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  2. Aristocracy - Wikipedia

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    Aristocracy (from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ (aristokratíā) 'rule of the best'; from ἄριστος (áristos) 'best' and κράτος (krátos) 'power, strength') is a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats.

  3. Aristocracy (class) - Wikipedia

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    Etymologically, as the word developed, it also produced a more political term: aristoi (ἄριστοι). The term aristocracy is a compound word stemming from the singular of aristoi, aristos (ἄριστος), and the Greek word for power, kratos (κράτος). Hon. Arthur Wellesley later made Duke of Wellington after defeating Napoleon.

  4. Patronage - Wikipedia

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    From the ancient world onward, patronage of the arts was important in art history.It is known in greatest detail in reference to medieval and Renaissance Europe, though patronage can also be traced in feudal Japan, the traditional Southeast Asian kingdoms, and elsewhere—art patronage tended to arise wherever a royal or imperial system and an aristocracy dominated a society and controlled a ...

  5. History of art - Wikipedia

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    The word was meant to describe the standard of excellence achieved during the High Renaissance, to which all art should now adhere, but in practice it led to stylization and art 'to show art', sometimes with great success, an example being Raphael's pupil Giulio Romano. Mannerism has also been used more generally to describe a period following ...

  6. Byzantine bureaucracy and aristocracy - Wikipedia

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    Painting of Emperor Basil II in triumphal garb, exemplifying the imperial crown and royal power handed down by Christ and the angels.. Throughout the fifth century, Hellenistic-Eastern political systems, philosophies, and theocratic Christian concepts had gained power in the Greek-speaking Eastern Mediterranean due to the intervention of important religious figures there such as Eusebius of ...

  7. Four arts - Wikipedia

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    The qi (棋) was defined as the board game now called weiqi (圍棋) in Chinese (Go in Japan and the West), literally meaning "surrounding game". Current definitions of qi cover a wide range of board games, and given that in classical Chinese qí could also refer to other games, some argue that the qí in the four arts could refer to xiangqi. [1]

  8. Here’s Why Word Art Still Has a Place in Your Home - AOL

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    A Brief History of Word Art in Homes. ... Posters: “Word art can lack creativity, meaning, or feel too obvious,” says Thea Bloch-Neal, founder and lead designer of Curated by Thea. “I prefer ...

  9. Aristos - Wikipedia

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    Aristos may refer to Refers to the Greek terminology for "nobility", and is the root term for aristocrat; This also refers to the Greek term for "superior" "best", see Arete (excellence) Aristos (publication) Aristos (Saga of the Skolian Empire) The Aristos, a 1964 book by John Fowles; Aristos Papandroulakis (born 1965), celebrity chef