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• Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics: Thales to Plato — Ian Mueller INTRODUCTION: PROCLUS’ HISTORY OF GEOMETRY In a famous passage in Book VII of the Republic starting at Socrates proposes to inquire about the studies (mathēmata) needed to train the young people who will become leaders of the ideal… …   History of philosophy

• 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 Church — • Details the history and various divisions of the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Church     Greek Church     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Greek Catholics in America — • Includes the history and statistics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Catholics in America     Greek Catholics in America      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Greek fire — was a burning liquid weapon used by the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines typically used it in naval battles to great effect as it could continue burning even on water. It was largely responsible for many Byzantine military victories, and partly… …   Wikipedia

• Greek Rites — • People who speak of the Greek Rite generally mean that of Constantinople Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Rites     Greek Rites      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Greek Primacy — is the view that the Christian New Testament and/or its sources were originally written in Koine Greek. It is generally accepted by most scholars today that the New Testament of the Bible was written primarily, if not completely, in Koine or… …   Wikipedia

• Greek astronomy — is the astronomy of those who wrote in the Greek language in classical antiquity. It is understood to include the ancient Greek, Hellenistic, Greco Roman, and Late Antiquity eras. It is not limited geographically to Greece or to ethnic Greeks, as …   Wikipedia

• Greek Orthodox Church in America — • The name Orthodox Church is generally used to distinguish those of the Greek Rite who are not in communion with the Holy See Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Orthodox Church in America     Greek Or …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Greek People's Liberation Army — Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός Participant in the Greek Resistance and the Dekemvriana Active 1942–1945 Leaders Aris Velouchiotis (chief captain) Stefanos Sarafis (chief military officer) Andreas Tzimas (chief pol …   Wikipedia