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DorianPeople of ancient Greece. They entered Greece from the north and took most of the Peloponnese from the Achaeans, perhaps destroying the Mycenaean civilization; this invasion appears to have been completed before 1000 BC. Their chief cities were Sparta, Argos, and Corinth. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Your rank and wealth, Harry; my brains, such as they are--my art, whatever it may be worth; Dorian Gray's good looks--we shall all suffer for what the gods have given us, suffer terribly. They add also that the Dorian word for'doing' is {delta rho alpha nu}, and the Athenian, {pi rho alpha tau tau epsilon iota nu}. Quite the reverse, he replied; and if so the Dorian and the Phrygian are the only ones which you have left. |
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