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5th century BC — The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC.OverviewThis century saw the beginning of a period of philosophical brilliance among Western civilizations, particularly the Greeks which would continue all the… … Wikipedia
Aegina — Infobox Greek Isles name = Aegina native name = Αίγινα skyline = Aegina Greece Beach1.jpg sky caption = Agia Marina beach overlooked by local restaurants coordinates = coord|37|45|N|23|26|E|display=inline,title|region:GR type:isle chain = Saronic … Wikipedia
481 BC — NOTOC Events By place Persian Empire * The Persian King Xerxes I arrives at Sardis and begins to build up his great army and navy for the invasion of Greece. Egypt contributes 481 ships. Greece * The Congress at the Isthmus of Corinth, under the… … Wikipedia
ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… … Universalium
Greece — /grees/, n. 1. Ancient Greek, Hellas. Modern Greek, Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 10,583,126; 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Cap.: Athens. 2. a city in W New York. 16,177. * * * Greece Introduction Greece… … Universalium
Battle of Thermopylae — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Thermopylae partof=the Greco Persian Wars caption=The site of the battle today. date=August 480 BC cite journal|title=Herodotus and the Dating of the Battle of Thermopylae|journal=The Classical… … Wikipedia
Battle of Artemisium — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Artemisium partof=the Persian Wars result=unknowable caption= date=August 11 480 BC place=Artemisium, Euboea result=Persian victory. [ Encyclopaedia Britannica , Artemisium, Battle of ]… … Wikipedia
First Peloponnesian War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Peloponnesian War date=c. 460 – c. 445 BC place=Mainland Greece territory=Megara was returned to the Peloponnesian League, Troezen and Achaea became independent, Aegina was to be a tributary to Athens but… … Wikipedia
Peloponnesian War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Peloponnesian War caption=The Peloponnesian War date=c. 431–April 25, 404 BC place=Mainland Greece, Asia Minor, Sicily territory=Dissolution of the Delian League result=Peloponnesian League victory… … Wikipedia
GREECE — (Heb. יָוָן, Yavan), country in S.E. Europe. SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD (TO 330 C.E.) Although the earliest known Jews on the Greek mainland are to be found only from the third century B.C.E., it is highly probable that Jews traveled or were forcibly… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
