Synoecism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ancient Greek Synoecismσυνοίκια,[1] συνοικισμός,[2] and othersGovernment • Type Formation of or significant changes to an ancient Greek polis Western gate of Nicopolis, an example of a new polis created by the synoecism of a number of others, which were left abandoned; i.e., Augustus relocated the populations of the surrounding poleis into a new ce..

Nicopolis Coordinates: 39°00′30″N 20°44′01″E From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the city in Epirus. For other uses, see Nicopolis (disambiguation). NicopolisAlternative nameLocationRegionCoordinatesTypeHistoryBuilderFoundedSite notesConditionOwnershipManagementPublic accessWebsite Νικόπολις (in Greek) The Roman nymphaeum of Nicopolis Shown within Greece Actia Nicopolis P..

Regions of ancient Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: Some regions are missing, others have no summary and some divisions are not historical accurate. Please help improve this article if you can. (August 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Map showing the major region..

List of ancient Greek cities 9 languages Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is an incomplete list of ancient Greek cities, including colonies outside Greece. Note that there were a great many Greek cities in the ancient world. In this list, a city is defined as a single population center. These were often referred to as poleis in the ancient worl..

Antony and Cleopatra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Antony and Cleopatra (disambiguation). Cleopatra: "Sooth, la, I'll help: Thus it must be." Antony and Cleopatra 4.4/11 (Edwin Austin Abbey, 1909) Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre...

Battle of Actium Coordinates: 38°56′04″N 20°44′19″E From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Battle of ActiumBelligerentsCommanders and leadersStrengthCasualties and losses Part of the War of Actium Anachronistic baroque painting of the battle of Actium by Laureys a Castro, 1672 Romans supporting Octavian Romans supporting Antony Ptolemaic Egypt Octavian Marcus Agrippa Lucius Arruntius Marcus Luriu..

Actium Coordinates: 38.953°N 20.768°E From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Actinium or Die Aktion. A map showing the Battle of Actium. Actium or Aktion (Ancient Greek: Ἄκτιον) was a town on a promontory in ancient Acarnania at the entrance of the Ambraciot Gulf, off which Octavian gained his celebrated victory, the Battle of Actium, over Antony and Cleopatra, on Septembe..

Greek Dark Ages From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Greek Dark AgesGeographical rangePeriodDatesCharacteristicsPreceded byFollowed by Greek mainland and Aegean sea Ancient Greece c. 1100 – c. 750 BC Destruction of settlements and collapse of the socioeconomic system Mycenaean Greece, Minoan civilization Archaic Greece Part of a series on theHistory of Greece sh..