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Hellenica

Index Hellenica

Hellenica (Ἑλληνικά) simply means writings on Greek (Hellenic) subjects. [1]

18 relations: Ancient Greece, Battle of Cnidus, Ephorus, Hellenica Oxyrhynchia, Heracleidae, Isocrates, Legend, Myth, Origin myth, Oxyrhynchus, Papyrus, Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 28, Peloponnesian War, Rex Warner, Theopompus, Thucydides, Universal history, Xenophon.

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history from the Greek Dark Ages of the 13th–9th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (AD 600).

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Battle of Cnidus

The Battle of Cnidus (Ναυμαχία της Κνίδου; 394 BC), was an operation conducted by the Achaemenid Empire against the Spartan naval fleet during the Corinthian War.

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Ephorus

Ephorus of Cyme (Ἔφορος ὁ Κυμαῖος, Ephoros ho Kymaios; c. 400 – 330 BC), often named in conjunction with his birthplace Cyme, Aeolia, was an ancient Greek historian.

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Hellenica Oxyrhynchia

Hellenica Oxyrhynchia is the name given to an Ancient Greek history of classical Greece in the late 5th and early 4th centuries BCE, of which papyrus fragments were unearthed at Oxyrhynchus, in Egypt.

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Heracleidae

In Greek mythology, the Heracleidae (Ἡρακλεῖδαι) or Heraclids were the numerous descendants of Heracles (Hercules), especially applied in a narrower sense to the descendants of Hyllus, the eldest of his four sons by Deianira (Hyllus was also sometimes thought of as Heracles' son by Melite).

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Isocrates

Isocrates (Ἰσοκράτης; 436–338 BC), an ancient Greek rhetorician, was one of the ten Attic orators.

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Legend

Legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions perceived or believed both by teller and listeners to have taken place within human history.

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Myth

Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in society, such as foundational tales.

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Origin myth

An origin myth is a myth that purports to describe the origin of some feature of the natural or social world.

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Oxyrhynchus

Oxyrhynchus (Ὀξύρρυγχος Oxýrrhynkhos; "sharp-nosed"; ancient Egyptian Pr-Medjed; Coptic Pemdje; modern Egyptian Arabic El Bahnasa) is a city in Middle Egypt, located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo, in the governorate of Al Minya.

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Papyrus

Papyrus is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface.

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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 28

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 28 (P. Oxy. 28) is a manuscript consisting of fragments of the third book of Hellenica (chapter 1) by Xenophon, written in Greek.

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Peloponnesian War

The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.

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Rex Warner

Rex Warner (9 March 1905 – 24 June 1986) was an English classicist, writer and translator.

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Theopompus

Theopompus (Θεόπομπος; c. 380 BC – c. 315 BC) was a Greek historian and rhetorician.

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Thucydides

Thucydides (Θουκυδίδης,, Ancient Attic:; BC) was an Athenian historian and general.

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Universal history

A universal history is a work aiming at the presentation of the history of humankind as a whole, coherent unit.

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Xenophon

Xenophon of Athens (Ξενοφῶν,, Xenophōn; – 354 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, historian, soldier, mercenary, and student of Socrates.

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Hellenica (Xenophon), Hellenika, Xenophon's Hellenica.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenica

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