corinth

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{i} Korint
(isim) Korint

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league of corinth
Korint lig
Английский Язык - Английский Язык
A city in Greece on northern coast of Peloponnese peninsula
{n} the fruit usually called currant
A narrow isthmus connecting central Greece with the Peloponnesus. It lies between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Sea and is crossed by the Corinth Canal, constructed from 1881 to 1893. Greek Kórinthos Ancient city of the Peloponnese, Greece. Located on the Gulf of Corinth, the site was occupied before 3000 BC but developed as a commercial centre only in the 8th century BC. In the late 6th century BC, it was outstripped by Athens. Occupied in 338 BC by Philip II, it was destroyed in 146 BC by Rome. In 44 BC Julius Caesar reestablished Corinth as a Roman colony; the New Testament includes the letters addressed to its Christian community by St. Paul. It declined in the later Middle Ages; its ruins are near the modern city of Corinth. Corinth League of Corinth Lovis Timoleon of Corinth
{i} Korinth, city in ancient Greece
A city in Greece
A city of Greece, famed for its luxury and extravagance
the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
A small fruit; a currant

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Corinthia
A region or a prefecture in the NE Peloponnese having the population over the 200,000 mark
League of Corinth
Alliance established at Corinth in 337 BC. It comprised the ancient Greek states except Sparta, and was led by Philip II of Macedonia. Delegates, elected in proportion to their state's military power, decided federal policies. The league declared war on Persia, but under Alexander the Great it contributed little to the war effort. Its major act was to condemn the Thebans to slavery and distribute their lands among other states following revolts in 336 and 335. It was disbanded after Alexander's death (323)
Lovis Corinth
born July 21, 1858, Tapiau, East Prussia died July 12, 1925, Zandvoort, Neth. German painter and graphic artist. He trained in Paris with the painter William Bouguereau. In 1902 he settled in Berlin and, with Max Liebermann, became a leading exponent of Impressionism in Germany. After recovering from a stroke in 1911, his style became much looser and more powerfully Expressionist. He was best known for his landscapes and portraits, including numerous powerfully expressive self-portraits, and he produced many etchings and lithographs (e.g., Apocalypse, 1921)
Timoleon of Corinth
died after 337 BC Greek statesman and general. When the city of Syracuse called to its mother city, Corinth, for help in overthrowing its tyrant, Dionysius the Younger, Timoleon was chosen to lead the liberation force. By shrewd tactics he defeated the combined forces of the oppressor and his Carthaginian allies, who he confined to the western end of the island. He introduced constitutional safeguards and invited more Greek immigration. He retired in 337
gulf of corinth
inlet of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the Peloponnesus
isthmus of corinth
a narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf; a canal crosses the isthmus so that navigation is possible between the gulfs
corinth

    Расстановка переносов

    Cor·inth

    Турецкое произношение

    kôrınth

    Произношение

    /ˈkôrənᴛʜ/ /ˈkɔːrənθ/

    Этимология

    () From Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Korinthos).
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