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  • 81Corfu — or Modern Greek Kérkyra or ancient Corcyra geographical name 1. island NW Greece, one of the Ionian Islands area 229 square miles (593 square kilometers), population 105,043 2. city & port on E Corfu population 36,875 • Corfiote noun …

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  • 82Augustus — For other uses of Octavius, see Octavius (disambiguation). For other uses of Octavian, see Octavian (disambiguation). For other uses of Augustus, see Augustus (disambiguation) …

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  • 83Ambracia — Ambracia, occasionally Ampracia (Greek: ancient Ἀμπρακία; modern Αμβρακία), was an ancient Corinthian colony, situated about 7 miles from the Ambracian Gulf in Greece, on a bend of the navigable river Arachthos (or Aratthus), in the midst of a… …

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  • 84Nymph — This article is about the creatures of Greek mythology. For other uses, see Nymph (disambiguation). A fourth century Roman depiction of Hylas and the Nymphs, from the basilica of Junius Bassus A nymph in Greek mythology is a female minor nature… …

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  • 85Poseidon — This article is about the Greek god. For other uses, see Poseidon (disambiguation). Poseidon …

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  • 86Thucydides — (c. 460 B.C. ndash; c. 395 B.C.) (Greek Θουκυδίδης, Thoukydídēs ) was a Greek historian and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War , which recounts the 5th century B.C. war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 B.C. Thucydides has… …

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  • 87Themistocles — (Greek: polytonic|Θεμιστοκλῆς; c. 524 ndash;459 BC [Hornblower and Spawforth (1998) s.v. Themistocles. Secondary sources vary on the dates of birth and death. Other dates often given are 525/523 460 BC.] ) was an Athenian soldier and statesman.… …

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  • 887th century BC — The 7th century BC started the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC.The Assyrian Empire continued to dominate the near east during this century, exercising formidable power over neighbors like Babylon and Egypt. In the last two… …

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  • 89427 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placeGreece* Sparta s King Archidamus II is succeeded by his son Agis II. * Following the surrender of Mytilene to Athens, the Athenian leader Cleon insists that the city be destroyed. In response to the pleadings of a number of… …

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  • 90Pericles — Infobox Military Person name= Pericles caption= Marble portrait bust of Pericles mdash; Roman copy of an original portrait by Kresilas (British Museum, London) allegiance= Athens rank= General (Strategos) commands= nickname= lived= ca. 495 – 429… …

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