Pausanias — (Greek:Παυσανίας (Audio IPA|Ell Pausanias.ogg| [ Pausanias ] note: Modern Greek pronunciation) is the name of several people: *Pausanias (Athenian), lover of the poet Agathon and a character in Plato s Symposium *Pausanias (general), Spartan… … Wikipedia
Pausanias (general) — Pausanias (Greek = Παυσανίας) (d. c. 470 BC) was a Spartan general of the 5th century BC. He was the son of Cleombrotus and nephew of Leonidas I, serving as regent after the latter s death, since Leonidas son Pleistarchus was still under age.… … Wikipedia
Pausanias (geographer) — For other people named Pausanias, see Pausanias (disambiguation). Pausanias ( /pɔːˈ … Wikipedia
ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… … Universalium
Battle of Marathon — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Marathon partof=the Greco Persian Wars caption=The plain of Marathon today date=September 490 BC place=Marathon, Greece result=Athenian victory territory=Persians fail to conquer Attica… … Wikipedia
Timeline of ancient Greece — Cleanup|date=February 2007This is a timeline of ancient Greece. All dates are BCE.Aegean civilization (Bronze Age) Mainland Greece* Early Helladic EH 2800 2100 BCE * Middle Helladic MH 2100 1500 BCE * Late Helladic LH 1500 1100 BCECrete*Early… … Wikipedia
Greco–Persian Wars — For other Persian wars, see Roman Persian Wars, Arab Persian Wars, Persian Gulf Wars, and Military history of Iran. ] Some place the upper limit at 250,000 total land forces. Others place even these numbers as too high.The size of the Persian… … Wikipedia
Battle of Piraeus — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Piraeus partof=Phyle Campaign caption= date=403 BC place=Piraeus, Attica casus= territory= result=Spartan victory combatant1=Athenian exiles combatant2=Sparta commander1=Thrasybulus… … Wikipedia
Corinthian War — Part of the Spartan hegemony Hoplites in combat … Wikipedia
Athens — /ath inz/, n. 1. Greek, Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part. 885,136. 2. Greater, a metropolitan area comprising the city of Athens, Piraeus, and several residential suburbs. 2,530,000. 3. a city in N Georgia. 42,549. 4.… … Universalium