Ancient Macedonians

Ancient Greece was the very first democracy in history, and their beliefs in Freedom and Liberty for their citizens. The two types of freedoms were political (Governed by their own laws), and individual (do what we want). Freedom is the Central theme associated with democracy. After Greece’s downfall, democracy was not known again till the American Revolution. History is made by Great People. The Father of history was a man by the name Herodotus who wrote about the Persian wars. The early…

Sparta and Athens were both dominating powers of ancient Greece, and had many differences, but which one was superior? Spartans were known for their superb military strength while Athens was known for their arts, music and philosophies. Sparta and Athens had many differences, but few similarities. Their view on how they ran society was very different while their militaries had some things in common. A big difference was their government, Spartans had an oligarchy while as Athens had a democracy.…

perception of beauty to change. With the advancement of technology and increase interest in social media may have accelerated the pace of change, but is does not change the substance of the question: what is a beautiful body? The primary focus of Ancient Greek art was that of the human body. Almost all of these sculptures are of nude men. A very common subject was the idealized male body. To Greeks one of the most favorable subject was that of the athlete, as it represented the ideal form.…

In his speech, Brutus attracts the audience, and asks them to hear his reasons for killing his old friend Caesar. Brutus claims that when he killed Caesar, he had good intentions for doing so. He states, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more,” (III.ii.22). Brutus is declaring that he murdered Caesar for the good of Rome, in order to protect the wellbeing’s of others. Hence, he slayed one of his good friends in order to stop him from becoming a tyrant of Rome and saving the…

The cave of Chauvet may be the most important discovery of cave work ever. Some historians believe that the Cave may possibly some of the oldest cave art know to the world. The cave is very beautiful and historical and it is very important to the study of cave art. The cave was discover on the eighteenth of December, Nineteen Ninety Four. The cave was accidently discovered when Jean-Marie Chauvet and his two other speleologists friends were wondering around the Ardèche Valley, in southern France…

And while trust in human reason and hope for happiness in this world faded during the last centuries of the Roman Empire, a new view of the world began to establish its roots - Christianity. This view had emphasized escape from the world of coercion and a growing connection with higher existence. In response to the decline of Hellenism, Christianity offered a reason worth living to the spiritually disappointed polytheistic followers and the Greco-Roman world: hope in personal immortality.…

Ancient Greece was divided into two nations. These two nations are Athens and Sparta. Sparta is better than Athens in many ways. Sparta was more fair and just, as well as being strong and smart. Sparta is far superior to Athens because their army was protective and also girls received education and women had more freedom compared to Athens. The Spartans trained their whole life to become military soldiers and fight.…

Learning Journal Week 1 How Greek Democracy Ended Anytime I read something like “democratic Athens was flush with victory power and pride as it entered its golden age” (Brand, n.d., p. 27), I know how the story is going to end; Hubris takes its toll. It always does. Sure enough a few paragraphs later Brand talks about Hubris and jealousy. The wealth and success of Athens, led to jealousy and resentment and ultimately Athens and Sparta went to war in 431 B.C.E. According to Brand, “Pericles…

Medea is an Ancient Greek play written by Euripides, which is set in Corinth. Medea appears to be the heroine of the play (partially indicated by the fact that she is the eponymous character), which was uncommon in the time it was written; male characters were usually the protagonists. Medea is not native to Corinth or even Greece; her difficulty in conforming to Ancient Greek societal expectations is in fact a significant theme in the play: she is not Greek, she is not passive, she is not…

The Egyptian kings and queens were buried, in the Deir- el bahri located in the west bank of the Nile. Among the pharaohs were a few mummies, which could not be identified and was aside letter of the alphabets to them. The coffin in which unknown man E was buried into was examined once he was removed. The coffin appeared to have wood shaving inside, which in tells that coffin was enlarge to accommodate the body of unknown man E. This discovery clearly shows that this coffin was not intended…