ancient greece
121ancient peoples — peoples of the ancient times, ancient civilizations, historical kingdoms of the near east near such as Greece and Rome …
122GREECE — (2,187), a kingdom of S. Europe occupying the southern portion of a peninsula which projects into the Mediterranean between the peninsula of Italy and the mainland of Turkey in Asia; the N. is bounded by Turkey in Europe; it is made up of the… …
123Ancient Roman bathing — This page is on the activity in general see thermae for buildings in which it was carried out. Bathing played a major part in Ancient Roman culture and society.Of all the leisure activities, it was one of the most important, since it was part of… …
124ancient history — UK / US noun [uncountable] 1) the study of the people and way of life that existed a very long time ago, especially in Greece or Rome 2) informal things that happened a long time ago and so are no longer important You can t still be upset about… …
125Greece — /gris/ (say grees) noun a republic in south eastern Europe, consisting of many islands and the south part of the Balkan peninsula between the Ionian and Aegean Seas; noted for its ancient civilisations; under Turkish rule before independence as a …
126Greece — or Modern Greek Ellás or ancient Greek Hellas geographical name country S Europe at S end of Balkan Peninsula; a republic capital Athens area 50,944 square miles (131,945 square kilometers), population 10,310,000 …
127Ancient roads — This is a list of Historic Roads mdash; major long distance roads of significant historic value.In Europe, with the exception of the Roman roads, the paths were not fixed and depended on the topology and geography of the land. In the early Middle …
128ancient — Loosely, very old, antiquated or old fashioned. Often more specifically of the ages before the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE; especially of China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc. Also see Buddhist art, Egyptian art, encaustic, Etruscan… …
