Greece

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Megarian Decree

Megarian Decree: name of the Athenian policy to bar merchants from Megara from the Athenian markets. Sparta went to war with Athens because it refused to revoke the decree. …

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Megiste

Megiste: island in ancient Greece, close to Lycia. The isle of Megiste In Antiquity, sailors arriving from the east knew they were…

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Menander

Menander (342-291): Athenian playwright, author of many comedies, which are only fragmentary preserved and best known from Roman adaptations. Menander The comedies…

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Mentor of Rhodes

Mentor of Rhodes (c.385-340): Greek mercenary leader in Persian service, served under king Artaxerxes III Ochus.Mentor's career as mercenary leader started when he was twenty-seven years old. In 358, he served under an important Persian nobleman, Artabazus, the satrap of…

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