Peisistratid
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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
Peisistratus — Pei·sis·tra·tus (pī sĭsʹtrə təs, pĭ ) See Pisistratus. * * * or Pisistratus died 527 BC Tyrant of Athens (с 560–559, 556–555, 546–527). Born an aristocrat, he gained military honours early. He first became tyrant in 560 after claiming an attempt… … Universalium
Theatre — For other uses, see Theatre (disambiguation). Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet, in 1899 Theatre (or in American English theater[1]) is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience … Wikipedia
Simonides of Kea — Simonides Ceos (Σιμωνίδης ὁ Κεῖος) Simonides of Kea (c. 556 BC 468 BC), Greek lyric poet, was born at Ioulis on Kea. He was included, along with Sappho and Pindar, in the canonical list of nine lyric poets by the scholars of Hellenistic… … Wikipedia
History of theatre — Performer playing Sugriva in the Koodiyattam form o … Wikipedia
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
Kanephoros — The Kanephoros (Greek: Κανηφόρος, English translation: Basket Bearer , also known as Canephorae) was an honorific office given to unmarried young women in ancient Greece, which involved the privilege of leading the procession to sacrifice at… … Wikipedia
Hadrian — /hay dree euhn/, n. (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) A.D. 76 138, Roman emperor 117 138. * * * Latin Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus orig. Publius Aelius Hadrianus born Jan. 24, AD 76, Italica, Baetica? died July 10, 138, Baiae, near Naples Roman… … Universalium
Harmodius and Aristogiton — ▪ Greek tyrannicide died 514 BC the tyrannoktonoi, or “tyrannicides,” who according to popular, but erroneous, legend freed Athens from the Peisistratid tyrants. They were celebrated in drinking songs as the deliverers of the city, their… … Universalium
Simonides of Ceos — ▪ Greek poet born c. 556 BC, Iulis, Ceos [now Kéa, Greece] died c. 468 BC, Acragas [now Agrigento, Sicily, Italy] Greek poet, noted for his lyric poetry, elegiacs, and epigrams (epigram); he was an uncle of the Greek lyric poet Bacchylides … Universalium
