1000 Classical Characters Briefly Described: A Concise Account of Every Name of Any Importance Connected with Classical History

according Achilles Acrisius Aegean Aegean Sea Aeneas afterward Alcmena ancient Antony Apollo Argos army Asia Minor Athenian Athens Attica Augustus battle beauty became birthplace Boeotia born brated brother Brutus called cele celebrated Roman chariot Christian Cicero Claudius coast Coelus Colchis conquered consul Crete Cyrus death defeated deity Diana died Dionysius distinguished earth Egypt emperor famous father fought Gaul gave goddess gods Greece Greeks hence Hercules hero Hesiod Homer island Italy Jason Julius Caesar Juno Jupiter killed king of Argos king of Persia Latium lived Macedonia married Medea Menelaus Minerva monster mother mountain Neptune Nero nymph obtained Oceanus oracle orator philosopher Phocis Phrygia Pluto poem poet Pompey powerful Priam prisoner reign river Rome Saturn Scipio slain Sparta surname temple Thebes Theseus Thessaly Thrace Thracian throne tion town Trojan Trojan war Troy Ulysses Venus Vergil victory wife worshipped wrote Xerxes Zeus Zeus Jupiter