The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, October 1883Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
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The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, October 1883
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
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P. 21—“Dorians,” do´ri-ans; “Lacedæmon,” lac´e-dæ=´=mon; “Kephisus,”
ce-phi´sus. There are four rivers in Greece which bore this name. One
the chief river of Bœotia, two in Attica (one of which is its chief
river, and the one here referred to), and a fourth in Argolis.
P. 22—“Phliasians,” phli-a´si-ans; “Helots,” hē´lots, or hĕl´ots;
“Kinadon,” cin´a-don.
P. 22—“Periœki,” per-i-œ´ci. From the same derivation we have the word
“periecians,” or “periœcians,” meaning those who dwell on the opposite
side of the globe, in the same parallel of latitude.
P. 22—“Ithome,” i-tho´me. A strong fortress had stood on the mountains
for centuries.
P. 23—“Peltasts,” pel´tasts; “Pol´y-phron”; “Pol´y-do´rus.”
P. 24—“Larissa,” la-ris´sa.
P. 24—“Pharsalus,” phar-sa´lus, now “Phersala.” Chiefly celebrated for
the battle fought there between Cæsar and Pompey in 48 B. C.
P. 24—“Aleuadæ,” a-leu´a-dæ; “Amyntas,” a-myn´tas; “Krannon,” cran´non;
“Eurydike,” eu-ryd´i-ce; “Perdikkas,” per-dic´cas; “Pausanias,”
pau-sa´ni-as.
P. 25—“Alorus,” a-lo´rus; “Oneium,” o-nei´um.
P. 26—“Pammenes,” pam´me-nes. A Theban general, and a friend of
Epaminondas.
P. 26—“Dyonysius,” di´o-nys´i-us.
P. 28—“Susa,” su´sa. The Shushan of the Old Testament; the winter
residence of the Persian kings.
P. 28—“Rescript.” The answer of the Roman emperor when consulted on any
question was called the _rescript_.
P. 29—“Drachmæ,” drăch´mæ. A silver coin of the Greeks, worth about
eighteen cents.
P. 30—“Chersonese,” cher´so-nese´; “Chalkidike,” chal-cid´i-ce.
P. 30—“Byzantium,” by-zan´ti-um. Now Constantinople.
P. 31—“Kynos Kephalæ,” cy´nos ceph´a-læ.
P. 31—“Magnesians.” The inhabitants of Magnesia, the most easterly
portion of Thessaly. It contained the two mountains, Ossa and Pelion.
P. 31—“Phthiotæ,” phthi-o´tæ.
P. 32—“Ænianes,” æ´ni-a´nes. An ancient race originally near Ossa, but
afterwards in Southern Thessaly.
P. 32—“Pallantium,” pal-lan´ti-um; “A´se-a.” Towns of Arcadia.
P. 33—“Isidas,” is´i-das.
P. 34—“Kephisodorus,” ce-phis´o-do´rus; “Gryllus,” gryl´lus;
“Euphranor,” eu-phra´nor; “Mænalian,” mæ-na´li-an.
P. 35—“Tripolitza,” tre-po-lit´sa.
P. 36—“Diodorus,” di´o-do´rus. A contemporary of Cæsar and Augustus.
He wrote “The Historical Library,” consisting of forty books, not half
of which are extant.
P. 37—“Iolaidas,” i-o-la´i-das.
P. 38—“_Status quo._” The state in which.
P. 39—“Tachos,” ta´chos; “Nectanabis,” nec-tan´a-bis.
P. 39—“Kyrene,” cy-re´ne. The chief city of Cyrenaica, in Northern
Africa.
P. 40—“Klerouchi,” kle-rou´chi.
P. 41—“Thebe,” the´be; “Timoleon,” ti-mo´le-on.
P. 42—“Amphiktyonic,” am-phic´ty-on´ic.
P. 43—“Kirrhæan,” cir-rhæ´an; “Delphi,” del´phi.
P. 43—“Magnetes,” mag-ne´tes. The same as the Magnesians.
P. 43—“Perrhæbians,” per-rhæ´bi-ans; “Athamanes,” ath´a-ma´nes;
“Dolopes,” dol´o-pes.
P. 44—“Philomelus,” phil´o-me´lus; “Thracidæ,” thra´ci-dæ; “Pyth´i-an.”
P. 45—“Onomarchus,” on´-o-mar´chus.
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