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the name of a fortre and mountain in Me enia, ancient Greece. The fortre played an important part in the Me enian wars waged against Sparta during the 7th and 5th centuries B.C. 1909), Jap. statesman; visited Europe to gain some personal knowledge of Western nations; studying educational and military systems, as well as constitutional forms of government; on the overthrow of the Tycoon government, a revolution followed, in which he took a prominent part; became prime minister, 1886, an office which he held four times, finally resigning, in 1901; devoted his life to the reorganization and reconstruction of Japan; responsible for the constitution of new Japan; made a prince, 1907, and nominated as first Jap. viceroy of Korea;