Biography Category
c.260–219 B.C., king of Sparta (235–221 B.C.). He was probably the most energetic king Sparta ever had, a conscious imitator of Agis III (see unde...
( r st ´d z) (KEY) , d. c.468 B.C., Athenian statesman and general. He was one of the 10 generals who commanded the Athenians at the battle of Marath...
(kr ´s s) (KEY) , d. c.547 B.C., king of Lydia (560–c.547 B.C.), noted for his great wealth. He was the son of Alyattes. He continued his father’...
(kr sh´ s, kr t s) (KEY) , c.460–403 B.C., Athenian political leader and writer. A relative of Plato, he was an aristocrat and had early training...
( sä´häyä) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 90,683), Nagasaki prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. An agricultural center and railway junction, Isahaya’s economy...
( ´säfyör´´thür) (KEY) , town (1993 pop. 3,524), NW Iceland, on the Isafjarðardjúp, an arm of the Denmark Strait. It is a fishing port and has...