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The Ionic was the dialect of the inhabitants of Ionia and their colonies. It shares many common elements with the Attic dialect, and for this reason there is often reference to an Attic-Ionic dialectal group. There were local variations, and we can distinguish between the eastern, central and western Ionic dialect. The heyday of the Ionians (mainly in the 8th cent. BC) imparted special vigour and value on the Ionic dialect, which is famous for being the basic component of Homer's poetic... |
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Lyric poetry in Asia Minor (Antiquity) |
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Rhetoric was highly developed in Asia Minor, following either the directions of the Greek mainland or an independent course. Influential schools of rhetoric flourished in Asia Minor until Late Antiquity. |
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