Athenian
41Apollonius The Athenian — ▪ Greek sculptor flourished 1st century BC sculptor known only by his signatures on the marble “Belvedere Torso,” now in the Vatican, and the bronze “Boxer,” now in the Museo Nazionale Romano of Rome. At one time these sculptures were thought… …
42pro-Athenian — adj., n …
43Alcmaeonid family — Athenian family important in the 6th–5th century BC. During the archonship (magistracy) of the Alcmaeonid Megacles (632? BC), the family was banished for murder; it returned twice to oust the tyrant Peisistratus before again being exiled.… …
44Miltiades The Elder — ▪ Athenian statesman flourished 6th century BC Athenian statesman who founded an Athenian colony in the Thracian Chersonese (Chersonese, Thracian) (now Gallipoli Peninsula). Born into the aristocratic family of the Philaids, Miltiades …
45Choerilus — ▪ Athenian tragic poet flourished c. 510 BC, Athens [Greece] one of the earliest recorded Athenian tragic poets, of whose work only one title (Alope) and one disputed fragment remain. Choerilus is said to have produced his first play about… …
46Demades — ▪ Athenian statesman born c. 380 BC died 319 Athenian orator and diplomat who rose from humble origins to a leading place in politics through his vigorous speeches and shrewd ability to fathom popular opinion. Demades opposed Demosthenes… …
47Megacles — ▪ Athenian statesman [flourished mid 6th century BC] flourished 6th century BC the leader of one of the parties that struggled for control of Athens during the period between the archonship of Solon and the establishment of Peisistratus… …
48Softex — Athenian Papermills Softex, bekannt unter dem Markennamen Softex, ist ein Hersteller von Papier und Toilettenartikel. Die einstmals unabhängige Firma aus Athen gehört heute zur Bolton Group. Geschichte Das Unternehmen wurde 1937 in Athen als… …
49SOPHOCLES — Athenian tragic poet, born at Colonos, a suburb of Athens; when but 16, such was his musical talent, he was selected to lead the choir that sang the song of triumph over the victory of Salamis; his first appearance as a dramatist was in 488… …
50dicasts — Athenian judges who were chosen by lot and who passed upon questions of both law and fact …
