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The word rhei (ρέι, cf. rheology) is the Greek word for "to stream"; according to Plato's Cratylus, it is related to the etymology of Rhea. πάντοτε ζητεῖν τὴν ἀλήθειαν pántote zeteῖn tḕn alḗtheian "ever seeking the truth" — Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers [26] — a characteristic of ...
Ancient Greek military equipment (6 C, 30 P) Ancient Macedonian military equipment (1 C, 5 P) M. Military ranks of ancient Macedon (9 P)
For Greek, Old Irish, Armenian and Albanian (modern), only the first-person singular present indicative is given. For Sanskrit, Avestan, Old Persian, Parthian, the third-person singular present indicative is given. Where useful, Sanskrit root forms are provided using the symbol √. For Tocharian, the stem is given.
The word derives from Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikos) 'warlike, hostile', [1] [2] from πόλεμος (polemos) 'war'. [3] Polemics often concern questions in religion or politics. A polemical style of writing was common in Ancient Greece, as in the writings of the historian Polybius.
The Greek word was borrowed into Arabic as well, under the form بربر (barbar), and used as an exonym by the Arab conquerors to refer to the indigenous peoples of North Africa, known in English as Amazigh or Berbers, with the latter thereby being a cognate of the word "barbarian". Historically, the term barbarian has seen widespread use in ...
Ancient Greek weapons and armor were primarily geared towards combat between individuals. Their primary technique was called the phalanx , a formation consisting of massed shield wall, which required heavy frontal armor and medium-ranged weapons such as spears. [ 1 ]
Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; [11] [12] previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. [13] The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems.
In Greek mythology, Polemos / ˈ p ɒ l ɪ ˌ m ɒ s / or Polemus / ˈ p ɒ l ɪ m ə s / (Ancient Greek: Πόλεμος Pólemos; "war") was a daemon; a divine personification or embodiment of war. [1] No cult practices or myths are known for him, and as an abstract representation he figures mainly in allegory and philosophical discourse. [2]