Alexander Spotswood

The ancient Greeks were masters in learning and teaching. Many of their teachings are still evident in our world today. The knowledge they had also led to the ancient Greeks being a powerful and important society in the ancient world. The ancient Greeks were extremely intelligent and valued learning in their culture. The Greeks developed advanced forms of geometry. As seen in document 3, the Greek mathematician Euclid created a book of geometry called the Elements. In document 3 an excerpt of…

In "The Federalist 15", I noticed that Hamilton comes at a second person approach by making the readers of his paper included so he could appeal to them and it would, in turn, persuade the readers to follow his ideals. Hamilton was focusing on getting his fellow citizens to support the new constitution and " kick out" the "Articles of Confederation". His reasoning was because the government was weak at the time and without a new government, the new country would fall apart. Given that the…

The archeology of different areas from the ancient Greek world informs us about different aspects of the ancient Greeks lives as well as ancient greek culture. The archeology of burials inform us about ancient greek culture, rituals, and ceremonies in relation to the death of warriors, leaders, the elite and so on. On the other hand, the archeology of the Greek house and city in contrast to burials informs us about identities in relation to society and culture, activities that took place in…

The Greek classical era sometimes called the Hellenic period was “the period between the Persian Wars at the beginning of the fifth century B.C. and the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.”(). The Greek classical era was a period of war, conflict, and development. The Persians were the greatest adversary of the Greek states. The era was characterized by series of wars between Athens state and the Persians. Also, there was rivalry and mistrust between Athens and the other members of the…

The battle between Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia is a battle of great victory for Alexander. Darius’s army was approximately two hundred thousand to two hundred and fifty thousand soldiers. Alexander’s army consisted of approximately forty thousand soldiers. The great difference between sizes could have been very discouraging for Alexander. Instead of being discouraged, he knew the capabilities of his army to work together as one unit. Alexander’s army working as one unit gave…

once small empire called Macedonia with a King named King Philip. He had a son named Alexander. King Philip later was murdered. Alexander was then named King of Macedonia. Lots of people had doubt that he would be able to rule the empire. Alexander then attacked the Persians and was named Alexander the Great, for he conquered the most land in history at that time. He was later named a god from the Egyptians. Alexander died at age 33, June 323 BC. After Alexander’s death, the empire fell and…

Once Alexander III of Macedonia’s father died, he inherited his throne and took over his empire at the age of twenty. Following in his father’s footsteps, he controlled a vast area of land, from Greece to Egypt extending to the Hindu Kush Mountains. Alexander did conquer over 3,000 miles of land, which is absurd, but his ruthless and sadistic manner doesn’t deserve the honoring title of “great”. Alexander was so power hungry, that his actions became deadly. He would pilfer every town and…

In first century Egypt (A.D.) Alexandria was the focal point of Greek civilization on the Mediterranean and the center of Roman trade routes to the deserts, inner Africa, and the East. Sarapis and Isis, two Greek gods, became very popular in the Roman Empire. Inside Egypt the Roman emperors referred to themselves as heirs to the pharaohs and went on to build temples in the traditional Egyptian style. The ancient Egyptian funerary tradition didn’t change very much and the dead were still being…

Describe this piece of artwork. The Lod mosaic was discovered in 1996. It was extremely well preserved, despite its age. It was in near perfect condition. It is believed to be part of a large Roman villa from the Byzantine era. Made up of several panels, it is 17 meters long and 9 meters wide (approximately 180 square meters). It is made up of colorful animals including elephants, lions, birds, fish, and crustaceans. Beside the fauna, there are also depictions of various flora, ships,…

Kevin Luo Professor Baker Greek and Roman History Rough Draft Due 4/7/2015 From the Venus de Milo to the Kritios Boy, Greek art has been viewed upon as beautiful works of historical art. Greek art hits a striking change at the start of the seventh century BC, the beginnings of the archaic period where Egyptians interacted with the Greeks. “Stimulated by external influence (from Egypt especially) and internal developments (particularly the rapid growth of sanctuaries, Greek sculpture takes off.”…