Jean Gottmann

male, deceased (1994)
(Iona) Jean Gottmann (October 10, 1915 - February 28, 1994) was a French geographer who was most widely known for coining the term megalopolis to...
Philopoemen

Philopoemen

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Philopoemen, (b. 253 BC, Megalopolis - d. 183 BC, Messene) was a skilled Greek general, who was Achaean Strategos in eight occasions. As Achaean...
Aeschines

Aeschines

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Aeschines (in Greek, 389-314 BC), Greek statesman and one of the ten Attic orators, was born at Athens. The statements as to his parentage and...
Agis III

Agis III

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Agis III was the son of Archidamus III, of the Eurypontid line. He succeeded his father in 338 BC, on the very day of the battle of Chaeronea....

Lycortas

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Lycortas of Megalopolis was a politician of the Achaean League active in the first half of the second century BC. He is now primarily known as the...

Damophon

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Damophon (2nd century BC) was an ancient Greek sculptor of the Hellenistic period from Messene, who executed many statues for the people of...

Cercidas

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Cercidas was a poet, philosopher, and legislator for his native city Megalopolis. He was an admirer of Diogenes, whose death he recorded in some...

William John Woodhouse

male, deceased (1937)
William John Woodhouse (7 November 1866-26 October 1937), classical scholar and author. Woodhouse was the son of R. Woodhouse, was born at Clifton,...
Pammenes Of Thebes

Pammenes Of Thebes

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Pammenes was a Theban general of considerable celebrity. He was connected with Epaminondas by political and friendly ties. When Philip, the future...

Cleitus The White

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Cleitus the White was an officer of Alexander the Great surnamed "White" to distinguish him from Cleitus the Black. He is noted by Athenaeus and...