EPAMINONDAS

Meaning of EPAMINONDAS in English

Pronunciation: i- ˌ pa-m ə - ' nän-d ə s

Function: biographical name

ca 410-362 B.C. Theban gen. & statesman

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EPAMINONDAS — biographical name circa 410-362 B.C. Theban general & statesman
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EPAMINONDAS — born с 410, Thebes died 362 BC, Mantineia Theban statesman, tactician, and leader. He defeated the Spartans at Leuctra in …
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EPAMINONDAS — /i pam'euh non"deuhs/ , n. 418?-362 B.C., Theban general and statesman.
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EPAMINONDAS — biographical name circa 410-362 B.C. Theban general & statesman
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EPAMINONDAS — born c. 410 BC, , Thebes died 362, Mantineia Theban statesman and military tactician and leader who was largely responsible …
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EPAMINONDAS — Epaminondas BrE AmE e ˌpæm ɪ ˈnɒnd æs ɪ-, -ə- AmE \ -ˈnɑːnd əs
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EPAMINONDAS — born 0441; 410, Thebes died 362 BC, Mantineia Theban statesman, tactician, and leader. He defeated the Spartans at Leuctra in …
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EPAMINONDAS — Эпаминонд
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MEGALOPOLIS — Ancient city, central Peloponnese, Greece. Occupying both banks of the Helisson River, it was founded in 371–368 BC by Epaminondas …
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ARCADIAN LEAGUE — Confederation of ancient Greek city-states of Arcadia. Arcadian towns had been forced to ally with Sparta by 550 BC, and …
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HELOT — a state-owned serf of the ancient Spartans. The ethnic origin of helots is uncertain, but they were probably the original …
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ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATION — the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 …
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THEBES — ancient Egyptian Wase, or Wo'se, or (from c. 21st century BC) Nowe, or Nuwe, one of the famed cities of …
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SPARTA — Modern Greek Spart, historically Lacedaemon ancient capital of the Laconia district of the southeastern Peloponnese, Greece, and capital of the …
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PHOCIS — Modern Greek Foks, district of ancient central Greece, extending northward from the Gulf of Corinth over the range of Mount …
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PELOPIDAS — died 364 BC, Cynoscephalae, Thessaly [now in Greece] Theban statesman and general responsible, with his friend Epaminondas, for the brief …
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MESSENE — Modern Greek Messni, ancient city, southwestern Peloponnese, Greece, not to be confused with the modern township of the same name …
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MEGALOPOLIS — Modern Greek Megalpolis, ancient and modern settlement, noms (department) of Arkadha, of the Peloponnese, Greece, just northwest of which lay …
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MANTINEIA — ancient Greek city of Arcadia, situated about eight miles north of modern Trpolis between Mt. Manalon and Mt. Artemsion, mentioned …
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LYSIS OF TARENTUM — flourished c. 400 BC Greek philosopher and member of the Pythagorean school in southern Italy. Lysis left Italy for Greece …
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LEUCTRA, BATTLE OF — (371 BC), battle fought on the plain of Leuctra (near modern Levktra) in southern Boeotia, in which a Boeotian army …
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KIPARISSA, GULF OF — Modern Greek Klpos Kiparissiaks, broad inlet of the Ionian Sea of the western Peloponnese, Greece, about 35 mi (55 km) …
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CALYDON — ancient Aetolian town in Greece, located on the Euenus (vinos) River about 6 miles (9.5 km) east of modern Mesolngion. …
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ARCHIDAMUS III — died 338 BC, Manduria, Calabria king of Sparta, 360338, succeeding his father, Agesilaus II. Archidamus headed the force sent to …
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AGESILAUS II — born c. 444 BC died 360, Cyrene, Cyrenaica [now in Libya] king of Sparta from 399 to 360 who commanded …
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MEGALOPOLIS — n. Ancient city, central Peloponnese, Greece. Occupying both banks of the Helisson River, it was founded in 371368 BC by …
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ARCADIAN LEAGUE — Confederation of ancient Greek city-states of Arcadia. Arcadian towns had been forced to ally with Sparta by 550 BC, and …
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