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IonianMember of a Hellenic people from beyond the Black Sea who crossed the Balkans c. 1980 BC and invaded Asia Minor. Driven back by the Hittites, they settled all over mainland Greece, later being supplanted by the Achaeans. 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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| In continental Greece (1), on the other hand, but especially in Boeotia, a new form of epic sprang up, which for the romance and PATHOS of the Ionian School substituted the practical and matter-of-fact. The Chones inhabited the part toward Iapigia and the Ionian Sea which is called Syrtis. Flack replied that all the columns had been ordered, adding, "and all the capitals different--one with dragons in the foliage, another approaching to the Ionian style, another introducing Mrs. |
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