(Encyclopedia) ActiumActiumăkˈtēəm, –shē– [key], promontory, NW Acarnania, Greece, at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. There are vestiges of several temples and an ancient town. At Actium was fought…
(Encyclopedia) EpirusEpirusĕpīˈrəs [key], ancient country of Greece, on the Ionian Sea and W of Macedon and Thessaly, a region now occupied by NW Greece and S Albania. At the time of Homer, Epirus…
(Encyclopedia) stelestelestēˈlē [key], slab of stone or terra-cotta, usually oblong, set up in a vertical position, for votive or memorial purposes. Upon the slabs were carved inscriptions…
(Encyclopedia) Renault, Mary, pseud. of Mary Challens, 1905–83, English novelist, b. London. After receiving her nursing degree in 1936, she emigrated to South Africa. She was best-known for her…
(Encyclopedia) OrchomenusOrchomenusôrkŏmˈĭnəs [key], ancient city of Boeotia, central Greece, NW of Lake Copaïs. After 1600 b.c. it was an important center of the Mycenaean civilization. In later…
(Encyclopedia) chariot, earliest and simplest type of carriage and the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples. The chariot was known among the Babylonians before the introduction of horses c.2000 b.c…
WHAT WERE THE FIRST PLAYS? WHO IS INVOLVED IN MAKING A PLAY? WHAT IS MIME? IS DRAMA ALWAYS PERFORMED IN A THEATER? TRAGEDYCOMEDYSTAGEFIND OUT MORETheater is the performance of a drama (play) on a…
WHAT MAKES A GOOD DESIGN? WHY DO DESIGNS CHANGE? HOW OLD IS FASHION DESIGN? HOW IS A PRODUCT DESIGNED? FIND OUT MOREDesign is the way something is planned, arranged, and made. A designer aims to…
First Olympic Appearance: 1896 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Track & Field The marquee sport at any Olympics is track and field…
