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Ophellas

Ophellas (c.355-308): Macedonian officer, served under Alexander the Great and Ptolemy.Ophellas was born in Pella as the son of a Macedonian nobleman named Silenus. He was probably educated at the court of king Philip II (359-336) and queen Olympias, because…

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Oracle

Oracle: ancient sanctuary where the people could ask advise from a deity. The response is also called an oracle. Delphi A short…

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Orchestra

Orchestra (Greek: ὀρχήστρα): the (semi)circular center of a Greek or Roman theater or odeon. The orchestra of the theater of Salamis Originally,…

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Oroetus

Oroetus: Persian satrap of Lydia, appointed by king Cyrus the Great, responsible for the death of Polycrates of Samos, killed by order of king Darius I the Great. …

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