Ancient Macedonians

The Mycenaean civilization, the first advanced civilization that arose in the southern and central Greece around 1600 BCE, flourished in the last phase of the Bronze Age. It extended its influence throughout the Peloponnese, across the Aegean on Crete, and the Cycladic islands. The Mycenaean Greeks were influenced by the Minoan civilization. It is likely that they imported Minoan culture, along with goods. The Minoan architecture, art, and religious practices were imported and later adapted to…

Throughout much of history commemorating people became primary evidence of important events and important figures portrayed during that time. From small statues to enormous temples, it shed light to the type of role or power the person held. Most of these commemorating items were built in order to show the power of the person and for a place of worship for future people/citizens, due to their religious views or rituals. The mummy portrait of a woman and the bust of a woman, were both very…

most important being Caracalla’s edict that gave Roman citizenship to every free person of the Empire. What exactly does Roman citizenship entail though? ‘Roman’ is defined as, “of or relating to Rome or the people of Rome; of or relating to the ancient Roman Empire”1. Scholars could argue that those who acquired Roman citizenship either assimilated Roman culture with their own, or denied their own culture to submerge themselves fully into Roman society. The definition of ‘Roman’ serves to be…

The Rising and Falling of the Greece Nowadays, people believed that Greek shaped the original culture of the Western civilization. It is also a junction for the Eastern and Western civilization. There are three significant periods of the Greeks: the Hellenic periods (2000-338 B.C.E), the Hellenistic period (336-323 B.C.E), and the period of the conquest by Roman (200-146 B.C.E).[ Page 54] During the periods, the people of Greece had the remarkable contribution on many careers, such as Science,…

Neolithic (late Stone Age) communities in northeastern Africa exchanged hunting for agriculture and made early advances that paved the way for the later development of Egyptian arts and crafts, technology, politics and religion (including a great reverence for the dead and possibly a belief in life after death). Around 3400 B.C., two separate kingdoms were established: the Red Land to the north, based in the Nile River Delta and extending along the Nile perhaps to Atfih; and the White Land in…

of age story. The emphasis on the pubescent, male youths relates to the glorification of the male athletes, who participated in the Ancient Olympic Games. It is fitting that goddesses are a part of this narrative on the clay plaque, due to the fact that the ancient games’ origins were mythologically attributed to the gods. The representation of goddesses in Ancient Greek art go on to establish a particular male identity. Although wreaths are not…

sport. Also, Humvees are cars that are used in the military just like how chariots were used. This goes to show that even a small invention like a chariot can shape the future to make it a better and more fascinating place. Chariots were used in Ancient Rome to make fighting easier and to add entertainment for almost all of Rome, even though it was a very bloody sport. In conclusion, the use of the chariot helped the history of Rome and other empires to create many hidden and heroic events that…

Introduction Ancient Greek societies had their fair share of political powers, its rulers and the systems that came with it. In a nation that is considered the forefathers of western culture, it is fascinating to see the various forms of government that people in this society faced on a daily basis. Of course there was often cause for strife in these forms, and each of them served as a building block for its various government system. Specifically, monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny. oligarchy and…

Throughout history government has been a staple of society whether people have realized it or not. From Samarians to ancient Egypt all the way to Greece. Even in todays world we still use the government structures that man made thousands of years ago. Ancient Greece has several governments. The issue was that ancient Greece was not one signal city or empire but instead a series of cities called City-States with their own independent governments. Even though many of these city states shared…

that primitive intercourse with animals started the early mutation of venereal diseases, including gonorrhea, sores, ulcers, and ‘rotting’ of the genitals becomes apparent when reading descriptions by the ancient Egyptians; whether or not there were syphilis is debatable. Substantially, the ancient act of bestiality becomes referenced in an earlier form, by the popular “Professor on Sex,” Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer; which…