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Page 251
... Greek liter- ature but also translations into Greek from the other languages of the Mediterranean , the Middle East , and India - was realized . It is cer- tain that the library was in the main Greek ; the only translation recorded was ...
... Greek liter- ature but also translations into Greek from the other languages of the Mediterranean , the Middle East , and India - was realized . It is cer- tain that the library was in the main Greek ; the only translation recorded was ...
Page 374
... Greek cities were governed by Greeks , and the tribes in the interior re- tained their native princes and priest - dynasts . Beginning with Darius ' attempt to conquer the European , as well as the Asiatic , Greeks , the Greco - Persian ...
... Greek cities were governed by Greeks , and the tribes in the interior re- tained their native princes and priest - dynasts . Beginning with Darius ' attempt to conquer the European , as well as the Asiatic , Greeks , the Greco - Persian ...
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... Greek scholar of wide interests who is best known for his Chronicle of Greek history . A pupil of the scholar Aristarchus , he left Alexan- dria about 146 for Pergamum and eventually settled at Athens . The Chronicle , written in iambic ...
... Greek scholar of wide interests who is best known for his Chronicle of Greek history . A pupil of the scholar Aristarchus , he left Alexan- dria about 146 for Pergamum and eventually settled at Athens . The Chronicle , written in iambic ...
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