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Theopompus

Theopompus in Wikipedia

Theopompus (Ancient Greek: Θεόπομπος) was a Greek historian[1] and rhetorician, born on Chios about 380 BC. Biography In early youth he seems to have spent some time at Athens, along with his father, who had been exiled on account of his Laconian sympathies. Here he became a pupil of Isocrates, and rapidly made great progress in rhetoric; we are t...

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Theopompus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

A Greek historian, born at Chios about B.C. 378. He left home, probably about 361, with his father, who was banished by the democratic party on account of his predilection for the Spartans, and, having been trained in oratory by Isocrates, spoke with great success in all the larger towns of Greece. He distinguished himself so greatly in the rhetori...

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Church of Mary Magdalene

Though there are many churches to visit on tours to the holy land, the Church of Mary Magdalene is one you shouldn’t miss. A Russian Orthodox Church, the Church of Mary Magdalene is located near the bottom of the Mount of Olives. The moment you step into this church you’ll feel as though you’ve stepped into another place and time because of the his...

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Theopompus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

A Greek historian, born at Chios about B.C. 378. He left home, probably about 361, with his father, who was banished by the democratic party on account of his predilection for the Spartans, and, having been trained in oratory by Isocrates, spoke with great success in all the larger towns of Greece. He distinguished himself so greatly in the rhetori...

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