An epistates (Greek: ἐπιστάτης, plural ἐπιστάται, epistatai) in ancient Greece was any sort of superintendent or overseer. In the Hellenistic kingdoms...
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Hybomitra epistates is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. Canada, United States. Osten Sacken, C.R. (1878). "Prodrome of a monograph of...
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theatre reached its fullest extent in the fourth century BC under the epistates of Lycurgus when it would have had a capacity of up to 25,000, and was...
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a large city (polis), as well as the politico-religious office of the epistates. No evidence exists about the personal backgrounds of these officials...
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center, the Mouseion was directed by a priest of the Muses known as an epistates, who was appointed by the king in the same manner as the priests who managed...
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man in front of an epistates (the one who stands behind). The Greek phalanx was made up of alternate ranks of protostates and epistates. Thus, in a file...
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citizens were governed by the šatammu and the kiništu and Greeks by the epistates. Although no king lists younger than the Seleucid Empire survive, documents...
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the 50 prytaneis was selected by lot to serve as the foreman (ἐπιστάτης epistates, "caretaker"). He administered the state seal and the keys to the state...
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Agathocles II Lanassa Pyrrhus I king of Epirus Antigone Archagathus of Libya epistates of Cyrenaica ∞ Oenanthe Theoxena Younger Ptolemy III king of Egypt Archagathus...
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Pharisee who believes he has no need for forgiveness. Luke 17:13 has epistates, 'master', instead of kyrios, 'lord', (Ἰησοῦ ἐπιστάτα ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς), being...
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