Kings of Athens - Kings of Athens Before the Athenian democracy, the tyrants, and the archons, Athens was ruled by kings. Most of them are probably mythical or only semi-historical. This list is based on the list given by Eusebius. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Earliest kings 2 Erechthids or Cecropidae 2.1 Medontids or Melanthidae or Codridae Earliest kings These two kings were supposed to have ruled before the flood of the Deucalion story. Ogygus Actaeus Erechthids or Cecropidae Cecrops was considered the first true king of Athens, although he was a mythical half-man half-serpent. The dates for the following kings were conjectured centuries later. Cecrops 1556 - 1506 BC. Cranaus 1506 - 1497 BC. Amphictyon 1497 - 1487 BC. Erichthonius 1487 - 1437 BC. Pandion 1437 - 1397 BC. Erechtheus.
Erichthonius I of Athens - Erichthonius I of Athens King Erichthonius (or Erechtheus) I of Athens was, according to some legends, autochthonous (born of the soil), and in other accounts he was the son of Hephaestus and Gaia or Athena or Atthis. According to Apollodorus, Hephaestus attempted to rape Athena but was unsuccesful. His semen fell on the ground, impregnating Gaia. Gaia didn't want the infant Erichthonius, so she gave the baby to Athena. Athena gave three sisters, Herse, Pandrosus and Aglaulus a small box and warned them to never open it. Aglaulus and Herse opened the box which contained the infant and future-king, Erichthonius ("troubles born from the earth"). The sight caused Herse and Aglaulus to go insane and they threw themselves off the Acropolis. Alternatively, Athena raised Erichthonius herself. An.
Erichthonius II of Athens - Erichthonius II of Athens Erichthonius (or Erechtheus) II, king of Athens, was the grandson of King Erichthonius I of Athens, the son of Pandion and Zeuxippe, and the father, with Praxithea, of Procris, Creusa and Pandorus, among many others. References Greek Mythology Link 2003-10-01.
Duchy of Athens - Duchy of Athens The Duchy of Athens was one of the Crusader States set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade. The first duke of Athens (as well as Thebes, at first) was Otto de la Roche, a minor Burgundian knight of the Fourth Crusade. Although he was known as the "Duke of Athens" from the foundation of the duchy in 1205, the title did not become official until 1280. Athens was originally a vassal state of the Kingdom of Thessalonica, but after Thessalonica was captured in 1224 by the Byzantine Despot of Epirus, the duchy became a vassal of the Principality of Achaea. The Duchy occupied the Attic peninsula and extended partially into Macedonia, sharing an undefined border with.
Karl Otfried Müller - and lectures marked an epoch in the development of Hellenic studies. Müller's position at Göttingen being rendered unpleasant by the political troubles which followed the accession of Ernest Augustus (duke of Cumberland) to the throne of Hanover in 1837, he applied for permission to travel; and in 1839 he left Germany. In April of the following year he reached Greece, having spent the winter in Italy. He investigated the remains of ancient Athens, visited many places of interest in Peloponnesus, and finally went to Delphi, where he began excavations. He was attacked by intermittent fever, of which he died at Athens. Among his historical works the foremost place belongs to his Geschichten hellenischen Stämme und Städte: Orchomenos und die Minyer (1820), and Die Dorier (1824; Eng. trans. by H Tufnell and.
Kerameikon - Kerameikon The Kerameikos is the name of the deme or part of Athens to the northwest of the Acropolis and includes an extensive area both within and outside of the city walls. The "inner Kerameikos" was the former "potter's quarter" of the city and the "outer Kerameikos" covers the cemetery and the also the "demosion sema" (a public burial monument) where Pericles delivered his funeral oration in 431 BC. The cemetery was also where the procession to Eleusis began during the Eleusinian mysteries. A plague pit and approximately 1000 tombs from the 4th and 5th century BC were discovered during excavations for a subway station just outside the cemetery. Thucydides describes the panic caused by the plague, which struck Athens and Sparta in 430 BC, lasting for two years, killing a.
Kerukes - Kerukes In Athens, the Kerukes were an ancient family of traditional priests said to be descended from Hermes through Ceryx..
Vere Gordon Childe - artefacts of the past to inform him, he should be drawn to an overarching theory of hsitory which explained everything as a result of the changes in the modes of production. It was clear that early humans were hunter gatherers, and that civilisation had arisen when they had first developed agriculture and then concentrated populations in cities. Further developmemts in civilisation (Childe did concentrate his attention on Europe and the Near East, despite the occasional excursus) could be explained with reference to the changes in technology that occurred, which were accessible from the archaeological record. Childe was unusual in emphasising the Hellenistic period as the apex of Graeco-Roman civilisation, rather than the world of Athens in the 5th century BC, or that of the Roman Empire. In the Hellenized eastern Mediterranean,.
Kefallinia - SE with a circle in the middle. This is mainly an entry to the monastery. This is also a road from Argostoli to Michata. There are other two roads in the area. There are five harbours and ports in the prefecture, four main harbours on the island, Sami or Same, a major port with links to Patras and Ithaca. Poros, in the south, has ferry routes to Kyllini. Argostoli, in the west, is the largest port, carrying local boats around, and ferries to Zante and occasionally to Lixouri. Vasiliki, in the north, has links to Lefkas and Ithaca. There is room for around 100 small boats in Argostoli, with the port stretching 1 kilometre around the estuary. Lixouri is situated 4km across the bay from Argostoli, on the Lixori peninsular. There.
Khosrau I of Persia - During the negotiations with the emperor Tiberius, Khosrau died in 579, and was succeeded by his son Hormizd IV. Although Khosrau had in the last years of his father extirpated the heretical and communistic Persian sect of the Mazdakites (see Kavadh). He was a sincere adherent of Zoroastrian orthodoxy and even ordered that the religion's holy text, the Avesta be codified, but he was not fanatical or prone to persecution. He tolerated every Christian confession. When one of his sons had rebelled about 550 and was taken prisoner, he did not execute him; nor did he punish the Christians who had supported him. He introduced a rational system of taxation, based upon a survey of landed possessions, which his father had begun, and tried in every way to increase the welfare.
Kingdom of Thessalonica - land along the Aegean coast of Thrace, Thessaly, and Macedonia, but the interior borders were undefined as the kingdom was constantly at war with the Bulgarians, who wanted to capture the remnants of the Byzantine Empire for themselves, and the Despotate of Epirus, one of the Byzantine states-in-exile trying to reconquer Constantinople. The kingdom also faced attacks from the deposed Byzantine emperor Alexius III, who had fled to Corinth, although he was quickly defeated. After this victory Boniface captured the island of Euboea and helped some other Crusaders establish the Duchy of Athens and the Principality of Achaea, which became vassal states of Thessalonica. Boniface's rule lasted less than two years before he was ambushed by Kaloyan of Bulgaria and killed on September 4, 1207. The kingdom passed to Boniface's son.
Knidos - south-east of the city he came upon the ruins of a splendid tomb, and a colossal figure of a lion carved out of one block of Pentelic marble, 10 feet in length and 6 in height, which has been supposed to commemorate the great naval victory of Conon over the Lacedaemonians in 394 BC. Knidos was a city of high antiquity and probably of Lacedaemonian colonization. Along with Halicarnassus and Kos, and the Rhodian cities of Lindos, Kamiros and Ialyssos it formed the Dorian Hexapolis, which held its confederate assemblies on the Triopian headland, and there celebrated games in honour of Apollo, Poseidon and the nymphs. The city was at first governed by an oligarchic senate, composed of sixty members, and presided over by a magistrate; but, though it is proved.
Knossos - 1900 that Evans was able to purchase the entire site and conduct massive excavations. Assisted by Dr. Duncan Mackenzie, who had already distinguished himself by his excavations on the island of Melos, and Mr. Fyfe, the British School of Athens architect, Evans employed a large staff of excavators and by June of 1900 had uncovered a large portion of the palace. The most remarkable finds were the murals that decorated the plastered walls. These sophisticated, colorful paintings portrayed a high civilization who lived in luxury. Their costumes did not resemble any previously known ancient civilization. The women's costumes featured puffed sleeves, narrow waists and flounced skirts. The costumes used a distinctive blue color which indicated sea trade with the Phoenicians. The murals portrayed athletic competitions, possibly of a ritual nature, in.
Kronia - Kronia In Athens, on the twelfth day of every month (Hekatombaion), a festival called Kronia was held in honor of Cronus, a god of agriculture, and to celebrate the harvest..
Kythira - cliffs with deep bays. The island's architecture is a blend of traditional, Aegean and Venetian elements. At the start of the second millennium B.C. it was a Minoan colony and in 424 BC it came under the sway of Athens. Over the centuries it knew a succession of conquerors from the Romans to the Byzantines, Venetians and Turks, and it was frequently looted by Barbary pirates. In 1864, the island was reunited with the Greek state..
Jacksonville, Ohio - Jacksonville, Ohio Jacksonville is a village located in Athens County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 544. Geography \nJacksonville is located at 39°28'32" North, 82°4'51" West (39.475693, -82.080865)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 544 people, 221 households, and 140 families residing in the village. The population density is 807.8/km² (2,118.1/mi²). There are 246 housing units at an average density of 365.3/km² (957.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 97.61% White, 0.00% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other.
James Connolly (athlete) - American athlete and writer. He was the first modern Olympic champion. Connolly in Athens 1896. James Connolly was born to Irish-Catholic parents, one of twelve children, in South Boston. Growing up at a time when the parks and playground movement in Boston was slowly developing, Connolly joined other boys in the streets and vacant lots to run, jump, and play ball. After completing his education first at Notre Dame Academy and then at the Mather and Lawrence grammar schools of his district, Connolly had spent time as a clerk with an insurance company in Boston and later with the U.S. Corps of Engineers in Savannah, Georgia. His predisposition to sport, and his impact on the community, soon became apparent. Calling a special meeting of the Catholic Library Association (CLA) of Savannah.
Jane Barbe - phrases, with a computer or mechanical control system playing phrases in the proper sequence. Barbe, a former professional singer who once toured with the Buddy Morrow Orchestra, gained a small notoriety in recent years appearing in commercials and on television shows as the "Time Lady". Barbe died July 18, 2003 in Roswell, Georgia at the age of 74 of complications from cancer. She is survived by her husband, John Barbe, her daughter, Susan Stubin of Passaic, New Jersey, her son David Barbe, of Athens, Georgia, and seven grandchildren..
Jesus Gonzales - boxing critics to be the United States top medal contender for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Gonzales recently won a silver medal at a tournament in Paris and a bronze medal at the 19 and under amateur world championships in Cuba. In 2002, he participated at a pro-am undercard headlined by professional world champion Acelino Freitas in Phoenix, Arizona, Gonzales' hometown. Such undercards are very rare in boxing, if not almost non-existent. On June 12 of 2003, Gonzales surprised many of his fans by announcing he would turn professional soon after, under promoter Bob Arum. He cited amateur boxing politics as the reason why he decided not to wait for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games instead. In his professional debut, he defeated his opponent by first round knockout. On October 4.
Jonathan Swift - and accepted the post of secretary and chaplain to the Earl of Berkeley, one of the Lords Justices, but when he reached Ireland he found that the secretaryship had been given to another. He soon, however, obtained the living of Laracor, Agher, and Rathbeggan, and the prebend of Dunlavin in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. At Laracor, a mile or two from Trim, and twenty miles from Dublin, Swift ministered to a congregation of about fifteen persons, and had abundant leisure for cultivating his garden, making a canal (after the Dutch fashion of Moor Park), planting willows, and rebuilding the vicarage. As chaplain to Lord Berkeley, he spent much of his time in Dublin. When Lord Berkeley returned to England in April 1701, Swift, after taking his Doctor's degree at Dublin, went.
