In each set of three the first stanza is called the strophe (turn), being intended, probably, for chanting as the chorus moved in one direction; the second stanza is called the antistrophe, chanted as the chorus executed a second, contrasting, movement; and the third stanza the epode, chanted as the chorus stood still.
Pick a Region:. . The Balkans. The term Balkans is a geographical designation for the southeastern peninsula of the European continent. Europe has many regions, of course, and has two other southern peninsulas--the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and the Italian peninsula.
The overall area of the Balkans amounts to 566,567 square kilometers, and the population numbers about 50 million. Geologically, the Balkan Peninsula was formed by orogeny in the late Paleozoic, and its foundation is composed of Paleozoic slates covered by a layer of Mesozoic sediments.