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	Thessalian Ballet, Higher Professional Dance School, Municipal Ballet School of Larissa
		The Thessalian Ballet is the Dance Team which enrolls graduates and students from the Higher Dance School, talented students from the Professional Level Preparatory Class of the Municipal Ballet School, as well as collaborates with dancers from Greece and abroad.
		Thessalian Ballet at the Sixth (6th) International Festival of Young Dancers at the town of Bytom, Poland...
		Thessalian Ballet's partitipation in the closing ceremony of the 19th Panhellenic Festival
	www.thessalyballet.gr /main1/en/html/gen_id.htm (359 words)

	GREEK LANGUAGE - LoveToKnow Article on GREEK LANGUAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thessalian stands midway between Lesbian and Boeotian, agreeing with Lesbian in the use of double consonants, where Attic has a single consonant, with or without lengthening of the previous syllable: ~uut~ Attic slut for an original *esmj; a-TaXXa, Attic o-riiXn; fhvvov for an earlier flvFoi, Attic f,isoi, Ionic fs7vss, Doric E,i~oc.
		Thessalian and Lesbian agree in making their long vowels close, n belonging su (a close a.
		Thessalian shows some examples of the Homeric genitive in -ow: ~roXhuouo, andc.; its ordinary genitive of o- stems is in -oi.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GR/GREEK_LANGUAGE.htm (10376 words)

	Ancient coinage of Thessaly
		The Thessalians do not appear to have felt the want of a coinage of their own before the beginning of the fifth century B.C. It was then that Larissa and Pherae first found it necessary to issue money, and probably on the occasions of the celebration of the ταυρεια of Poseidon.
		Thessalian youth restraining bull, or forepart of bull.
		B.C. Thessalian subduing bull or forepart of bull.
	www.snible.org /coins/hn/thessaly.html (5009 words)

	Thessalian Ballet
		The creation and growth of the dancing material gave birth to an imperative need and responsibility: the existence of a permanent dancing stage that would give an outlet to the desire for dancing expression and creation and of course scenic presence.
		The Thessalian Ballet as a form of dance came to embrace and express all this fervent desire.
		It has already demonstrated serious pieces of work that are certified by high technique, strength and maturity of the interpretations of its dancers, so much in the classic repertoire as well in its very interesting choreographical approaches.
	www.thessalyballet.gr /main1/en/html/thes_id.htm (284 words)

	Achaea, Greek Mythology Link.
		In Greece, the circle in the north shows Thessalian Achaea, and the oval the district of Achaea in Peloponnesus.
		The mingling of Achaeans and Danaans is described through the marriages of two sons of Achaeus 1 (from whom the Achaeans derive their name) with two daughters of Danaus 1, otherwise known as father of the DANAIDS.
		Thessalian Achaea is the land later known by the names of Phthiotis and Hellas, and both this territory and Peloponnesian Achaea own their names to Achaeus 1, son of Xuthus 1, brother of Aeolus 1 and son of Hellen 1, son of Deucalion 1, the man who survived the Flood.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Achaea.html (1095 words)

	CoinArchives.com Search Results
		Thessaly, Thessalian League (196-146 B.C.), AR Stater, 6.00g., laureate head of Zeus right, rev. [Ó]ÙÓiÐatpoÓ ÈeÓÓaËÙn, Athena advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield, ÃopÃÙÐaÓ in exergue (McClean 4865 var.), extremely fine Estimate £ 100-140...
		Thessaly, Thessalian League (196-146 B.C.), AR Double Victoriatus, 5.88g., laureate head of Zeus right, rev. [Ó]ÙÓiÐatpoÓ ÈeÓÓaËÙn, Athena advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield, ni to left, ÃopÃÙÐaÓ in exergue (McClean 4873), extremely fine Estimate £ 100-140...
		Thessaly, Thessalian League (196-146 B.C.), AR Double Victoriatus, 6.22g., laureate head of Zeus right, rev. [Ó]ÙÓiÐatpoÓ ÈeÓÓaËÙn, Athena advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield, n-i in field, ÃopÃÙÐaÓ in exergue (McClean 4876 var.), extremely fine Estimate £ 100-140...
	www.coinarchives.com /a/results.php?results=100&search=Thessaly (1803 words)

	J1402 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Thessalians were settled on a very fertile and rich region, but dissension among their tribes prevented them from becoming ever powerful.
		The Thessalian cities were declared free by the Romans in 196 BC and thereafter the Thessalian Confederacy (Koinon) was established.
		Characteristic iconographic themes of the Thessalian issues are the heads of Zeus, Apollon and Athena on the obverse, and the statue type of Athena Itonia, as well as the famous Thessalian horses, on the reverse.
	www.culture.gr /2/21/214/21401m/presveis/Pages/museum/14/p1402_2.html (932 words)

	Pharsalus
		Pharsalus was the main city of Phthia, the southeastern part of the Thessalian plain, which is dominated by the river Enipeus and the Othrys mountains.
		The leader of the Pharsalian contingent was a man name Meno, who may or may not have been a relative of the Thessalian Meno who gave his name to a dialogue by the philosopher Plato.
		Like other Thessalian towns, Pharsalus joined the Aetolian League in 266; it was briefly reoccupied by the Macedonian king Philip V in 198, was garisoned by the Seleucid ruler Antiochus III the Great during the Syrian war, and was added to the Thessalian League by the Romans in 189.
	www.livius.org /pha-phd/pharsalus/pharsalus.html (725 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 1044 (v. 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A citizen of Pharsalus in Thessaly, and a man of great influence and reputation, took a pro minent part in the Lamian war, and commanded the Thessalian cavalry in the battle with the Macedonians, in which leonnatus was slain.
		Plutarch tells us that his services were highly valued by the confederates, and that he held a place in their estimation second only to Leosthenes, At the battle of Cranon (b.
		322), he and Anti- philus, the Athenian, were defeated by Antipater and Craterus, though the Thessalian horse under his command maintained in the action its superiority over that of the enemy ; and they felt themselves compelled to open a negotiation with the conquerors, which led to the dissolution of the Greek con federacy.
	ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/2152.html (877 words)

	Thessalian horse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Thessalians were part of Alexander's army of conquest as he inhereited their allegiance when Philip was assasinated.
		They were renowned horsemen in Greece and their hit and run, tactics coined the phrase "Thessalian tactics." In earlier wars the Thessalians engaged as skirmish cavalry but by Alexander's time large numbers formed as heavy shock cavalry.
		It is possible that Thessalians armed themselves with lighter spears than the Companion cavalry, and may at times have used javilens, or even combined them.
	www.ancientbattles.com /MacPhotos/AlexThessalyjjonas00.htm (239 words)

	Thessalian Ballet, Higher Professional Dance School, Municipal Ballet School of Larissa
		The Municipal Ballet School, the Higher Professional Dance School and the Thessalian Ballet are housed at a restored building in the historical place of the Papa's Mill (Georgiadou 53, 41447, Larissa).
		They have at their disposal 2 studios for dancing and the Scene of Ballet, which was inaugurated in 1997.
		All the spaces are of high functionalism and aesthetics and abide by the required specifications for the correct and safe teaching of dance.
	www.thessalyballet.gr /main1/en/html/gen_facillities.htm (282 words)

	The earliest farmers in Europe
		Perlès, evaluating mainly from lithic technology the evidence for the origins of the Greek Neolithic, also concluded that the thessalian Neolithic was the result of people moving into a hitherto uninhabited area, although at Franchthi Cave a Mesolithic element persisted into an intrusive Neolithic.
		A geo-archaeological investigation of the late Quaternary history of the Thessalian plain, carried out from 1982 to 1992, has enable us to specify in detail the landscapes occupied by Neolithic farmers and to infer the reason for their choices.
		The thessalian plain consists of two subsiding basins separated by a ridge of Pliocene marl (the Revenia) and surrounded by mountains.
	www.unige.ch /lettres/archeo/introduction_seminaire/neolithique/runnels.html (4590 words)

	Supremacy in northern Greece
		Grave stele depicting a Thessalian horseman, from Pelinna, mid-4th century BC, Paris, Musee du Louvre.
		Philip was proclaimed 'archon' (president) for life of the Thessalian League, and secured control of the abundant resources and renowned cavalry of the region.
		Following the capture of the cities of the Chalkidian League and their assimilation into Macedonia in 348 BC, Philip had complete mastery over the whole of northern Greece.
	www.macedonian-heritage.gr /HellenicMacedonia/en/A1.3.2.html (111 words)

	Whoosh! Episode Guide: TRANSCRIPT IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?
		These Thessalian tyrants are about to feel the hand of justice tight around their throats.
		This is a Thessalian healing temple.” X: “Well, you need to be healed, don’t you?” Marmax: “You obviously know nothing of war.
		We passed a Thessalian village on our way.” Marmax: “It was a supply base for their army.
	www.whoosh.org /epguide/trans/124trans.html (3568 words)

	Plastic Soldier Review - HaT Alexander's Thessalian Cavalry
		In their day the Thessalian cavalry was regarded as the best cavalry serving under Alexander the Great, though it was ranked below the Companion cavalry for political reasons.
		The Thessalians were another part of Alexander's heavy cavalry, and performed the same roles as the Companions, hoping to destroy the enemy by a devastating charge.
		The distinctive feature of Thessalian dress was the cloak, which had two points hanging down at front and rear.
	www.plasticsoldierreview.com /Review.asp?manu=HAT&code=8048 (413 words)

	THESSALIAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Date "THESSALIAN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321.
		"THESSALIAN" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 95.83% of the time.
		"THESSALIAN" is used about 24 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /Th/Thessalian.html (283 words)

	Phokians, 668-450 BC (I/52h), 450-275 BC (II/5f)
		In a battle in the pass at Hyampolis, they defeated the Thessalian cavalry by strategem, which involved digging a ditch, filling it with empty water jars, and then leveling it over with dirt.
		Considering the Phokians to be unreliable based on the reports of his Thessalian allies, Mardonius sent a force of Persian cavalry to shoot down the Phokians.
		Onomarchos again marched to aid the Thessalian tyrant, however, Philip had recruited large numbers of Thessalian allies and defeated Onomarchos and his Phokian army of 500 horse and 20,000 foot at the battle of the "Crocus Field" (354 BC) near the Paghasitikos gulf.
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/armies/I52h.html (2449 words)

	----- The monasteries of Meteora -----
		The Meteora monasteries rise at the centre of Greece, where Pinios river emerges from the deep canyons of the Pindus range and surges into the Thessalian plain.
		These are gigantic rocks etched by time into a variety of shapes; grey stalagmites rising towards the sky, they appear as nature's gift to the pious who, dnven by faith, have opted for solitude and a life of worship.
		When stopping at these isolated monasteries and looking at the Pindus range and the Thessalian plain down below, one understands why the hemmits chose this spot in order to serve God and approach him.
	www.dilos.com /region/thesaly/meteora.html (915 words)

	Battle of Mantineia, 362 B.C. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The mixed troop of cavalry, hamippoi and psiloi (mainly Thessalians) occupied the small gentle hills which were at the left of Athenians in order to threaten their left flank.
		At the same time the Thessalians surprised the Athenian cavalry who then retreated in an orderly fashion, leaving the Athenian infantry's left flank unprotected.
		On the other side, the Theban cavalry withdrew to their left and right leaving the field free for the advancing Theban phalanx which attacked against the Mantineians and the rest of Arcadians.
	www.fortunecity.com /underworld/straif/69/engmantineia.htm (629 words)

	Welcome to Municipality of Platycampos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As a result, the immense Thessalian plain and the Tempi valley were created.
		The Thessalian cavalry camped south of the Penios bed to control the situation because it was difficult to ford the river due to the flow of profuse waters.
		A group of horsemen camped on the two hillocks of our village for greater security and safety and in particular on the place where the country churches of Panagia (Virgin Mary) and Aghia Paraskevi are found today.
	www.dimosplatikampou.com /histomunici.htm (531 words)

	Thessaly Museum Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		All same class locomotives were delivered to the Thessalian Railways as war reparations.
		The locomotive is in a very good condition, her restoration will not require exceptional work.
		It is an oil burner, and was considered as the most powerful locomotive of the Thessalian Railways.
	www.sfs.gr /d/msth3.htm (84 words)

	Thessaly, Thessalian League - Ancient Greek Coinage - WildWinds.com
		Thessalian League Double Victoriatus 196-146 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena Itonia advancing right, brandishing javelin & holding shield.
		Thessaly - Thessalian Confederacy 196 - 1st Century B.C. AR Double Victoriatus.
		Thessalian League, AR double victoriatus (5 denarii or 1/2 a cistophorus).
	www.wildwinds.com /coins/greece/thessaly/thessalian_league (460 words)

	Greece - Tempe And Meteora
		After supper we took a walk round the cliff, and had a superb view of the Thessalian plain be-low, with the winding Peneius, the solemn gigantic masses of Meteora, and the lofty, snow-capped range of Pindus beyond.
		The abbot and the servant were communicative and not too high in the air to be remote from Greek politics.
		Insulated in their lofty solitudes, they illustrated a strange conception of religion and life as remote from that of Homeric times or from the religion which built the Parthenon as it is from apostolic Christianity or the advanced spirit of our own age.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles21/greece-31.shtml (4101 words)

	Crannon
		The first of them was the naval battle of Amorgus (summer 322 BC), where the Macedonian Cleitus destroyed the Athenian fleet; the second was the arrive from Asia of Craterus, with a rescuing army consisting of 6000 Macedonian veterans, 4000 recruits, 1000 Persian archers and slingers, 1500 cavalrymen.
		Leosthenes died during a cavalry skirmishing, depriving the Greeks of their best General (even Leonatus was slain in the same way, eliminating an opponent from the imminent bloody contest for the attribution of Alexander’s inheritance: the Diadochoi wars) and Craterus was finally able to set Antipater free from the siege.
		The final clash took place in Crannon, north of Thessalian plains, where the Macedonian army under Antipater command (45000 infantrymen and 5000 cavalrymen) smashed the Greek army led by Hyperides (25000 infantrymen and 3500 cavalrymen).
	patriot.net /~townsend/GBoH/Modules/crannon-english.html (851 words)

	Welcome to the Authentic Ancient Jewels Collection
		The Thessalian forest nymph Larissa, a personification of the city of that name which was the chief town of the province of Thessaly graces the coin used in this gem.
		The daring three-quarter facing portrait of the nymph belongs to the highest period of ancient greek numismatic art, and the example set here is a fine one.The Larisseans were famous horse-breeders, and on the reverse a beautiful mare can be seen grazing.
		The powerful depiction of Zeus gracing this beautiful silver coin of the Thessalian League stands for the unity and independence of the Greeks following the Roman victory over the Macedonians in 197 B.C. On the reverse Athena can be seen advancing, spear and shield in hand.
	www.minormasterpieces.com /authjewl2.html (775 words)

	Movie Spoiler for the film - TROY
		At Thessaly, the Thessalian army is dwarfed by the numbers of the allied Greek army.
		The Thessalian king and Agamemnon (Brian Cox) meet at the middle of the two armies.
		The Thessalian king agrees, calling a warrior the size of Jermaine O'Neal (Indiana pacers) to the great cheers of the Thessalians.
	www.themoviespoiler.com /Spoilers/troy.html (2547 words)

	Lycos Search Results: web results for thessalian 1 thru 10 of 14,000
		Thessalian Ballet, Higher Professional Dance School of Larissa...
		The Municipal Ballet School, the Higher Professional Dance School and the Thessalian Ballet are housed at a restored building in the historical
		Athenian proxeny decree for a Thessalian IG i3 55...
	search.lycos.com /?query=thessalian (233 words)

	Greek Mythology: GELUS / GELOS Daimon God of Laughter ( also Risus )
		"The drinkers [some Thessalian men], who were now well into their cups, renewed their guffaws.
		As they demanded their customary toast to the god Risus (Laughter), Byrrhena explained to me: ‘Tomorrow is a feast-day which was established in the early days of this city.
		NB It is possible that Apuleias based this description on an actual Thessalian festival in honour of the god of laughter.
	www.theoi.com /Daimon/Gelos.html (576 words)

	Hellenica - Chapter V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the wake of Thebes followed the Phocians, who were now their subjects, Euboeans from all the townships of the island, both sections of the Locrians, the Acarnanians,[24] and the men of Heraclea and of Melis; while their force was further swelled by Thessalian cavalry and light infantry.
		With the full consciousness of facts like these, and further justifying their appeal by dwelling on the desolate condition of Lacedaemon, deserted by her troops, they entreated them not to turn back without invading the territory of Laconia.
		These consisted of the entire Theban cavalry and the Eleians, with as many of the Phocian or Thessalian or Locrian cavalry as were present.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/lit/historical/Hellenica/chap34.html (4900 words)

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