Historisch voorwoord Griekenland van 1200 – 800 v. Christus Na de val van de Myceense paleizen trad in Griekenland een periode van chaos in en bestond er geen sterk lokaal gezag meer dat nieuwe groepen immigranten zou kunnen tegenhouden. Het precieze patroon van de volksbewegingen ontgaat onze waarneming, maar de meeste historici nemen aan dat […]
The Greek Revival and the Gothic Revival are terms that carry specific meanings in relation to the history of architecture. What did they represent at the time and what was the nature of the conflict between the respective adherents? The Gothic Revival represented chiefly two things: firstly, in its earlier form, it was a Romantic […]
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Get startedAre there any special insights to be had from analysing Greek history in terms of either class or status? Greek history cannot be viewed as complete without analysing the class structure and status, as most of the historical evidence we have acquired from the classical period have come from inscriptions and sculptures made by […]
Athens Vs. Sparta Tyler King Greece, a country united by its name, but divided by its opinions, was separated into many city-states. The two most authoritative states were the two that were always at war. These very distinct provinces were that of Sparta and Athens. Sparta was focused on having a perfect military, whereas Athens […]
Andrew Reyes Ancient Humanities Professor Hubbs July 22, 2010 Phidias The name Phidias will be remembered for the rest of time. Phidias was a sculptor born around 490 BC. Phidias is often recognized as a the most renown ancient Greek sculptors. While there are no originals of his work remaining, his reputation has been made […]
Introduction Alexander, The Great was son of king called Philip II of Macedonia. He was born around 356 BC on 20th July. He was an extraordinary person who enjoyed to recite Homeric poetry. He was born at the place called Pella Macedonia. He was learned and trained by Greek philosopher by the name Aristotle. He […]
Introduction People act in various ways to achieve their goals despite the fact that they may encounter different challenges along the way. As a result it may not be easy to achieve the goals if a person is not capable of identifying the forces or obstacles that hinder him or her from achieving and fulfilling […]
Antiquated Greek and also Roman legends are known to be polytheistic religions which rose in Western Europe numerous years back. Both of their way of life has faith in indistinguishable divine beings from well as demigods, otherwise called half-divine beings; in any case they have distinctive names to assign them. Maybe the most popular demigod […]
The political theory we study today is founded upon the history of the ancient Greeks, dating all the way back to the era of Western political philosophy. Political theory is the nature and purpose of human society; it analyzes and explains how our society came about, how it works, and why it exists. We study […]
Paul Cartledge is a British ancient historian and an academic and he is also known for all his works of ancient Greece and Sparta, especially a novel named THE SPARTANS. Cartledge was educated at St Paul’s School and New College, Oxford, where, with his contemporaries Robin Lane Fox and Terence Irwin, he was a student […]
A great body of myths, legends, and historical facts about a person have always been accepted in the written or oral tradition. This is the way people understood historic figures. For some of the chief peoples of the world like those of the Near East and of ancient Europe, the attempts to particularly distinguish between […]
Alexander the Great is a very important piece of ancient history because of the many things that he did in his lifetime. He was one of the most important conquerors and is one of the only ones to change history in the way that he did. He conquered many areas across Europe and Asia and […]
To people, Alexander the Great was granted as one of the biggest military figure of our ancient history. He was defined to strive for greatness at a very young age by his father Philip II. Alexander was born in July of 356 BC in Pella Greece. His father’s name was Philip II of Macedon, and […]
Alexander the Great was one of the most powerful military leaders in human history. He never lost and won countless battles to unite much of the eastern world and build the biggest empire known to man. Much of what he did still influences us today. But in order to fully understand what he did and […]
King of Macedonia Alexander the Great was the king from 336 to 323 B.C. of Macedonia. While in his position of leadership, Alexander the Great had the ability to accomplish many things. One of which was the fact that he was able to reunite Greece. Not only was Alexander III leading the people of Macedonia […]
One recalls the not-so distant polemics around the place of Islam in the European Renaissance. What if Europe did not owe its knowledge to Islam? Many historians reject the idea that the science of the Greeks has been transmitted to the West by the Muslim world. Contrary to the crescendo that has been repeated since […]
Governmental body of Athens and Sparta Spartans were the warriors. Athenians were the brains. This is what we learned in school as kids. We did delve into how these great cities worked. It has gone down in history that Athens was the birthplace of democracy. This makes many people believe that their was equality in […]
What importance did the Battles of Marathon and Salamis, and the Punic Wars have for Ancient Greece and Rome? Ancient Greece: The battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion on Greece. Citizens of Athens and citizens of Plataea revolted against the Persian army. The battle was a very big […]
My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die (The Princess Bride). You may recognize this quotable line from The Princess Bride. This historic love story and action film may be a part of modern-day culture but was truly inspired by ancient Greece. Due to its elements of comedy and tragedy, heroes […]
The Ethics of Ancient Greek Religion: The Story of Jason and the Argonauts Ancient Greek religion is a polytheistic religion whose gods held a strong influence on the lives of worshippers during that time. Greeks depicted their gods in human form and through stories, the gods’ wrongful and unethical behavior taught you what not to […]
Greek civilizations began to emerge in the ninth and eighth centuries BCE, divided into four periods, the Geometric, Archaic, Classical and the Hellenistic. Made for trade, many metal and ceramic wares were created in exchange for grain and raw materials. With human form and proportion being the Greek artists’ main focus, a multitude of ancient […]
Imagine, you were living in Greece a couple thousand years ago. The sights, smells, and the culture would be vibrant! But what if you were looking for some sort of entertainment, where would you go and what would you do? Seems like a no-brainer, right? You would go to Greek theatre of course! Although the […]
Ancient greece is located in the southwestern part of Europe. According to Ancient history Encyclopedia ”Ancient Greece is the birthplace of Western philosophy(Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle), literature (Homer And Hesiod), mathematics (Pythagoras and Euclid), history (Herodotus), drama (Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes), the Olympic Games, and democracy.” The countries that were a part of this ancient […]
The Role of Women within Ancient Greek Society One of the things that interested me the most is how Greek women were depicted in the Iliad, which was an epic poem written by a poet by the name of Homer around 8th century B.C.E. in Ancient Greece. This therefore makes the Iliad a primary source […]
The cultural values of the ancient Greek are sophisticated philosophy, loyalty, and intelligence. Greek philosophic tradition was influenced by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Greek philosophy based on unbiased and rational observation of the natural world. Greeks had their loyalty to the family and the Gods. The family is a strong and important cultural value. During […]
History of Law in Ancient Greece 8th century BC was the beginning of Greece’s emergence from the Dark Ages into the Archaic period. For a majority of history, humanity has been ruled by either a monarchy, led by a single person, or an oligarchy, leadership through a select group of persons. And this was very […]
The capital city of Greece is Athens, which was founded in 508 B.C. and made the capital city later on. It is the home of the Parthenon, the temple dedicated to Athena. (Parthenon itself means the chamber of an unwedded virgin) Although not a wonder of the world, it is considered a world heritage site […]
Greece is said to be the birthplace of many amazing discoveries. Three thousand years later we still use ancient Greek discoveries in math, philosophy, science, architecture, government, and art. What’s even more astonishing is that ancient Greeks achieved so much without the use of technology or machinery. Many of ancient Greeks discoveries and inventions are […]
According to Merriam Webster dictionary, a femme fatale is an attractive and seductive woman, especially one who will ultimately bring disaster to a man who becomes involved with her. This idea of vengeful women such has femme fatales has been shown in the arts, mainly in the theatre, for centuries even though this term was […]
In today’s society, we take architecture for granted. It is everywhere today, but in ancient Greece, it was far rarer. Churches, cathedrals, temples, statues, and big hotels are all examples of modern architecture. Similarly, in ancient Greece there were temples, amphitheaters, and sports arenas; however, they weren’t everywhere like they are today. Today there isn’t […]
