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Hydraulis Of Dion
The Hydraulis of Dion el, Ύδραυλις του Δίου; romanized: ''Ídravlis tou Díou'') is a unique exhibit of the Archaeological Museum of Dion. It is the earliest archeological example of a pipe organ The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ''ranks ... to date. Excavation history At the beginning of the 1980s, the area was drained east of the main road of ancient Dion. The neighboring river had permanently flooded parts of the Archaeological Park of Dion, archaeological site. In this area, east of the main road, excavations were carried out in the summer of 1992 under the direction of Dimitrios Pandermalis. Opposite the villa of Dionysus, the foundations of a building were uncovered. On the morning of August 19, 1992, archaeologists found pieces of small copper tubes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dion Wasserorgel (aktuelle Ansicht (2017))
Dion may refer to: People Ancient *Dion (mythology), a king in Laconia and husband of Iphitea, the daughter of Prognaus *Dion of Syracuse (408–354 BC), ancient Greek politician *Dio of Alexandria, first century BC, ancient Greek philosopher *Dion of Naples, an ancient Greek mathematician cited by Augustine of Hippo along with Adrastus of Cyzicus *Dio Chrysostom, also known as Dion Chrysostomos (c. 40 – c. 115), a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian *Cassius Dio, also known as Dion Kassios (c. AD 155 – 235), a Roman consul Modern Given name *Dion Bakker (born 1981), Dutch Youtuber and artist *Dion O'Banion, American mobster *Dion Boucicault (1820–1890), Irish actor and playwright *Dion Boucicault Jr. (1859–1929), American actor and stage director *Dion Dawkins (born 1994), American football player *Dion DiMucci (born 1939), American singer/songwriter known professionally as "Dion" *Dion Dublin (born 1969), English footballer *Dion Fortune (1890–1946), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
