philhellenism

It had an impact on the growth of philhellenism in France at the time.

Not to be confused with Philhellenism, or Greek words for love.

A strong current of philhellenism developed in Western Europe.

She also accused Durrell of betraying his philhellenism for a few coins.

Another of Hadrian's contributions to "popular" culture was the beard, which symbolised his philhellenism.

This particular brand of Hellenism, pertaining to modern rather than ancient Greece, has come to be called philhellenism.

Indeed if we read him right, it was his crucial emotional 'trigger' - it was romantic philhellenism, the love of things Greek.

Numerous Garibaldians, moved by an ardent philhellenism, came to Crete and participated in several battles.

His rule was contemporaneous with a renewed Italian philhellenism and corresponding interest in antiquities and the Greek language.

A movement known as philhellenism gained momentum, which supported the thrust to liberation materially as well as philosophically.

Marcellus is presented as the model of the old Roman, and his philhellenism is mentioned only as a political attitude (fr. 43 Jacoby).

It was not until the nineteenth century that the publication of and research on Medieval Greek sources began to increase rapidly, which was particularly inspired by Philhellenism.

Ludwig's philhellenism was in fact grounded in the conviction that the Greek revolt against Ottoman rule represented the return of antique Hellenic virtue.

Alexander I Philhellene had medised (below) in the Persian Wars; philhellenism, not for the last time, does not imply letting Greeks have their way politically.

Not unlike Lord Byron who later, at his death in 1824, also became a symbol of philhellenism, Pouqueville felt at first unsure of the Greeks' sincerity.

Roman emperors known for their philhellenism include Nero, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius and Julian the Apostate.

The later 19th-century European Philhellenism was largely to be found among the Classicists, a field undergoing a growing split between anthropological and Classicist approaches to ancient Greece.

He used his relationship with his Greek favorite Antinous to underline his philhellenism and led to the creation of one of the most popular cults of ancient times.

The latter two became Cicero's friends for life, and Pomponius (who received the cognomen "Atticus" for his philhellenism) would become Cicero's chief emotional support and adviser.

Its early foundation, still a source of considerable prestige, is to be seen culturally connected with French philhellenism and politically with the French East Mediterranean strategy of the time.

It had a high impact on the growth of philhellenism in France: the book went through many editions, was reprinted in the United States and was translated into German and other languages.

Where his ancestors pursued philhellenism as a means of attaining respectability and prestige among the Hellenistic kingdoms, Mithridates VI made use of Hellenism as a political tool.

"It is only the Philhellenism of Rome, the love of a Greece that was still alive, that was responsible for the survival of the whole culture of the ancient world," he said.

The Panhellenion was part of this philhellenism, and was set up, with Athens at the centre, to try to recreate the apparent "unified Greece" of the fifth-century, when the Greeks took on the Persian enemy.

In particular, Western Philhellenism focused exclusively on the heritage of Classical Greek history, in effect negating or rejecting the heritage of Byzantine history which for the Greeks themselves is at least as important.