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Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities — The Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities (the Greek Agency for Marine Archaeology) is a department within the Greek Ministry of Culture. Katerina Delaporta is the director of this agency. Permission from the EUA is needed to conduct surveys and… … Wikipedia
ephorate — noun see ephor … New Collegiate Dictionary
ephorate — eph·or·ate … English syllables
ephorate — ˈefəˌrāt, rə̇t noun ( s) 1. : the office of ephor 2. : the body of ephors * * * ephˈorate noun • • • Main Entry: ↑ephor … Useful english dictionary
ephor — ephoral, adj. ephorate /ef euh rayt , euhr it/, ephoralty /ef euhr euhl tee/, n. /ef awr, ef euhr/, n., pl. ephors, ephori / euh ruy /. one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, esp. at Sparta, where a body of five was… … Universalium
Anticyra — Anticyra, or Antikyra the ancient (and modern) name of a city in Phokis, Greece.Name and Mycenaean pastMod. name Antikyra; until the early 20th century it was called Aspra Spitia , a name given after 1960 to a wholy new adjacent settlement, 3 km… … Wikipedia
Theodore Spyropoulos — ( el. Θεόδωρος Σπυρόπουλος) is a Greek archeologist who is also a regional official of Greece s Central Archaeological Council.Excavations at TanagraAt Tanagra, Spyropoulos began excavating a large Mycenean cemetery in 1968. Every year up until… … Wikipedia
Distomo Archaeological Collection — Established 1994 Location Distomo, Boeotia Prefecture, Central Greece, Greece. Type Archaeological museum The Distomo Archaeological Collection is a museum in Distomo (Distomon), in the … Wikipedia
ephor — noun Etymology: Latin ephorus, from Greek ephoros, from ephoran to oversee, from epi + horan to see more at wary Date: 1579 1. one of five ancient Spartan magistrates having power over the king 2. a government official in modern Greece;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens) — The Temple of Olympian Zeus ( el. Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός or Naos tou Olimpiou Dios), also known as the Olympieion, is a colossal ruined temple in the centre of the Greek capital Athens that was formerly dedicated to Zeus, king of the Olympian… … Wikipedia
