Greece

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Olympias

Olympias (c.375-316): Epirote princess, married to the Macedonian king Philip II, and mother of Alexander the Great. Olympias The girl who was…

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Olympic Games

Olympic Games (Greek Ὀλυμπιάς): festival in Olympia with athletic contests, celebrated every four years in honor of the supreme god Zeus.Olympic Games …

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Olympus

Mount Olympus (Greek Ὂλυμπος): mountain in northern Greece, between Thessaly and Macedonia, believed to be the dwelling of the gods.Mountain Mount Olympus, seen…

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Olynthus

Olynthus (Greek ῎Ολυνθος): Greek town on the Chalkidike, southeast of modern Thessaloniki. It is best known as capital of the Chalkidikean League.History …

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