Archaic Greece

Art and architecture are often used to convey power and authority of the historical time periods they represent. The Ancient Egyptians were a great example; their complex pyramids and monumental statues evidenced a desire to use art as propaganda to affirm the ruler’s power and status. The depiction of power through art continued in the Classical period of the Greeks. Greek sculptors and other artists were fixated on creating images and statues that focused on the ideal aspects of the human…

In an epic as powerful as Homer’s Odyssey, it is often times challenging for people to understand the true impact it has had on readers still to this day. Not only do readers, critics, historians, etc, forget about this impact, they forget about the significance and impact it had on ancient Greek society as a whole. Homer’s Odyssey was created during a time where the Greek people were proud of the array of achievements they had to hold and could only boast to the rest of the world the pride they…

humanity and the world. The Greek mythology, philosophy and the philosophers, Athens with the Parthenon, gods and goddesses among others are the few things that this great people are known for. Through time, many people around the world have known Greece and the Greek people because of these various contributions to the global society. Among these contributions are the Greek letters which are present in much Greek merchandise. From T-shirts to pants to blankets and to almost everything that…

and Hebe(MS5462). Day after day slaves and poor workers dug clay out of the rich Attican ground in the region surrounding Athens. Attica’s iron-rich clay, with its burnt orange hue and slight sheen, caused it to be known as the best clay throughout Greece. This special clay, along with Athenian appreciation of the arts, caused the Attica region…

history that changed not only its borders, but also the population characteristics of certain areas. Asia Minor was a territory in the east side of the former Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey).After the outcome of the First World War that area was given to Greece for five years while after this period a referendum would decide the political future of the area. Greek politicians…

Have you ever heard of Ancient Greece? If not, you wouldn’t know that they had city-states, and they did not like each other. They had many wars with other empires, but mainly the one with themselves. The effects of war are sometimes very dangerous. In Ancient Greece, it got pretty serious. The effects of their wars were, after the Persian war they had defeated a strong enemy, the civil war made Athens way weaker than when they started, and after their own civil war, they left themselves…

One culture that has been affected by its physical location is the Minoan Culture of the Aegean islands. This culture was located on the island of Crete during the time period of 3650 BC- 1420 BC. It is clear to see the major influences of this cultures by examining not only the artwork, but the Palace of Knossos. In this essay I aim to display how the sea influenced Minoan culture by using Minoan art. The Palace of Knossos was home to King Minos of the Minoans. In this palace we can see…

The Ancient Greeks have been recorded in history as one of the most influential cultures to ever exist. Their contributions to science, politics, literature, and philosophy are still being studied and built upon all around the world. The art produced by this culture is still on display in museums everywhere, and is heavily studied by an aspiring art historian. Greek art is divided into several periods, starting with the earliest geometric paintings and ending with the lively, theatrical…

Every action is tempered with the lessons of history, whether they be lessons drawn from personal memories, or examples set by one’s predecessors. Society as it is today is an echo of the past, taken and remolded to meet today’s issues and conflicts. Democracy, mathematics, medicine, astronomy, and physics: These things would not be the same or perhaps even be non-existent entirely were it not for the Ancient Greeks. Geniuses ahead of their time, the Greeks took leaps in advancing culture and…

the Hellenic Greece and Hellenistic Greece is the Geography and the way it shaped out the communities. During the Hellenic period, the once-independent Greek city-states, which had expanded their influence throughout much of the Mediterranean basin, were conquered and united by the Macedonians. From then on the cities states became known as the Greco-Macedonians whose goal is to conquer the Persian Empire under Alexander. The name, Hellenistic period is derived from the spread of Greece and it…