Agora

to see my friends all laughing. I smiled back as I climbed myself back up onto the raft. For my first time white water rafting, only falling off once wasn’t half bad. In November of 2014, I spent nine days in Costa Rica thanks to a program called Agora at my school. It’s pretty safe to say it was the best nine days of my life. Throughout the week or so, we did everything from hiking to zip lining to helping plant trees. On our hikes, I saw little poison dart frogs, more plants and trees than I…

Differences in areas such as interaction, status of individuals, security, and design of the space became prominent. Even though the plus 15 system is said to be a public place it still shows social exclusion based on status much like the Greek agora or roman forum. Although the Greek…

If I lived in Ancient Athens I would want to be a Citizen.Firstly, I would be able to have a say in all matters big or small.Secondly, I would be quite fit an example of this I would spend six to seven hours every day in the gymnasium.Finally, I would be quite rich as I’d have to own land because it is one of the requirements to become an Athenian citizen.But there would be cons to being a citizen of Ancient Athens.The first one being I would have to spend most of my time away from my…

Sagalassos has remained a mystery to archaeologists for the past thousands of years. Despite being occupied for thousands of years by multiple different groups, Sagalassos crumbled to ruins and was forgotten. However, in the recent years since the discovery of the site, new information has been learned through excavations. More fine details are able to be obtained today through the use of new techniques and technology. The archaeologists at Sagalassos have used the available technology and…

Anthesteria is the festivals in honour of Dionysus, the God of wine. Anthesteria is held each year for three days in the month of Anthesterion (February–March) celebrating the beginning of spring and the maturing of the wine stored from previous years. On the first day of the festival (Pithoigia, or “Jar Opening”) tributes were offered to Dionysus from the newly opened wine. The second day (Choes, or “Wine Jugs”) was a time of popular merrymaking typified by wine-drinking contests in which even…

As a 60 year old Spartan soldier living in 450 BC, I have experienced many ups and downs in my life. I have grown up under a militaristic state and gone to war. I have learned how to play my part in society, as well as make sure others play theirs. I have also come to discover the atrociousness of Athenians, despite some similarities. And overall, I learned that the places each individual holds in society gives our lives importance in history. When I was born, I was inspected for health and…

Ancient Greece went through many types of governments throughout its history. The five mentioned are monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy. Now, in a broad sense, most of the city-states transitioned through all these, in this order. However, this was not consistent, and all systems of government were in place during the history of Ancient Greece. We will start by discussion the first type of government, monarchy, and move from there. (Brand, n.d.) Monarchy, according to…

The consisting twelve Greek Olympian gods, each possessing their own distinctive power and dominance, influence the generation of Greeks as one whole. Each of the gods epithets described in the Homeric Hymns shows how they are portrayed, their significance on humanity, and how it has come to be and the impact on their generation. Zeus, being one of the most powerful Olympian gods, has a vast leadership on humankind alone. Known as “the best and greatest of the gods,” given in the Homeric Hymns…

somewhat successful in trading, Athens is more known in trading. Ashur’s empire will have a variety of goods from foreign countries. This is because of the diverse and huge marketplaces Athens. One example of the great marketplaces in Athens is the Agora. Which has materials and goods from many foreign countries.This would, of course, lead to Ashur’s trading business to become very…

Oh Mighty Greeks! The Ancient Greeks from the Greek Golden Age (c.a.480-430 B.C.E) up to the culmination of the Classical Style during the Hellenistic Age (323-30 B.C.E), were able to build one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. We all have probably heard stories from the Ancient Greeks in our lives, but no until we research and study in depth their culture, one cannot fully understand the magnitude of the legacy of their classical culture. Due to the Ancient Greeks influence in…