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Chersonese
Chersonese or Chersonesus [Gr.,=peninsula], name applied in ancient geography to several regions. See Crimea (Chersonesus Taurica or Scythia); Gallipoli Peninsula (Chersonesus Thracica); Malay Peninsula (Chersonesus Aurea); Jutland (Chersonesus Cimbrica).
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Chersonese
Jan 01, 1996; Chersonese ( chersonēsos , ‘peninsula’). 1. Thracian Chersonese (Gallipoli), projecting into the north-east...
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Thracian Chersonese
Jan 01, 1996; Thracian Chersonese, see CHERSONESE .
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Chersonese, On the
Jan 01, 1996; Chersonese, On the, political speech by Demosthenes. See DEMOSTHENES (2) 4 .
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chersonese
Jan 01, 1988; Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 cher|so|nese (kur's nez, -nes) n. a peninsula Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon &...
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Miltiades
Jan 01, 2004; Miltiades Miltiades (ca. 549-488 B.C.) was a brilliant Athenian military strategist and statesman who successfully brought about...
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