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Argura (Euboea)
Argura ( grc, Ἄργουρα) also called Argyra (Ἀργυρᾶ) was a town of ancient Euboea near Chalkis, but its exact location is unknown. Modern scholars differ as to its location, with the current village of Lefkandi in the estuary of the Lilas River being identified by Denis Knoepfler Tritle places his remains on the hill of Vrachos in Vasiliko. The editors of the ''Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World'' tentatively accept the Lefkandi location, as do the editors of the Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire (). Harpocration and Stephanus of Byzantium assert that the town had the status of a ''polis ''Polis'' (, ; grc-gre, πόλις, ), plural ''poleis'' (, , ), literally means "city" in Greek. In Ancient Greece, it originally referred to an administrative and religious city center, as distinct from the rest of the city. Later, it also ...,'' but Hansen and Nielsen have found no evidence supporting the assertion. References Populated places in ancient Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demostenes
Demosthenes (; el, Δημοσθένης, translit=Dēmosthénēs; ; 384 – 12 October 322 BC) was a Greeks, Greek statesman and orator in History of Athens, ancient Athens. His Public speaking, orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by studying the Speech (public address), speeches of previous great orators. He delivered his first judicial speeches at the age of 20, in which he successfully argued that he should gain from his guardians what was left of his inheritance. For a time, Demosthenes made his living as a professional speechwriter (Logographer (legal), logographer) and a Ancient Greek law, lawyer, writing speeches for use in private Lawsuit, legal suits. Demosthenes grew interested in politics during his time as a logographer, and in 354 BC he gave his first public political speeche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
