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Ancient Greece LeBel

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Hellenes   the Greek people  
polis   city-state  
acropolis   ancient Athens city on hill  
archons   3 rulers of city  
arete   goodness, excellence or virtue  
drachma   Greek money  
chaire   hurrah! greeting  
schole   school  
epheboi   youth  
pedagogue   slave who oversees student  
stylus   pen  
abacus   calculator  
lyre   stringed instrument  
palaestra   wrestling school  
pedotribe   gymnastics  
minotaur   bull's head, man's body  
labyrinth   maze  
choregus   paid for theater  
orchestra   floor of stage  
skene   building behind the stage  
proskemion   in front of stage  
Parthenon   temple to Athena  
cella   inner chamber of temple  
propylaea   gateway entrance to acropolis  
pediments   triangle on top of columns  
frieze   decorated band on top of columns  
stylobate   base of temple columns  
column   post  
pentathlon   running, wrestling, long jump, javelin, discus  
pankration   melee of boxing/wrestling  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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