places Flashcards
1
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lydia
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-ancient kingdom in the western region of what is now modern turkey
-multi-lingual region
2
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mount parnassus
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-a mountain in central greece sacred to apollo and dionysus
3
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sicily
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-a large island in the Italian peninsula
-location where odysseus blinded polyphemus
4
Q
stolac
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-area of bosnia that has been settled for at least 15,000 years
-located near the ancient site of daorson
5
Q
pithekoussai
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-8th century greek trading post
-substantial greek and phoenicians populations
-location of the nestor’s cup inscription (one of the oldest pieces of writing in the 8th century)
6
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delphi
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-sanctuary of apollo
-site of the delphic oracle
-location of the homeric hymn of apollo
