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61boule — boule1 /boohl/, n. 1. Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process. 2. a metal ball, usually made out of steel, used in pétanque. 3. Sometimes, boules. pétanque. [1915 20; < F: lit., a ball;… …
62Boule — /booh lee, booh lay /, n. 1. the legislative assembly of modern Greece. 2. (sometimes l.c.) a state legislative, advisory, or administrative council in ancient Greece. [1840 50; < Gk: a council, body of chosen ones] * * * Deliberative council in… …
63Themistocles — /theuh mis teuh kleez /, n. 527? 460? B.C., Athenian statesman. * * * born с 524 died с 460 BC Athenian politician and naval strategist. As archon (493) he built defensible harbours at Piraeus. In 483 he persuaded the assembly to increase the… …
64Greek law — Legal systems of the ancient Greeks. Each city state administered its own laws, many of which were laid down in written statutes. The harsh law code of Draco and the more humane one of Solon are two of the most famous. Unlike Roman law, Greek law …
65Unknown God — In addition to the twelve main gods and the innumerable lesser deities, ancient Greeks worshiped a deity they called Agnostos Theos , that is: the Unknown god. In Athens, there was a temple specifically dedicated to that god and very often… …
66462 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placeGreece* The Spartans try to conquer the mountain stronghold of Mt Ithome in Messenia, where a large force of rebellious helots have taken refuge. They ask their allies from the Persian Wars, including the Athenians, to help. * …
67Areopagitica — Areopagitica: A speech of Mr John Milton for the liberty of unlicensed printing to the Parliament of England is a prose tract or polemic by John Milton, published November 23, 1644, at the height of the English Civil War. Milton s Areopagitica is …
68Damaris — This article is about the Biblical Figure. For the Patrick Wolf Single, see Damaris (song). For the Peruvian Folk singer, see Damaris (singer). Damaris is the name of a woman mentioned in Acts of the Apostles (17:34). Contents 1 Life 2 Veneration …
69Areopagite — (n.) member of the Areopagus court, late 14c.; see AREOPAGUS (Cf. Areopagus) + ITE (Cf. ite). See Acts xvii:34 …
70АРЕОПАГ — [греч. ὁ ̀ρδβλθυοτεΑρειος πάγος холм Ареса], холм в Афинах (высота ок. 1320 м), место заседаний совета старейшин (βουλή) с тем же названием. Возможно, название холма связано с именем греч. бога войны Ареса или с греч. словом «ἀραί» (проклятия),… …
