Greece

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Aristotle on the Oligarchic Coup

Among the many gems that can be found in the Corpus Aristotelicum (the collected works of Aristotle of Stagira) is one little gem that was probably not written by the great philosopher himself: the Constitution of the Athenians. As is…

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Aristotle on the Thirty

Among the many gems that can be found in the Corpus Aristotelicum (the collected works of Aristotle of Stagira) is one little gem that was probably not written by the great philosopher himself: the Constitution of the Athenians. As is…

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Artemisium

Artemisium (Greek Ἀρτεμίσιον): northern cape of the isle of Euboea, well known for a temple of Artemis, a statue of Zeus, and a naval battle in 480 BCE. …

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Artemisium (480 BCE)

Artemisium (Greek Ἀρτεμίσιον): northern cape of the isle of Euboea, well known for a the naval battle in which the navy of the united Greeks was unable to black the advance of the Persian naval forces (480 BCE). …

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Aspasia

Aspasia of Miletus (fifth century BCE): wife of the Athenian leader Pericles. Aspasia Aspasia was born in Miletus and must have belonged…

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