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101Choerilus of Samos — See also the other poets named Choerilus. Choerilus of Samos was an epic poet of Samos, who flourished at the end of the 5th century BC. Biography A 2nd c. CE title tag for bearing the three titles of Choerilus epic on the Persian War: Barbarica …
102Phylarchus — (in Greek Φυλαρχoς; lived 3rd century BC) was a Greek historical writer whose works have been lost, but not before having been considerably used by other historians whose works have survived.LifePhylarchus was a contemporary of Aratus, in the 3rd …
103Amphidromia — Amphidromia, in ancient Greece, was a ceremonial feast celebrated on the fifth or seventh day after the birth of a child.It was a family festival of the Athenians, at which the newly born child was introduced into the family, and children of… …
104Broteas — In Greek mythology, Broteas was the ugly son of Tantalus, whose other offspring were Niobe and Pelops. He carved the most ancient image of the Great Mother of the Gods (Cybele), an image that in Pausanias day (2nd century CE) was still held… …
105Bucephalus (brand) — Bucephalus (Gr ox headed , from polytonic|βους , ox , and polytonic|κεφαλή , head ) was a type of branding mark anciently used on horses. It was one of the three most common, besides #x3fa; , San, and #x3d8; , Koppa. Those horses marked with a… …
106Doris (Greece) — Doris Δωρίς Region of Ancient Greece Hypothetical map of the Dorian invasion of the Peloponnese …
107Canephoria — The Canephoria (Greek: Κανηφορία , also known as Proselia) was an ancient Greek ceremony, which made part of a feast, celebrated by the maids on the eve of their marriage. The Canephoria, as practiced in Athens, consisted of the following: the… …
108Compitalia — Procession of the Compitalia, drawing from a fragment of bas relief in the former Lateran Museum In ancient Roman religion, the Compitalia (Latin: Ludi Compitalicii) was a festival celebrated once a year in honor of the …
109Amelesagoras — (Ancient Greek: Ἀμελησαγόρας) (or Melesagoras, Μελησαγόρας, as he is called by others) of Chalcedon, was an early Greek historian.[1] The histories of Gorgias and Eudemus of Naxos both borrowed from him.[2][3][4] Maximus Tyrius speaks of a… …
110Crotalum — Illustration taken from the drawing of an ancient marble in Spon s Miscellanea,[1] representing one of the crotalistriae performing. In classical antiquity, a crotalum was a kind of clapper or …
