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Leonidas of Epirus (Greek: Λεωνίδας ο Ηπειρώτης) or Leuconides (Greek: Λευκονίδης), was a tutor of Alexander the Great. A kinsman of Alexander's mother, Olympias , he was entrusted with the main superintendence of Alexander's education in his earlier years, apparently before he became a student of Aristotle.
Philetas of Dodona Tragoedus c. 400 - 375 [11] Epicrates of Ambracia comic poet 4th century BC; Pyrrhus of Epirus memoirs and books on military, mechanics and siegecraft [12] Nicolaus of Epirus Tragoedus winner in Delian festival 279 BC [13] Glaucus of Nicopolis epigrammatic poet of Greek Anthology
Leonidas – Olympias' uncle and Alexander's great-uncle. Leonidas serves as regent of Macedon during one of Philip's absences and seeks to toughen Alexander into an obedient, hard soldier. Attalos – One of Phliip's generals. Early in the novel he attacks Pausanias as part of a romantic quarrel of honor.
Because SparkNotes provides study guides for literature that include chapter summaries, many teachers see the website as a cheating tool. [7] These teachers argue that students can use SparkNotes as a replacement for actually completing reading assignments with the original material, [8] [9] [10] or to cheat during tests using cell phones with Internet access.
Leonidas at Thermopylae, a 19th-century oil painting by Jacques-Louis David; Leonidas, an 1894 secular oratorio by Max Bruch. ELBO Leonidas-2, Greek-built armored personnel carrier; Leonidas Squadron (Leonidas Staffel), experimental Luftwaffe unit of suicide pilots that tested crewed versions of the V-1 flying bomb; Leonidas, the codename for ...
This occurred when Antonio Tocco petitioned the King of Spain to be granted the title of Prince of Achaea, in exchange for his patrimonial titles as Despot of Epirus and Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos; [2] this new grant mirrored the original princely title held by rulers of the Principality of Achaea, but was a noble title within ...
Leonidas [a] of Alexandria (/ l i ˈ ɒ n ɪ d ə s,-d æ s /; Ancient Greek: Λεωνίδας; Latin: Leonidas Alexandrinus; fl. 1st century AD) was a Greek epigrammatist active at Rome during the reigns of Nero and Vespasian. Some of his epigrams are preserved in the Greek Anthology, and in one he lays claim to having invented the isopsephic ...
Pyrrhus held him in high regard. [1] Cineas was an Epicurean according to Cicero [ 2 ] and Plutarch. [ 3 ] Plutarch wrote that Pyrrhus sent Cineas to many cities in Greece as an ambassador and "used to say that more cities had been won for him by the eloquence of Cineas than by his own arms; and he continued to hold Cineas in especial honour ...