Classics Definitions

Useful Words

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Aegean : بحر ایجیئن , Comparative Literature : تقابلی ادب , Roman : رومی , Essayist : ادیب , Roman Architecture : رومی فن تعمیر , Poetics : مطالعہ شاعری , Agora : قدیم یونانی بازار , Latin : رومی سلطنت کی قدیم زبان , Toga : چوغہ , Agora : قدیم یونانی اجتماع گاہ , Actium : قدیم یونانی شہر , Stater : طلائی سکوں میں سے کوئی ایک , Agon : یونانی میلہ , Agonistic : قدیم یونانی مقابلہ , Achaea : قدیم یونان کا علاقہ , Gladiator : شمشیر زن , Greece : گریس , Peplos : وہ کپڑا جو قدیم یونان میں عورتیں پہنا کرتی تھی , Epigraphy : کتبات کا علم , Herm : یونانی مجسمہ , Roman Calendar : رومی تقویم , Babylon : عراق کا ایک قدیم شہر بابل , Zoological : حیوانی علم سے متعلق , Literati : اہل علم , Sketch : مختصر بیان , Roman : رومی , Compose : تحریر کرنا , Title : عنوان , Tempest : آندھی , Greek : یونان کا باشندہ , Analecta : ادبی اقتباسات کا مجموعہ

Useful Words Definitions

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Aegean: an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia.

Comparative Literature: study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation).

Roman: of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome).

Essayist: a writer of literary works.

Roman Architecture: the architecture of ancient Rome.

Poetics: study of poetic works.

Agora: the marketplace in ancient Greece.

Latin: any dialect of the language of ancient Rome.

Toga: a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.

Agora: a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece.

Actium: an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece.

Stater: any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece.

Agon: a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes.

Agonistic: of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece.

Achaea: a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese.

Gladiator: (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat.

Greece: ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE.

Peplos: a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist.

Epigraphy: the study of ancient inscriptions.

Herm: a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost.

Roman Calendar: the lunar calendar in use in ancient Rome; replaced by the Julian calendar in 46 BC.

Babylon: the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia.

Zoological: Zoology is the branch of biology that focuses on the scientific study of animals. It encompasses the study of animal classification, structure, behavior, physiology, evolution, and ecology. Zoologists observe, classify, and analyze various aspects of animal life, ranging from individual organisms to entire populations and ecosystems.

Literati: the literary intelligentsia.

Sketch: a brief literary description.

Roman: a resident of modern Rome.

Compose: produce a literary work.

Title: the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.

Tempest: (literary) a violent wind.

Greek: a native or inhabitant of Greece.

Analecta: a collection of excerpts from a literary work.