Product Description
This digital document is an article from Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada, published by Performing Arts and Entertainment in Canada on September 22, 1997. The length of the article is 5896 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Canadians represented the largest group of participants who took part in Thessaloniki, Greece's year-long celebration of the arts in 1997. Vancouver's Kinesis Dancers performed Paraskevas Terezakis' 'Cafe Nocturne.'

Citation Details
Title: Canadians invade European capital of culture. (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Author: Karen Bell
Publication: Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 1997
Publisher: Performing Arts and Entertainment in Canada
Volume: v31Issue: n2Page: p31(2)

Distributed by Thomson Gale ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: Sport in Athens, Sport in Patras, Sport in Thessaloniki, 1896 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, 1906 Intercalated Games, Iraklis Thessaloniki F.c., Swimming at the 1991 European Aquatics Championships, Panellinios Bc, 1998 Fiba World Championship, 2000 Fina World Swimming Championships, 1997 World Championships in Athletics, Panionios F.c., Zappas Olympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, Atromitos F.c., Athens Classic Marathon, Athletic Union of Constantinople, Eurobasket 1987, Iraklis Thessaloniki V.c., 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Apollon Smyrni F.c., Eleftheroupoli F.c., Kallithea F.c., Egaleo F.c., 1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 1969 Federation Cup, Piraeus Football Clubs Association, Athens Football Clubs Association, Panellinios G.s., Panachaiki G.c., Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria, Olympiada Patras, Atp Athens Open, Olympiakos Patras F.c., Proodeftiki F.c., Sports in Patras, 1995 Men's European Volleyball Championship, 1994 Fivb Men's World Championship, Thyella Patras F.c., Kostas Davourlis Stadium, Athens Trophy, Doxa Vyronas F.c., 1991 Mediterranean Games, Athinaikos F.c., Iraklis Patras, Acropolis International Chess Tournament, Pigasos Begoulaki, Olympiada Patras Bc, Zavlani F.c., Prosfygika Stadium, Spartakos Ovrya F.c., Kifissia Ac, Dafni Patras F.c., Lefkos Asteras, Agios Dimitrios Patras F.c., Esperos, Agyia Patras F.c., Panionios Achilleas Agyia F.c., Atromitos Patras F.c., Patras Arena, Iltex Lykoi F.c., Athens-Piraeus Football Clubs Association, 28th Chess Olympiad, Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Thriamvos Patras, 26th Chess Olympiad, Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos, Athens Olympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 329. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officia...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=77741 ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: Histories of Cities in Greece, History of Chios, History of Crete, History of Epirus, History of Euboea, History of Thessaly, History of the Cyclades, History of the Ionian Islands, History of the Peloponnese, Philistines, Labyrinth, Minotaur, Cretan Bull, Minoan, History of Thessaloniki, Morean War, Cham Issue, History of Patras, Homer's Ithaca, Greco-Turkish War, United States of the Ionian Islands, Via Egnatia, Septinsular Republic, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Moni Toplou, Chios Massacre, Dance of Zalongo, Licario, Arkadi Monastery, Moni Vossakou, Duchy of Neopatria, Lady of Auxerre, Arkalochori Axe, List of Lord High Commissioners of the Ionian Islands, Phigalia, Great Wallachia, Kydonia, County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos, Ithaque, Mer-Égée, Maona Di Chio E Di Focea. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 232. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Cyclades (Greek: / Kykládes) are Greek islands located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea. The archipelago contains some 2,200 islands, islets and rocks; just 33 islands are inhabited. For the ancients, they formed a circle ( / kyklos in Greek) around the sacred island of Delos, hence the name of the archipelago. The best-known are, from north to south and from east to west: Andros, Tinos, Mykonos, Naxos, Amorgos, Syros, Paros and Antiparos, Ios, Santorini, Anafi, Kea, Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Folegandros and Sikinos, Milos and Kimolos; to these can be added the little Cyclades: Irakleia, Schoinoussa, Koufonisi, Keros and Donoussa, as well as Makronisos between Kea and Attica, Gyaros, which lies before Andros, and Polyaigos to the east of Kimolos and Thirassia, before Santorini. At times they were also called by the generic name of Archipelago. The islands are located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15440356 ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: History of Thessaloniki, History of Patras, Phigalia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The history of Thessaloniki is a long history dating back to the Ancient Greeks. With the opening of borders in Southeastern Europe since the collapse of Communism in the early 1990s, it is currently experiencing a strong revival. It serves as the prime port for northern Greece (Macedonia and Thrace), as well as for the Southeastern European hinterland. The city was founded around 315 BC by the King Cassander of Macedon, on or near the site of the ancient town of Therma and twenty-six other local villages. He named it after his wife Thessalonike, a half-sister of Alexander the Great. She gained her name ("victory of Thessalians": Gk nik "victory") from her father, Philip II, to commemorate her birth on the day of his gaining a victory over the Phocians, who were defeated with the help of Thessalian horsemen, the best in Greece at that time. Thessaloniki developed rapidly and as early as the 2nd century BC the first walls were built, forming a large square. It was an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Macedon, with its own parliament where the King was represented and could interfere in the city's domestic affairs. The Roman Forum in central Thessaloniki.After the fall of the kingdom of Macedon in 168 BC, Thessalonica became a city of the Roman Republic. It grew to be an important trade-hub located on the Via Egnatia, the Roman road connecting Byzantium (later Constantinople), with Dyrrhachium (now Durrës in Albania), and facilitating trade between Europe and Asia. The city became the capital of one of the four Roman districts of Macedonia; it kept its privileges but was ruled by a praetor and had a Roman garrison, while for a short time in the 1st c...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=13740840 ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: List of Cities in Greece, List of Cities of Thrace. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This is a list of cities in Greece with more than 15,000 inhabitants. The population figures do not include suburbs or adjacent municipalities; thus, in larger cities, they encompass only the central districts rather than the wider metropolitan area. The names of Athens or Thessaloniki suburbs are italicized.Explanation of the superscript numbers: a suburb of Athens in Athens agglomeration/conurbation a suburb of Thessaloniki in Thessalonikis agglomeration/conurbation a municipality that belongs to Piraeus Prefecture a suburb of Athens in Athens metropolitan area a suburb of Thessaloniki in Thessalonikis metropolitan area Athens Thessaloniki Piraeus Patras Heraklion Volos Ioannina ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=214452 ... Read more

Product Description
Sparta is one of the best-documented states of ancient Greece. Its political and social systems have fascinated and perplexed generations.In this fully revised and updated edition of his groundbreaking study, Paul Cartledge uncovers the realities behind the potent myth of Sparta.

The book explores both the city-state of Sparta and the territory of Lakonia which it unified and exploited. Combining the more traditional written sources witharchaeological and environmental perspectives, its coverage extends from the apogee of Mycenaean culture, to Sparta's crucial defeat at the battle of Mantinea in 362 BC. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

An extensive history of Sparta
Paul Cartledge of the university of Cambridge is arguably the foremost authority on ancient Sparta in the entire world. His erudition of this culture is unmatched and the bibliography of this book is quite a read in-itself.

In this work Cartledge undertakes the massive task of tracing the history of Lacedamon from 1300-362BCE.In other words, right around the time of the mythical / quasi-historical Trojan war (1283BCE) down to the time of the decisive Spartan defeat @ the battle of Leuctra (371BCE).

The reader should be advised that the opening stanzas of this book are difficult to follow.Cartledge casually alludes to endless archeological digs all over Laconia at such a rapid pace that it's apt to make the reader feel like it's information overload. While grad students in archeology and anthropology might feel right at home, the rest of us may feel a bit lost.

When Cartledge arrives in the more familiar historical territory of Herodotus and Thucydides the book seems to improve a great deal. At least for me, anyway.The exegesis of historical records has always been easier for me to comprehend than the interpretation of pre-literate societal structures.

One of the highlights of the book is Cartledge's discussion of the 3 classes of Spartans (Homoioi, Perioikoi & Helot).I had some degree of knowledge of the Homoioi & Helots before reading this work, but virtually no understanding of the Perioikoi. Thanks to his chapter on these people I now have a much better comprehension.

I would recommend this book only to those who have an ambitious yearning to understand the history of the Spartans. For those who would rather have a more concise and slightly more reader-friendly work I would recommend A HISTORY OF SPARTA 950-192 by W.G. Forrest (ASIN: 0393004813). Forrest's book also goes a few hundred years past Leuctra while the present book does not.

Also, it is imperative that prior to reading the present text that the reader first peruse Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon & a little Plutarch mixed in wouldn't hurt.I do not think it prudent for someone to undertake the present work without at least a working knowledge of the primary sources. ... Read more

Product Description
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Rhodes, Corinth, Chios, Thessaloniki, Pylos, Corfu, Aegina, Ithaca, Heraklion, Eleusina, Piraeus, Samothrace, Chalcis, Mytilene, Patras, Volos, Kastelorizo, Rhodes, Kastro-Kyllini, Zakynthos, Paros, Alexandroupoli, Kalamata, Aigio, Kythira, Ierapetra, Nafplion, Gytheio, Naupactus, Gavdos, Kavala, Messolonghi, Poros, Argostoli, Paxi, Preveza, Mykonos, Astypalaia, Rafina, Myrina, Greece, Rethymno, Rio, Greece, Alonissos, Rhodes International Airport, "Diagoras", Amorgos, Il Colosso Di Rodi, Laurium, Kolossos Rodou Bc, Skiathos, Porto Rafti, Kattavia, Antirrio, Parga, Serifos, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Rodos F.c., Skyros, Skopelos, Amfilochia, Itea, Phocis, Souda, Katakolo, Petalidi, Diagoras F.c., Vonitsa, Mati, Greece, Kranidi, Astros, Greece, Hora Sfakion, Oinousses, Faliraki, Nydri, Parikia, Pefkos, Prasonisi, Haraki, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rhodes, Acropolis of Rhodes, Greek National Road 95, Kremasti, Monolithos, Greece, Diagoras Stadium, Paradisi, Greece, Gaios, Salakos, Damatria, Tinos, Theologos, Koskinou, Soroni, Pastida, Vatsiana, Fanes, Empona, Gennadi, Lartos, Rhodes. Excerpt:Aegina Aegina (Greek : (Egina )) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf , 17 miles (27 km) from Athens . Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of Aeacus , who was born in and ruled the island. During ancient times, Aegina was a rival to Athens , the great sea power of the era.The island, along with offshore islets, comprises the Municipality of Aegina in Piraeus Prefecture , a part of the Attica region. The capital is the town of Aegina (pop. 7,410 in 2001 census), situated at the northwestern end of the island. Due to its proximity to Athens, it is a popular quick getaway during the summer months, with quite a few Athenians owning second houses on the isla... ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: Mediterranean Port Cities and Towns in Greece, Corinth, Chios, Thessaloniki, Pylos, Corfu, Aegina, Ithaca, Heraklion, Eleusina, Piraeus, Samothrace, Chalcis, Mytilene, Patras, Volos, Kastelorizo, Rhodes, Kastro-Kyllini, Zakynthos, Paros, Alexandroupoli, Kalamata, Aigio, Kythira, Ierapetra, Nafplion, Gytheio, Naupactus, Gavdos, Kavala, Messolonghi, Poros, Argostoli, Paxi, Preveza, Mykonos, Astypalaia, Rafina, Myrina, Greece, Rethymno, Rio, Greece, Alonissos, Amorgos, Laurium, Skiathos, Porto Rafti, Antirrio, Parga, Serifos, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Skyros, Skopelos, Amfilochia, Itea, Phocis, Souda, Katakolo, Petalidi, Vonitsa, Mati, Greece, Kranidi, Astros, Greece, Hora Sfakion, Oinousses, Nydri, Parikia, Gaios, Tinos, Vatsiana. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 429. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Corfu -Map of Corfu. Its satellite islands of Ereikousa, Othoni and Mathraki counterclockwise NW, WNW and W respectively (with respect to the northern part of the island at the top of the map) and Paxoi and Antipaxoi on the SE side, are visible.The name Corfu is an Italian corruption of the Byzantine (Koryph), meaning "city of the peaks", which is derived from the Greek (Koryphai) (crests or peaks), denoting the two peaks of Palaio Frourio. In shape it is like the sickle (drepan, ), to which it was compared by the ancients: the concave side, with the town and harbour of Corfu in the centre, lies toward the Albanian coast. With the island's area estimated at 227 square miles (588 km), it runs approximately 40 miles (64 km) long, with greatest breadth at around 20 miles (32 km). Two high and well-defined ranges divide the island into three districts, of which the northern is mountainous, the central undulating, and the southern low-lying. The more important of the two ranges is tha...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=45462 ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: Sparta, Thebes, Greece, Polykastro, Tripoli, Greece, Sifnos, Voies, Tegea, Tsimandria, Vasta, Volissos, Skiathos, Schimatari, Tritaia, Serifos, Tanagra, Vevi, Stoupa, Sofades, Sklithro, Florina, Sellades, Pythio, Vyroneia, Tolo, Greece, Zagora, Greece, Skourta, Proti, Florina, Platamon, Trachis, Raveni, Xiro Chorio, Smynos, Valtetsi, Stalis, Sellana, Zygos, Plastiras, South Rhodes, Seli, Valira, Greece, Pyrgos Kallistis, Vresthena, Salakos, Stagira, Vagia, Pialeia, Skyritida, Psari, Greece, Sindos, Tymfristos, Greece, Zarakas, Therapnes, Tymfi, Greece, Plataies, Tamasio, Pelinnaioi, Petrohori, Pethelinos, Thisvi, Trikomo, Greece, Tymfaia, Pynda, Plaka, Tropaia, Thespies, Sarantadio, Vasiliki, Trikala, Soroni, Skala, Laconia, Sipiada, Thymaria, Evros, Vamvakofyto, Sympoliteia, Ziros, Sterna, Argolis, Plataria, Pyrgos, Corinthia, Stefanovikio. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 240. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Sparta (Doric ; Attic Spart) or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c. 650 BC, following the reforms of Lycurgus, it rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece. Given its military pre-eminence, Sparta was recognized as the overall leader of the combined Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars. The last stand of King Leonidas and his force of 300 Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae against a massive Persian army galvanized Greek resistance to the Persian invasion, leading to the decisive victory over the Persians by a Spartan-led coalition a year later at the Battle of Plataea. Between 431 and 404 B...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=36487 ... Read more