The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, October 1884, No. 1Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
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The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, October 1884, No. 1
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P. 22.—“Diodorus,” di-o-doˈrus. A historian of the time of Augustus Cæsar.
P. 24.—“Eurymedon,” eu-rymˈe-don. A small river in Pamphylia.
P. 25.—“Ephialtes,” ephˌi-alˈtes. An Athenian statesman, the friend of
Pericles.
P. 27.—“Melos,” meˈlos; “Thera,” theˈra; “Corcyra,” cor-cyˈra;
“Zacynthus,” za-cynˈthus; “Chios,” chiˈos; “Naupactus,” nau-pacˈtus;
“Acarnania,” acˌar-naˈni-a; “Ambracia,” am-braˈci-a; “Anactorium,”
an-ac-toˈri-um.
P. 28.—“Archidamus,” arˌchi-daˈmus.
“Colonus,” co-loˈnus. A demus of Attica lying about a mile northwest of
Athens.
“Acharnæ,” a-charˈnæ. The chief demus of Attica, nearly seven miles north
of Athens. Its people were warlike, and its land fertile.
P. 29.—“Paralus,” parˈa-lus.
P. 31.—“Alcibiades,” al-ci-biˈa-des; “Nicias,” nicˈi-as.
P. 32.—“Gylippus,” gy-lipˈpus; “Deceleia,” decˌe-leiˈa.
P. 34.—“Antalcidas,” an-talˈci-das. A Spartan statesman, through whose
diplomacy this treaty was brought about.
P. 35.—“Megalopolis,” meg-a-lopˈo-lis.
P. 36.—“Mantinea,” manˌti-neˈa.
P. 37.—“Chæronea,” chær-o-neˈa.
P. 38.—“Tetradrachm,” tĕtˈra-dram. Four drachmas. An ancient silver coin,
worth about 79 cents.
“Illyrians,” il-lyrˈi-ans. The inhabitants of Illyria, a country west of
Macedon.
“Temple of Diana.” The Ephesian Diana personified the fructifying power
of nature, and was represented as the goddess of many breasts. Of the
temple the “American Encyclopædia” says: “Its (Ephesus) chief glory was
its magnificent temple of Diana, and the city did not decay until the
Goths destroyed the temple. The Ionian colonists found the worship of
Diana established and the foundations of the temple laid.”
“Gordium.” The ancient capital of Phrygia, named from Gordius. See page
178 of Greek History.
“Callisthenes,” cal-lisˈthe-nes.
P. 39.—“Granicus,” gra-niˈcus; “Issus,” isˈsus; “Arbela,” ar-beˈla;
“Persepolis,” per-sepˈo-lis.
P. 40.—“Gedrosia,” ge-droˈsi-a; “Roxana,” rox-aˈna; “Hydaspes,”
hy-dasˈpes. The northernmost of the five great tributaries of the Indus.
P. 41.—“Rawlinson,” George. (1815-⸺.) An English historian and
orientalist.
P. 42.—“Rameses,” ra-meˈses. The Egyptian kings of the nineteenth and
twentieth dynasties, who ruled for nearly three hundred and fifty years,
beginning about 1460 B. C.
“Pharos.” A lofty tower built for a light-house upon a small island off
the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. The name of the island was Pharos, and
was given to the tower.
“Ptolemy,” tŏlˈe-mĭ. Sator (the savior) was a title given him by the
inhabitants of Rhodes, whom he had saved from a siege.
“Philadelphus.” Distinguished for brotherly love. Ptolemy had taken this
title to signalize his love for his sister whom he had married, a union
which Egyptian law allowed.
“Euergetes,” eu-erˈge-tes. Benefactor. This surname was given him by the
Egyptians when from a campaign into Syria he brought back the idols which
Cambyses had carried off to Persia.
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