Greece

There are 1361 items in Greece:

Triere

Triere (Greek τριήρης, "three-oared"; Latin triremis): ancient warship, used by the Phoenicians and Greeks. Fourth-century coin of Sidon The triere (commonly also trireme, from…

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The Trojan War (1)

Ilion or Troy: town in northwestern Asia Minor, famous for the legendary Trojan War, in which a coalition of Mycenaean warriors captured the city of king Priam.Homer's Iliad deals with an episode from this war. …

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The Trojan War (2)

Ilion or Troy: town in northwestern Asia Minor, famous for the legendary Trojan War, in which a coalition of Mycenaean warriors captured the city of king Priam.Homer's Iliad deals with an episode from this war.Iliad …

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The Trojan War (3)

Ilion or Troy: town in northwestern Asia Minor, famous for the legendary Trojan War, in which a coalition of Mycenaean warriors captured the city of king Priam.Homer's Iliad deals with an episode from this war.Aethiopis …

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Turin, Museo di Antichità

Collection of ancient art from Prehistory, the ancient Near East, Cyprus, Etruria, Greek ceramics, Greek and Roman sculpture. There's also a collection of Roman Turin. The Egyptian collection has been brought to a separate museum at walking distance. The remains…

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Typhon

Typhon (Greek Τυφῶν): in Greek mythology a giant monster, opponent of the supreme god Zeus and the Olympian gods. Typhon The first…

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Tyrant

Tyrant: sole ruler in a Greek city-state, usually an usurper, who held power in defiance of  a city's constitution. Originally, the word did not have any negative connotations. …

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