the inhabitants of heraclea
1Heraclea in Trachis — was a colony founded by the Lacedaemonians in the sixth year of the Peloponnesian War [425 B.C.] . It was located four miles West of Thermopylae, and about 2 miles South of the Malian Gulf. The object of this colony was to assist the Trachinians …
2Heraclea Lucania — Heraclea (also Heracleia or Herakleia; Greek: polytonic|Ἡράκλεια) was an ancient city of Magna Graecia, situated in Lucania on the Gulf of Tarentum (modern Gulf of Taranto), but a short distance from the sea, and between the rivers Aciris (modern …
3Heraclea — • A titular see of Thracia Prima Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Heraclea Heraclea † …
4Campaign history of the Roman military — This article is part of the series on: Military of ancient Rome (portal) 753 BC – AD 476 Structural history Roman army (unit types and ranks …
5Roman army of the mid-Republic — Contemporary portrait of Scipio Africanus, engraved on a gold signet ring manufactured in Capua, S. Italy, Considered the greatest Roman military leader of the Second Punic War, Scipio permanently drove the Carthaginians out of Spain in a series… …
6History of the Republic of Venice — The history of the Republic of Venice began with the city of Venice, which originated as a collection of lagoon communities banded together for mutual defence from the Lombards as the power of the Byzantine Empire dwindled in northern Italy in… …
7Tourism in the Republic of Macedonia — is a large part of the economy of the Republic of Macedonia. The country s large abundance of natural and cultural attractions make the Republic of Macedonia suitable for tourism.The Republic of Macedonia receives about 700,000 tourists annually …
8History of Taranto — The history of Taranto dates back to the 8th century BC when it was founded as a Greek colony.Greek periodFoundation and splendourTaranto was founded in 706 BC by Dorian immigrants as the only Spartan colony, and its origin is peculiar: the… …
9Roman military confederation — The Roman military confederation (or confederacy or commonwealth ) is a term devised by modern historians to denote the Roman Republic s system of military alliances with the tribes and city states of the Italian peninsula prior to the Social War …
10Bruttii — The Bruttii (Greek: polytonic|Βρέττιοι, Italian: Bruzi), were an ancient Italic people who inhabited the southern extremity of Italy, from the frontiers of Lucania to the Sicilian Straits and the promontory of Leucopetra, roughly corresponding to …
