Alexander Hamilton

The ancient Greeks have made many new advances in their lifetime. The ancient Greek culture has influenced many other cultures as well. Other cultures saw how well the Greeks were doing and wanted to share the wealth. They would take concepts of the Greeks and form it into their own. The Romans took concepts from the Greek such as the Greek gods; Romans made the Greek gods’ names into Roman names. The ancient Greeks contributed to the advances and discoveries in education, architecture and…

Wilson has a section dedicated to the schools in late antiquity. Wilson identifies what he believes to be important people during this time that had a lot of impact on schools in the empire. Some of the schools mentioned are located in Gaza, Athens, and Alexandria. “Gaza school is associated with the invention of the catena” (p. 33). Procopius most likely a member of the church was the chief member of the Gaza school. (p. 31). Procopius taught pupils to paraphrase sections of impotent text. It…

The tomb has six steps leading to the sepulchre and has a very small entrance. The gabled tomb chamber measures 3.17m long by 2.11m wide and has a height of 2.11m; it is said to have contained spectacular riches. Ancient records reveal that Alexander the Great’s men found a “golden sarcophagus” that contained Cyrus’ body, ornaments containing precious stones, a table set with drinking vessels, and an inscription inside the tomb. According to the Greek philosopher and historian, Strabo (64 BCE…

him dissolved to that akin to a startled little girl as a drastic power swap brought about a contrast between them, yet, Alexander did not revel in it as Varien would. Their eyes met, and a pang of empathy arose in his chest as he stared into depths that betrayed an utter disquietness as Camila tumbled backward, a tree serving as her cushion and curled inward. However, Alexander knew the implications that were to come to bloom, and before he could finally speak, still reeling from the pain of…

Greek mythology is how the Greeks explained ancient Greece. Gods were important to ancient Greece because they believed if there were gods, they must have created or controlled their title. Greek life revolves around how gods wanted to be respected and pleased by humans. One of these gods is Persephone, also known as Proserpina in Roman mythology. Persephone, goddess of spring and the underworld, had powers of vegetation and plant life from her mother Demeter. Persephone lived on Mount Olympus…

When Philip II became king of Macedon after the death of Perdiccas, he was left with a crisis of many issues. This included threats from other powers and the issues of pretenders, economic problems, and the army’s losses. Philip overcame this crisis by securing his position as king and stabilising Macedon through reforming the army with new training and structure, dealing with the issues of hostiles through use of diplomacy and battle, and securing land and wealth to increase Macedon’s power.…

Introduction Greek mythology, the body of myths and teachings belonging to ancient Greeks, concerns their gods and heroes and the significance of their own culture. Greek mythology remains a popular topic throughout the ages, with many heroes embodied in a myriad of representational art forms. Arguably one of the most renowned figure of the Greek mythology is Hercules, known worldwide and portrayed in different literary, cinematic, and visual art forms. This project seeks to analyze three…

The Battle of Carchemish was fought in 605 BC between Babylonians and the Egyptians. The genesis of the battle started out when the Babylonians took over the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and then the Assyrians had to move their capital to Harran. Unfortunately, once they had moved the Babylonians came in and took over that too. One more move was required for the Egyptians and this time the move was to Carchemish along the Euphrates River. When the actual battle began, the Egyptians got aid from…

Did you ever wonder who was one of the smartest philosophers of all time? Well, this is an essay about the person who did that Anaxagoras. First I’m going to tell you about some of his childhood, second I’ll tell you about how he trained/educated his students in Athens, Then I’ll tell you about his legacy and his beliefs, lastly I’ll tell you about some random facts about Anaxagoras, and how he was one of the best philosophers in Athens. Anaxagoras was born in Clazomenae Anatolia (Now know as…

Ancient Greece is one of the most influential civilizations in the ancient world. They created practically everything that we use today, what we believe in today’s society, and what we do in our every day to day. The point of this paper is to summary the achievements of Greek Civilization and explains its rise from the local cultures of the Mycenaean Civilization through an imperial power of the Athenian Empire to a dominant cultural model of the Hellenic Civilization in the Ancient World.…