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For illustrious men have the whole earth for their tomb. Pericles' Funeral Oration from Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.43.3 Julius Caesar paused on the banks of the Rubicon. Ἀνεῤῥίφθω κύβος. Anerrhíphthō kúbos. Alea iacta est. Latin: "The die has been cast"; Greek: "Let the die be cast."
Pages in category "Words and phrases derived from Greek mythology" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names; Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphiokarabomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon; Eidolon; Greek words for love
The study of ancient Greek personal names is a branch of onomastics, the study of names, [1] and more specifically of anthroponomastics, the study of names of persons.There are hundreds of thousands and even millions of individuals whose Greek name are on record; they are thus an important resource for any general study of naming, as well as for the study of ancient Greece itself.
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter F.
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter A.
And if this a list of "Classical" Greek phrases why is the title of the page not that? — Lfdder 22:17, 28 June 2013 (UTC) This is a page in the English Wikipedia. The only reason to include items in a list of "Greek phrases" in the context of the English Wikipedia is if these phrases are notable as Greek, in English.