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Atalanti (other)
Atalanti may refer to: Places * Atalanti, Phthiotis, Greece; a town * Atalanti Island, Phthiotis, Greece; an island in the North Euboean Gulf * Atalanti Island (Attica), Greece; an island * Atalanti (Bottiaea), Macedonian Empire; a former ancient city Other uses * Atalanti Maria Tasouli (born 1976), Greek basketball player See also * ''The New Atalantis'', a political satire * Atalanta (other) * Atalante (other) * * Atlant (other) * Atlante (other) * Atlanta (other) * Atlantic (other) The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans, that separates the old world from the new world. Atlantic may also refer to: Places In Canada * Atlantic, Nova Scotia * Atlantic Canada In the United States * Atlantic, Iowa * At ... * Atlantis (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalanti
Atalanti ( el, Αταλάντη '' Atalantē'') is the second largest town in Phthiotis, Greece. It is located southeast of Lamia, north of Livadeia and northwest of Chalcis. In 2011, it was incorporated into the municipality of Lokroi, of which it is the government seat and a municipal unit. Geography The town can be accessed via the Greek National Road 1 (Athens – Lamia – Thessaloniki). It is situated in central Greece, surrounded by Mt. Knimida to the north, Mt. Chlomo to the south, Mt. Parnassus to the west, and the northern Eubean Gulf to the east. The area is characterized by high concentrations of magnesium and iron in the soil. The municipal unit has an area of 304.141 km2. Economy Atalanti is known as a market town and was the capital of the former Locris Province. The town's geography has garnered it a reputation in Greece as a notable wine-producing hub. Subdivisions The municipal unit, Atalanti, is subdivided into the following communities ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalanti Island
Atalanti ( el, Αταλάντη) or Atalantonisi (Αταλαντονήσι) or Talandonísi (Ταλαντονήσι) is a small uninhabited island in the North Euboean Gulf, about 600 m off the coast near the town Atalanti, Phthiotis, Greece. There are several small islets next to Atalanti island, including the islet of Agios Nikolaos. Anciently, the island was known as Atalanta or Atalante ( grc, Ἀταλάντη). It was noted by ancient geographers and historians as a small island off Locris, in the Opuntian Gulf, said to have been torn asunder from the mainland by an earthquake. In the first year of the Peloponnesian War this previously uninhabited island was fortified by the Athenians to prevent Locrian pirates attacking Euboea. In the sixth year of the war a part of the Athenian works was destroyed by the sea, with half the ships on the beach destroyed. Thucydides reports that following an earthquake, the sea receded from the shore before returning in a huge wave. Citing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalanti Island (Attica)
Atalanti Island ( el, Νησίδα Αταλάντη, Nisída Atalánti) is an island off the western coast of Attica, between Salamis Island and the port of Athens, Piraeus Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Sar .... Anciently, the island was called Atalanta or Atalante (Αταλάντη). References Islands of Greece Landforms of Attica {{Attica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalanti (Bottiaea)
Atalanta ( grc, Ἀταλάντη, Atalante) or Allante (Ἀλλάντη) or Allantium was an ancient city of Bottiaea, ancient Macedon, between Gortynia and Europos, in the upper part of the valley of the Axius river, which may have been built by the Bottiaeans before their expulsion by Macedonians to Bottike. Axioupoli of today's Kilkis regional unit claims to be the ancient location. N. G. L. Hammond places it between Athyra, Pella regional unit and Koufalia, Thessaloniki regional unit Thucydides mentions Atalante, south of Gortynia. Stephanus of Byzantium, Allante (Ἀλλάντη), a city of Arcadia and Macedonia. Allantenses are reported among the list of peoples by Plinius (HN 4.53). In the lists of Delphian theorodokoi (230–220 BC), after Ichnae and before Thessalonica, the inscription reads: , ''In Allanteion, Andronikos and Dikaios sons of Chionides''. In a Roman-era inscription found east of Pella Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalanti Maria Tasouli
Atalanti Maria Tasouli (born 28 September 1976) is a Greek former basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ... player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1976 births Living people Greek women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Greece Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Atalantis
''The New Atalantis'' (full title: ''Secret Memoirs and Manners of Several Persons of Quality, of both Sexes, From The New Atalantis'') was an influential political satire by Delarivier Manley published at the start of the 18th century. In it a parallel is drawn between exploitation of females and political deception of the public. Sexualising politics ''The New Atalantis'' appeared in 1709, the first volume in May and the second in October. The novel was initially suppressed on the grounds of its scandalous nature and Manley was arrested and tried, but it was immediately popular and went into seven editions over the following decade. As a political satire on the behaviour of prominent members of the Whig party, it won the approval of the Tory literary faction, among them Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Richard Steele and Jonathan Swift. There is also a reference to its enduring popularity in Alexander Pope's ''The Rape of the Lock'' (Canto III.165). In the immediate background, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalanta (other)
Atalanta is a heroine in Greek mythology. Atalanta may also refer to: Fauna * ''Vanessa atalanta'', a species of butterfly Geography * Atalanta (island), an island in the Opuntian Gulf in Greece * Atalanti Island (Attica), an island in the Saronic Gulf in Greece also known as Atalanta * Atalanta (Macedon), a town of ancient Macedon * Atalanta (Santa Catarina), a town in Brazil * Lake Atalanta, a manmade lake in Rogers, Arkansas Sport * Atalanta B.C., an Italian association football club ** Atalanta Mozzanica Calcio Femminile Dilettantistico, an Italian women association football club. It was sponsored by Atalanta B.C. * Huddersfield Atalanta Ladies F.C., 1920s English women's football team Vehicles Railway locomotives * ''Atalanta'', a GWR 3031 Class locomotive built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915 Automobiles * Atalanta (1915 automobile), a British car made from 1915 to 1917 * Atalanta (1936 automobile), a touring model of the British Armstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalante (other)
Atalante may refer to: Greece * Atalante (island), an island in Central Greece * Atalante (Attica), an island in Attica, Greece * Atalante (Macedon), a town of ancient Macedon, Greece * Atalante (Phthiotis), a town in Phthiotis, Greece * Atalantē, sister of Macedonian general Perdiccas and wife of Attalus Fiction * Atlantes, a magician in Boiardo's ''Orlando Innamorato'' (1482) * '' L'Atalante'', a 1934 French film * Númenor, a fictional island in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, also called "Atalantë" * ''Akallabêth'', a short story by Tolkien about the Fall of Númenor, subtitled ''Atalantë'' Other * 36 Atalante, an asteroid * L'Atalante basin, a deep hypersaline anoxic basin in the Mediterranean sea. * Atalante, a body style for the 1937 Bugatti Type 57 automobile * French ironclad ''Atalante'' * Atalante Quebec, a far-right group in Quebec See also * Atalanta (other) * Atlante (other) Atlante or Atlantes may refer to: * Atlas (architecture), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlant (other)
Atlant may refer to: * Atlant (book), the first Slovene-language atlas * Atlant-Soyuz Airlines, a Russian airline * Atlant Moscow Oblast, a Russian professional ice hockey team * The Myasishchev VM-T ''Atlant'', a Russian heavy transport aircraft * Atlant Stadium, a sports stadium in Belarus * Atlant-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy See also * * (russian: link=no, Атлант, Atlant, Atlas) * Atlanta (other) * Atlante (other) * Atlas (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlante (other)
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Atlante or Atlantes may refer to: * Atlas (architecture), a column in the shape of a man * Atlante San Alejo, a Salvadoran football club * Atlante F.C., a Mexican football club * Atlante (private equity fund) * ''Atlante''-class tugboat * Atlante (keelboat), a French sailboat design * Atlantes (sorcerer), a fictional character in various ''chansons de geste'' and in the poem ''Orlando Furioso'' See also * Atalante (other) * Atlant (other) * Atlanta (other) * Atlantean (other) As an adjective, Atlantean (or Atlantian) means "of or pertaining to Atlas (other), Atlas or Atlantis". Atlantean may also refer to: * Atlantean figures, a type of ancient artifacts * Atlantean (documentary series), ''Atlantean'' (docume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta (other)
Atlanta is a major city in the United States and the capital of the state of Georgia. Atlanta may also refer to: Places In the United States * Atlanta, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Atlanta, California, an unincorporated community * Atlanta, Delaware, an unincorporated community * Atlanta, Idaho, an unincorporated community * Atlanta, Illinois, a city * Atlanta, Indiana, a town * Atlanta, Kansas, a city * Atlanta, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Atlanta, Louisiana, a village * Atlanta, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Atlanta, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Atlanta, Missouri, a city * Atlanta, Nebraska, a village ** Camp Atlanta, an American World War II prisoner-of-war camp near the village * Atlanta, New York, a hamlet * Atlanta, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Atlanta, Texas, a city * Atlanta, Wisconsin, town * Atlanta Township, Logan County, Illinois * Atlanta Township, Rice County, Kansas * Atlanta Township, Minnesota Elsewhere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic (other)
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans, that separates the old world from the new world. Atlantic may also refer to: Places In Canada * Atlantic, Nova Scotia * Atlantic Canada In the United States * Atlantic, Iowa * Atlantic, Massachusetts * Atlantic, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in eastern Carteret County * Atlantic, Pennsylvania * Atlantic, Seattle, a neighborhood in Washington state * Atlantic, Virginia * Atlantic City, New Jersey * Atlantic County, New Jersey * Atlantic Peak (Colorado), a mountain Art, entertainment, and media Companies and labels * Atlantic Books, an independent British publishing house * Atlantic Monthly Press, an American publishing house * Atlantic Entertainment Group, a defunct movie studio company * Atlantic FM, a former radio station serving Cornwall, United Kingdom * Atlantic Records, a record company Music * The Atlantics, an Australian surf rock band formed in the early 1960s Albums * Atlantic (Dufresne al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
