yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian democracy.
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Stesichorus
Stesichorus (Ancient Greek: , circa 640 - 555 BC) was the first great poet of the Greek West. He is best known for telling epic stories in lyric metres but he is also famous for some ancient traditions about his life, such as his opposition to the tyrant Phalaris, and the blindness he is said to have incurred and cured by composing verses first insulting and then flattering to Helen of Troy. He was ranked among the nine lyric poets esteemed by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria and yet his work attracted relatively little interest among ancient commentators, which in turn left a disproportionate number of gaps in the modern record as one scholar observed in 1967: "Time has dealt more harshly with Stesichorus than with any other major lyric poet." Recent discoveries, recorded on Egyptian papyrus (notably and controversially, the Lille papyrus, in 1974), have enhanced modern understanding of his work, confirming his role as a link between Homer's epic narrative and the lyric narrative of poets like Pindar.
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Thales of Miletus
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Themistocles
Themistocles (Greek: ; "Glory of the Law"); c. 524–459 BC, was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy, along with his great rival Aristides. As a politician, Themistocles was a populist, having the support of lower class Athenians, and generally being at odds with the Athenian nobility. Elected archon in 493 BC, he took steps to increase the naval power of Athens, which would be a recurring theme in his political career. During the first Persian invasion of Greece, he fought at the Battle of Marathon, and was possibly one of the 10 Athenian strategoi (generals) in that battle.
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Thucydides
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Timocreon
Timocreon, of Ialysus in Rhodes, was a Greek lyric poet who flourished about 480 BC.
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Zeno of Citium
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Peloponnese, Greece: Nafplion
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Nafplion is one of Greece's prettiest towns. Its narrow streets are lined by elegant Venetian houses and graceful Neoclassical mansions, while the harbor-front promenade features inviting bars and couch-filled cafes which attract a relaxed crowd. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.
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Peloponnese, Greece
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Peloponnese, Greece - Tolo, Nafplio, Palamidi fortress, Tyros, Monemvasia, Sparta, Mystras, Ancient Olympia, museum, Ancient Corinth, Corinth Canal, Nea Epidaurus, Epidaurus, Mycenae, Treasury of Atreus, Aegion - Agios Nikolaos ferry
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Peloponnese, Greece: Magnificent Monemvasia
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Often referred to as the "Gibraltar of Greece," Monemvasia is a virtual showcase of Byzantine, Turkish, and Venetian history dating back to the 13th century. Worth climbing: the steep zigzag path that leads up and up, out of the lower town, to ruins of the fortified upper town, and sweeping views of the Mediterranean Sea. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.
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Peloponnese, Greece: Rugged Mani Peninsula
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While most visitors to Greece's Peloponnese enjoy the same tourist stops, a three-hour drive takes you off the beaten path to the timless and rustic south coast. Its southernmost point, the Mani Peninsula, still harbors remote corners where centuries-old art is tucked away, and where the curious traveler can be alone with a bit of bygone culture. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.
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Peloponnese, Greece: The Sanctuary of Olympia
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For over a thousand years, the Sanctuary of Olympia was primarily a religious place and only open to people during the Olympic games, started here in 776 BC These games were held to honor the gods and to unify the Greeks, and the Sanctuary hosted them for 1200 years. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.
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Peloponnese, Greece: Country Delights
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Settle into the pace of Greek country life in Kardamyli. We visit a shopkeeper serving up chamomile and olives harvested from his backyard: the hills of the Peloponnese. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.
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Greece Peloponnese 001
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Driving around Peloponnese Greece 2006. Rented a care in Athens. The 1st day to Corinth and then Nafplio for the night. The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus (Greek: Πελοπόννησος) is a large peninsula and region in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. The peninsula is divided among three distinct peripheries of modern Greece: most of the Peloponnese and parts of the West Greece and Attica peripheries. The Peloponnese covers an area of some 21549 km² (8320 square miles) and constitutes the southernmost part of mainland Greece. While technically it may be considered an island since the construction of the Corinth Canal in 1893 - like other peninsulas that have been separated from their mainland by man-made bodies of waters - it is rarely, if ever, referred to as an "island". It has two land connections with the rest of Greece, a natural one at the Isthmus of Corinth and an artificial one in the shape of the Rio-Antirio bridge (completed 2004). The peninsula has a mountainous interior and deeply indented coasts, with Mount Taygetus its highest point. It possesses four south-pointing peninsulas, Messenia, the Mani Peninsula, Cape Malea (also known as Epidaurus Limera), and the Argolid in the far northeast of the Peloponnese. Two groups of islands lie off the Peloponnesan coast: the Argo-Saronic Islands to the east and the Ionian Islands to the west. The island of Kythira, off the Epidaurus Limera peninsula to the south of the Peloponnese ...
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Mani peninsula, Peloponnese, Greek
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( video 2000, Mani peninsula, Peloponnese, Greece). Mani, the southernmost and middle peninsula of the Peloponnese or Morea, straddling the districts of Lakonia and Messenia in southern Greece, is a treasure trove of Byzantine and post Byzantine churches, Frankish castles and stunning scenery. The isolated aspect of this beautiful area, combined with the independent nature of its inhabitants meant that some traditions developed separately from the rest of the Peloponnese and Greece so that a distinct society made its mark on the landscape. To this day the architecture of the area is famed for the tower houses and fortified family dwellings from the period of the Ottoman occupation of Greece.
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Peloponnese Greece, Olympia Oasis Grecotel all inclusive family hotel
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www.GRecotel.com Welcome to our All Inclusive Family Luxury Hotel in Peloponnese, Greece, Grecotel Olympia Oasis, a holiday dreamland for quality family holidays -- a Grecotel hallmark. 10 km stretch of children friendly sandy beach, 3.000 m² pools including: large fresh water pool, adventure...
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[Maple Animation] The Peloponnesian War
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[Note] THIS VIDEO IS MADE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS ONLY! NO COPYRIGHT FROM NEXON IS INTENDED! [Maple Animation] The Peloponnesian War - The Downfall of Ancient Greece 0.o the timing of the video sound effects is REALLY bad!!! and sorry for the bad spelling, im not good at spelling =[ but this was fun to make =P high quality link: www.youtube.com also, sum ppl might not get this story ok, so this is the history of greece and its about how ancient greece died this is close to what happened in the real ancient greece but there may have been more to the story now alcibiades might confuse ppl. ALCIBIADES IS BAD. he is supposed to work for athens. but instead, he went to Sparta and told them how to defeat athens. and the king of sparta rlly didnt throw him off the mountain like that, i just made that up. i dont kno how alcibiades became a ruler of athens after that but maybe im wrong but my sources tell me that that's what happened 0.o
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Peloponnese, Greece Mandola Rosa suites & villas, Grecotel luxury resort with suites
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www.MandolaRosa.com Luxury Hotel in Peloponnese, Greece, Mandola Rosa Suites & Villas. Drift through languorous days & romantic nights as effortlessly as the pink almond blossom on the Ionian breeze... Welcome to Mandola Rosa -- a genteel retreat of privilege and pleasure, where Belle Époque glamour meets beachside living. Mandola Rosa is a boutique hotel that occupies an exclusive stretch of one of the finest beaches in the Mediterranean. The Hotel lies at the centre of its own private estate within the Olympia Riviera Resort and comprises just 54 suites and villas, steeped in old world charm and effortless elegance.
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Peloponnese, Greece Olympia Riviera Resort Grecotel luxury beach resort
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www.grecotel.com The ultimate luxury spa resort in Peloponnese, Greece... Simply spectacular! Set in a 500-acre wooded estate along the 2km gorgeous stretch of Kyllini beach on the Greek mainland's most beautiful coast... Grecotel Olympia Riviera Resort, this luxury spa resort in Peloponnese Greece, is a glimpse of Elysium. A shoreline settlement of dazzling, cascading pools and cool breezes. A place of memories and moments -- weddings, honeymoons, family holidays and anniversaries -- steeped in wonder and romance. Olympia Riviera Resort is a wondrous place on the magnificent Kyllini beach, composed of five distinct environments that flow into each other, igniting the senses: Mandola Rosa suites & villas Olympia Riviera Thalasso ***** Olympia Oasis all-inclusive Ilia Palms all-inclusive Elixir Thalassotherapy Center Olympia Convention Center It's one of those magical places designed to be all things to all people, divinely peaceful and stylish.
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Empire Earth, Greek campaign: The Peloponnesian War part 1 of 3
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Empire Earth part 21, Greek campaign: mission 5 (part 1/3)
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Peloponnese
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Amanda Lamb is in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, where Rose Kelly and her daughter Liz, from Bristol, are searching for a holiday home
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Nafplion and Olympia, in Peloponnese, Greece
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visiting Nafplion and Olympia, in Peloponnese, Greece
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Peloponnese train SPAP
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Twin railcar MAN of the Athens-Kalamata run, forming a train together with the intercity railcar of the Athens-Patras line until Corinth, crossing the notorious "kaki skala" pass (en.wikipedia.org and the Corinth Channel bridge
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17. The Peloponnesian War, Part I
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Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205) In this lecture, Professor Kagan describes the events that lead up the Peloponnesian War. He argues that the rise of Athenian power and the concomitant challenge to Spartan dominance pointed to potential conflict. However, Professor Kagan also points out that there were many people who did not want war and that therefore war was not inevitable. The Thirty Years Peace was negotiated, and Professor Kagan finally argues that its clause for arbitration was the key clause that could have prevented war. 00:00 - Chapter 1. The Importance of the Peloponnesian War and Its Continuing Value 09:25 - Chapter 2. The Origins of the War 23:37 - Chapter 3. Athens Faces a Critical Decision 30:31 - Chapter 4. Multiple Battles 45:16 - Chapter 5. Reversal of Fortune 56:17 - Chapter 6. The Four Months Truce and Subsequent Thirty Years Peace Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2007.
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Pylos in the Peloponnese
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A really gorgeous town. I'd like to see it when the weather is better and there are people wandering around.
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Epidauros and Corinth in the Peloponnese, Greece
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visiting Epidauros and Corinth in the Peloponnese, Greece
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Mediterranean - Greece 1 - Athens & Peloponnese
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Athens, Greece & the Peloponnese
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ALCO A9111+A9103 SPAP-OIL EXPRESS PELOPONNESE METER GAUGE LINE
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ALCO A9111+A9103 SPAP-OIL EXPRESS PELOPONNESE METER GAUGE LINE "ΣΑΟΥΔΑΡΑΨ"
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Dora Stratou - "Tsamiko and Kalamatiano" dances from Peloponnese - June 2011
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Dora Stratou is a group of Greek Traditional Dances that has daily performances in the Dora Stratou garden theatre, located on Philopappou Hill, opposite the Acropolis in Athens. Tsamiko and Kalamatiano are the traditional dances from Peloponnese region in Greece. Further information: en.wikipedia.org & en.wikipedia.org
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Images of Greece - Peloponnese (Stoupa)
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Photographs of the Peloponnese, Stoupa, Greece, 2000, 2002 More pictures at www.imagesofgreece.co.uk
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Monemvasia leads drop in hotel rates
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Welsh hospitality and skiing Austria
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The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus (Greek: Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnisos; see also list of Greek place names), is a large peninsula, located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. During the late Middle Ages and the Ottoman era, the peninsula was known as the Morea (Greek: Μωρέας, colloq. Μωριάς), a name still in colloquial use.
The peninsula is divided among three regions of Greece: most of it belongs to the Peloponnese region, and parts belong to the West Greece and Attica regions.
It was here that the Greek War of Independence began; the Peloponnesians have had an almost total dominance of politics and government in Greece since then.[1]
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The Peloponnese covers an area of some 21,549.6 km² (8,320 square miles) and constitutes the southernmost part of mainland Greece. While technically it may be considered an island, since the construction of the Corinth Canal in 1893 – like other peninsulas that have been separated from their mainland by man-made bodies of waters – it is rarely, if ever, referred to as an "island". It has two land connections with the rest of Greece, a natural one at the Isthmus of Corinth, and an artificial one in the shape of the Rio-Antirio bridge (completed 2004).
The peninsula has a mountainous interior and deeply indented coasts, with Mount Taygetus its highest point at 2,407 m. It possesses four south-pointing peninsulas, the Messenian peninsula, the Mani Peninsula, the Cape Malea peninsula (also known as Epidaurus Limera), and the Argolid in the far northeast of the Peloponnese.
Two groups of islands lie off the Peloponnesan coast: the Argo-Saronic Islands to the east, and the Ionian Islands to the west. The island of Kythera, off the Epidaurus Limera peninsula to the south of the Peloponnese, is considered to be part of the Ionian Islands.
History[link]
The peninsula has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Its modern name derives from ancient Greek mythology, specifically the legend of the hero Pelops, who was said to have conquered the entire region. The name Peloponnesos means "Island of Pelops".
Mainland Greece's (and Europe's) first major civilization, the Aegean (or Mycenaean) civilization, dominated the Peloponnese in the Bronze Age, from the stronghold at Mycenae in the north-east of the peninsula. The Mycenean civilization collapsed suddenly at the end of the 2nd millennium BC, with many of its cities and palaces showing signs of destruction. The subsequent period, known as the Greek Dark Ages, is marked by an absence of written records. In 776 BC, the first Olympic Games were held at Olympia, and this date is sometimes used to denote the beginning of the classical period of Greek antiquity. During classical antiquity, the Peloponnese was at the heart of the affairs of ancient Greece, possessed some of its most powerful city-states, and saw some of its bloodiest battles. It was the site of the cities of Sparta, Corinth, Argos and Megalopolis, and was the homeland of the Peloponnesian League. The peninsula was involved in the Persian Wars and was the scene of the Peloponnesian War of 431 BC-404 BC. It fell to the expanding Roman Republic in 146 BC and became the province of Achaea. During the Roman period, the peninsula remained prosperous but became a provincial backwater, relatively cut off from the affairs of the wider Roman world.
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Further information: Peloponnese (theme)
After the partition of the Empire in 395, the Peloponnese became a part of the East Roman or Byzantine Empire. The devastation of Alaric's raid in 396–397 led to the construction of the Hexamilion wall across the Isthmus of Corinth.[2] Through most of Late Antiquity, the peninsula retained its urbanized character: in the 6th century, Hierocles counted 26 cities in his Synecdemus. By the latter part of that century however, building activity seems to have stopped, either because of the devastation caused by Slavic incursions or because of a more general urban decline.[3] The scale of the Slavic incursions and settlement in the later 6th and especially in the 7th century remain a matter of dispute. The Slavs did occupy most of the peninsula, as evidenced by Slavic toponyms, with the exception of the eastern coast, which remained in Byzantine hands. The latter was included in the thema of Hellas, established by Justinian II ca. 690.[4][5] Under Nikephoros I, following a Slavic revolt and attack on Patras, a determined Hellenization process was carried out. According to the Chronicle of Monemvasia, in 805 the Byzantine governor of Corinth went to war with the Slavs, obliterated them, and allowed the original inhabitants to claim their own;[6] the city of Patras was recovered and the region re-settled with Greeks.[7] Many Slavs were resettled to Anatolia and many Anatolian, Sicilian and Calabrian Greeks were resettled in the area, and the inclusion of the entire peninsula in the new thema of Peloponnesos, with its capital at Corinth. There was also continuity of the Peloponnesian Greek population.[8] That the process of re-Hellenization was successful suggests Slavs found themselves in the midst of many Greeks.[9] It is doubtful that such large number could have been transplanted into Greece in the 9th century; thus there surely had been many Greeks remaining in Greece and continuing to speak Greek throughout the period of Slavic occupation.[9] By the end of the 9th century the Peloponnese was culturally and administratively Greek again, with [10] the exception of a few small Slavic tribes in the mountains such as the Melingoi and Ezeritai.[11] Although they were to remain relatively autonomous until Ottoman times, such tribes were the exception rather than the rule.[11] Following the Arab capture of Crete in the 820s, the Peloponnese suffered greatly from repeated Arab raids. After the island was recovered by Byzantium in 961 however, the region entered a period of renewed prosperity, where agriculture, commerce and urban industry flourished.[12]
In 1205, following the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire by the forces of the Fourth Crusade, the Crusaders under William of Champlitte and Geoffrey of Villehardouin marched south through mainland Greece and conquered the Peloponnese against sporadic local Greek resistance. The Franks then founded the Principality of Achaea, nominally a vassal of the Latin Empire, while the Venetians occupied a number of strategically important ports around the coast such as Monemvasia, Pylos and Koroni, which they retained into the 15th century.[13] The Franks popularized the name Morea for the peninsula, which first appears as the name of the Frankish Castle of Mouria in Gortynia during the 13th century.The Castle of Mouria was part of the Baronies of Akova - Mategrifon,Passava,Dafni Kalavriton, property of The Sovereign Princess Heiress of Morea Margarita of Akova-Mouria, the Lady of the Bridge of Ladona river who is lake today. Frankish supremacy in the peninsula however received a critical blow after the Battle of Pelagonia, when William II of Villehardouin was forced to cede the newly-constructed fortress and palace at Mystras near ancient Sparta to a resurgent Byzantium. This Greek province (and later a semi-autonomous Despotate) staged a gradual reconquest, eventually conquering the Frankish principality by 1430.[14] The same period was also marked by a very small influx of Albanian settlers to Central Greece and the Peloponnese, who became the ancestors of the Arvanites.[15] Despite repeated and destructive raids by Turakhan Beg and Murad II and internal strife between the despots the peninsula enjoys a period of relative prosperity during the middle decades of the century.
Ottoman period[link]
See also: Morea Eyalet
The Ottoman Turks overran the Peloponnese between 1458–1460, with the exception of the Venetian strongholds,[12] which were taken gradually over decades of intermittent Ottoman–Venetian Wars. The peninsula was made a sanjak of the Rumelia Eyalet, with Corinth (Turk. Gördes) as its capital. The Venetians occupied the entire peninsula during the successful Morean War (1684–1699), establishing the "Kingdom of the Morea" (It. Regno di Morea) to rule the country. Venetian rule lasted until the re-establishment of Ottoman control in 1715.
The Ottomans re-established a Morea Eyalet, which also included parts of mainland Greece around Nafpaktos and Preveza. Corinth, then Nafplion (Tr. Anaboli) and later Tripolitza (Tr. Trabliçe) were the province's capitals. Throughout the 18th century, Ottoman authority remained relatively solid and opposed only by rebellions in the semi-autonomous Mani Peninsula, the southernmost part of the Peloponnese, and the activities of the bands of the klephts. The Russian-instigated Orlov Revolt of 1770 temporarily threatened Ottoman rule, but was quickly and brutally subdued.
Modern Greece[link]
The Peloponnesians played a major role in the Greek War of Independence – the war actually began in the Peloponnese, when rebels took control of Kalamata on March 23, 1821. Greek control over the peninsula, with the exception of a few coastal forts, was established with the capture of Tripolitsa in September 1821. The peninsula was the scene of fierce fighting and extensive devastation following the arrival of Egyptian troops under Ibrahim pasha in 1825. The decisive naval Battle of Navarino was fought off Pylos on the west coast of the Peloponnese, and a French expeditionary corps cleared the last Turko-Egyptian forces from the peninsula in 1828. The city of Nafplion, on the east coast of the peninsula, became the first capital of the independent Greek state.
During the 19th and early 20th century, the region became relatively poor and economically isolated. A significant part of its population emigrated to the larger cities of Greece, especially Athens, and other countries such as the United States and Australia. It was badly affected by the Second World War and Greek Civil War, experiencing some of the worst atrocities committed in Greece during those conflicts. Living standards have improved dramatically throughout Greece since then, especially after the country's accession to the European Union in 1981. The rural Peloponnese is renowned for being amongst the most traditionalist and conservative regions of Greece and is a stronghold of the right-wing New Democracy party, while the larger urban centres like Kalamata and especially Patras are dominated by the left-wing Panhellenic Socialist Movement. Villages still continue to see a population decline due the lack of economic opportunities, industrial farming, and the aging population. Despite the relative poverty of the region itself however, the Peloponnesians have always had an almost total dominance of politics and government in Greece; since Greek independence in the 1820s, the vast majority of Prime Ministers have been of Peloponnesian origin, and the most powerful political families (Zaimis, Mavromichalis, Varvitsiotis, Stephanopoulos and of course Papandreou) hail from the region. Currently, both the Prime Minister (George Papandreou) and the Leader of the Opposition (Antonis Samaras) are Peloponnesians; the business elite of Greece is also mostly Peloponnesian, with the Angelopoulos and Latsis families being a typical example, while the Maniots of Southern Peloponnese traditionally dominate the Armed Forces. All this has gained the Peloponnesians a reputation for cunning and political connections in Greek popular culture.
In late August 2007, large parts of Peloponnese suffered from wildfires, which caused severe damage in villages, forests and the death of 77 people. The impact of the fires to the environment and economy of the region are still unknown. It is thought to be the largest environmental disaster in modern Greek history.
Prefectures[link]
- Arcadia - 100,611 inhabitants
- Argolis - 108, 636 inhabitants
- Corinthia - 144,527 inhabitants (except municipalities of Agioi Theodoroi and most of Loutraki-Perachora, which lie east of the Corinth Canal)
- Laconia - 100,871 inhabitants
- Messinia - 180,264 inhabitants
- Achaea - 331,316 inhabitants
- Elis - 198,763 inhabitants
- Piraeus (only the municipalities of Methana, Troizina, and part of Poros)
Cities[link]
The principal modern cities of the Peloponnese are (2001 census):
- Patras (169,242 inhabitants)
- Kalamata (54,065 inhabitants)
- Corinth (30,434 inhabitants)
- Tripoli (28,976 inhabitants)
- Argos (25,068 inhabitants)
- Pyrgos (24,765 inhabitants)
- Aigion (21,966 inhabitants)
- Sparta (16,473 inhabitants)
- Nafplion (13,124 inhabitants)
Archaeological sites[link]
The Peloponnese possesses many important archaeological sites dating from the Bronze Age through to the Middle Ages. Among the most notable are:
- Bassae (ancient town and the temple of Epikourios Apollo)
- Corinth (ancient city)
- Epidaurus (ancient religious and healing centre)
- Messene (ancient city)
- Mistra (medieval Byzantine fortress-town near Sparta)
- Monemvasia (medieval fortress-town)
- Mycenae (fortress-town of the eponymous civilization)
- Olympia (site of the Ancient Olympic Games)
- Sparta
- Pylos (the palace of Nestor)
- Tegea (ancient religious centre)
- Tiryns (ancient fortified settlement)
See also[link]
Notes[link]
- ^ Jean Meynaud, Panagiotes Merlopoulos, Gerasimos Notaras, Oi politikes dunameis sten Ellada, 2002 edition
- ^ Kazhdan (1991), p. 927
- ^ Kazhdan (1991), p. 1620
- ^ Kazhdan (1991), pp. 911, 1620
- ^ Obolensky (1971), pp. 54–55, 75
- ^ Fine, J.V.A. The Early Medieval Balkans, page 80. University of Michigan Press, 1983, 336 pages.
- ^ Fine, J.V.A. The Early Medieval Balkans, page 82. University of Michigan Press, 1983, 336 pages.
- ^ Fine, J.V.A. The Early Medieval Balkans, page 61. University of Michigan Press, 1983, 336 pages.
- ^ a b Fine, J.V.A. The Early Medieval Balkans, page 64. University of Michigan Press, 1983, 336 pages.
- ^ Fine, J.V.A. The Early Medieval Balkans, page 79. University of Michigan Press, 1983, 336 pages.
- ^ a b Fine, J.V.A. The Early Medieval Balkans, page 83. University of Michigan Press, 1983, 336 pages.
- ^ a b Kazhdan (1991), p. 1621
- ^ Kazhdan (1991), pp. 11, 1621, 2158
- ^ Kazhdan (1991), pp. 11, 1621
- ^ Obolensky (1971), p. 8
Sources[link]
- Kazhdan, Alexander, ed. (1991), Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6
- Obolensky, Dimitri (1971), The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe, 500–1453, Praeger Publishers
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| Dora Stratou | |
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| Born | 1903 Athens, Greece |
| Died | 20 January 1988 Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Folkorist |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Period | 1953 to 1988 |
| Genres | Dance, Music |
| Subjects | Greek Folk Dancing, Greek Folk Music |
| Literary movement | Founder of "Greek Dances-Dora Stratou" Society |
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Dora Stratou (Greek: Δόρα Στράτου) (Athens, 1903–1988) was a significant contributor to Greek Folk Dancing and Greek Folk Music. She issued one of the largest series of folk music in the world with 50 records and is the founder of the Greek Dances-Dora Stratou Society.
Her parents Maria Koromila and Nikolaos Stratos brought her up in the upper class urban environment of Athens at the beginning of the twentieth century, along with her brother Andreas Stratou.
Dora Stratou wrote the book Greek Traditional Dances in 1979. It was printed by the Greek Educational Books Organisation in Athens 1979. She worked with Simon Karras and other ethnomusicologists. She maintained a record of traditions, recorded music, filmed dancers, interviewed villagers on dance topics, costumes, folkore, etc.
In her book she begins with the quote: I write what my eyes have seen, what went through my mind and what my soul fell in love with... Her true passion for Greek Dance led her to establish one of the most unusual living museums in the world, The Greek Dances Theatre in Athens. This theatre group dances the regional dances in Greece, the same way as they were done hundreds of years ago and the dancers still wear the authentic costumes of yesteryear. It is one of the finest living museums in Greece and unique in the world.
The Greek Dances theater is nowadays a host for other folkloric groups both within Greece and Internationally. The International Organisation of Folk Arts-Greece (UNESCO) is also run from the main offices of the Dora Stratou Theatre in Plaka.
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| Name | Stratou, Dora |
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| Date of birth | 1903 |
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece |
| Date of death | 20 January 1988 |
| Place of death | Athens, Greece |
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