AD
Stands for anno Domini, which is Latin for In the year of the Lord.
BC stands for before Christ. More
accurate and religiously neutral are the terms
BCE (before the
Common Era) and CE
(Common Era.) However, we're using AD and BC on
this website because these terms are probably more familiar.
Such union was the Delian Amphictyony, with
its center on the island of Delos, and the
Delphic Amphictyony, with its headquarters in
the ancient town of Delphi.
The English word
amphictyony stems from the Greek word
amphiktiones, meaning neighbors.
Greco-Persian Wars
Also called the
Persian Wars, the Greco-Persian Wars were
fought for almost half a century from 492 to
449 BC. Greece won against enormous odds. Here
is more: