Biography Category
(Antigonus Doson) ( ntig´ n s d ´s n,–s n) (KEY) , d. 221 B.C., king of Macedon. On the death of Demetrius II he became regent for Demetrius’ so...
1893–1920, king of the Hellenes (1917–20), second son of Constantine I. After his father’s forced abdication, he succeeded to the Greek throne w...
( nt p´ t r) (KEY) , d. 319 B.C., Macedonian general. He was one of the ablest and most trusted lieutenants of Philip II and was a friend and support...
Youth and Kingship
The son of Philip II of Macedon and Olympias, he had Aristotle as his tutor and was given a classical education. Alexander had no p...
( sp ´sh , -zh ) (KEY) , fl. mid-5th cent. B.C., Athenian courtesan. A woman of great beauty and intelligence, she became the mistress and, according...
fl. 1st cent. A.D., Greek philosopher, b. Tyana, Cappadocia. A philosopher of the Neo-Pythagorean school, he traveled widely and became famous for his...