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  1. Dorians

    AD convention since 21 June 2003 The Dorians lang el polytonic , D rieis , singular polytonic ... period divided themselves. ref Apollodorus, Library I, 7.3 ref The Dorians are almost always simply referenced as just the Dorians , as they are in the earliest literary mention of them ... race or people . The Dorians are clearly among the peoples regarded as Greeks Hellenes . They were ..., military state of Lacedaemon or Sparta . However, peoples belonging to the same tribe, the Dorians ... count on the assistance of other Dorian states. Dorians were distinguished by the Doric Greek dialect .... In the 5th century BC, Dorians and Ionians were the two most politically important Greek Ethnic group ... fifth century actions cite journal last Alty first John title Dorians and Ionians journal The Journal ... their biases contribute to the traditional modern interpretation of Dorians . ref cite book first E.N. ... of peoples. Name of the Dorians a section at Dorus redirects here if the heading is changed please ... by the Dorians. Pylos tablet Fn867 records it in the dative case as do ri je we, D ri wei , a third ... the warrior ferocity of the Dorians. ref Boisacq s magnum opus, Dictionnaire Etymologique de ... of the Dorians. Numerous historians link Doric, North Western Greek and Ancient Macedonian . In later ... were especially important. ref http www.1911encyclopedia.org Dorians Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911, s.v. Dorians . ref The Dorian mode in music also was attributed to Doric societies and was associated ... Homer At first sight, the Homeric reference to Dorians has been regarded as an anachronism between .... The trichaikes Dorians are mentioned in Odyssey 19. 177. The epithet trichaikes , an hapax legomenon ... http books.google.com books?id jzg2GrRxYkMC&pg PA220&dq 19.177 Odyssey Dorians v onepage&q 19.177 ... Cydonians , and Dorians of waving plumes, and goodly Pelasgians . ref http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper ... to him, goes on to elaborate quote Of these peoples, according to Staphylus , the Dorians occupy ...   more details



  1. Dorus

    by the Dorians. Whether it had the ethnic meaning of the Dorian is unknown. Modern derivations of Dorians do not depend on a figure of Dorus see Dorians Name of the Dorians Name of the Dorians ..., were Dorians, under the leadership of Tectamus the son of Dorus and the account states that the larger number of these Dorians was gathered from the Thessaly regions about Olympus , but that a part ... their father had entrusted to him, made their home among the Dorians. ref http www.theoi.com Text ...   more details



  1. Pamphilus (mythology)

    Pamphilus lang el , a son of Aegimius and brother of Dymas , was king of the Dorians at the foot of mount Pindus , and along with the Heracleidae invaded Peloponnesus. Apollod. ii. 8. 3 Paus. ii. 28. 3 Pind. Pytli. i. 62. After him, a tribe of the Sicyon ians was called Pamphyli. References SmithDGRBM DEFAULTSORT Pamphilus Mythology Category Dorian mythology Greek myth stub el es P nfilo mitolog a pt P nfilo mitologia ru ...   more details



  1. Pindus (river)

    Pindos or Pindus Greek language Greek polytonic , was a river of ancient Doris Greece Doris , in Greece . It flowed into the Cephissus Boeotia Cephissus near Lilaea city Lilaea , its valley forming the Dorians Dorian heartland. References SmithDGRG coord missing Greece Category Rivers of Greece Category Doris AncientGreece stub Greece geo stub el it Pindo fiume pt Rio Pindo ...   more details



  1. Kalamydi

    Unreferenced date January 2007 Kalamydi is an ancient Dorians Dorian city in north west Crete . It s located near Paleochora in Chania prefecture , near the estuary of Kakodikianos river. There are also ruins of a Roman house at Trochaloi . Coord missing Greece Category Archaeological sites in Crete Category Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Greece Category Populated places in Ancient Greece Category Former populated places in Greece Crete geo stub Ancient Greece stub Euro archaeology stub ...   more details



  1. Doris (Greece)

    by Aetolia , southern Thessaly , the Locris Ozolian Locrians , and Phocis the original homeland of the Dorians .... 286. ref The Dorians, however, did not confine themselves within these narrow limits, but occupied other places along Mount Oeta. Thus Strabo describes the Dorians of the tetrapolis as the larger part ... is probably meant the country once inhabited by the Dryopes . The Dorians would appear at one time to have ..., viii. 31, 43. ref It derived its name from the Dorians, who migrated from this district to the conquest of Peloponnesus . Hence the country is called the Metropolis of the Peloponnesian Dorians ref .... ref Thucydides i. 107, iii. 92. ref Origin of the name The Dorians were supposed to have derived ... of the Corinthian gulf , and calling the inhabitants after himself Dorians. By this description is evidently ... as Doris Proper conquered the greater part of Peloponnesus and the common tale that the Dorians ... and southern parts of Peloponnesus were in the possession of Dorians. Beginning with the isthmus of Corinth ... , the last of which, however, was inhabited by Dryopes, and not by Dorians. In the Saronic gulf , Aegina was peopled by Dorians. South of the Argive territory was Laconia , and to its west Messenia , both ruled by Dorians the river Neda river Neda , which separated Messenia from Triphylia , included .... In fact the name of the Dorians occurs only once in Homer, and then as one of the many tribes ... to a much later date than the one usually attributed to it. From the Peloponnesus the Dorians ..., the chief commercial city of the Dorians, colonised Corcyra , and planted several colonies on the western .... 7. s. 13 comp. M ller Dorians , book i. c. 2 Leake, Northern Greece , vol. ii. p. 90, seq. ref References ...   more details



  1. Preugenes

    Orphan date February 2009 Preugenes Greek was a Greek mythology mythical king of Achaea in Greece . He was a descendant of the Lacedaemonian king and persecuted by the relatives of the Dorians Doric tribes during the 11th century BC , they came with his army in Achaea and seeka place to establish. Together they were along with other Achaeans descendants of the kings of Argos and also they had been removed from the Dorians. There, they sieged the residents of Ions from the area and where they closed in Helike , they know and divided Achaea into six kingdoms, Preugenes ruled the east and the larger part and became the first king of the area. He succeeded the son of Patreas , the colonist of Patras . He knew he was a founder of the celebration of the Artemis Limnatis. In those times think there were two colonists of Patras. References The first version of the article is translated and is based from the el article at the Greek Wikipedia el el Main Page External links http www.csulb.edu dbouvier Entities i1276.htm Category Ancient Greeks Category Greek mythology Category Patras el ru ...   more details



  1. Ovolo

    Update EB date January 2011 Image Molding ovulo.svg frame Ovulo molding and resulting shadow pattern Ovolo or ovulo in architecture , is a wikt convex convex molding decorative molding known also as the echinus, which in Classical architecture was invariably wood carving carved with the egg and dart ornament. The molding is called a quarter round by woodworkers. Not to be confounded with the echinus of the Dorians Dorian capital, as this was of a more varied form and of much larger dimensions than the ovolo, which was only a subordinate molding. See also Molding decorative 1911 Category Ornaments element arch stub it Ovolo architettura ...   more details



  1. Plaka (Lasithi)

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Plaka Lassithi .jpg 250px thumb Plaka Plaka is a town in the Lasithi Prefectures of Greece prefecture of Crete . It neighbours the town of Elounda and is close to the historical island of Spinalonga . In the vicinity are the ancient cities now in ruins of Olous and Lato , which Dorians Dorian settlements were frequently in conflict with each other over territory disputes. Tourist boats depart from Plaka to Spinalonga on a daily basis. The one way boat passage requires approximately ten minutes. Coord missing Greece Category Lasithi Category Cities and towns in Greece Crete geo stub uk ...   more details



  1. Codrus

    Codrus Greek alphabet Greek Polytonic was the last of the semi mythical King of Athens Kings of Athens r. ca 1080s BC 1089 1060s BC 1068 BC . He was an ancient exemplar of patriotism and self sacrifice. He was succeeded by his son Medon, who ruled not as king but as the first Archon of Athens . The earliest version of the story of Codrus comes from the 4th oration Against Leocrates by Lycurgus of Athens Lycurgus . ref Lycurgus Against Leocrates 84 87 ref During the time of the Dorians Dorian Invasion of Peloponnesus c. 1060s BC 1068 BC , the Dorians under Aletes, son of Hippotes Aletes had consulted the Delphic Oracle , who prophesied that their invasion would succeed as long as the king was not harmed. The news of this prophecy, that only the death of an Athens Athenian king would ensure the safety of Athens , quickly found its way to the ears of Codrus. In devotion to his people, Codrus disguised himself as a peasant and made it to the vicinity of the Dorian encampment across the river, where he provoked a group of Dorian soldiers. He was put to death in the quarrel, and the Dorians, realizing Codrus had been slain, decided to retreat in fear of their prophesied defeat. In the aftermath of these events, no one thought himself worthy to succeed Codrus, the title of king was abolished, and that of archon substituted for it. The first such archon was Codrus son, Medon . References Reflist start box s reg succession box title King of Athens before Melanthus after the title of king was abolished years end box Category Kings of Athens Category Mythological kings Category Greek mythology Category Iron Age Greece ca Codros de Kodros el es Codro eu Kodro mitologia fa fr Codros ko it Codro nl Kodros pt Codro ru sh Kodro fi Kodros sv Kodros uk ...   more details



  1. Doris (Asia Minor)

    Distinguish2 the region of Doris Greece Doris in central Greece Infobox bodyclass geography abovestyle background DEB887 subheader Ancient Region of Anatolia above Doris image File mausoleumHALICARNASSUS.JPG 300px The ruins of the Mausoleum of Maussollos, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World caption The ruins of the Mausoleum of Maussollos , one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World label1 Location data1 South western Anatolia label2 State existed data2 Independent city states from c.1100&ndash c.560 BC label3 Biggest city data3 Halicarnassus label4 Roman provinces Roman province data4 Asia Roman province Asia data8 File Anatolia Ancient Regions base.svg 300px Location of Doris in Anatolia Doris Greek language Greek polytonic was a small region of ancient Asia Minor inhabited by Dorians the territory is now in modern day Turkey . Pliny the Elder Pliny v. 28 says, Caria mediae Doridi circumfunditur ad mare utroque latere ambiens , by which he means that Doris is surrounded by Caria on all sides, except where it is bordered by the sea. He makes Doris begin at Cnidus . In the bay of Doris he places Leucopolis , Hamaxitus , etc. An attempt has been made among scholars to ascertain which of two bays Pliny calls Doridis Sinus , the more probable being the Ceramic Gulf . This Doris of Pliny is the country occupied by the Dorians, which Thucydides ii. 9 indicates, not by the name of the country, but of the people Dorians, neighbours of the Carians. Ptolemy v. 2 makes Doris a division of his Asia , and places in it Halicarnassus , Ceramus , and Cnidus . The term Doris, applied to a part of Asia, does not appear to occur in other writers. References SmithDGRG Historical regions of Anatolia Ancient Greece topics AncientGreece stub coord missing Turkey Category Ancient Greek sites in Turkey Category Historical regions of Anatolia Category Caria Category Ancient Greeks in Caria Category Doris Category Greek Anatolia el it Doride Asia Minore ...   more details



  1. Hyporchema

    Category Apollo Category Dorian Crete Category Dorians el pl Hyporchema ...   more details



  1. Doric

    Doric , an adjective , and synonym of Dorian generally used in its own set of names, may refer to Doric Greek , the dialects of the Dorians . Doric order , a style of ancient Greek architecture. Doric mode, a synonym of Dorian mode . Doric dialect Scotland , of Scots language Lowland Scots . Doric Club , a paramilitary organization which fought against the Lower Canada Rebellion . Doric Organ , a 1960s Combo organ produced in Italy SS Doric 1883 , a United Kingdom British ocean liner that was operated by White Star Line . SS Doric 1923 , another ship that was operated by White Star Line . disambig da Dorisk de Dorisch es D rico it Dorico nl Dorisch no Dorisk th ...   more details



  1. Perioeci

    Nofootnotes article date March 2008 The perioeci , or perioikoi , were the members of an self governance autonomous group of free but non citizen inhabitants of Sparta . Concentrated in the beach and highland areas of Laconia , the name derives from peri , around, and polytonic oikos , dwelling, house. They were the only people allowed to travel to other cities, which the Spartans were not, unless given permission. Origin Achaeans Homer Achaeans who had been invaded by the Dorians where the Achaeans of the plains became helot s, the perioeci were also Dorians however when the Dorians settled in Laconia there were five different groups of Dorians who rose to power. The Spartans rose to become the most powerful of these five colonies and defeated the others the others then became the Perioeci. There was another theory that they were settled from Lacedaemon , thus being analogous to the Roman colony History colonies . However, Messenia was one exception to this theory, and it became difficult over time to believe that Sparta could found hundreds of perioecid villages. were there Perioeci in Messenia? Status Under the rule of Sparta, the perioeci belonged to the Lacedaemonian State, subject to the suzerain suzerainty of Sparta but not Spartan citizens. If their free status was not the object of controversy, the situation was unclear concerning the precise nature of their subject status within Sparta versus the status of allied cities and the strangers. In the same way, their political and social organization was quite poor. Their territory, the Perioikis , formed part of their territory within Sparta itself. Their villages were described as poleis by Herodotus VII, 234 , Xenophon Hellenica , VI, 5, 21 and Thucydides V, 54, 1 . It can be noted that their poleis acted as a sort of buffer around Sparta, shielding it from outside influence and to some extent to present a form wall to the helots preventing escape and enforcing discipline out of ...   more details



  1. Siceliotes

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Siceliotes singular and adjectival form Siceliot , formed a distinct ethno cultural group in Sicily from about the 8th century BCE until their assimilation into the general Sicilian population. As Ancient Greece Hellenic colonies in antiquity colonist s often reputedly of Dorians Doric origin and descendants of colonists from Greece , they spoke Ancient Greek Greek and participated in the wider cultural and political activities of Magna Graecia and of the Hellenic world as a whole. The Roman Republic and the Roman Empire continued to see a distinction between the Siceliotes the descendants of Greek settlers and the non Greek inhabitants of Sicily. Compare Italiotes and Sicels . Coord missing Italy Category Tribes of Sicily Category Sicilian Greeks Ethno stub es Siciliotas fr Sic liotes it Sicelioti scn Sicilioti ...   more details



  1. Mime (disambiguation)

    Wiktionary mime The word mime is used to refer to a mime artist who uses a theatrical medium or performance art involving the acting out of a story through body motions without use of speech. Mime may also refer to Lip sync Mime , an alternative word for lip sync MIME , Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions The character Mime in Richard Wagner s Der Ring des Nibelungen . Mime character class , a type of character in the Final Fantasy series of role playing games Mime Happy Tree Friends , a fictional character in the cartoon series Happy Tree Friends Mime , a style of Dorians Dorian Greek poetry also called mime iambic . Sophron and Herodas were two major authors of them M.I.M.E initialism for Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers disambig da Mime de Mime es Mime fr Mime homonymie id Mime nl Mime no Mime ...   more details



  1. Hellotia

    Hellotia was an epithet of Athena at Corinth . According to the scholiast on Pindar Ol. xiii. 56 , the name was derived from the fertile marsh Elos disambiguation elos near Marathon , where Athena had a sanctuary or from Hellotia, one of the daughters of Timander , who fled into the temple of Athena when Corinth was burnt down by the Dorians , and was destroyed in the temple with her sister Eurytione . Soon after, a plague broke out at Corinth, and the oracle de clared that it should not cease until the souls of the maidens were propitiated, and a sanctuary should be erected to Athena Hellotis. Hellotis was also a surname of Europe in Crete, Hellotis was also a surname of Europe mythology Europe in Crete, where also the Hellotia festival was celebrated to her. References SmithDGRBM Category Epithets of Athena Category Corinthian mythology Category Festivals in Ancient Greece Category Dorian Crete Category Dorian mythology ...   more details



  1. Dorian invasion

    , the Dorians . Greek legend asserted that the Dorians took possession of the Peloponnesus in an event ... in the Mediterranean , such as Crete , is also not well elucidated. The Dorians colonised a number of sites ... the English translation of invasion. There is, however, a distinction between Heracleidae and Dorians ... name GroteXVIII and from this moment the Herakleids and Dorians became intimately united together into one ..., but they do not clear where did the Dorians fit, if outside or inside the society. William Mitford .... Volume I dated 1823 containing extensive material on the Dorians can be downloaded, Google Books ... PA241&dq The Dorians derived their origin PPP5,M1 the 1844 edition of the German at http books.google.com ... of the Dorians to translate M ller s Die Einwanderung von den Doriern , literally the migration of the Dorians which was quite a different concept presumably invasion was already current ... was Hellenic. His famous first paragraph of the Introduction asserts bquote The Dorians derived their origin ... 1600 BC and Dorians at about 1200 BC exited to swoop down on an increasingly less aboriginal ... into Greece. Over that half century Greek and Balkan archaeology united in an effort to locate the Dorians ... for the Dorians in other quarters. M ller s common ancestor of Greek and Latin had vanished by 1950 ... 30. ref blockquote the telltale track of the Dorians must be recognized in the fire scarred ruins ... dated the Dorian invasion to 1200 BC. A destruction by Dorians has its problems see next section and is not the only ... own ref cite journal last Chadwick first John authorlink John Chadwick title Who were the Dorians? journal ... by Dorians who had been in the Peloponnesus all along as a subservient lower class, and now were ... of any Dorians anywhere until the start of the Geometric Art Geometric period at about 950 ... at 950. An hypotheses introduced to explain why the Dorians needed much time where were for several ... Dorians of classical Greece. The first scholars to work on the problem were historians ...   more details



  1. Doris

    NOTOC Wiktionary Doris may refer to Geography Doris Greece , region in central Greece in which the Dorians had their traditional homeland Doris Asia Minor , region of Asia Minor inhabited by Dorians Doris, Iowa , USA People Doris mythology of Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys Doris, mother of Antipater son of Herod I Doris Leuthard , member of the Swiss Federal Council and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs of Switzerland since 2006 Doris singer , a Swedish rock and pop singer Doris and Mabel Shrek , fictional characters in the Shrek film series Ennio Doris , an Italian billionaire Doris Day Doris Roberts , an American actress famous for playing Marie Barone, mother of Raymond Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond Doris Miller , the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross Ships Doris Sailing yacht , an America s Cup type racing yacht built in 1905 Doris submarine , a French submarine commissioned in 1928 and sunk in 1940 HMS Doris , various ships of the British Royal Navy USS Doris B. III SP 733 , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918 USS Doris B. IV SP 625 , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 Other DORIS geodesy , a French system used for satellite orbit positioning 48 Doris , an asteroid discovered in 1857, traditionally classified as a minor planet Doris gastropod Doris gastropod , genus of marine gastropod molluscs in the family Dorididae Doris opera Doris opera , an 1889 opera by Alfred Cellier See also Lookfrom Doris Nudibranch , e.g. orange peel doris disambig bg ca Doris de Doris el fr Doris hr Doris it Doride la Doris nl Doris ja pl Doris sh Doris sv Doris olika betydelser ...   more details



  1. Hyllus

    much earlier in the other countries this conquest of Peloponnesus by the Dorians, commonly ... of the rightful inheritance of their hero ancestor and his sons the Dorians followed the custom of other ... of Peloponnesus by Aetolians and Dorians, the latter having been driven southward from their original ... or Hylleans were a Dorians Doric or Illyrian tribe Illyrian tribe of Dalmatia , of whom Hyllus was eponymous ... , Heraclidae Pindar , Pythia ix. 137 Herodotus ix. 27 Otfried M ller M ller , Dorians, I. ch. 3 Thirlwall ...   more details



  1. 1060s BC

    Unreferenced date August 2009 Decadebox BC 106 Events and trends c. 1069 BC End of New Kingdom in Ancient Egypt . c. 1069 BC Third Intermediate Period of Egypt starts. 1069 BC Ramses XI dies, ending the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt Twentieth Dynasty . He is succeeded by Smendes I , who founds the Twenty first dynasty of Egypt Twenty first Dynasty . 1068 BC Codrus , legendary Kings of Athens King of Athens , dies in battle against Dorians Dorian invaders after a reign of 21 years. Athenian tradition considers him the last Monarch King to have held absolute power. Modern historians consider him the last King whose life account is part of Greek mythology . He is succeeded by his son Medon . Significant people Category 1060s BC bs 1060te p.n.e. ca D cada del 1060 aC es A os 1060 a. C. eu K. a. 1060ko hamarkada fa ka . . 1060 la Decennium 107 a.C.n. mk 1060 . . . ms 1060 an SM nl 1069 1060 v.Chr. sk 60. roky 11. storo ia pred Kr. sh 1060 e pne. tt MA 1060. y llar zh 1060 ...   more details



  1. Dorus (disambiguation)

    In Greek mythology , Dorus is the name of several individuals Dorus was a son of Hellen and founder of the Dorian nation. Each of Hellen s sons founded a primary tribe of Greece Aeolus the Aeolians , Dorus the Dorians and Xuthus the Achaeans tribe Achaeans from Xuthus s son Achaeus, son of Xuthus Achaeus and the Ionians from Xuthus s probably illegitimate son Ion together with his sister s Pandora s sons with Zeus and according to Hesiod s probably Eoiae lang el or Catalogue of Women , ref Hesiod probably , Eoiae lang el or Catalogue of Women , c.650 BC. ref Graecus the Graecians , Ancient Macedonians Makedon the Ancient Macedonians Makedones and Magnetes Magnetas or Magnis the Magnetes . Dorus was killed by Apis when he tried to invade the Peloponnese. Dorus was the son of Apollo and Phthia , and the father of Xanthippe mythology Xanthippe . Dorus was the son of Xuthus and Creusa . Dorus de Vries , Dutch footballer Dorus Rijkers , Dutch lifeboat captain It is also the stage name of Dutch comedian Tom Manders . A doru or Dory spear is allegedly a type of spear. Dorus is Scottish gaelic for Door Notes references References Hesiod probably , Eoiae lang el or Catalogue of Women , c.650 BC. disambig DEFAULTSORT Dorus Disambiguation Category Greek mythology nl Dorus ...   more details



  1. Temenus

    earlier in the other countries. This conquest of Peloponnesus by the Dorians, commonly called the Return ... of the rightful inheritance of their hero ancestor and his sons. The Dorians followed the custom of other ... invasion of Peloponnesus by Aetolians and Dorians, the latter having been driven southward from their original .... Herodotus , ix. 27. Karl Otfried M ller . Dorians , Part I, Chapter 3. Thirlwall . History of Greece ...   more details



  1. Dorida

    for the territory of the ancient Dorians Doris Greece Infobox Greek Dimos name Dorida name local image map 2011 Dimos Doridos.png periph Central Greece Periphery Central Greece periphunit Phocis pop municipality 16021 area municipality 1007 population as of 2001 elevation lat deg 38 lat min 32 lon deg 22 lon min 12 postal code area code licence mayor website image skyline caption skyline party since Dorida lang el is a municipality in the Phocis peripheral unit, Central Greece Periphery Central Greece , Greece . The seat of the municipality is the town Lidoriki . ref name Kallikratis http www.kedke.gr uploads2010 FEKB129211082010 kallikratis.pdf Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior el icon ref Municipality The municipality Dorida was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units ref name Kallikratis Efpalio Lidoriki Tolofona Vardousia municipality Vardousia References references Kallikratis Central Greece Category Municipalities of Greece Category Phocis Greece geo stub el it Dorida ...   more details



  1. Doric hexapolis

    The Doric or Dorian Hexapolis was a federation of six cities hexapolis of Dorians Dorian foundation, and included Kos , on the island of the same name in the Aegean Sea Aegean sea Cnidus , in Caria Halicarnassus , also in Caria Lindus , on the island of Rhodes Ialysos , also on Rhodes and Camirus , also on Rhodes. The members of this hexapolis were accustomed to celebrate a festival, with games, on the Triopian promontory near Cnidus, in honour of the Triopian Apollo the prizes in those games were brazen tripods, which the victors had to dedicate in the Greek temple temple of Apollo and Halicarnassus was struck out of the league, because one of her citizens carried the tripod to his own house before dedicating it in the temple of Apollo. The hexapolis thus became the Doric Pentapolis . Herodotus Herod. i. 144. See also Decapolis meaning ten cities Heptapolis meaning seven cities Pentapolis five Tetrapolis four Tripolis three References SmithDGRG coord missing Turkey Category Ancient Greek sites in Turkey Category Dorian Hexapolis Category Doris Ancient Greece stub ca Hex polis d rica es Hex polis d rica it Esapoli dorica he no Det doriske hexapolis pl Heksapolis pt Hex pole D rica fi Doorilainen heksapolis ...   more details




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