The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier, 1994 - 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 . In March 1964 a United Nations force ( UNFICYP ) was sent to the island to keep the peace . The mission of the UN force was ini- tially planned for three months , but more than two decades later UNFICYP ...
... Greek and Turk- ish Cypriots . In March 1964 a United Nations force ( UNFICYP ) was sent to the island to keep the peace . The mission of the UN force was ini- tially planned for three months , but more than two decades later UNFICYP ...
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... Greek villages . For the Greeks the most important fes- tival is Easter ; for the Turks , Bairam . Both communities celebrate with fervor the national days observed by their motherlands , Greece and Turkey . Traditional Turkish houses ...
... Greek villages . For the Greeks the most important fes- tival is Easter ; for the Turks , Bairam . Both communities celebrate with fervor the national days observed by their motherlands , Greece and Turkey . Traditional Turkish houses ...
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