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Herodotean — adjective see Herodotus … New Collegiate Dictionary
herodotean — he·rod·o·te·an … English syllables
herodotean — hə̇|rädə|tēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Herodotus, 5th century B.C. Greek historian (from Latin, from Greek Hērodotos) + English ean : of, relating to, or suggestive of the historian Herodotus … Useful english dictionary
Decree of Themistocles — Decree of Themistocles, National Archaeological Museum of Athens, 13330 The Decree of Themistocles is an ancient Greek inscription discussing Greek strategy in the Greco Persian Wars, purported to have been issued by the Athenian assembly under… … Wikipedia
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Herodotus — biographical name circa 484 between 430 and 420 B.C. Greek historian • Herodotean adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Thucydides — (c. 460 B.C. ndash; c. 395 B.C.) (Greek Θουκυδίδης, Thoukydídēs ) was a Greek historian and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War , which recounts the 5th century B.C. war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 B.C. Thucydides has… … Wikipedia
Martin Classical Lectures — The Martin Classical Lectures is a function of the Charles Beebe Martin Foundation established at Oberlin College in Ohio. Charles Beebe Martin was a professor of Classics and classical archaeology at the College from 1880 to 1925. The foundation … Wikipedia
