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Definition of Achaeans

Achaean
Achaean A*ch[ae]"an, Achaian A*cha"iana. [L. Achaeus, Achaius; Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Achaia in Greece; also, Grecian. -- n. A native of Achaia; a Greek.

Meaning of Achaeans from wikipedia

- Achaeans are the inhabitants of Achaea in Greece. However, the meaning of Achaea changed during the course of Ancient history, and thus Achaeans may refer...
- The Achaeans or Akhaians (/əˈkiːənz/; Ancient Gr****: Ἀχαιοί, romanized: Akhaioí, "the Achaeans" or "of Achaea") is one of the names in Homer which is used...
- that the Achaeans (referring to the tribe of the classical period) originally dwelt in Argolis and Laconia. According to Herodotus, the Achaeans were forced...
- The Achaean League (Ancient Gr****: Κοινὸν τῶν Ἀχαιῶν, romanized: Koinon ton Akhaion, lit. 'League of Achaeans') was a ****enistic-era confederation of...
- the absence of Achilles, the best warrior of the Achaeans. After the withdrawal of Achilles, the Achaeans were initially successful. Both armies gathered...
- by Orestes' former co-consul ****tus Julius Caesar, went badly, and the Achaeans, outraged at Rome's actions, and whipping up populist sentiment, declared...
- Agamemnon and the Achaeans wealth for the return of his daughter Chryseis, held captive by Agamemnon. Although most of the Achaeans are in favour of the...
- warrior among the Achaeans.[citation needed] He was overwhelming Telamonian Ajax in an armed sparring contest when the watching Achaeans bade the men to...
- Achaeans means "the Gr****s but foremost those inhabiting part of the Peloponnese, called Achaea", and he gives these words under the ethnic Achaeans:...
- their lines completely, at which the routed Achaeans retreated in disorder within the city walls. Some Achaeans took refuge in Corinth but no defense was...