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51Pindar — /pin deuhr/, n. 522? 443? B.C., Greek poet. * * * born 518/522, Cynoscephalae died с 438 BC, Argos Greek poet. A Boeotian of aristocratic birth, Pindar was educated in neighbouring Athens and lived much of his life in Thebes. Almost all his early …
52Orchomenus — Ancient city, northwestern Boeotia, Greece. It was the northernmost fortified town in Mycenaean times and controlled a large part of Boeotia. In с 550 BC it became one of the first cities to coin money, thereby gaining fame for its wealth. It was …
53Boeotian League — ▪ ancient Greece league that first developed as an alliance of sovereign states in Boeotia, a district in east central Greece, about 550 BC, under the leadership of Thebes. After the defeat of the Greeks at Thermopylae, Thebes and most of… …
54Plutarch — For other uses, see Plutarch (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Petrarch. Plutarch Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Μέστριος Πλούταρχος Parallel Lives, Amyot translation, 1565 Born c …
55457 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placePersian empire* Artaxerxes I decrees that the city government of Jerusalem shall be re established (see Ezra 7, Daniel 9 and Nehemiah 1 in the Old Testament).Greece* Athens, the leader of the Delian League, comes into conflict …
56Aristaeus — A minor god in Greek mythology, which we read largely through Athenian writers, Aristaeus or Aristaios (Greek: Ἀρισταῖος), ever close follower of the flocks , was the culture hero credited with the discovery of many useful arts, including bee… …
57Orpheus — For other uses, see Orpheus (disambiguation). Roman mosaic depicting Orpheus, wearing a Phrygian cap and surrounded by the beasts charmed by the music of his lyre. Orpheus ( …
58Chaeronea — Χαιρώνεια Location …
59Battle of Oenophyta — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Oenophyta caption= partof=the First Peloponnesian War date=457 BC place=Oenophyta result=Athenian victory combatant1=Athens combatant2=Boeotian city states commander1=Myronides commander2=Unknown… …
60Central Greece — Continental/Central Greece Στερεά/Κεντρική Ελλάδα   Region of Greece   Continental Greece within Greece Capital …
