10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANTINEA»
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Mantinea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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A History of Women Philosophers: Volume I: Ancient Women ...
MARY ELLEN WAITHE Diotima and Aspasia are the only two women who are
characterized as philosophers in the Socratic dialogues of Plato although other
women, notably Axiothea of Philesia and Lasthenia of Mantinea, are known to
have ...
2
Athens and Southern Greece
Ancient Tegea, Mantinea and Orchomenos occupy the same smallish flood plain,
partially indented by low, barren hills. Dry and brown in summer, it was likened
by one writer to a lunar landscape, an effect heightened by the scarcity of ...
Dana Facaros, Linda Theodorou, 2004
3
The Failings of Empire: A Reading of Xenophon Hellenica ...
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npoonurtoi (5.2.2) which is a cross-reference to &pr|Son£voix; tcp ouoTUXtpati (
4.5.18), the phrase describing Mantinea's anticipated reaction to the mora
disaster ...
4
Further Studies in the Ancient Greek Polis
Traditionally Tegea and Mantinea have been considered equally large, perhaps
partly because they waged war against each other more or less regularly. This is
a picture that should be abandoned. All models applied above (cf. also Fig.
Pernille Flensted-Jensen, 2000
5
Classical Rhetorics and Rhetoricians: Critical Studies and ...
Diotima appears in Plato's Symposium, where Socrates introduces her as a
priestess from Mantinea who was invited to Athens in 440 BCE to avert plague.
Within the dialogue, narratively placed in ca. 400 BCE, Diotima deems Socrates ...
Michelle Ballif, Michael G. Moran, 2005
6
The First Democracies: Early Popular Government Outside Athens
MANTINEA Similar to its Peloponnesian neighbors Argos and Elis, Mantinea may
have moved independently toward demokratia during the sixth century.
Thucydides leaves no doubt that the Mantineans enjoyed a democracy in the
420s, ...
7
Monumenta Graeca Et Romana: Euphranor
Perhaps the fact that Grylos died in an earlier skirmish did not prevent Euphranor
or his patrons from considering the battle of Mantinea as one big event, much as
Diogenes Laertios did (II.54-56), "6 Se TpuXo? Tetaylievo? xaTa Tou? vk-kzIc, ...
8
Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O
Mantapike Hill I 1864 I American Civil War (Eastern Theatre) See Walkerton
Mantinea I 418 bc I Great Peloponnesian War On a fresh offensive, Argis II of
Sparta led a force into Tegea to secure his allies, then marched into Mantinea
against a ...
They took their chances with Athens in the Peloponnesian War, and in 418 bc
were soundly trounced by Sparta in the First Battle of Mantinea. By this time,
downtown Mantinea had moved from Gourtsouli onto the flat plain by the then ...
Dana Facaros, Linda Theodorou, 2003
10
The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition
The Battle of Mantinea Late in August of 418 Sparta learned of the threat to
Tegea.1 The Spartans responded with unprecedented swiftness,2 sending word
to their remaining Arcadian allies to assemble and meet them at Tegea. At the
same ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANTINEA»
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Mantinea is used in the context of the following news items.
More freehold farmland in Western Australia possible to spur …
Two parcels of land known as Ord West Bank and Mantinea are being offered with a pathway to freehold subject to certain development criteria ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
Ord Irrigation Scheme to be expansion for the third time
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett said the two parcels of land known as Ord West Bank and Mantinea were another major step in the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5000ha Ord land release proceeds
The Ord West Bank and Mantinea Land is considered to be potentially arable and suitable for irrigated agriculture. “This is an opportunity for ... «Business News, Jul 15»
It's time to spare a thought for the women philosophers
Between the trouncing of Socrates by Diotima of Mantinea in the fourth century BC and the primordial feminism of Mary Wollstonecraft two ... «The Times, May 15»
Limerick photographic archive unearthed in attic in Cornwall
One image shows the SS Mantinea at Limerick's docks - another doomed ship, which was torpedoed and sunk on August 7, 1917 while on ... «Limerick Leader, Feb 15»
Cows v sugar in WA grazing lease talks
The Western Australian government is tendering out the grazing lease of Mantinea Plain for major development. Consolidated Pastoral will be ... «Stock Journal, Feb 15»
Ord work on track
Other parcels that could form part of the required scale could include Mantinea (about 4000ha) and lands in the Northern Territory (12,000ha). «Farm Weekly, Dec 14»
More land to be released in Ord as Chinese company gears up for …
"They [Mantinea and Ord West Bank] haven't been released yet so we don't know the terms or the conditions that the state of WA are going to ... «ABC Online, Nov 14»
Savoring Life of the Arcadian Land
The soil of Mantinea gives Muscat grapes an aromatic character and essence. The temperate climate and early ripening enhance its distinctive ... «Greek Reporter, Oct 14»
Kimberley agriculture set to expand, with a further 8000 hectares …
The land, named Mantinea, on the lower Ord River, will be released for expressions of interest as one parcel of land. Director of the Ord ... «ABC Online, Aug 14»
