Greece

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Homer

Homer: legendary Greek poet, author of the Iliad and Odyssey. Homer The Greeks and Romans always thought that the legendary poet Homer…

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Hoplite

Hoplites (Greek: Ὁπλιτης): ancient Greek soldiers, armed with spears and shields. A running hoplite (without greaves) The hoplites were the main soldiers of…

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Iliad

Iliad: Homer's famous epic about the wrath of Achilles, the main poem of the Epic Cycle, and the beginning of Greek literature. …

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Indo-Europeans

Indo-Europeans: general name for the people speaking an Indo-European language. They are (linguistic) descendants of the people of the Yamnaya culture (c.3600-2300 BCE) in Ukraine and southern Russia, and settled in the area from Western Europe to India in various migrations in…

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Insula

Insula ("island"): Latin name for a housing block in a city built according to the Hippodamian Plan. The insulae of Pompeii…

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