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	Orchomenos
		The city grew extremely prosperous on the western shores of the Kopiada, and during the Bronze Age became the dominant city-state of western Boiotia and the chief rival of Thebes.
		Orchomenos was noted for its great Mycenaean palace and royal Tholos tomb, the latter of which is known as the Treasury of Minyas.
		Orchomenos elected against Thebes in the Corinthian War, chosing to side with the opposing city-state of Sparta between 395 and 384 BCE.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Places/Place/871927 (582 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		In the Bronze Age Orchomenos became in the fourteenth and thirteenth centuries a rich and important centre of civilisation in Mycenaean Greece, the rival to Thebes, which claimed Heracles for its champion.
		Orchomenos is mentioned among the Achaean cities sending ships to engage in the Trojan War in Homer's "Catalogue of Ships" in Iliad: together with Aspledon they contributed thirty ships and their complement of men.
		Classical Orchomenos was known for its sanctuary of the Charites, the oldest in the city, according to Pausanias (5.172-80); the monastery church of Panaghia Skripou probably occupies the long-sacred spot.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Orchomenos (736 words)

	Top Literature - Orchomenos
		In the Bronze Age Orchomenos became in the fourteenth and thirteenth centuries a rich and important centre of civilisation in Mycenaean Greece, the rival to Thebes, which claimed Heracles for its champion.
		Orchomenos is mentioned among the Achaean cities sending ships to engage in the Trojan War in Homer's "Catalogue of Ships" in Iliad: together with Aspledon they contributed thirty ships and their complement of men.
		Orchomenos seems to have been one of the city-states that joined the maritime Amphictyony in the seventhth century.
	encyclopedia.topliterature.com /?title=Orchomenos (682 words)

	Orchomenos - Wissen im Web
		Orchomenos ist eine Stadt in Böotien (Griechenland), gelegen am Fluss Kephisos, am ehemaligen Nordwestufer des mittlerweile ausgetrockneten Sees Kopais, in den der Fluss früher mündete.
		Orchomenos ist in vielen Mythen ein Ort von Bedeutung.
		In der Heraklessage taucht der König Erginos von Orchomenos als Unterdrücker der Stadt Theben auf.
	www.wissen-im-web.de /wiki/Orchomenos (745 words)

	Archaeological World in Roman & Greek period
		Ancient Orchomenos was the largest city in Mycenaean Boeotia and was the rival of Thebes for hegemony over the region between the 8th and 4
		Orchomenos was destroyed by the Roman general Sulla in 86 B.C., during the Mithridatic Wars.
		A Greek theater discovered in good condition is at Orchomenos in Boeotia where the musical and literary competitions in honor of the Charites were held.
	www.archaeology-classic.com /Greece/Orchomenos.html (332 words)

	CoinArchives.com Lot Viewer
		Orchomenos (IACP 288) was mentioned by Homer and in the 7th century seems to have been the seat of a powerful kingdom.
		The coinage of Orchomenos is only of bronze, with the exception of a unique silver fraction in Berlin (with a head of a helmeted warrior on the obverse – as on lots 1577-1578, below- and an Arkadian League monogram on the reverse with the inscription PE upside-down below).
		The last coins of Orchomenos were struck under the Severans and testify to a modest revival of the city’s fortunes in this period.
	www.coinarchives.com /a/lotviewer.php?LotID=149181&AucID=177&Lot=1573 (338 words)

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		And that its ruler, Minyas, "had such an income that he was wealthier than all his predecessors, and was the first man known to us who built a treasure house to keep his riches in".
		Lying at the northwest end of the Kopais plain, it's a drab collection of flat-topped concrete houses, which at this time of year are not even redeemed by the usual flowering vines and carnations in old oil tins.
		Son of an Orchomenos king, Trophonios (together with his brother Agamedes), is said to have been the architect of the very first temple to Apollo at Delphi.
	www.athensnews.gr /athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12947&m=A24&aa=1&eidos=S (1779 words)

	Gutenkarte » The History of the Peloponnesian War » Orchomenos
		The Athenians, by the mouth of Alcibiades their ambassador there present, told the Argives and the allies that they had no right to make a truce at all without the consent of their fellow confederates, and now that the Athenians had arrived so opportunely the war ought to be resumed.
		They now all sat down and besieged Orchomenos, and made assaults upon it; one of their reasons for desiring to gain this place being that hostages from Arcadia had been lodged there by the Lacedaemonians.
		Orchomenos thus secured, the allies now consulted as to which of the remaining places they should attack next.
	www.gutenkarte.org /place/7142/13357 (198 words)

	Greek farmer stumbles upon ancient battle monument \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		ORCHOMENOS, Greece – A farmer tending a cotton field in central Greece has uncovered a stone monument marking the spot where the Roman army stopped a major westward offensive more than 2,000 years ago, a Greek archaeological official said yesterday.
		But the precise location of the long-sought monument – originally believed to stand 23 feet tall – was a mystery until last month, when the farmer plowing his fields stumbled upon a buried column that led researchers to uncover the monument's stone base.
		The 86 B.C. battles at Chaeronea and Orchomenos inflicted a heavy defeat on Mithridates VI, who led the Black Sea kingdom of Pontus in an unsuccessful 20-year campaign against Rome.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041209/news_1n9monument.html (385 words)

	Orchomenos (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the Neolithic period the houses were circular huts 2 to 6 ms in diametre, while in the Early Bronze Age, (2800-1900 B.C.) they were apsidal.
		In the Bronze Age (3rd-2nd century B.C.), Orchomenos was famous as an important centre of civilisation.
		In historical times, Orchomenos was known as the "town of Charites".
	www.culture.gr /2/21/211/21109a/e211ia01.html (413 words)

	Orchomenus
		The broad plain between Orchomenos and the acropolis of Chaeronea witnessed two battles of major importance in Classical antiquity,; eventually Orchomenos was destroyed in 349 BC.
		In the fourth century the traditional rivalry with Thebes made Orchomenos an ally of Agesilaus II and Sparta against Thebes, in 395 and again in 394 BC.
		The Theban revenge after their defeat of Sparta in the battle of Leuctra(371) was delayed by the tolerant policies of Epaminondas: the Thebans' Boeotian Confederacy sacked Orchomenos in 364.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Cities/Orchomenus.html (777 words)

	Greece Travel: Orchomenos
		Orchomenos is now a small village on the edge of the same marsh that hems the citadel of Gla (once Lake Kopais drained in the late 19th century - see Gla).
		At the entrance to the present town on the Kastro road are the ruins of ancient Orchomenos and the Church of Panyia tis Skripous (also known as Dormition of the Virgin), which face one another.
		The church was built of blocks taken from the theater and the columns taken from a classical temple, and has a large triple apse, some good reliefs, and an sundial.
	www.greeceathensaegeaninfo.com /destinations-greece-orchomenos.htm (587 words)

	Classic Panos: Orchomenos
		Atop and on the slopes of Mt. Akontion at the western end of the Copaïc Basin, Orchomenos today is home to many reminders of its long and once powerful past.
		To the southeast across the great basin and beyond it, the modern town of Thebes lies as a reminder of Orchomenos' principal rival throughout history.
		Remains from the Early, Middle, and Late Helladic periods, the Geometric era, and Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman times testify to this Boeotian site's lengthy tradition as a center of population and power.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~cpano/orchomenos/index.html (149 words)

	Cure is more than skin deep \| Higher \| EducationGuardian.co.uk
		The central Greek town of Orchomenos seems an unlikely place to start a debate on race and genetics in the 21st century.
		Up to one in four people in Orchomenos carry the gene for the blood disorder, which is almost always associated in textbooks, and in people's minds, with fl people.
		Orchomenos is not unique: a scattering of isolated Mediterranean communities face a similarly high risk.
	education.guardian.co.uk /higher/sciences/story/0,12243,1347877,00.html (946 words)

	Orchomenos
		Der Artikel Orchomenos gehört zur Kategorie: Griechische Mythologie, Ort in Griechenland
		Orchomenos ist unter Anderem eine Stadt in Böotien, (Griechenland), gelegen am Fluss Kephisos, am ehemaligen Nordwestufer des mittlerweile ausgetrockneten See Kopais, in den der Fluss früher mündete.
		In der Heraklessage taucht Orchomenos als Unterdrücker der Stadt Theben auf.
	www.kalkriese.de /Orchomenos.html (756 words)

	Cure is more than skin deep \| Life \| Guardian Unlimited
		The inhabitants of Orchomenos live with a famous tomb, a well preserved 2,400-year-old theatre and a part-excavated Mycenaean palace.
		Up to one in four people in Orchomenos carry the gene for the blood disorder, which is almost always associated in textbooks, and in people's minds, with fl people.
		Orchomenos is not unique: a scattering of isolated Mediterranean communities face a similarly high risk.
	www.guardian.co.uk /life/science/story/0,12996,1347651,00.html (1003 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Greek farmer finds 2,000-year-old monument
		ORCHOMENOS, Greece -- A farmer tending a cotton field in central Greece has uncovered a stone monument marking the spot where the Roman army stopped a major westward offensive more than 2,000 years ago, a Greek archaeological official said Wednesday.
		The site near Orchomenos, about 75 miles northwest of Athens, was recorded by the Greek historian Plutarch.
		But the actual location of the long-sought monument -- originally believed to stand 23 feet -- was a mystery until last month, when the farmer plowing his fields stumbled upon a buried column that led researchers to uncover the monument's stone base.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2004/12/08/greek_farmer_finds_2000_year_old_monument (436 words)

	Archaeological Site of Arcadic Orchomenos. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		he prehistoric Arcadic Orchomenos was founded at the foot of the Acropolis, while during historic times Orchomenos was founded on the mountain where its most important monuments (Agora, Theatre, etc) are also situated.
		During the last fifteen years the director of the Ephorate, Theodoros Spyropoulos investigated and excavated the prehistoric tumuli and settlement and the prehistoric drainage systems at the plain of Orchomenos.
		Ancient sanctuary and early Christian Basilica situated between Orchomenos and Palaiopyrgos Mantineias.
	www.culture.gr /2/21/211/21105a/e211ea08.html (164 words)

	History of Thebes
		This little known people, whose origin was Kolchis, build the city of Orchomenos, famous later for its riches and culture.
		Orchomenos, in the archaic age was controlling a very large area and it was one of the first cities to issue coins in Greece.
		Minyans undertook the construction of the colossal project to drain and irrigate the plane of kopais, which overflowing from the rivers Kiphisos and Melanas and it seems they succeeded.
	www.sikyon.com /Thebes/history_eg.html (5121 words)

	Greece Travel: Orchomenos
		Orchomenos is now a small village on the edge of the same marsh that hems the citadel of Gla (once Lake Kopais drained in the late 19th century - see Gla).
		At the entrance to the present town on the Kastro road are the ruins of ancient Orchomenos and the Church of Panyia tis Skripous (also known as Dormition of the Virgin), which face one another.
		The church was built of blocks taken from the theater and the columns taken from a classical temple, and has a large triple apse, some good reliefs, and an sundial.
	www.greek-travel-discounted-hotels-guide.com /destinations-greece-orchomenos.htm (597 words)

	Historic sites of Viotia, Orchomenos
		In the Bronze Age (3rd-2nd century B.C.), Orchomenos was famous as an important centre of civilisation.
		In historical times, Orchomenos was known as the "town of Charites".
		It was subject to Orchomenos up to the end of the 5th century B.C.: it then formed one of the 11 Boeotian districts until 338 B.C. In te Roman era it was granted status of freedom.
	www.travelinfo.gr /viotia/hsites.htm (487 words)

	Chaeronea at AllExperts
		First settled in the Prehistoric period at the site now known as Magoula Balomenou, Chaeronea was subject to Orchomenos which was, beginning in 600 BCE, a member of the Boeotian League.
		When Orchomenos collapsed in the late 5th century BCE, Chaironeia was named one of the 11 Boeotian districts until 338 BCE.
		In this year Chaeronea was subjugated by the armies of Philip II of Macedon following a battle at the foot of the city's acropolis in which a elite unit of soldiers known as the Sacred Band of Thebes was crushed completely (See Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)).
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/ch/chaeronea.htm (299 words)

	Greek Farmer Finds 2,000-Year-Old Monument \| LiveScience
		ORCHOMENOS, Greece (AP) -- A farmer tending a cotton field in central Greece has uncovered a stone monument marking the spot where the Roman army stopped a major westward offensive more than 2,000 years ago, a Greek archaeological official said Wednesday.
		But the actual location of the long-sought monument -- originally believed to stand 23 feet -- was a mystery until last month, when the farmer plowing his fields stumbled upon a buried column that led researchers to uncover the monument's stone base.
		The 86 B.C. battles at Chaeronea and Orchomenos inflicted a heavy defeat on Mithridates VI, who led the Black Sea kingdom of Pontus in an unsuccessful 20-year campaign against Rome.
	www.livescience.com /history/sullas_monument_041209.html (539 words)

	Bacchus Extra
		Orchomenos, its founder, was the son of Zeus and Danae (one of Semele's predecessors).
		Elsewhere in Orchomenos - and elsewhere in Boiotia - noblewomen and slaves side by side wrapped fawnskins around their shoulders and unfastened the ribbons that usually tied their hair.
		The rest of the womenfolk of Orchomenos were meanwhile returning, but the daughters of Minyas remained there, feeding on ivy leaves, bindweed and bay.
	perso.orange.fr /dalby/extra/BacchusExtra.html (1458 words)

	Hali-42 - NSwiki (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Beyond that, the round also uses a delayed electrical spark fuze, allowing the round to puncture, then blow, causing the explosion to theoritically occur inside the victim's body, not on impact.
		The.223 API Orchomenos is an armor piercing projectile designed to penetrate battle suits at high velocities.
		The round replaces the.221 Orchomenos when an enemy is known to use battle suits, but normally, the rifle uses the.221 version.
	ns.goobergunch.net /wiki/index.php/Hali-42 (1048 words)

	Stoa \| Olympian Fourteen (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Olympian XIV was probably composed in 488 BC to be sung on the victor's return to his native Orchomenos, where the Graces - Aglaia (Glory), Euphrosyna (mirth), and Thalia (Health) - had a prominent place in local cult.
		4 Minyas was the legendary founder of Orchomenos; hence its inhabitants are Minyans.
		The victor's father, Kleodamos, has recently died, but Pindar assumes that he is able to hear of his son's success.
	www.stoa.org /markup/pindar_o14_bowra.shtml (182 words)

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		Jahrtausends war Orchomenos die Hauptstadt eines großen Reiches der mykenische Kultur mykenischen Kultur.
		In der Heraklessage taucht Orchomenos als Unterdrücker der Stadt Theben (Griechenland) Theben auf.
		Dort findet sich neben einer Übersicht der Autoren die Möglichkeit, den Original-Text des Artikels Orchomenos zu editieren.
	www.mauspfeil.com /Orchomenos.html (718 words)

	FSP-Greece-2005: May 14: Jackie and Caleb Reporting
		Like the Treasury of Atreus, the Orchomenos tomb was decorated with rings of bronze rosettes and included a smaller side chamber.
		Perhaps it was the eerie setting; the morning sun ebbed through the pine trees, and we could hear the rhythmic chants of the priests as we stood in the walkway of the church, listening to Prof.
		In a sense, for the 1000 years before the site of Orchomenos was excavated, the church served as the only memorial to the ancient city.
	projectsx.dartmouth.edu /blog/classes/greece2005/archives/may_14_2005_1254_pm/000609.html (784 words)

	XXXIII
		‘Orchomenos was in Trojan times in Beotia, situated on the shore of the
		1 - in antique genealogies Orchomenos appears as a nephew, or grandson of Pelasg).
		This Orchomenos of Beotia had become in Pelasgian times one of the richest and most famous cities of Hellada.
	www.pelasgians.bigpondhosting.com /website5/33_12.htm (492 words)

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