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RMERGE0D–The Trojan Wars: Hector breaks through the main gate of the Achaeans- Liebig Company collectible card series : The Trojan War
RM2T7W9W8–Trojans find the horse left by Achaeans. By Donn Philip Crane (1878-1944). The Trojan Horse was a wooden horse said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy and win the war.
RF2E1P7BF–This map shows The Aetolian and Achaean Leagues about 229 BC. The legend reads: Pink: Aetolians; Green: Achaeans
RMT6C8Y8–History by Polybius. Volume V, 1729. French edition translated from Greek by Dom Vincent Thuillier. Comments of Military Science enriched with critical and historical notes by M. De Folard. Paris, chez Pierre Gandouin, Julien-Michel Gandouin, Pierre-Francois Giffart and Nicolas-Pierre Armand. Engraving at the beginning of the Fifth Book, first chapter. Filip V of Madedon (238-179 BC) regained the friendship of the Greek statesman Aratus of Sicyon ( 271-213 BC), obtaining with his aid the support of the Achaeans. He decided to go to war by sea (Macedonian Wars). Three of his first officers cons
RM2T8MMAF–The Sacrifice of the Achaeans (Homer, Iliad II, 402-418), Anton Raphael Mengs (Aussig (Bohemia) 1728 - 1779 Rome), 1759, drawing, grey-brown pen, gray brush, wash, 34.5 x 29.1 cm, l.b. Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen
RMW93TX1–After killing Hector in hand-to-hand combat as revenge for the death of his friend Patroclus, Achilles drags Hector’s body behind his chariot in front of the walls of Troy. An 18th century depiction of the incident from Homer’s Iliad.
RM2N2KX65–Philadelphia Museum of Art- Cy Twombly 'Achaeans in Battle' ' Gallery Room - - in Philadelphia, USA
RM2M912R6–After killing Hector in hand-to-hand combat as revenge for the death of his friend Patroclus, Achilles drags Hector’s body behind his chariot in front of the walls of Troy. An incident from Homer’s Iliad. After a work by Bernard Picart.
RF2B618XR–Fight for the body of Achilles, middle group from the west gable of the Temple of Athens to Aegina, Achilles, Achilles, is an almost invulnerable hero of the Greeks, Achaeans, before Troy and the main hero of the Iliad of Homer in Greek mythology / Kampf um die Leiche des Achilleus, Mittelgruppe vom Westgiebel des Athenetempel zu Ägina, Achilleus, Achill, ist in der griechischen Mythologie ein beinahe unverwundbarer Heros der Griechen, Achäer, vor Troja und der Hauptheld der Ilias des Homer, Historisch, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktio
RM2CN2D2J–(200917) -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled 'As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam' was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the g
RM2WP7HEW–Adolf Furtwängler : Glyptothek 1907 / Illustrierter Katalog der Glyptothek König Ludwig's I. zu München / Kastner & Callwey, 1907 / Illustrated catalogue of the Glyptothek of King Ludwig I in Munich at 1907 / Heroen Saal - Heroes Hall / Diodemes / Greek hero / King of Argos / Member of the Achaeans
RM2RR1H4W–200917 -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization GNTO and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People s Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea i
RMH81K5C–Fifty Days at Iliam, Achaeans in Battle, The Fire that Consumes all Before It, Shades of Achilles, Patroclus, Cy Twombly, Philadelphia Museum of Art,
RM2HH8JMT–Terracotta krater ca. 1150–1100 B.C. Cypriot The shape and decoration of this krater are derived from Aegean models of the Mycenaean IIIC:1b period. Manufacture in Cyprus of this type of pottery may be associated with the settlement of Achaeans from the Aegean at this time. The two zones between the handles were painted over in black, which gives the false impression of bichrome decoration.. Terracotta krater. Cypriot. ca. 1150–1100 B.C.. Terracotta. Late Cypriot III. Vases
RMH3WP2P–Silver-gilt dish from Portugal depicting the siege of Troy by the ancient Greeks. Dated 16th Century
RMBA7XYG–Nestor, Greek legend figure, King of Pylos, portrait, copper engraving, circa 18th century, Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared
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RM2NEBYXA–Infographic about the mythical and mysterious War of Troy (1250 B.C.). [Adobe InDesign (.indd); 4960x3188].
RFBGG4E3–Scenes from the Trojan war - Goddesses protecting the Achaeans Athena Hera and Demeter . From the Treasury's pediments
RM2K9C5PR–The Wooden Horse, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894
RF2DP5600–Greater Hellas Sixth Century B.C. The legend on this early 1900s map reads: Chief Seats of Colonization. Pink: Ionians; Green-Aeolians and Achaeans; Yellow-Dorians; Purple-Phoenicians. Inset map: Colonies of the Northern Aegean and Propontis
RMT6C8Y1–History by Polybius. Volume V, 1729. French edition translated from Greek by Dom Vincent Thuillier. Comments of Military Science enriched with critical and historical notes by M. De Folard. Paris, chez Pierre Gandouin, Julien-Michel Gandouin, Pierre-Francois Giffart and Nicolas-Pierre Armand. Fifth Book, first chapter. Filip V of Madedon (238-179 BC) regained the friendship of the Greek statesman Aratus of Sicyon ( 271-213 BC), obtaining with his aid the support of the Achaeans. He decided to go to war by sea (Macedonian Wars). Three of his first officers conspired against him. Engraving.
RMRX7D13–Head of Athena. Sculpture in white marble from a Roman workshop ( 1st century AD ). Empuries, GIrona. Museu Frederic Mares, Barcelona.
RM2AFPAXX–. Ilios : the city and country of the Trojans : the results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author. on the tumulus of Aesyetes when the Achaeans should rushforth from the ships, and it must therefore have been situated to thenorth of Ilium, between the city and the Hellespont, probably about KoumKioi. If, therefore, Demetrius of Scepsis and Strabo, who adopted histheory, pretended that Pasha Tepeh was identical with the tumulus ofAesyetes, it was merely to uphold their impossible theory
RME0T7CD–Wooden horse in taken the city of Troy. The Book of Knowledge, 1912. Engraving. Later colouration.
RMEGAPPG–facsimile of a vase painting from ancient Greece, scenes from the Trojan War and in the middle Peleus as an old man, Greece, Eur
RM2CN2CEX–(200917) -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled 'As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam' was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the g
RMKCC758–Terracotta krater, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1150–1100 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm), Vases, The shape
RM2RR1H5P–200917 -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization GNTO and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People s Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea i
RMB6YBP5–the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city
RF2HTWD2Y–Art inspired by Terracotta krater, Late Cypriot III, ca. 1150–1100 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta, H. 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm), Vases, The shape and decoration of this krater are derived from Aegean models of the Mycenaean IIIC:1b period. Manufacture in Cyprus of this type of pottery may be, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT
RMH3WP2R–Silver-gilt dish from Portugal depicting the siege of Troy by the ancient Greeks. Dated 16th Century
RMP7JYH3–Tiryns, Greece. Archaeological Site. Mycenaean citadel. Cyclopean walls, 1400-1200 BC. Constructed of massive, irregular and limestone blocks. 7-10 meters thick. Argolis.
RM2K9C5J6–Heroes of Trojan War, Menelaus, Paris, Diomedes, Odysseus, Nestor, Achilles, Agamemnon, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894
RMT66RRW–History by Polybius. Volume III. French edition translated from Greek by Dom Vincent Thuillier. Comments of Military Science enriched with critical and historical notes by M. De Folard. Paris, chez Pierre Gandouin, Julien-Michel Gandouin, Pierre-Francois Giffart and Nicolas-Pierre Armand, 1728. Ancient Greece. Battle of Sellasia, 222 BC. It took place between Macedonian and the Achaean League, led by Antigonus III Doson, and Sparta under the command of King Cleomenes III. Macedonian-Achaean victory. Engraving.
RMFTWYCM–Greek art. Red-figure volute-krater. Ransom of Hector (Trojan War). Apulia, Southern Italy. Ca. 350 BC. The Lycurgus painter. Clay. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.
RM2AJEADT–The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands . e beautiful figures we must remem-ber that they represent not what most of the Greeks were, but only the idealwhich they admired. The Achaeans did
RM2CN2CGW–(200917) -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled 'As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam' was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the g
RM2RR1H4M–200917 -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization GNTO and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People s Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea i
RMPPJ0AE–Greek art. Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.
RMJ4PNW7–The heroes of the Trojan War: Menelaos, Paris, Diomedes, Odysseus, Nestor, Achilles, Agamemnon
RMFTWYC3–Greek art. Red-figure volute-krater. Ransom of Hector. Apulia, Southern Italy. Ca. 350 BC. The Lycurgus painter. Clay. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.
RM2AX2BJ2–Ilios; the city and country of the TrojansThe results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author . ng on the tumulus of Aesyetes when the Achaeans should rushforth from the ships, and it must therefore have been situated to thenorth of Ilium, between the city and the Hellespont, probably about KoumKioi. If, therefore, Demetrius of Scepsis and Strabo, who adopted histheory, pretended that Pasha Tepeh was identical with the tumulus ofAesyetes, it was merely to uphold their impossible theory th
RMD71P12–Greek art. Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.
RM2CN2CGD–(200917) -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled 'As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam' was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the g
RM2RR1H5X–200917 -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Singers perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization GNTO and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People s Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in
RMPPJ1A6–Greek art. Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.
RM2AG9E8P–. Mycenaean Troy, based on Dörpfeld's excavations in the sixth of the nine buried cities at Hissarlik. her. Afriendly settlement seems to have been reached, theAchaeans remaining masters of the upper countrywithout expelling the Danaans. According to legend, Mycenae was founded by Per-seus, a descendant of Danaiis of Tiryns, and his de-scendants ruled in INIycenae until the time of Eurj^s-theus; then the sovereignty passed to Atreus and Thy-estes—i. e., to the Achaeans. From the fact that the citadel at Mycenae showstwo periods of construction—an older, in which thewall had an entrance simila
RMD71P1M–Greek art. Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.
RM2CN2D2A–(200917) -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Singers perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled 'As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam' was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the god
RM2RR1H5T–200917 -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization GNTO and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People s Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea i
RMPPJ07H–Greek art. Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.
RMJ4PNTN–The heroes of the Trojan War: Menelaos, Paris, Diomedes, Odysseus, Nestor, Achilles, Agamemnon
RM2AKXE2R–A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities.. . readof slingers in these wars. Among the Greeks theAcarnanians in early times attained to the greatestexpertness in the use of this weapon (Thuc. ii. 81);and at a later time the Achaeans, especially the in-habitants of Agium, Patrae, and Dymae, were cele-brated as expert slingers. The slings of these Achae-ans were made of three thongs of leather, and not ofone only, like those of other nations. (Liv. xxxviii.29.) The people, however, who enjoyed the greatestcelebrity as slingers were the natives of the Balearicislands. Their skill in the use of
RMD71NYE–Greek art. Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.
RM2CN2D31–(200917) -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled 'As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam' was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the g
RM2RR1H69–200917 -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Chinese Ambassador to Greece Zhang Qiyue 6th R, Front poses for a group photo with guests and musical performers in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization GNTO and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People s Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam was staged on Thursday in front o
RMPPJ1E4–Greek art. Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.
RM2AJM39T–www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/book... . It was firstcolonised by Achaeans, and afterwards byDorians from Epidaurus, whence the Doric Aegila (to. AryiAaj, a town of Laconia with a* dialect and customs prevailed in the island. It temple of Demeter, Aegilia (Ar/iAia : AlyiXitvs). 1. A demus ofAttica belonging to the tribe Antiochis, cele-brated for its figs.—2. (Ceriyotto), an island islandbetween Crete andCythera. — 3. Anisland W. of Euboeaand opposite Attica. Aegimius (A171-fiios), the mythicalancestor of the Do-rians, whose king hewas when they wereyet inhabiting thenort
RMD71P08–Greek art. Diomedes. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.
RM2CN2D2W–(200917) -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled 'As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam' was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the g
RMR5CBE7–Greek mythology. Trojan War. Paris and Helen (husband of Menelaus, king of Sparta). Chromolithography. La Civilizacion (The Civilization), volume II, 1881.
RM2RR1H62–200917 -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization GNTO and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People s Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea i
RMMC99EE–Mask of Agamemnon, gold funerary mask. Mycenaean funerary mask of an unknown Myceanean ruler, 16th century BC (ca.1550 BC), found in Tomb V, Grave Circle A at Mycenae. National Archaeological Museum. Athens, Greece.
RM2AJJBHW–www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/book... . was founded by the Achaeans underMyscellus of Aegae, assisted by the Spartans,B.C. 710 (Strab. p. 262; Dionys. ii. 59; Ov.Met. xv. 9). Its extensive commerce, thevirtue of its inhabitants, and the excellence ofits institutions, made it the most powerful andflourishing town in the S. of Italy. It owedmuch of its greatness to Pythagoras, who esta-blished his school here. Gymnastics were cul-tivated here in greater perfection than in anyother Greek city; and one of its citizens, Blilo,was the most celebrated athlete in Greece. Itattai
RM2CN2CF2–(200917) -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled 'As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam' was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the g
RM2RR1H50–Bilder des Jahres 2020, Entertainment 09 September Entertainment Themen der Woche KW38 Entertainment Bilder des Tages 200917 -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization GNTO and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People s Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam
RMRC4PYT–Mask of Agamemnon, gold funerary mask. Mycenaean funerary mask of an unknown Myceanean ruler, 16th century BC (ca.1550 BC), found in Tomb V, Grave Circle A at Mycenae. National Archaeological Museum. Athens, Greece.
RM2AX6RK9–A history of the ancient world, for high schools and academies . This spirit is embodied in a new form of politi-cal life—many cities and districts unite in Leagues to de-fend and maintain their freedom. 280. Of these new nationalities the most important werethe Achaeans, the i^tolians and the people of Epirus. TheAchaeans lived in cities on the southern coast of the Corin-thian gulf; the ^tolians and Epirotes in northwesternGreece. None of them had taken any real part in Greekpolitics in the preceding centuries. The Achaeans andiEtolians organized as leagues. The league of the formerconsisted
RM2CN2D2N–(200917) -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Greece Zhang Qiyue (6th R, Front) poses for a group photo with guests and musical performers in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled 'As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam' was staged on Th
RM2RR1H5J–200917 -- ATHENS, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Musicians perform a musical in front of the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at cape Sounion, some 70 km southeast of Athens, Greece, on Sept. 17, 2020. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Greek National Tourism Organization GNTO and the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People s Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn festival, a musical entitled As long as there shall be Achaeans -- Variations on a Sunbeam was staged on Thursday in front of the ruins of the emblematic 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea i
RM2AWEGEP–A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities.. . y readof slingers hi these wars. Among the Greeks theAcarnanians in early times attained to the greatestexpertness in the use of this weapon (Thuc. ii. 81);and at a later time the Achaeans, especially the in-habitants of Agium, Patrae, and Dymae, were cele-brated as expert slingers. The slings of these Achae-ans were made of three thongs of leather, and not ofone only, like those of other nations. (Liv. xxxviii.29.) The people, however, who enjoyed the greatestcelebrity as slingers were the natives of the Balearicislands. Their skill in the use o
RMP509GC–Greece. Tiryns. Mycenaean city (3rd millennium B.C.). Cyclopean wall (1400-1200 B.C.). Peloponnese.
RM2AN8HFM–The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 AD . e sons, Aeolus, Dorus, and Xuthus. Xuthus became thefather of Achaeus and Ion. Aeolus, Dorus, Achaeus, and Ionwere the ancestors of all Hellenes, — in the four great divi-sions, Aeoliaiis, Dorians, Achaeans, and lonians. This systemof fables made it easier for the Greeks to believe themselves con-nected by blood. c. Three special features of the Olympian religion helped tobind Greeks together, — the Olympic Games, the Delphic Oracle,and the various Amphictyonies (§§ 117, 118, 119). 117. The Olympic Games. — To the great festivals of some o
RMP50CA1–Greece. Tiryns. Mycenaean city (3rd millennium B.C.). Cyclopean wall (1400-1200 B.C.). Peloponnese.
RM2AKWM50–A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . Greenwich 30 40 BRADLEY & POATESENGRS H,V 144 ROME throne of Alexander, was led in triumph through the Bomanstreets. The cantons of Greece were made subject to Rome.One thousand Achaeans of distinction, among them the his-torian Polybius, were carried to Italy and kept there for manyyears. The imperious spirit of Rome, and the deferenceaccorded to her, is illustrated in the interview of C. PopiliusLaenas, who delivered to Antiochus IV. of Syria a letter ofthe Senate, directing him to retire before Alexandria. Whenthat monar
RM2CE4MNE–. Ancient civilization; an introduction to modern history . cted a shrinethere. Here, over a cleft in the rocks, a priestess sat and receivedthe words of the god. Men from all parts of Greece and theislands came to this oracle at Delphi to consult their patron.Thousands of men and women for centuries believed withoutquestion that in this way Apollo made known his will to thedwellers on earth. In the Iliad and the Odyssey Homer constantly refers to theGreeks as the Achaeans. These Achaeans were probably theearliest of the conquering tribes that invaded Greece from The Achaeansthe north. They we
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