Ancient Macedonians

One of the most famous of all ancient societies, Ancient Egypt has captured the imaginations of historians, authors, and archaeologists for centuries. The civilization produced many of the world’s most famous monuments, from the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx to the Karnak Temple and Valley of the Kings. Dating from the 4th millennium BC, it is one of the earliest societies in recorded history, tracing roots back to 5000 BC and beginning its recorded history in around 2925 BC with its…

From Dark Ages to Democracy During the years of 1500 to 500 BCE Ancient Greece experienced many developments, which would lead to the democracy in Athens. The Dark Age began with the fall of the Mycenaean’s who were Ancient Greeks. The Dark Ages were characterized by warfare, the collapse of literature, and economic crisis. This period most likely ended with the relationships between the Near East and Greece, which helped civilization come back to life. There were many factors that developed…

Solon was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet. He is remebered particulary for his efforts to legislate against political, economic, and moral decline in arachaic Athens. Cleisthenes was an ancient Athenian lawgiver credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting in on a deocratic footing. For these accomplisments, historians refer to him as "the father of Athenian democracy." Herodotus was a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire. He…

Ancient Egypt When you think of Egypt, you think of pyramids, mummies, and Cleo Patra. Even though those things are important, there is a lot more then just that. When you read this, you will be surprised at how much there really was, and how some things are still holding together today. Some history may not be true, as in Cleopatra because no tomb was built for her and if there was one it was destroyed. Some say mummification was started upon Chinchorros. Now lets see their history in what…

We learned, changed, and took many things from Ancient Greece. We took their art and architecture and changed Greek government so we could put it into our lives. Ancient Greece is different from us, but similar in some ways because the first Christians were Greek and early scripture was written in Greek, not that all of them believed in Christ, but they made inventions we use today, and they were smart to choose their leaders. Geek ancient food there was much different from us today. We now…

fighting force that wasn’t even at its strongest. This victory is not dissimilar too that of Alexander the Greats Battle with Darius III at Gaugamela, where 47,000 Macedonians defeated the Persian army, which amassed to 200,000. In both cases we see two “heroes” from the ancient world, who have each gone down as one of the greatest general’s and strategists of all time. However one of course conquered the world and the other didn’t even conquer Rome. Scipio’s fellow general Sempronius soon came…

Alexandria through learning and building a museum and the famous library where ancient books were accumulated. In addition, the idea of incest became accepted as a practice of kinship and subsequent kings and queens were all products of this practice. This was to ensure that the royal line was strong and pure and to negate…

Greco-Persian wars, and later through the invasion of the Macedonians and by the Romans. Prior to that, the city-states did not have organized armies as they relied on their own citizens to fight. Conclusion The ancient Roman and Greek civilizations had well-organized political processes that greatly influenced the manner in which later governments were structured in Europe and the United States two thousand years later (Classroom) The ancient Greeks developed a great deal of what we today take…

visionaries should. His way of leading is the same form that is currently taught in business schools and military academies today, proving that it was and is an effective way of leading a group of people, whether it is for an upscale business or an ancient army. While many great leaders in history have been visionaries, Alexander employs the skills in an effective manner in order to keep large masses under his control. Julius Caesar can also be seen as a visionary, but his motives to expanding…

After the legendary foundation by Romulus,[21] Rome was ruled for a period of 244 years by a monarchical system, initially with sovereigns of Latin and Sabine origin, later by Etruscan kings. The tradition handed down seven kings: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus.[21] In 509 BC the Romans expelled the last king from their city and established an oligarchic republic. Rome then began a period characterized by…