Chares ( gr, Χάρης) is the name of three prominent ancient
Greeks
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Chares of Athens - a 4th-century BC
general
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Chares of Mytilene
Chares of Mytilene ( grc, Χάρης ὁ Μυτιληναῖος) was a Greek belonging to the court of Alexander the Great. He was appointed court-marshal or introducer of strangers to the king, an office borrowed from the Persian court. He wrote ...
- a
historian
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who lived at the court of
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...
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Chares of Lindos - a
sculptor
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who created the
Colossus of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes ( grc, ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, ho Kolossòs Rhódios gr, Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, Kolossós tes Rhódou) was a statue of the Greek sun-god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes (city), Rhodes, on ...
A chare may also be:
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Chare A chare, in the dialect of North-east England, is a narrow medieval street or alley.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Chares and much of the layout of Newcastle's Quayside date from medieval times. At one point, there were 20 chares in Newcastle. After the gre ...
- a dialect term in north-east England for an alleyway
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Charls Charls is a given name and a surname. Notable people known by this name include the following:
Given name
*Charls Walker (1923 – 2015), American political official
Surname
* Rick Charls, American high diver
See also
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