10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPIDAMNUS»
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Epidamnus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Epidamnus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thucydides and the Ancient Simplicity: The Limits of ...
THE ANGER OF CORINTH Corcyra founded Epidamnus but, following custom,
chose a "founder" (oikistes) from its own metropolis, Corinth. Civil war broke out
in the 430s, and the common people drove out the "powerful" (dunatoi), but the ...
2
Bibliotheca Classica: Or, A Classical Dictionary
But we arc not informed what circumstances led to the change in its name from
Epidamnus to that of Dyrrachium, by which it is more commonly known to the
Latin writers. Some have thought that Epidamnus and Dyrrhachium were two
different ...
John Lemprière, Charles Anthon,
1831
3
The Landmark Thucydides
[3] When the Corcyraeans heard of the arrival of the settlers and troops in
Epidamnus, and the surrender of the colony to Corinth, they took fire. Instantly
putting to sea with five-and-twenty ships, which were quickly followed by others,
they ...
Thucydides, Robert B. Strassler,
2008
4
Menaechmi; Or, The Twin-Brothers
MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus. (to PENICULUS) . I've nothing to do with you. But
(to his WIFE) what is it you say? THE WIFE OF MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus. A
mantle, I say, has been lost from home. MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus.
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Political Dissent in Democratic Athens: Intellectual Critics ...
Stasis at Epidamnus When used by Thucydides in a "factional" sense, ho demos
is contrasted with hoi dunatoi (the chief, influential, or powerful men).39 The
significance of Thucydides' use of the word "demos" to refer to "a faction that acts,
...
6
Thucydides, Pericles, and Periclean Imperialism
Epidamnus, Corinth, and Corcyra Epidamnus was a small city on the northwest
coast of Greece and was founded by Corcyra, which was itself a colony of Corinth
. Thus though many of Epidamnus' settlers came from Corcyra, Epidamnus' ...
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Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece
Nevertheless, the history of founder and colony continued to intertwine: they were
co-founders of the colonies of Epidamnus (c.625 BC; Roman Dyrrachium;
modern Durazzo and Dunes) and Apollonia (c.600 BC) in Illyria; for a time
Corcyra ...
8
Aspects of Greek History: A Source-Based Approach
It was the political unrest in the small polis of Epidamnus in 435 that proved to be
the catalyst for the war. Epidamnus was a colony of Corcyra (modern Corfu),
which in turn was a colony of Corinth. The democrats had seized power in ...
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An analysis and summary of Thucydides: with a chronological ...
aneestors and kindred, had prayed the Corcyrnoans to restore them to
Epidamnus. Tho Corcyrceans accordingly sent first 25 ships, and then another
fleet,* to Epidamnus to demand the recall of the exiles and dismission of the
Corinthian ...
James Talboys Wheeler,
1855
10
The Letter of Speusippus to Philip II: Introduction, Text, ...
257 It would not, in fact, be surprising to learn that Thera had called on Sparta,
her mother city, to provide an oikist for her colony of Cyrene, in the same way as
Corcyra called on Corinth to provide an oikist for Epidamnus. When asked to take
...
Anthony Francis Natoli,
2004
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPIDAMNUS»
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Epidamnus is used in the context of the following news items.
The Illyrian bid for legitimacy
Her forces first attacked Epidamnus, a Greek trading city on the Illyrian coast, with an excellent harbor and command of the most important ... «OUPblog, May 14»
Endangered European Historical Sites
Roman Amphitheater of Durrës: This 2nd-century A.D. amphitheater, known in antiquity as Epidamnus or Dyrrachium, was discovered in the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 13»
"The Best Books I Read in 2012..." (Part 1 of 3)
The confusion caused when Menaechmus shows up in Epidamnus searching for his long lost identical twin with the same name is uproariously ... «Catholic World Report, Jan 13»
The Menaechmus Twins
What makes the situation even funnier is that the twins (Wayne Ward as Menaechmus of Epidamnus and Ryan Hollyman as Menaechmus of ... «NOW Toronto, Aug 09»
Life is a Promise in Durres, Albania
As you suggested in your story, Epidamnus- Dyrrachion-Durrazo-Durres is indeed a 2500-year old treasure trove of Balkan history." Matt Taylor. "Hallo Matt, and ... «Balkan Travellers, Jun 09»
US Foreign Policy and the Iran-Iraq War
... of history's great conflagrations that started as a simple dispute over the colonial status of Epidamnus between ancient Corinth and Corcyra, ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Apr 07»