Ionia. 1000BC Greeks colonize. 546BC Cyrus. 479 Independent. 334 Alexander. 133BC Rome. 15C Ottomans destroyed cities.

Ionian School. 6C BC. Greek philosophers. Thales. Araximanedes. Diogenes. Explained phenomena in terms of physical forces.

Ionic Order. 6C BC. Greek architectural style. Fluted columns with scroll-shaped capital.

Iphigeneia. Greek daughter of Agamemnon, sacrificed to save the Achaean fleet.

Iris. Greek personification of the rainbow.

Jerome, St. c347-c420. Translated Greek and Hebrew bible to Latin. Vulgate.

Kapodistrias, Count. 1776-1831. Autocratic Greek president,1828-. Assassinated.

Karamanlis, Konstantinos. 1907-98. Greek Prime Minister 1955-63, 74-80. President 1980-. Resolved Cyprus crises 1960,74.

Kouros, Kore. 7C BC. Ideal male/female forms in Greek sculpture.

Lamia. Greek female demon, killed and ate children.

Lamian War. 323-322BC. Greek city-states rebel vs Macedonian rule. Defeated by Antipater.

Latrobe, Benjamin. 1764-1820. US Greek Revival architect. Rebuilt Capitol 1814.

Lausanne, Peace. 1923. Greco-Turkish War. Resettlement of 1.35M Greeks, 430K Turks.

Lethe. Greek mythical river of forgetfulness in Hades.

Leucippus. -440BC. Greek philosopher. Atomism. “Nothing occurs at random”.

Libya. 7C BC Phoenician, Carthage, Greek colonies. 46BC Rome. 476 Vandal(W). 534 Byzantine 647 Arab. 1551 Ottoman. 1911 Italian colony. 1943 British/French 1950 Independent Kingdom. 1969 Qaddafi coup. Terrorism. Lockerbie.

Livius Andronicus. c284-204BC. Roman epic poet. Translated Greek plays, Odyssey.

Logos. Greek force of cosmic order and reason. Link between God and man. Philo.

London Protocol. 1830. Established independent Greece as Kingdom. 1832 Set Greek borders.

London Treaty. 1674 Holland, England end War. 1824 Netherlands, Britain for control of Malaya. 1827 Britain, France, Russia to force mediation on Turkey/Greek freedom fighters. 1831 Belgian War of Independence. 1832 Britain, France, Bavaria made Otto I, King of Greece. 1852 Danish Succession. 1867 Luxembourg independence granted. 1871 Ended neutrality of Black Sea. 1913 Ended first Balkan War. 1915 (Secret) Britain-France-Russia grant concessions to Italy for joining WWI allies. Revealed by Bolsheviks 1918.

Longinus. 213-273. Greek philosopher. Advised Zenobia to revolt vs Rome. Executed.

Lucian. c120-80. Greek satirist. Dialogues of the Dead.

Lyons, Council, 2nd. 1274. Union of East, West churches. Later repudiated by Greek clergy. Schism.

Lysias. c445-380BC. Greek orator. Unembellished style.Against Eratosthenes 404BC.

Lysippus. 4C BC. Greek sculptor. Revised ideal human form-slender with smaller head.

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