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Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yam?nu, was a deity in Egyptian mythology who in the form of Amun-Ra became the focus of the most complex system of theology in Ancient Egypt. Whilst remaining hypostatic deities, Amun represented the essential and hidden, whilst in Ra he represented revealed divinity. As the creator deity "par excellence", he was the champion of the poor and central to personal piety. Amun was self created, without mother and father, and during the New Kingdom he became the greatest expression of transcendental deity in Egyptian theology. He was not considered to be immanent within creation nor was creation seen as an extension of himself. Amun-Ra, likewise with the Hebrew creator deity, did not physically engender the universe. His position as King of gods developed to the point of virtual monotheism where other gods became manifestations of him. With Osiris, Amun-Ra is the most widely recorded of the Egyptian gods. ... Read more

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Chapters: Languages of Ancient Italy, Ionic Greek, Doric Greek, Messapian Language, Phoenician Language, Ligurian Language, Venetic Language, Lepontic Language, Raetic Language, Sicilian Arabic, Camunic Language, Elymian Language, North Picene Language, Sicel Language, Sicanian Language. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 73. 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: Dates (beginning with Ancient Greek) from D.B. Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament (Grand Rapids 1997), 12. For the modern Doric dialect of Scotland, see Doric dialect (Scotland)Doric or Dorian was a dialect of ancient Greek. Its variants were spoken in the southern and eastern Peloponnese, Crete, Rhodes, some islands in the southern Aegean Sea, some cities on the coasts of Asia Minor, Southern Italy, Sicily, Epirus and Macedon. Together with Northwest Greek, it forms the "Western group" of classical Greek dialects. By Hellenistic times, under the Achaean League, the Achaean Doric Koine appeared exhibiting many peculiarities common to all Doric dialects and which delayed the spread of the Attic-based Koine to the Peloponnese until the 2nd century BC. It is widely accepted that Doric originated in the mountains of Epirus, northwestern Greece, the original seat of the Dorians. It was expanded to all other regions during the Dorian invasion (circa 1150 BC) and the colonisations that followed. The presence of a Doric state (Doris) in central Greece, north of the Gulf of Corinth, led to the theory that Doric had originated in northwest Greece or maybe beyond in the Balkans.The dialect's distribution towards the north extends to the Megarian colony of Byzantium and the Corinthian colonies of Potidaea, Epidamnos, Apollonia and Ambracia. Local epigraphical evidence is restricted to the decre...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=85437 ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The Ares Publishing Facsimile Reprint of the 1940 Original
Sturtevant's long out-of-print linguistic study examines the traditions of and evidences of the correct pronunciations of Greek and Latin over time.

In a tidy reprint (ISBN 0890050872), Ares has created a facsimile edition of the Sturtevant revised edition of 1940.

Sturtevant's approach is focused, scholarly, and yet practical. As he puts it in the Preface, "The treatment has been kept as concise as possible. Evidence that appears to me inconclusive is usually not even mentioned." However, evidence that he does consider is weighed and measured in a thorough manner.

Footnotes throughout with an index of the ancient authors cited. 5 page Bibliography.

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The Nature and Value of the Evidence

The Greek Vowels
The Greek Consonants
The Greek Accent

The Latin Vowels
The Latin Consonants
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This book has the inner analysis with Pythagorean Logodynamics etc in ancient Greek philosophy of a small English Lexicon of more than 70,000 words in English language.Words have been sorting alphabetically. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of World History, published by University of Hawaii Press on March 1, 2008. The length of the article is 9439 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: When Greek was an African language: the role of Greek culture in ancient and medieval Nubia *.
Author: Stanley M. Burstein
Publication: Journal of World History (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2008
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Volume: 19Issue: 1Page: 41(21)

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This digital document is an article from The Review of Metaphysics, published by Philosophy Education Society, Inc. on September 1, 1993. The length of the article is 634 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.

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Title: Language, Thought and Falsehood in Ancient Greek Philosophy.(Brief Article)
Author: P.A.K. Curd
Publication: The Review of Metaphysics (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1993
Publisher: Philosophy Education Society, Inc.
Volume: v47Issue: n1Page: p140(2)

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Minoan civilization. Bronze Age, Crete, Mycenaean Greece,Minoan chronology, Minoan pottery, History of Crete,Religions of the Ancient Near East, Minoan eruption,Mycenaean Greek language, La Parisienne, Bull-leaping ... Read more

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An Amazon.com book search on June 9, 2009 gives 1009 "books" from Alphascript Publishing.[1] 1003 of the books are described as "by John McBrewster, Frederic P. Miller, and Agnes F. Vandome". They are called editors in the book listings. It seems the only content of the many books is free Wikipedia articles with no sign that these three people have contributed to them.

The articles are often poorly printed with features like missing characters from foreign languages, and numerous images of arrows where Wikipedia had links. It appears much better to read the original articles for free at the Wikipedia website than paying a lot of money for what has been described as a scam or hoax. Advertising for the books at Amazon and elsewhere does not reveal the free source of all the content. It is only revealed inside the books which maybe satisfy the license requirements for republishing of Wikipedia articles.

As an example of the "care" given to the books, the book "History of Georgia (country)" is about the European country Georgia but has a cover image of Atlanta in the American state Georgia.[2] The Wikipedia article History of Georgia (country) does not make such a comical blunder. ... Read more

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A large portion of the technical and scientific lexicon of English and other Western European languages consists of classical compounds. These are compound words composed from Latin or Ancient Greek root words. ... Read more

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How did you learn to speak?

You probably don't even know. You listened to your parents, gradually understanding the meanings of sounds, words, and then whole sentences. Then, once you had absorbed or assimilated the meanings of the word associations, you began to link words and form your own sentences. Assimil applied this same natural process adapting it to the abilities of adults, young and old.

You assimilate in two phases:
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The first step is to familiarize yourself with the new language through daily sessions lasting 20 to 30 minutes. You listen and read and you understand what is being said through the translation provided. You repeat each sentence aloud to practice your pronunciation, with the help of easy phonetic spellings and, better still, recordings. During the Passive Phase you shouldn't try to form sentences. Just immerse yourself in the language. Every seventh lesson you'll find a review of all the points covered in the previous six lessons and a summary of the main grammar points learned during the week. The key to success is the daily routine.

The first two weeks are crucial. The rest will come naturally.

The Active Phase starts when you have acquired enough passive knowledge around Lesson 50.

This phase continues alongside passive learning, and involves revising Lesson 1, then Lesson 2 and so on, completing one active and one passive lesson each day.

In the Active Phase, you cover up the text in the target language and, using the translation on the opposite page, try to say it out loud or in writing if you wish. The Active Phase continues throughout the entire second half of the book. For most major languages, it takes about five months to assimilate a course of 100 lessons.

You'll be amazed at your results! During this second phase, you will be building sentences with ease and this encourages you to go on and complete your course.

A With Ease course will enable you to reach a level of fluent everyday conversation. ... Read more

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Chapters: Ancient Cnidians, Ancient Greeks in Caria, Ancient Halicarnassians, Carian Language, Carian People, Dorian Hexapolis, Greek Colonies in Caria, Hellenistic Caria, Roman Caria, Herodotus, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Chrysaor, Ctesias, Knidos, Mausolus, Aphrodisias, Tissaphernes, Agatharchides, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Rhacius, Melankomas, Milas, Aydın, Carians, Muğla, Laodicea on the Lycus, Kos, Stratonikeia, Aristander, Lindos, Nysa Bridge, Büyük Menderes River, Artemisia I of Caria, Artemisia Ii of Caria, Myndus, Labraunda, Protogenes, Kaunos, Hermeias, Kameiros, Alexander of Myndus, Iasus, Hecatomnus, Alinda, Alabanda, Carian Script, Carura, Orontobates, Ada of Caria, Idrieus, Pixodarus of Caria, Ialysos, Doris, Tripolis, Lagina, Daedala, Nysa, Scylax of Caryanda, Ceramus, Dionysodorus, Antioch on the Maeander, Pigres of Halicarnassus, Apollonius Molon, Leochares, Choerilus of Iasus, Camissares, Zenon, Hierocles, Doric Hexapolis, Calynda, Euromus, Chrysaorian League, Menippus of Stratonikeia, Bryaxis, Dorian Pentapolis, Panyassis, Sostratus of Cnidus, Apollonius of Tralles, Chrysaorium, Clydae, Telmessos, Pigres of Caria, Car. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 261. 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:Agatharchides ( or Agatharchus ) of Cnidus was a Greek historian and geographer (flourished 2nd century BC).Life He is believed to have been born at Cnidus , hence his appellation. As Stanley M. Burstein notes, the "evidence for Agatharchides' life is meagre." Photius describes him as a threptos , a kind of assistant of servile origin, to Cinnaeus and states that he was later a secretary to Heraclides Lembus . Cinnaeus served as a counselor to Ptolemy VI ; Heraclides is best known for negotiating the treaty that ended Antiochus IV 's invasion of Egypt in 169 BC.Agatharchides furnishes few clues about his own l... ... Read more

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Monasticism is the religious practice in which one renounces worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work. The origin of the word is from Ancient Greek, and the idea was originally related to Christian monks. In the Christian tradition, those pursuing a monastic life are usually called monks or brethren (brothers) if male, and nuns or sisters if female. Both monks and nuns may also be called monastics. Some other religions also include what could be described as "monastic" elements, most notably Buddhism, but also Taoism, Hinduism, and Jainism, though the expressions differ considerably. ... Read more

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1870. In this text Geldart promotes the study of Modern Greek. Contents: On the Pronunciation of Greek; Accent and Quantity; On the Origin and Development of Modern Greek Accidence; The Origin and Development of Modern Greek Syntax; Modern Greek Phraseology; The Historical Development of Modern from Ancient Greek; Dialects of Modern Greece; and Modern Greek Literature. ... Read more

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1870. In this text Geldart promotes the study of Modern Greek. Contents: On the Pronunciation of Greek; Accent and Quantity; On the Origin and Development of Modern Greek Accidence; The Origin and Development of Modern Greek Syntax; Modern Greek Phraseology; The Historical Development of Modern from Ancient Greek; Dialects of Modern Greece; and Modern Greek Literature. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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CHAPTER 1. Introduction. THE present spoken and written language of Greece is one of the most remarkable phenomena in the whole field of philology, Clnd none the less remarkable, perhaps, is the small amount of notice which it has met with. It is a strange and unparalleled fact, that one of the oldest known languages in the world, a language in which the loftiest and deepest thoughts of the greatest poets, the wisest thinkers, the noblest, holiest and best of teachers, have directly or indirectly found their utterance in the faroff ages of a hoar antiquity, should at this day be the living speech of millions throughout the East of Europe and various parts of Asia :Minor and Africa; that it should have survived the fall of empires, and risen again and again from the ruins of beleaguered cities, deluged but never drowned by floods of invading barbarians, Romans, Celts, Slaves, Goths and Vandals, Avars, Huns, Franks and Turks; oiJ:en the language of the vanquished, yet n

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CONTENTS; CHAPTER I; Introduction; Causes for the neglect of the study of mouem Greek Antiquarian; prejudice; cotmteracted by utilitarianism Political insignificance; of Greece: hopeful signs Obscurity of modem Greek literature:; actual but unmerited Direct pmctic:ll utility of an acquaintance; with the langu:lgc Reasons why it should be studied by scholars; and theologians The obstacle presented by thc Erasmian system; of pronunciation, pp 1-7; CHAPTER II; On the Fronunciotion of Greek; The opinion of Schleicher What is meant by the general idelltity of; modem and ancient pronunciation Modern pronunciation either; barbarized or legitimately developed Difficulties of the former; :Jltemative Examination of evidence regarding the original pronunciation; of each letter I Vov,,-els II Consonants III The; aspirate General conclusion, ... Read more

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Greek for the Gramatically Challenged
Apparently not only the author but also the editor is ignorant of the English language; otherwise neither would not have allowed 'it's' (i.e., it is) in lieu of 'its.'I am quite interested in the subject; however, I have no reason to believe that the author knows Greek any better than he or she knows English. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1870 edition by the Clarendon Press, Oxford. ... Read more

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Greek for the Gramatically Challenged
Apparently not only the author but also the editor is ignorant of the English language; otherwise neither would not have allowed 'it's' (i.e., it is) in lieu of 'its.'I am quite interested in the subject; however, I have no reason to believe that the author knows Greek any better than he or she knows English. ... Read more