The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Greek tragedy , also derived from Dionysiac ritual , costume emphasized dignity , exoticism , and the quality of being larger than life . Actors wore the distinctive cothurnus , or high - soled boot , and the long - sleeved , full ...
... Greek tragedy , also derived from Dionysiac ritual , costume emphasized dignity , exoticism , and the quality of being larger than life . Actors wore the distinctive cothurnus , or high - soled boot , and the long - sleeved , full ...
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... Greek and Turk- ish Cypriots . Agitation in favor of enosis led to serious riots in 1931 and finally flared up into an armed revolt against the colonial govern- ment 24 years later . Relations between Greece and Turkey and between the ...
... Greek and Turk- ish Cypriots . Agitation in favor of enosis led to serious riots in 1931 and finally flared up into an armed revolt against the colonial govern- ment 24 years later . Relations between Greece and Turkey and between the ...
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... Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities apart . Primary education , which is free and compulsory , was taken over by the British government in 1932 . But most Greek secondary schools remained under the control of the ministry of education ...
... Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities apart . Primary education , which is free and compulsory , was taken over by the British government in 1932 . But most Greek secondary schools remained under the control of the ministry of education ...
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