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meaning - Is there a difference between Grecian and Greek . . . 4 "Grecian" means "in a style used by the inhabitants of Greece," and so anyone could make, say, a Grecian urn "Greek" means either an inhabitant of Greece, or from Greece, so a Greek urn must come from Greece
Are modern Greeks related to the ancient Greeks? A study published in the August, 2017 issue of Nature claims to have established a link between the modern Greek population and the Mycenaeans based on DNA analysis from ancient remains From the paper's abstract: Modern Greeks resemble the Mycenaeans, but with some additional dilution of the Early Neolithic ancestry Our results support the idea of continuity but not isolation in the history
Is there Evidence for the Presence of Jews at Lakonia during the Roman . . . It was suggested in the comment that the word may refer to the Grecian region of Laconia, the region where Sparta is located A bit more digging led to this article on the possible connection between Talmudic sages that bore the name Lakonia and the Grecion Laconia, but no definite evidence attesting to Jews actually living at Laconia during
What was the average height in Classical Greece? This is a follow-up for Average height of Ancient Roman Men and Women? : I'm curious what was the average height and build of men women citizens of Greek states (Athens, Sparta, etc) in 7th
ancient greece - Where did Theophrastus write about a a common chest . . . Theophrastus,* a Greek writer, who flourished nearly three centuries before the Christian era, alludes to associations amongst the Athenians, and the citizens of other Grecian states, "having a common chest, into which a certain monthly contribution paid by each individual was deposited, that a fund might be raised for the relief of such
pronunciation - English Language Usage Stack Exchange For Greece, we say Grecian or Greek; Persia, Persian; Rome, Roman; England, English; Britain, Briton; Scotland, Scot or Scotchman; France, Frenchman; Spain, Spaniard; Turkey, Turk; Russian, Russ or Russian; America, American; China, Chinese; etc, with incessant variations
single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Keats, over a millennium and a half later, wrote an Ode to a Grecian Urn, in which the urn itself is the recipient addressee Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time, Sylvan historian, who canst thus express A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme: What leaf-fring'd legend haunts about thy shape