The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsMacmillan, 1989 - 260 pages Fully indexed and containing lavish color illustrations and a wealth of line drawings, this is the most up-to-date, beautiful, and graphically useful reference of its kind on the market today. |
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... Greece forced the ancient Greeks to become seafarers ; no other country in the Mediterranean was so exposed to the sea . And since Greece's rugged interior virtually closed off its mainland from the European continent , it was dependent ...
... Greece forced the ancient Greeks to become seafarers ; no other country in the Mediterranean was so exposed to the sea . And since Greece's rugged interior virtually closed off its mainland from the European continent , it was dependent ...
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... Greece 79 by Xerxes . 405 General hostilities end in the defeat of Athens by Sparta . 371 Sparta defeated by Thebes at the battle of Leuctra . 338 Macedonia becomes the dominant power after victory over the combined forces of the Greek ...
... Greece 79 by Xerxes . 405 General hostilities end in the defeat of Athens by Sparta . 371 Sparta defeated by Thebes at the battle of Leuctra . 338 Macedonia becomes the dominant power after victory over the combined forces of the Greek ...
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Arthur Cotterell. CADMUS One of the famous heroes of ancient Greece , and the founder of the city of Thebes in Boeotia , in central Greece . Cadmus was the son of Agenor , King of Tyre , and brother of EUROPA . When Europa was abducted ...
Arthur Cotterell. CADMUS One of the famous heroes of ancient Greece , and the founder of the city of Thebes in Boeotia , in central Greece . Cadmus was the son of Agenor , King of Tyre , and brother of EUROPA . When Europa was abducted ...
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