CLEON

Meaning of CLEON in English

/klee"on/ , n.

died 422 B.C., Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.

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CLEON — died 422 BC, Amphipolis, Macedonia Athenian politician. The first prominent representative of the merchant class in Athenian politics, he became …
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CLEON — governor of Tarsus in Shakespeare's Pericles. Although not inherently evil, Cleon is a poor ruler and is easily led by …
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CLEON — Cleon BrE AmE ˈkli ː ‿ən -ɒn AmE \ -ɑːn
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CLEON — died 422 BC, Amphipolis, Macedonia Athenian politician. The first prominent representative of the merchant class in Athenian politics, he became …
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PELOPONNESIAN WAR — (431–404 BC) War fought between Athens and Sparta , the leading city-states of ancient Greece, along with their allies, which …
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CLEONUS — klēˈōnəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Cleon, a proper name (from Greek Kleōn ) + New Latin …
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS — the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green …
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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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PERICLES — play in five acts by William Shakespeare, first performed in 1608-09 and published in a quarto edition in 1609, a …
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PELOPONNESIAN WAR — (431404 BC), war fought between the two leading city-states in ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta. Each stood at the head …
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LACHES — born c. 475 BC died 418 a rich Athenian aristocrat who played a leading part in the first phase of …
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EUPOLIS — flourished 5th century BC, , Athens one of the leading Athenian poets of the vigorous and satirical Old Comedy, and …
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DIONYZA — wife of Cleon, the governor of Tarsus, in Shakespeare's Pericles. Dionyza embodies a true perversion of the parent-child relationship, as …
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DEMOSTHENES — born , 384 BC, Athens died October 12, 322, Calauria, Argolis Athenian statesman, recognized as the greatest of ancient Greek …
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CLEOPHON — died 404 BC Athenian statesman, one of the dominant figures in Athenian politics until the end of the Peloponnesian War, …
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BRASIDAS — died 422 BC, Amphipolis, Macedonia [now in Greece] Spartan officer generally considered the only commander of genius produced by Sparta …
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AMPHIPOLIS — ancient Greek city on the Strymon (Strimn) River about three miles from the Aegean Sea, in Macedonia. A strategic transportation …
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ALCIBIADES — born c. 450 BC, , Athens died 404, Phrygia [now in Turkey] brilliant but unscrupulous Athenian politician and military commander …
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PELOPONNESIAN WAR — (431404 BC) War fought between Athens and Sparta , the leading city-states of ancient Greece, along with their allies, which …
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ORATOR — n. 25B6; noun (PUBLIC) SPEAKER, speech-maker, lecturer, declaimer, rhetorician, rhetor; informal spieler. See list. Orators Aeschines (Athenian) Grattan, Henry (Irish) …
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КЛЕОН — Cleon
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