sons Hyrcanus II Hyrcanus and Aristobulus II Aristobulus . When the brothers Hyrcanus and Aristoblulus ... king was Aristobulus s son Antigonus the Hasmonean Matisyahu Antigonus . John Hyrcanus John ... BCE , son of John Hyrcanus , inherited the throne from his brother Aristobulus , and married his brother ... the Hasmonean also known as Matisyahu Antigonus was the son of King Aristobulus II of Judea . Image ... Maccabeus Mattathias Alexander Jannaeus John Hyrcanus Aristobulus Salome Alexandra Hyrcanus II Aristobulus ... more details
of Alexander s tutor Aristotle , Onesicritus , Nearchus and Aristobulus of CassandreiaAristobulus ... extent a reworking of Ptolemy albeit with material from other writers, particularly Aristobulus, brought ... well informed. Details of geography and natural history were taken from Aristobulus, although ... way or another. Aristobulus, for example, was known as kolax , the flatterer, while other sources ... more details
Kassandra can refer to Cassandra , in Greek mythology 114 Kassandra , an asteroid Cassandra novel , a book written by the East German author Christa Wolf published 1983 Cassandreia , an ancient city and adjoining isthmus in Chalcidice, Greece Kassandra, Chalkidiki , a municipality on the above isthmus Kassandra TV series Kassandra TV series , a Venezuelan telenovela about a gypsy maiden marrying into a rich family disambig kassandra aguilar west coast fc u13 de Kassandra fr Cassandre it Cassandra nl Kassandra pl Kasandra strona ujednoznaczniaj ca sr ... more details
Salampsio was the eldest daughter of Herod the Great by his royal Hasmonean wife, Mariamne I . She was married to Phasael ben Phasael, Herod s nephew her first cousin . ref Josephus, Antiquities, Book XVIII 5 4. ref The marriage resulted in five children Antipater, Herod, Alexander, Alexandra, and Cypros. Cypros married Agrippa I , the son of Aristobulus and Alexandra married Timius of Cyprus. References Reflist Category Herodian dynasty Category Herod the Great pt Salimpsio ... more details
October 30 Eastern Orthodox liturgics Oct. 30 Eastern Orthodox Church calendar November 1 Eastern Orthodox liturgics Nov. 1 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 13 by Old Style and New Style dates Old Calendarists Saints Apostles Stachys the Apostle Stachys , Ampliatus Amplias , Urban of Macedonia Urban , Narcissus of Athens Narcissus , Apelles of Heraklion Apelles and Aristobulus of Britannia Aristobulus of the Seventy Disciples 1st century Epimachus of Pelusium in Egypt Hieromartyr John Kochurov 1917 Other commemorations References http www.pomog.org index.html?http www.pomog.org saintlist.shtml Protection of the Mother of God Church, List of Saints http www.holytrinityorthodox.com calendar index.php?year 2010&today 13&month 11&trp 0 Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church DEFAULTSORT October 31 Eastern Orthodox Liturgics Category Eastern Orthodox liturgical days Orthodoxy stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Phlegra is a mythical location in both Greek mythology Greek and Roman mythology . It is a region of Macedonia region Macedonia in Greece . In Greek mythology, it is the site of Zeus s overthrowing of the Giants Gigantes at the end of the Gigantomachy . Strabo wrote that Phlegrae was also called the Phlegraean Plain in Campania near Cumae . He writes that the Giants who survived, were driven out by Heracles , finding refuge with their mother in the site of Leuca in Italy s heel . A fountain there has smelly water from the ichor of the giants. Strabo also writes The peninsula Pallene, on whose isthmus is situated the city formerly called Potidaea and now Cassandreia, was called Phlegra in still earlier times. It used to be inhabited by the giants of whom the myths are told, an impious and lawless tribe, whom Heracles destroyed. Strabo, Geography 7 See also Greek mythology in popular culture Category Greek mythology Category Locations in Greek mythology Greek myth stub no Phlegra ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 Ius Italicum Latin, Italian or Italic law was an honour conferred on particular cities of the Roman Empire by the Roman emperor emperors . It did not describe any status of citizenship, but granted to communities outside Italy the legal fiction that it was on Italian soil. This meant that it was governed under Roman rather than local or Hellenistic law, had a greater degree of autonomy in their relations with provincial governors, all those born in the city automatically gained Roman citizenship , and the city s land was exempt from certain taxes. As citizens of Rome, people were able to buy and sell property, were exempt from land tax and the poll tax and were entitled to protection by Roman law. The Pandects Digest 50.15 contains a long list of Roman colonies and other communities that had the ius Italicum , including Baalbek Antioch, Pisidia Stobi Cassandreia Philippi Category Ancient Roman Empire Ancient Rome stub uk ... more details
File Chalcidice.jpg thumb 300px Map of ancient Chalcidice. Potidaea lang el Potidaia , modern transliteration Potidea was a colony founded by the Corinth ians around 600 BC in the narrowest point of the peninsula of Pallene, Chalcidice Pallene , the westernmost of three peninsulas at the southern end of Chalcidice in northern Greece. While besieged by the Persian Empire Persians in 479 BC, the town was saved by the earliest recorded tsunami in history. ref Smid, T. C. Tsunamis in Greek Literature , Greece & Rome , 2nd Ser., Vol. 17, No. 1 Apr., 1970 , pp. 100 104 102f. ref Herodotus reports how the Persians attackers who tried to exploit an unusual retreat of the water were suddenly surprised by a great flood tide, higher, as the people of the place say, than any one of the many that had been before . ref Herodot http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.01.0126 3Abook 3D8 3Achapter 3D129 3Asection 3D2 The Histories , 8.129 ref During the Delian League conflicts occurred between Athens and Corinth . However, the Corinthians sent a supreme magistrate each year. Potidaea was inevitably involved in all of the conflicts between Athens and Corinth. The people revolted against the Athenians in 432 BC , but it was besieged during the Peloponnesian War and taken in the Battle of Potidaea in 430 BC . The Athenians preserved the city until 404 BC , when it was passed into Chalcidice . The Athenians retook the city in 363 BC , but in 356 BC Potidaea fell into the hands of Philip II of Macedon . Potidaea was destroyed and her territory handed to the Olynthus Olynthians . Cassander built a city on the same site which was named Cassandreia , perhaps a sign that he intended it to be his capital. Cassandreia, much reduced in size, was used to establish a home for refugees from Asia Minor after the first world war, and at that time was renamed New Potidaea Nea Potidaia . A modern village nearby on the peninsula preserves the name of Cassandreia. The m ... more details
Alexander Jannaeus was a Hasmonean ruler, and also the third Hasmonean to mint coins, preceded by Hyrcanus I and Aristobulus I Aristobulus ref See http www.wildwinds.com coins greece judaea i.html ref . Jannaeus minted the largest and most broadest selection of Hasmonean Coinage ref See David Hendin s Guide to Biblical Coins ref . Image Draw hendin 474.gif 250px thumb A typical Hendin 474 coin, reading br YHON br TNHK br NHGDLVH br VRHYD M Types of Coinage Jannaeus minted half Prutah prutot and whole prutot. The main type of prutah minted by Jananeus was similar to that of Aristobulus and Hyrcanus I, having text meaning Yehonatan or Yonatan the Cohen Gadol High Priest and the council of the Jews in a wreath, and on the obverse having double cornucopiae meeting at base, pomegranate between, ribbons around. Some other coins of Jannaeus are the lily anchor prutah, with an anchor and a diadem on one side with Greece Greek around, meaning King Alexander , and on the reverse is a lily with ancient Hebrew around meaning The king Yehonatan , the palm lily prutah with a palm branch on the obverse with ancient Hebrew around meaning The king Yehonatan in a border of dots and a circle or square on the top, and a lily on the other side. A few more types are the anchor star prutah with an anchor on one side, Greek around meaning King Alexander, on the other side is an 8 pointed star in a diadem, between rays The King Yehonatan in ancient Hebrew. Jannaeus also minted a similar half prutah with a date on it. ref See the http judaea.chimehost.net Judaea Coin Archive ref References Reflist Category Numismatics Category Jewish history Category Ancient currencies ... more details
soldiers went over to Aristobulus II, and thereby gave the latter the victory. Hyrcanus took refuge in the citadel of Jerusalem but the capture of the Temple of Jerusalem Temple by Aristobulus II compelled ... did not last, as Hyrcanus feared that Aristobulus was planning his death. Such fears were furthered ... by a gift of 400 talents, decided in favor of Aristobulus and ordered Aretas to withdraw his army. During his retreat, the Nabateans suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Aristobulus. When Pompey ... Aristobulos, deeming the elder, weaker brother a more reliable ally of the Roman Empire. Aristobulus ... the city by force, badly damaging city and temple. Aristobulus was taken to Rome a prisoner ... little practical effect, since Hyrcanus yielded to Antipater in everything. Exile In 40 BC, Aristobulus ... of Jerusalem years 76 BC &ndash 66 BC s aft rows 2 after Aristobulus II s bef before Salome Alexandra s ttl title Hasmonean King of Judaea years 67 BC &ndash 66 BC s bef rows 2 before Aristobulus II ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of the Margus partof image caption date July 285 place Morava River River Margus , Moesia result Diocletian victory combatant1 Diocletian combatant2 Carinus commander1 commander2 The Battle of the Margus was fought in July 285 between the armies of Roman Emperor s Diocletian and Carinus in the valley of the Margus River today Great Morava in Moesia present day Serbia . ref name fanaticus cite web url http www.fanaticus.org DBA armies II64 index.html title Middle Imperial Romans 193 324 AD DBA II 65ab accessdate 2009 06 04 ref ref cite web url http www.roman emperors.org carinus.htm title Roman Emperors DIR Carinus accessdate 2009 06 01 ref Carinus led the larger force, but the loyalty of this army was definitely questionable. Carinus had allegedly alienated men whose support his success depended upon, including mistreating the Roman Senate Senate and its womenfolk and seducing the wives of his officers. ref Barnes, T.D. Constantine and Eusebius Harvard University Press 1981 , p.5 ref The exact circumstances of the battle are in doubt, but it is known for certain that Carinus was killed in the course of the battle, most probably by one of his own officers. ref name fanaticus ref Nischer, E. C. The Army Reforms of Diocletian and Constantine and Their Modifications up to the Time of the Notitia Dignitatum Journal of Roman Studies, The . Vol. 13, 1923 , p.1 ref Diocletian was then left in sole control of the Roman Empire. The tide of the battle may have tilted to Carinus at first, only to shift in Diocletian s favor after the defection of Carinus Praetorian Prefect , Aristobulus. Some scholars suspect that Aristobulus was the officer responsible for the murder of Carinus, an argument that gains credibility in the fact that Diocletian afterward rewarded Aristobulus by confirming him in office as Praetorian Prefect and Consul for the remainder of 285. ref Southern, P Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine 2001 , p.135 ref Aristo ... more details
Other people2 Ptolemy name Ptolemy or Ptolemaeus lang el lang grc , son of Mennaeus Menn us was wikt tetrarch tetrarch of Iturea and Chalcis, Syria Chalcis from about 85 BCE to 40 BCE, in which year he died. He tried to extend his kingdom by warlike expeditions Strabo , xvi. 2, 10 and ruled the Lebanon , threatened Damascus , subjugated several districts on the Phoenicia n coast, and once had Paneas in his hands Josephus , Ant. xv. 10, 1 3 . In fact, the whole of Galilee had formerly been in the possession of the Itureans, and had been taken away from them in 103 BCE by Aristobulus I . ibid. xiii. 11, 3 . The Jewish people Jews thought themselves oppressed by Ptolemy, and hence Aristobulus II , at that time still prince and sent by his mother, Alexandra, undertook an expedition against Damascus to protect it against Ptolemy ibid. 16, 3 idem , B. J. i. 5, 3 . Pompey the Great Pompey destroyed Ptolemy s strongholds in the Lebanon and doubtless took away from him the Hellenistic cities, as he did in Judea Judaea . When Aristobulus II was murdered by Pompey s party in Judea 49 BCE , his sons and daughters found protection with Ptolemy Ant. xiv. 7, 4 B. J. i. 9, 2 . It may be that the national Jewish party at that time depended for support on the Itureans in Chalcis, and perhaps the following statement has reference to that fact On the 17th of Adar danger threatened the rest of the Soferim in the city of Chalcis, and it was salvation for Israel Meg. Ta an. xii. . Antigonus, son of Aristobulus, was also supported by Ptolemy in his effort to establish himself as king in Judaea Ant. xiv. 12, 1 . Josephus says that Hasmonean king Antigonus was a kinsman of Ptolemy. ref i Jewish Wars i , Book I 12 2 239 . ref Ptolemy died just as the Parthia ns were invading Judaea ibid. xiv. 13, 3 B. J. i. 13, 1 . He was succeeded by his son Lysanias . references References JewishEncyclopedia DEFAULTSORT Ptolemy Category 40 BC deaths Category Roman era Greeks Category Hellenistic ... more details
for the alga genus Alexandrium tamarense Alexandrium fundyense File Sartaba3.jpg thumb Hasmoean wall in Alexandrium Alexandrion or Alexandrium , sometimes referred to as Sartaba , was a fort constructed by the Hasmoneans ref name ant13417 on a mountain between Scythopolis and Jerusalem , near the Jordan Valley Middle East Jordan Valley . ref name rocca It was likely named after Hasmonean king Alexander Jann us 104 77 BCE . History Alexandrium was constructed by the Hasmoneans near the border with Samaria to accommodate a military garrison, as well as to guard political prisoners. ref name rocca12 It is later mentioned during Pompey the Great s conquest of Judea as a stronghold of Aristobulus II When, in the year 64, Pompey marched past Pella and Scythopolis to Core , on the northern boundary of Judea, Aristobulus II fell back on Alexandrium. ref name ant14 The fort was restored by Herod the Great , a task he assigned to his brother Pheroras . Herod used the fort as a prison for his political opponents, holding his wife Mariamne second wife of Herod Mariamne and mother Alexandra there in 30 BCE. It was also the burial site of Alexander, son of Herod Alexander and Aristobulus IV Aristobulus , the two sons Herod had executed at Sebastia, Nablus Sebaste in 7 BCE. ref name rocca Alexandrium was finally razed by Vespasian or Titus during the Great Revolt . ref name enc References Notes Reflist refs ref name rocca Rocca2008 Rocca 2008 , pp. 30 32 ref ref name rocca12 Rocca2008 Rocca 2008 , p. 12 ref ref name ant13417 Josephus Josephus , http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.01.0146 3Abook 3D13 3Asection 3D416 Antiquities of the Jews 13 417 ref ref name ant14 Josephus Josephus , http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.01.0146 3Abook 3D14 3Asection 3D48 Antiquities of the Jews 14 48 ref ref name enc cite web url http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 1177&letter A title ALEXANDRIUM publisher JewishEncyclopedia.com l ... more details
forces besieged Aristobulus in Jerusalem. ref name rome Under Sartre 2005 , pp. 40 42 ref ref name ... by a bribe from Aristobulus, ref Josephus Josephus , http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text ... , Aristobulus set off in pursuit and defeated the Nabataeans at Papyron. ref name rome When Pompey himself arrived in Damascus in 63 BC, both Hyrcanus and Aristobulus visited him there. Pompey ... in Judea in person. Aristobulus did not wait for Pompey s decision and left Damascus to shut himself ... of which Aristobulus yielded. When Aulus Gabinius led a force to take Jerusalem, however, Aristobulus supporters refused to let the Roman troops in. Incensed, Pompey had Aristobulus arrested and prepared ... city, including the Royal Palace, while Aristobulus party held the eastern portions of the city ... 153 ref ref name liturgy ref name people Pompey then headed back to Rome , taking Aristobulus with him ... more details
Aretas lang ar Haritha , the Greek form of a name borne by kings of the Nabataeans resident at Petra in Arabia. Aretas I was a king in the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes Aretas II ruled Nabatea from 120 or 110 to 96 BC Aretas III ruled Nabatea from 87 to 62 BC. He supported Hyrcanus II against Aristobulus II, but was obliged to retreat by Pompey 64 BC , and in 62 BC paid a bribe of 300 talents to Marcus Aemilius Scaurus Aretas IV Philopatris was the father in law of Herod Antipas he is described as ruler of Damascus at the time of Paul s conversion An Aretas is mentioned in some translations of 1 Macc. 15 22, but the true reading is probably Ariarathes king of Cappadocia Aretas martyr died 523 See also Arethas disambiguation hndis ca Aretes de Aretas fr Ar tas it Areta hu Ar t sz nl Aretas pl Aretas ... more details
unreferenced date March 2009 Barzapharnes was a Parthian Empire Parthian general during the latter half of the 1st century BCE. In 40 BCE, Barzapharnes commanded a Parthian invasion of the Levant , commanded and aided by Pacorus , who allied himself with the Roman outlaw Quintus Labienus , and seized Syria . Barzapharnes campaign culminated in the capture of Jerusalem , and the replacement of Phasael and Hyrcanus II by the pro parthian Hasmonean prince, Antigonus the Hasmonean Antigonus ben Aristobulus . Within a short time entire Judea had been subjugated, with a few exceptions, including the heavily fortified Tyrus . The Parthian force was driven out of Judea by Herod the Great with Ancient Rome Roman support in 37 BC , while Ventidius drove the Parthians out of Asia Minor and Syria . Pacorus was killed in battle, but Barzapharnes fate remains unknown. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Barzapharnes ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Barzapharnes Category Parthian generals Category People of the Parthian Empire Asia mil bio stub fr Barzapharn s ... more details
Apelles of Heraklion is numbered among the Seventy Disciples . Along with the Apostles Urban of Macedonia , Stachys the Apostle Stachys , Ampliatus , Narcissus of Athens and Aristobulus of Britannia he assisted Saint Andrew . St. Apelles was bishop of Heraclea in Trachis . His feast day is October 31. Source St. Nikolai Velimirovic , The Prologue from Ohrid External links http ocafs.oca.org FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID 100048 Apostle Narcissus of the Seventy , January 4 OCA http ocafs.oca.org FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID 103125 Apostle Narcissus of the Seventy , October 31 OCA References Orthodoxwiki source title Apostle Apelles oldid 63977 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Apelles of Heraklion ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Apelles of Heraklion Category Seventy disciples Category Greek saints Category 1st century Christian saints Category 1st century bishops Category 1st century deaths saint stub de Apelles Bibel ka pl Apelles posta biblijna pt Apeles de Heracli o ru ... more details
Deleted image removed Image Denarius Aemilius Scaurus Aretas.jpg 300px thumb Denarius of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, minted in 58 BC , in occasion of the Aedilician Games. Scaurus celebrates his victory over King Aretas III of the Nabateans . Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a Ancient Rome Roman politician of the 1st century BC and son of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus consul 115 BC Marcus Aemilius Scaurus and Caecilia Metella Dalmatica . Scaurus lost his father when he was very young, but his education was insured by several other family friends. Pompey Pompey the Great was briefly married to his sister Aemilia Scaura and, even after her death, Pompey continued to take personal interest in the young man. During the Third Mithridatic War , Pompey asked for Scaurus by name to become his tribune Tribune of the soldiers military tribune , and charged Scaurus, at the time quaestor , with the responsibility for the Judea region, which was involved in a bloody civil war between the brothers Hyrcanus and Aristobulus . Caught in a siege by the Nabatean king Aretas III , Aristobulus asked for Pompey s intervention through Scaurus, and offered an enormous bribe. After Scaurus convinced Aretas to end the siege 64 BC , Aristobulus accused Scaurus of the extortion of 1000 Talent weight talent s, but Pompey, who trusted his brother in law, decided to give Judea to his opponent Hyrcanus 63 BC . In 62 BC , when Pompey returned to Rome, Scaurus moved war to Petra , capital of the Nabatean Kingdom, but relieved the siege after receiving a bribe of 300 talents. In 58 BC , as aedile , Scaurus organized the Aedilician Games, long remembered for their extravagance. Praetor 56 BC and propraetor 55 BC in Sardinia , Scaurus was supported by the First Triumvirate for the consulship in 54 BC , but was accused of extortion in his province. Scaurus was defended by Cicero , and acquitted in spite of his obvious guilt. In 53 BC , however, he was accused of ambitio shameless bribery and went into exile. He marri ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 File Coin showing Herod of Chalcis with brother Agrippa of Judaea crowning Roman Emperor Claudius I from the british museum.JPG thumb Coin of Herod of Chalcis, showing Herod of Chalcis with brother Herod Agrippa I Agrippa of Judaea crowning Roman Emperor Claudius I . Herod of Chalcis d. 48 AD , also known as Herod V, was a son of Aristobulus IV , and the grandson of Herod the Great , Roman client king of Iudaea Province Judaea . He was the brother of Herod Agrippa I and Herodias . He was vested the rulership of Chalcis, Syria Chalkis , a kingdom north of Judaea, as Tetrarchy tetrarch . After the death of his brother, he was also given responsibility for the Temple in Jerusalem , as well as the appointment of the Temple s Kohen Gadol High Priest . Ananias son of Nedebaios Ananias was appointed by him. Citation needed date November 2008 His first wife was his cousin, Mariamne. ref This Mariamne was the daughter of Joseph ben Joseph nephew of Herod and Herod s daughter Olympias, who was the sister of Herod Archelaus and Herod Antipas. See u Antiquites u XVIII 5 4. ref She bore him a son, who was also named Aristobulus of Chalcis Aristobulus , and who eventually became ruler of Chalcis. After Mariamne s death, he married his niece Berenice daughter of Herod Agrippa I Berenice , with whom he had two sons, Berenicianus and Hyrcanus. After his death the kingdom was given to Herod Agrippa II . References Reflist colwidth 35em S start S hou Herodian Dynasty House of Herod S new S ttl title Hasmonean Tetrarchy Tetrarch of Chalcis years &ndash 48 AD S aft after Herod Agrippa II Agrippa II End DEFAULTSORT Chalcis, Herod Of Category 1st century BC births Category 48 deaths Category Herodian dynasty Category 1st century monarchs in the Middle East Jewish hist stub ca Herodes P lio de Herodes von Chalkis fr H rode de Chalcis it Erode di Calcide he nl Herodes van Chalkis no Herodes av Chalkis pl Herod z Chalkis ru II uk ... more details
Refimprove date September 2009 For the epigrams epigrammatic poet, see Posidippus Posidippus of Cassandreia Ancient Greek Greek , Poseidippos , 316 BC ca. 250 BC was a Greek comic poet of the Greek comedy New Comedy New Comedy . sfn Chisholm 1911 Life He was the son of Cyniscus , a ancient Macedonians Macedonian who lived in Ancient Athens Athens . He produced his first play in the third year after Menander had died, 289 BC . Cooks held an important position in his list of characters. According to Aulus Gellius , Latin comic poets had imitated Posidippus. His success is shown in a beautiful portrait and sitting statue in the Vatican Museums Vatican , which is considered a masterpiece of classical art . sfn Chisholm 1911 In studying Posidippus language, Augustus Meineke has detected some new words and old words used in a new sense, completely unknown to the best Attic writers. According to Suda Suidas he wrote 40 plays of which the following titles and fragments are preserved. Works Anablepon The One Who Sees Again Apokleiomene The Barred Woman Galates Brennus 3rd century BC The Gaul Demotai Citizens Hermaphroditos The Hermaphrodite Epistathmos Harmost or de Symposiarch Symposiarch Ephesia The Ephesian Girl Codon The Bell Locrides The Locris Locrian Women Metapheromenoi The Transported Ones Myrmex The Ant Homoioi People Who Resemble Each Other Paidion The Little Child Pornoboscos The Pimp Syntrophoi Comrades Philosophoi Philosophers Philopator The Father loving Choreuousai Dancing Girls Quotations But Posidippus the comic writer, in his Pornoboscus , says The man who never went to sea has ... Persondata . NAME Posidippus Of Cassandreia ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Posidippus Of Cassandreia Category Ancient Greek ... more details
by Alexander Jannaeus was Hyrcanus II who fought his younger brother Aristobulus II in the 60 s BC .... ref See Josephus, Jewish War 1.107 155 ref Consort On Aristobulus death 103 BCE , Aristobulus ... the reign of Aristobulus, Aristobulus wife, presumably Salome Alexandra, brought about ... her son Aristobulus II Aristobulus with an army to besiege Damascus , then beleaguered by Ptolemy ... tumultuous. Her son Aristobulus endeavored to seize the government, and succeeded her after her death ... more details
File Chalcidice.jpg thumb 300px Headland of Pallene in ancient Chalcidice For other Pallenes, see Pallene . Pallene lang el is the ancient name of the westernmost of the three headlands of Chalcidice , which run out into the Aegean Sea . Its modern name is Kassandra Peninsula . It is said to have anciently borne the name of Phlegra lang grc ref Herodotus. Histories , vii. 123. ref and to have witnessed the conflict between the gods and the earthborn Gigantes . ref Pind. Nem. i. 100, Isthm. vi. 48 Apollod. i. 6. 1 Lycophron 1408 Strabo vii. p. 330 Stephanus of Byzantium Steph. B. s. v. ref The modern name of the peninsula is Kassandra , which, besides affording excellent winter pasture for cattle and sheep, also produces an abundance of grain of superior quality, as well as wool, honey, and wax, besides raising silkworms. ref William Martin Leake , Northern Greece , vol. iii. p. 163. ref In antiquity, Pallene was the site of numerous towns Sane, Mende Chalcidice Mende , Scione, Therambos, Aege, Neapolis, Chalcidice Neapolis , Aphytis, which were either wholly or partly colonies from Eretria . Strabo ref VII.27 Fragments ref mentions the following five cities of Pallene in the 1st century BC Cassandreia , Aphytis , Mende Chalcidice Mende , Scione and Sane Chalcidice Sane . References reflist Sources SmithDGRG coord missing Greece Category Headlands of Greece Category Geography of ancient Chalcidice ca Pal lene es Palene fr Cassandra p ninsule it Pallene Calcidica lt Kasandros pusiasalis ... more details
Other uses Aphytis insect Aphytis was an ancient Greek city in Pallene, Chalcidice Pallene , the westernmost headland of Chalcidice. Around the middle of the 8th century BC colonists from Euboea arrived. The city became well known for its Temple of Dionysus , which appears to have been built in the second half of the 8th century BC. At Aphytis, Ammon god Ammon was worshipped, at least from the time of the Spartan general Lysander , as zealously as in Ammonium, sanctuary in Libya. According to Pausanias, the patron of Aphytis, Ammon Zeus, appeared in a dream to Lysander and urged him to raise the siege, which he did. The Temple of Ammon Zeus, whose few remaining ruins date to the 4th century BC structure. During archaic and classical times Aphytis was a prosperous city, minting its own coins, which depicted the head of its patron, Ammon Zeus, the city s economy appears to have been mainly based on farming and vine culture. Aristotle Politics V,VI 1319 a14 mentions the agricultural law of the Aphytians, a special, singular and interesting chapter in the history of ancient Greek public finances ref The household as the foundation of Aristotle s polis By D. Brendan Nagle http books.google.com books?id DI8wsv6TYXgC&pg RA3 PA74&dq Aphytis city Aristotle v onepage&q Aphytis 20city 20Aristotle&f false Page 74 ISBN 9780521849340 2006 ref . The city became member of the Chalkidian League it previously paid tribute under the Thracian phoros of the Delian League . During Hellenistic and Roman times the city minted coins again an event possibly related to the fame of the Temple of Ammon Zeus. Strabo mentions Aphytis among the five cities, which existed in Pallene in the first century B.C. Cassandreia , Aphytis, Mende Chalcidice Mende , Scione and Sane Chalcidice Sane . Afytos is a village in the modern Kassandra, Chalkidiki Kassandra peninsula. References Gerakina N. Mylona Aphytos tourist pamphlet 1994 . reflist External links http www.wildwinds.com moushmov aphytis.html Ancien ... more details
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