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- Alexander I of Macedon (1759 bytes)
1: '''Alexander I''' was ruler of [[Macedon]] from [[495 BC]] to [[450 BC]]. He was the son of [[A...
3: ...480 BC]]. Despite his cooperation with Persia, he frequently gave supplies and advice to the Greeks, a...
5: ... Macedonian expansion), Alexander claimed descent from [[Argos]]ian Greeks and [[Heracles|Hercules]]. ... - Alexander IV of Macedon (2891 bytes)
1: ...vinces, gaining enough power to act independently from the crown. - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
9: ... Olympias was impregnated not by Philip, who was afraid of her and her affinity for sleeping in the co...
11: ...es]] through [[Caranus]] and his mother descended from [[Aeacus]] through [[Neoptolemus]] and [[Achill...
14: ... of Persia. [[Plutarch]] mentions an irate letter from Alexander to Darius III, where Alexander blames...
16: ...n a campaign to solidify control of Greece and confront the Persian Empire.
23: ...all coastal cities and denying them to his enemy. From Pamphylia onward the coast held no major ports,... - Ancient Olympic Games (9077 bytes)
2: ...reece|Greek]] town of [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]] from (historically) as early as [[776 BC]] to [[393]...
10: ... of [[Delphi]] – to try and save his people from war in the [[9th century BC]]. The prophetess a...
12: ...arioteer [[Myrtilus]], who switched the lynchpins from Oenomaus' chariot with pins made of beeswax: pr...
21: ... first written accounts of the Olympic Games date from [[776 BC]], although it is sure that these Game...
24: The word ''stadium'' is derived from this foot race. - Zeus (17267 bytes)
8: ...cal Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the [[ancient Near East]], such...
23: ... an altar to Zeus made not of stone, but of ash - from the accumulated remains of many centuries' wort...
25: ...could be found at any number of [[Greek temple]]s from [[Asia Minor]] to [[Sicily]]. Certain modes of ...
48: ...]], where there is evidence of religious activity from the [[2nd millennium BC]] onward, centered arou...
59: ... mythology|Roman]] god [[Jupiter (god)|Jupiter]] (from '''Jovis Pater''' or "Father '''Jove'''") and a... - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
2: ...r been confirmed. The first mentions we have are from the [[classical Greek]] philosopher [[Plato]], ...
7: ...dfather of [[Critias]]. And Critias learned of it from his grandfather also named Critias, son of Drop...
17: ...us]], to where proud and warlike men used to come from the continent beyond the islands, in order to o...
20: ...s]] recorded that the Atlanteans did not know the fruits of [[Ceres (mythology)|Ceres]]. In fact, Old...
21: ...scribes it as having a climate that is very mild; fruits and vegetables grow ripe throughout the year.... - Hermes (10248 bytes)
3: ...al, of the cunning of thieves, and the messenger from the gods to humans. A lucky find was a ''herma...
6: ...th the way in which the wind may transfer objects from one place to another, and with the transition t...
11: ...ke to refer to a syncretic god combining elements from Hermes and the [[Egypt]]ian god [[Thoth]].
13: ... Mercurius'' corresponds to English ''Wednesday'' from ''Wodnes d槧' 'Woden's day'.
26: ...n" herms, the standing stone or wooden pillar was frankly simply a phallus. The ''hermai'' were used ... - Chicken (21473 bytes)
18: ...pe of [[poultry]]. It is believed to be descended from the wild Asian [[Red Junglefowl]].
23: ...re known as hens. Roosters can be differentiated from hens by their striking plumage, marked by long ...
29: ... in color depending on the hen, typically ranging from bright white to shades of brown and even blue o...
30: ...and nesting locations. Removing hens or roosters from a flock causes a temporary disruption to this s...
32: ...s into their own. Some farmers use fake eggs made from plastic or stone to encourage hens to lay in a ...
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