Classical Greece, or Hellenic Greece compared to Hellenistic Greece have a lot of differences. The overall cultural and lifestyle changed significantly between the city states and the communities at the time of Alexander’s death in 323 B.B.E. The variety of differences in culture include the study of philosophy, and literary art. In the Hellenic Greece, philosophers, such as Plato’s republic, Aristotle, and Socrates displayed the importance of a citizen’s intimate relationship with the…
The great example could be the alphabets. Greeks used the alphabets for the first time in Europe. The alphabets influenced our world very much. Back in ancient Greece, people who didn't speak the common language were separated as another group of class- the…
The historical fiction paper will be about Ptolemy VIII and how his rule ended. In this period sketch, there will be information about Egypt's economic system and how it was in bad shape. The historical fiction will use information about their social and political structures. Ptolemy VIII’s citizens did not like him because of what he did to the enemy and how he suppressed lots of the egyptians. The economics during the reign of Ptolemy VIII were very bad. Their currency was called Drachma’s and…
Olympias sat watching from the clouds at the little specks of color wandering around. She loved watching humans go about their everyday actions, buying things from the market, children playing, adults talking, Olympias loved it all. The people of Athens brought joy to Olympias heart. People at the time never seemed to rush or worry about whether they would be late for work or how much time they had left to play. Everyone was always joyful and happy, no one knew about time. But they soon would,…
Persians, The seven against Thebes, Agamemnon, The Suppliants. (PAGINA DE DONDE LO SAQUE)He talks in a sonorous language, grandiloquent, large amount of metaphors, but his strong and tragic scenes was what impressed and got the audience excited. Another great character was Sofocles (406-496 A.C). Although religion and moral kept being the main dramatic topics; the will, the decisions and the individual's destiny became the main interest of greek tragedy. Sofocles was mostly interested on…
I've chosen Andromeda because of what it means in my life personally. The Andromeda constellation is called "The Chained Lady", and I used to live in a situation where I felt, and sometimes physically was, a chained lady. But in the end she is rescued, just like I was. It is one of only 48 constellations from the Greco-Roman era during the 2nd century. It is most commonly found in the autumn sky, and is one of the largest constellations in the sky. Andromeda's mother, Cassiopeia, "The Queen",…
Eratosthenes was a Hellenistic mathematician who lived during 276 - 195 B.C. He was born in Cyrene, Greece, which is now known as present-day Libya. He embarked on a journey to Athens, where he continued his studies. Around 240 BC, shortly following the death of the previous librarian, Eratosthenes became a librarian at the esteemed Library of Alexandria. He was such a well-rounded scholar that his colleagues gave the nickname “Pentathlos”. The nickname had a connotation of being balanced and…
Astronomy was particularly important to the Greek because it helped them understand the forces of life both practical and theoretical, and Ptolemy helped the Greeks with some progress of the universe around them. Since this was a long period of time ago they didn't have the intelligence advancement as we do now, so with the help of mathematics, science, and astronomy, Ptolemy helped try to explain what the Greeks couldn't. Astronomy became important to the Greeks because Ptolemy taught the…
Contributions of the Ancient Greeks Ancient greece was one of the most technologically advanced societies during their time. Many of their ideas are still being used to this day. Some of these include, democracy, theatre, and the Olympic Games. Greece was one of many helpful ancient societies. One of the many ways that ancient Greece contributed to society now. One way is with democracy. Democracy was first invented in ancient Athens by Solon, Cleisthenes, and Ephialtes. Unlike the…
Ancient Greek Gender Many nations and civilization have ruled different lands and different people. One of the most ancient civilizations was the Greek civilization. It existed around the Mediterranean Sea where the country Greece is located. The ancient world and society have similar perspectives and different once. Democracy is an example of parallels thoughts in compare to nowadays. Although democracy in ancient Greece and modern life are diverse, the old Greeks, at least, advanced in…