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The Panathenaic Games (Ancient Greek: Παναθήναια) were held every four years in Athens in Ancient Greece from 566 BC [1] to the 3rd century AD. [2] These Games incorporated religious festival, ceremony (including prize-giving), athletic competitions, and cultural events hosted within a stadium .
The Athenian was founded in 1883, [6] with an 1886 circulation of about 1,000. [7] In its early history it billed itself as a Republican newspaper published weekly on Fridays. [8] The Post-Athenian was purchased in 1930 by Fred Wankan, and on March 16, 1931, was relaunched as a daily under the name The Daily Post-Athenian. [9]
Polis (Greek: πόλις, lit. 'city-state') was an ancient Greek board game. One of the earliest known strategy games, polis was a wargame resembling checkers.Its name appears in the Ancient Greek literature from around 450 BC to the 2nd century BC, and it seems to have been widely known in the region, particularly in Athens.
Letter Garden. Spell words by linking letters, clearing space for your flowers to grow. Can you clear the entire garden? By Masque Publishing
The Games took place over a four-year cycle that began with the Olympic Games in the first year. The Nemean Games were held in year two, the Pythian Games in year three, and the Isthmian Games in year four. [4] [1] [2] [3] They were structured this way so that individual athletes could participate in all of the Games.
The name of Athens, connected to the name of its patron goddess Athena, originates from an earlier Pre-Greek language. [1] The origin myth explaining how Athens acquired this name through the legendary contest between Poseidon and Athena was described by Herodotus, [2] Apollodorus, [3] Ovid, Plutarch, [4] Pausanias and others.
The Pedestal of Agrippa of Athens. The Pedestal, now known as the Agrippa Pedestal located west of the Propylaea of Athens and the same height as the Temple of Athena Nike to the south, was built in honor of Eumenes II of Pergamon in 178 BC to commemorate his victory in the Panathenaic Games chariot race. Its height is 8.9 meters.
Athenian white lekythoi: Patterns and painters. Oxford: Clarendon Press. MacDonald, Brian R. 1981. "The emigration of potters from Athens in the late fifth century BC and its effect on the Attic pottery industry". American Journal of Archaeology: 159–68. Mertens, Joan R. 1974. "Attic white-ground cups: A special class of vases".