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Apollonia (Athos)
Apollonia (Greek language, Greek: ) was an ancient town in the peninsula of Acte, or Mount Athos in Macedonia, the inhabitants of which were called ''Macrobii''. Homer mentions Athos in the ''Iliad'' (Rhapsody 219) and, in connection to Mount Athos, Gaius Plinius Secundus (the ancient historian and Roman commander also known as Pliny the Elder), refers to the cities of Ouranoupolis, Palaiotrion, Thysson, Kleonas, and Apollonia. The site of Apollonia is unknown. See also * List of ancient Greek cities References *Reference to Athos and Pliny the Elder's mention of Apollonia is found in this website: http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/General/History.html Ancient Athos Greek colonies in Chalcidice Former populated places in Greece Populated places in ancient Macedonia Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
