Athens (Greek: Ἀθῆναι): one of the main Greek city-states.Mycenaean Age
Mycenaean amphora
Some remains on the Acropolis (Erechtheion) and a chamber tomb on…
Athens: one of the main Greek city-states.The Parthenon
Parthenon, east façade
The Parthenon, the main temple of Athens, dedicated to the goddess Athena.…
Athens (Greek: Ἀθῆναι): one of the main Greek city-states.
Athens, Acropolis from the east (with gate of Hadrian)
The Athenian acropolis (citadel) was…
Long walls: name of Greek fortifications that connected a city with another site, for example a citadel or a port. The best known example is the Athenian wall to Piraeus.
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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.Athronges, the shepherd (4 BCE)
Sources: Flavius Josephus,…
Atropates (Persian Âtarepâta) (c.370- after 321): Persian nobleman, played an important role in the restoration of Zoroastrianism after the persecutions by Alexander the Great.
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Attalids: name of the Hellenistic dynasty that ruled Pergamon between 283 and 129 BCE.The rulers of the Attalid house were:
1. Philetaerus
283-263
2. Eumenes I
273-241
3. Attalus I Soter
241-197
4. Eumenes II Soter
197-159
5. Attalus II Philadelphus
159-138
6. Attalus III Philometor
138-133
7. Eumenes III Aristonicus
133-129
Attalus I Soter: Attalid king of Pergamon, ruled 241-197.
Attalus I Soter
Successor of: Eumenes I
Relatives
Father: Attalus, brother of Philetaerus
Mother: Antiochis, granddaughter…