Mytilene
Mytilene Greece: see Mitilíni .
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A surfeit of spies. (Soviet spy ring in Greece)
Magazine article from: National Review; 11/15/1985; ; 700+ words
; THE SOVIET ambassador to Greece, Igor Andropov, has not had many good...well-entrenched espionage/subversion network in Greece has seriously damged their regional...served a lengthly stint (1978 to 1985) in Greece as the Soviet Embassy's first secretary...
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Greece: like any other European country?
Magazine article from: The National Interest; 3/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...1990s, it became fashionable to portray Greece as an awkward partner or indeed a black...term Balkans in a pejorative fashion, Greece was behaving like a Balkan country in...cutting across the European continent.(1) Greece found itself on the wrong side of Huntington...
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Greece is the word for Dimi fan.
Newspaper article from: Hartlepool Mail (Hartlepool, England); 5/18/2007; 349 words
; ...they were both from the same city in Greece. Both were born and raised in Thessaloniki, the second biggest city in Greece. Vasiliki, who lives in Raby Road...work that I'm always talking about Greece and how good a goalkeeper I think Dimi...
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Now it can be told. (Soviet role in Greece)
Magazine article from: National Review; 2/3/1992; ; 700+ words
; GREECE for 15 years following the fall of the Colonels was a cauldron...Washington-based National Strategy Information Center and Greece's conservative-oriented Foundation for Political Studies...that a major aim of the KGB's foreign-policy operations in Greece was to spoil American-Greek relations, ...
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Let the games succeed.(Editorials)(Much hinges on Greece's Olympiad)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 8/13/2004; 520 words
; ...ceremonies for the Summer Olympic Games. If Greece can't stage a successful Olympiad - and...what happens over the next XVII days. Greece's problems in preparing for the 28th Olympiad...estimate. The advent of the euro gave Greece a strong currency, making a trip to the...
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European Communities: A report from Greece and Albania.
Magazine article from: National Review; 10/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; Greece is said to be the most anti-American country in Europe...American campus? The first thing an American is told in Greece is, Don't say anything about terrorism -- meaning, domestic terrorism, with which Greece has had a problem. The Greeks are very sensitive to criticism...
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U.S. Exporters: Don't Let It Be "All Greek" to You!(forecasting Greece's import market)
Magazine article from: AgExporter; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...structure, the business landscape of today's Greece is changing, creating exciting opportunities...and variety. So although, in the past, Greece has offered limited prospects for U.S...a market of promise. The Greek Economy Greece has a population of 10.6 mil lion, a workforce...
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EGYPT: AGREEMENT TO CREATE JOINT BUSINESS COUNCIL WITH GREECE.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 11/12/2002; 100 words
; ...reported on the signing in mid-October 2002 in Athens, Greece, of an agreement to create a joint business council with Greece. Participating in the ceremony were the Egyptian Ambassador to Greece, Dr. Magda Shahin; the Vice President of the Egyptian...
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GREECE: GREECE, TURKEY SEEK BOOST IN BILATERAL TRADE.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 9/4/2000; 261 words
; Turkey and Greece are increasingly entering the global marketplace...democratic governments in the region, Greece and Turkey are well placed to benefit...of a long history or relations between Greece and Turkey, Chairman Demirtas of the Izmir...
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Greece is sustaining above trend growth.
Newspaper article from: Market Europe; 6/1/2007; 604 words
; Greece is experiencing strong expansion with first quarter 2007...economy expanded 4.2 percent in 2006. The IMF predicts that Greece will grow another 3.8 percent in 2007, and 3.5 percent...recent review of the country's economy, the National Bank of Greece (Athens), one of the country's premiere commercial ...
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Mytilene
Book article from: Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names
Mytilene ( Mitilíni ), Lesbos/Greece A pre‐Greek name said to have come from Mytilene, a daughter of King Macareus.
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Mitilíni
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
or Mytilene , city (1991 pop. 24,953), capital of Lesbos prefecture, E Greece, a port on the island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea. Roman remains are there.
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Lesbos
Book article from: Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names
Lesbos ( Lésvos ), Greece Ægira, Lasia, Pelasgia, Macaria, Pentapolis An island which is also sometimes called Mytilene or Mitilíni after its capital; Midilli in Turkish. It was called Pelasgia after the Pelasgians who were the first inhabitants...
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Sappho
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, fl. early 6th cent. BC, greatest of the early Greek lyric poets (Plato calls her the tenth Muse ), b. Mytilene on Lesbos. Facts about her life are scant. She was an aristocrat, who wrote poetry for her circle of friends, mostly but not exclusively...
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Theophilos
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
...Hadjimichalis ) ( c. 1870–1934). Greek naive painter, the most famous produced by his country. He was born at Varia, near Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos, and earned his living as an itinerant craftsman, travelling from village to village decorating shops...
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