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Agesipolis II in Wikipedia

Agesipolis II (Greek: Ἀγησίπολις B, d.369 BC), son of the king Cleombrotus I, succeeded his father and reigned as Agiad King of Sparta.[1] His rule was exceedingly brief, from, at most, 371 until his death in 369 BC.[2][3]...

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Aesop in wikipedia

Aesop or Esop (pronounced /ˈiːsəp/ EE-səp or /ˈiːˌsɒp/ EE-SOP;[1] Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aisōpos; c. 620–564 BC), known for the genre of fables ascribed to him (see Aesop's Fables), was by tradition born a slave (δοῦλος) and was a contemporary of Croesus and Solon in the mid-sixth century BC in ancient Greece. Early sources Sources of Aesop's life date f...

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Agatharchus in Wikipedia

Agatharchus or Agatharch (Ancient Greek: Ἀγάθαρχος) was a self-taught painter from Samos[1] who lived in the 5th century BC.[2] He is said by Vitruvius to have invented scene-painting, and to have painted a scene (scenam fecit) for a tragedy which Aeschylus exhibited.[3] Hence some writers, such as Karl Woermann, have supposed that he introduced pe...

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Agathocles in Wikipedia

Agathocles was the name of several ancient Greeks: * Agathocles, a sophist, teacher of Damon Agathocles (Gr. Ἀγαθοκλῆς, fl. 3rd century BC) was a Greek historian who wrote a history of Cyzicus (περὶ Κυζίκου) in the Ionic dialect.[1][2] He is called by Athenaeus both a Babylonian[3] and a Cyzican.[4] He may originally have come from Babylon, and ...

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Agesipolis III in Wikipedia

Agesipolis III (Greek: Ἀγησίπολις Γ) was the 31st and last of the kings of the Agiad dynasty in ancient Sparta.[1] He was the son of another Agesipolis (not to be confused with the earlier Spartan monarchs with that name), and grandson of Cleombrotus II. After the death of Cleomenes III he was elected king while still a minor, and placed under the...

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Aetion in Wikipedia

Aetion (Ancient Greek: Αετίων) was an ancient Greek sculptor of Amphipolis,[1] mentioned by Callimachus[2] and Theocritus,[3] from whom we learn that at the request of Nicias, a famous physician of Miletus, he executed a statue of Asclepius in cedar wood. He flourished about the middle of the 3rd century BC. There was an engraver of the same name; ...

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Agatharchus in Wikipedia

Agatharchus or Agatharch (Ancient Greek: Ἀγάθαρχος) was a self-taught painter from Samos[1] who lived in the 5th century BC.[2] He is said by Vitruvius to have invented scene-painting, and to have painted a scene (scenam fecit) for a tragedy which Aeschylus exhibited.[3] Hence some writers, such as Karl Woermann, have supposed that he introduced pe...

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Agis I in Wikipedia

Agis I (Greek: Ἄγις) was a legendary king of Sparta and eponym of the Agiad dynasty. He was the son of Eurysthenes, first monarch of this dynasty,[1] which ruled the city along with the Eurypontids. His genealogy was traced through Aristodemus, Aristomachus, Cleodaeus and Hyllus all the way to Heracles,[2] and he belongs to mythology rather than to...

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Agathon in Wikipedia

Agathon (Greek: Ἀγάθων) (ca. 448–400 BC) was an Athenian tragic poet whose works, up to the present moment, have been lost. He is best known for his appearance in Plato's Symposium, which describes the banquet given to celebrate his obtaining a prize for his first tragedy at the Lenaia in (416). He is also a prominent character in Aristophanes' com...

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Aelius Aristides in Wikipedia

Aelius Aristides (AD 117 - 181) was a popular Greek orator , who lived during the Roman Empire. He is considered to be a prime example of the Second Sophistic, a group of showpiece orators who flourished from the reign of Nero until ca. 230 AD. His surname was Theodorus. He showed extraordinary talents even in his early youth, and devoted himself w...

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