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- | **Acusilaus of Argos, Aeschylus, Aesop, Alcmaeon of Croton, Anaximander, | + | **Acusilaus of Argos, Aesop, Alcmaeon of Croton, Anaximander, |
- | After the 8th Century BC, Greece emerged from a period of disorder following the collpse of Mycenean civilization. The Archaic Age was a kind of renaissance marked by the rise of colonization and the nascence of commercial activity. These developments brought about civil strife and social inequality along with opportunity. These struggles led to new forms of governance like tyranny and the greater participation in political life. In this period, a kind of self-conscious poetry developed in which the role of the author and his personality | + | After the 8th Century BC, Greece emerged from a period of disorder following the collpse of Mycenean civilization. The Archaic Age was a kind of renaissance marked by the rise of colonization and the nascence of commercial activity. These developments brought about civil strife and social inequality along with opportunity. These struggles led to new forms of governance like tyranny and the greater participation in political life. In this period, a kind of self-conscious poetry developed in which the role of the author and his personality |
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- | **Aeneas Tacitus, Aeschines, Agathon, Alcibiades, Anaxagoras, Andocides, Antimachus, Antiphon the Orator, Antiphon the Sophist, Aphareus, Archelaus, Archytas, Aristophanes, | + | **Aeneas Tacitus, Aeschines, Aeschylus, Agathon, Alcibiades, Anaxagoras, Andocides, Antimachus, Antiphon the Orator, Antiphon the Sophist, Aphareus, Archelaus, Archytas, Aristophanes, |
The Classical Period was a 200 year period in Greek culture lasting from the 5th through 4th centuries BC. This era had a powerful and lasting influence on the Roman Empire and greatly influenced the foundations of Western Civilization. Much of modern Western politics, artistic thought, such as architecture, | The Classical Period was a 200 year period in Greek culture lasting from the 5th through 4th centuries BC. This era had a powerful and lasting influence on the Roman Empire and greatly influenced the foundations of Western Civilization. Much of modern Western politics, artistic thought, such as architecture, | ||
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[[hellenistic: | [[hellenistic: | ||
- | **Anaxarchus of Abdera, Apollonius Rhodius, Archimedes, Crates of Thebes, Epicurus, Lycophron of Chalcis, Manetho, Menander, Nausiphanes of Teos, Polybius, Theocritus, Theocritus of Chios** | + | **Anaxarchus of Abdera, Apollonius Rhodius, Archimedes, Crates of Thebes, Epicurus, Hecataeus of Abdera, Lycophron of Chalcis, Manetho, Menander, Nausiphanes of Teos, Polybius, Theocritus, Theocritus of Chios** |
The Hellenistic Period began with the ascension of Alexander and lasted into the beginnings of Roman dominion in Greece. The name " | The Hellenistic Period began with the ascension of Alexander and lasted into the beginnings of Roman dominion in Greece. The name " | ||
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Greece under the Roman Empire, from 31 BC to 180 AD is described as the era of the //Pax Romana//, a Roman Peace between Rome and the central areas of the Empire, like Greece and the Greek East. This period is described as a period of peace and security which permitted an economical and cultural progress, especially in the cities such as Athens, Corinth, Alexandria, Miletus, Thessaloniki, | Greece under the Roman Empire, from 31 BC to 180 AD is described as the era of the //Pax Romana//, a Roman Peace between Rome and the central areas of the Empire, like Greece and the Greek East. This period is described as a period of peace and security which permitted an economical and cultural progress, especially in the cities such as Athens, Corinth, Alexandria, Miletus, Thessaloniki, | ||
- | This was also an era of religious change. Judiasm and Christianity emerged as influences on the empire, and much of their contributions | + | This was also an era of religious change. Judiasm and Christianity emerged as influences on the empire, and much of their contribution |
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+ | **Eusebius, Iamblichus, Julian the Apostate, Photius, Plotinus, Porphyry, Procopius, Simplicius, Synesius of Cyrene, Zosimus** | ||
To grasp correctly the essential characteristics of Byzantine literature, it is necessary first to analyze the elements of civilization that find expression in it, and the sources whence they spring. The oldest of these three civilizations is the Greek. Its centre, however, is not Athens but Alexandria; the circle accordingly represents not the Attic but the Hellenistic civilization. Alexandria itself, however, in the history of civilization, | To grasp correctly the essential characteristics of Byzantine literature, it is necessary first to analyze the elements of civilization that find expression in it, and the sources whence they spring. The oldest of these three civilizations is the Greek. Its centre, however, is not Athens but Alexandria; the circle accordingly represents not the Attic but the Hellenistic civilization. Alexandria itself, however, in the history of civilization, | ||
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+ | **Castorion, | ||
+ | Authors whose dates cannot be determined. | ||
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