Erythrae — or Erythrai ( el. Ἐρυθραί) later Litri, was one of the twelve Ionian cities of Asia Minor, situated 22 km north east of the port of Cyssus (modern name: Çeşme), on a small peninsula stretching into the Bay of Erythrae, at an equal distance from… … Wikipedia
Erythrae — • A titular see in Asia Minor. According to legend the city was founded by colonists from Crete Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Erythrae Erythrae … Catholic encyclopedia
ERYTHRAE — civitas Asiae, non longe a Chio, ex qua Sibylla fuit, quam a patriâ Erythraeam vocant. De qua vide Euseb. l. 5. Lactant. Div. Inst. l. 1. c. 6. et de Ira Dei, c. 22. August. de Civ. D. l. 18. c. 23. Casaub. Exercit. in Baron. ut et Serv. in illud … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Erythrae — Ancient city of Lydia. Located on the Aegean coast opposite the island of Chios, it was one of the 12 Ionian Cities. The original site of the settlement is uncertain, but from the 4th century BC it was located at modern Ildır, where traces of the … Universalium
Erythrae (Titularbistum) — Erythrae (ital.: Eritre) ist ein Titularbistum der römisch katholischen Kirche. Es geht zurück auf einen untergegangenen Bischofssitz in Erythrae oder Erythrai (griechisch: Ἐρυθραί, später Litri), eine der zwölf ionischen Städte Kleinasiens, die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sibyl — The word sibyl probably comes (via Latin) from the Greek word sibylla , meaning prophetess. (Other schools of thought suggest that the word may have come from Arabic.) The earlier oracular seeresses known as the sibyls of antiquity, who… … Wikipedia
ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… … Universalium
Chios — Χίος Satellite image of Chios Location … Wikipedia
OARACTA — quae et Oroacta et Οὐράχθα, Insul. sinus Persici Marciano Heracleotae in Periplo Carmaniae, haud longe ab ostiis flumin. Addanis, memoratur: in qua sepulchrum Erythrae Regis, qui nomen fecit mari, notat Arrianus in Indic. circa fin. Dionysius… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Pericles — Infobox Military Person name= Pericles caption= Marble portrait bust of Pericles mdash; Roman copy of an original portrait by Kresilas (British Museum, London) allegiance= Athens rank= General (Strategos) commands= nickname= lived= ca. 495 – 429… … Wikipedia
