in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city
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Capital (architecture) — Ionic capital, from the temple of Athena Polias, Priene, Ionia, in a 19th century engraving In architecture the capital (from the Latin caput, head ) forms the topmost member of a column (or pilaster). It mediates between the column and the load… … Wikipedia
Greek investments in the Republic of Macedonia — F.U.ROM generally has good relations with Greece and enjoys substantial inward investment from Greece. However, the naming dispute has inhibited the establishment of full diplomatic relations so far but has not prevented Greece and FU.R.OM from… … Wikipedia
Greek punk — The Greek punk scene was small but powerful in the Greek capital, Athens, in the 1980s. Bands like Adiexodo ( Dead end ), Genia Tou Chaous ( Chaos generation ), Stress, Panx Romana, Ex humans, Anti ( Contra ) functioned as a bunch of related… … Wikipedia
capital of Greece — noun the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess) in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world s most powerful and civilized city • Syn: ↑Athens, ↑Athinai, ↑Greek capital • Derivationally related forms:… … Useful english dictionary
Greek Church — • Details the history and various divisions of the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Church Greek Church † … Catholic encyclopedia
Greek temple — Greek temples (Ancient Greek: polytonic|ὁ ναός , gr. ho naós dwelling , semantically distinct from Latin la. templum temple ) were structures built to house the cult statues within Greek sanctuaries. The temples themselves did usually not… … Wikipedia
Greek language — Greek Ελληνικά Ellīniká Pronunciation [eliniˈka] Spoken in Greece, Cyprus … Wikipedia
Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering — Greek alphabet Αα Alpha Νν Nu Ββ Beta … Wikipedia
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT — CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, the standard penalty for crime in all ancient civilizations. In the Bible Many of the crimes for which any biblical punishment is prescribed carry the death penalty. The three methods of executing criminals found in the Bible… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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