History: Pericles

Posted on Sun 27 June 2021 in history • Tagged with history, person

461 - 429 BCE- A prominent figure in Athenian politics during a time when Athenian power was at its height. This time is known as The Age of Pericles and is marked by powerful democratic influences in Athens. One of the most important government bodies was a democratic institution known as …


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History: Delian League

Posted on Sun 20 June 2021 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

478 BCE -- A confederation of Greek city-states designed to resist Persian imperialism. The Delian League cemented the political power of the Athenians, while at the same time the Spartans shied away from international politics. The headquarters of the Delian League was on the Island of Delos, central to the Ionian …


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istream_iterator

Posted on Fri 18 June 2021 in tech • Tagged with programming, chunked, iterator, c++

Although c++ is already imbued with the kitchen sink, it seems to lack a chunked character iterator for input streams.

Here is a little repository to implement that: Block Iterator

An example looks like any istream iterator idiom:

constexpr auto N = 3;
const auto example = "AAABBBCCC";
std::istringstream ss(example …

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History: Persian Wars

Posted on Sun 13 June 2021 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

550- 469 BCE -- A series of battles and uprisings stemming from Persian encroachment into Greek territories. The Persians conquered the Ionian Greek cities prior to 550 BCE, however, the Persian rule was seen as needlessly harsh and cruel by the Greeks. The Greeks revolted in 499 BCE

and this lead …


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History: Delphic Oracle

Posted on Sun 06 June 2021 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

A temple located in Delphi where a priestess listened to questions, and delivered responses that were said to be from the Greek God Apollo. The priestess listened to the questions in a state of ecstasy that was believed to be caused by Apollo. Priests interpreted the responses and returned the …


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History: Cleisthenes

Posted on Sun 30 May 2021 in history • Tagged with history, person

500 BCE

An Athenian aristocrat who gained control of government and established the basis for Athenian democracy. Cleisthenes created a hierarchical government composed of ten tribes of Athenian citizens and a ruling council of 500 members who were elected by the tribes. Cleisthenes' reforms served to decrease the power of …


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