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Euphrānor in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

（Εὐφράνωρ). A distinguished statuary and painter. He was a native of Corinth, but practised his art at Athens about B.C. 336 (Quint.xii. 10.6; Plin. H. N. xxxv. 8). Of one of his works, a beautiful sitting Paris, we have probably a copy in the Museo Pio-Clementino. His best paintings were preserved in a porch in the Ceramicus....

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Eurybiades in Wikipedia

Eurybiades (Greek: Εὐριβιάδης) was the Spartan commander in charge of the Greek navy during the Persian Wars. He was the son of Eurycleides, and was chosen as commander in 480 BC because the other Greek city-states, worried about the growing power of Athens, did not want to serve under an Athenian,[citation needed] despite the Athenians' superior ...

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Eurypon in Wikipedia

Eurypon, otherwise called Eurytion (Ευρυπών, Ευρυτίων), grandson of Procles, was the third king of that house at Sparta, and thenceforward gave it the name of Eurypontidae. Plutarch talks of his having relaxed the kingly power, and played the demagogue; and Polyaenus relates a war with the Arcadians of Mantineia under his command.[1][2][3]...

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Eunomus in Wikipedia

Eunomus may refer to several different things: Biology * a bird, the Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) Geography * the ancient city also called Euromus History * Eunomus, an Athenian Admiral during the Corinthian War....

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Euphronios in Wikipedia

Euphronios (circa 535 - after 470 BC) was an ancient Greek vase painter and potter, active in Athens in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC. As part of the so-called "Pioneer Group," ( a modern name given to a group of vase painters who influenced the change in vase painting for the better). Euphronios was one of the most important artists of t...

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Eurybiădes in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

（Εὐρυβιάδης). A Spartan, commander of the combined Grecian fleet at the battles of Artemisium and Salamis. Although Sparta sent only ten ships, he was appointed to this office, by the desire of the allies, who refused to obey an Athenian (Herod.viii. 3). See Themistocles....

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Eurypon in Wikipedia

Eurypon, otherwise called Eurytion (Ευρυπών, Ευρυτίων), grandson of Procles, was the third king of that house at Sparta, and thenceforward gave it the name of Eurypontidae. Plutarch talks of his having relaxed the kingly power, and played the demagogue; and Polyaenus relates a war with the Arcadians of Mantineia under his command.[1][2][3]...

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Eumenes in Wikipedia

Eumenes of Cardia (Ancient Greek: Εὐμένης, ca. 362 BC-316 BC) was a Greek general and scholar. He participated in the wars of the Diadochi as a supporter of the Macedonian Argead royal house. He was a native of Cardia in the Thracian Chersonese. At a very early age he was employed as private secretary by Philip II of Macedon, and, after the death ...

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Eumĕnes in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

Of Cardia, served as private secretary to Philip and Alexander; and on the death of the latter (B.C. 323) obtained the government of Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, and Pontus. Eumenes allied himself with Perdiccas, and carried on war for him in Asia Minor against Antipater and Craterus. On the death of Perdiccas in Egypt, Antigonus employed the whole for...

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Euphantus in Wikipedia

Euphantus (Greek: Εὔφαντος; fl. c. 320 BCE[1]) of Olynthus was a philosopher of the Megarian school as well as an historian and tragic poet. He was the disciple of Eubulides of Miletus, and the instructor of Antigonus I Monophthalmus king of Macedonia. He wrote many tragedies, which were well received at the games. He also wrote a very highly estee...

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