Greece

There are 1147 items in Greece:

Miltiades

Miltiades (c.555-489): Athenian nobleman, commander and politician, famous for his victory at Marathon. Statue of a Greek general, probably Miltiades When Miltiades,…

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Moses of Crete

Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.Moses of Crete (448 CE) Source: Socrates, History…

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Mothax

Mothax: type of citizen in ancient Sparta.Ancient Sparta was famous for its warriors, the Spartiates, who had received a full military training (agoge) and were considered to be the elite of the city-state. The Spartiates, however, were not the only…

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