Architecture of ancient Greece

After Alexander's army stopping at the Beas River Alexander's empire and who he was going to control it was now a major problem. He had a mix a races and cultures in his empire with His subjects spoke many different languages, and there were many different religious beliefs and customs. lso who he was regared amony his empire was a problem withthe Persian Empire Alexander was an absolute monarch, in Egypt he was a Pharaoh and was worshiped as a god, to the Greek he was less regared as only…

o Audience: The audience for this work is the literate elite. The purpose of this work is to educate Spartans on Spartan history and showcase Sparta’s political prowess to the Greeks. (Unsure about this) o “Sparta was recognized as the leader of Greece at the end of the Peleoponnesian War” (Proietti 1987, x). o Thesis: It was the combination of individual humility and national pride that allowed Sparta to gain a strong military presence in the Mediterranean. Body Paragraph #1 (Document): o…

particularly supported by the political climate of the time (Hodge 17). He grew up at a time when the Greeks and the Persians were often embroiled in a struggle for dominance, and later years in his life, he witnessed the battles and victories of ancient Athens that provided the perspective of the Athenians victorious struggle to maintain their national life. The Athenian mythology became the principle inspiration of his…

Greece, Roman, and the Middle Ages were very different time periods. The Greeks ruled from 1750 bc to 133 bc. This was a time of war. Training would start at age seven but if the child was sick he or she would be left to die. With this war, a major change arose. The war required Spartan women to exercise and strengthen their bodies to produce strong offspring. This is something that has never happened before. The Greeks were known for were their crowd pleasing Olympic games. Ultimately the end…

1. Greece emerged on a small mountainous peninsula, that was only about 45,000 miles. The sea and mountains played vital roles in the growth of Greece. The seas were used to venture out and establish colonies that aided in the expansion of the civilization throughout the Mediterranean area. The first state of Greece was Mycenae, which flourished between 1600 and 100 B.C.E. It was established when a group of Indo-European people gained control over the Greek mainland. The civilization was made…

Both the Parthenon and the Pantheon are considered architectural marvels, and are world-reknowned for their resilience both structurally and in historical and artistic significance. As iconic as they are, they have served different places in their times, and while Greek culture heavily influenced Rome, and this can be seen in the resemblances these buildings bear, there are many clear distinctions as well. The Parthenon is a prime example both of Athenian primacy and piety. While it is…

Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome were very similar civilizations but also very different. While one place did this, the other did that. They believed in different things but did some of the same things. For example, they both had some form of art happening within all of them, but the Greeks wanted perfection whereas the Romans want real life people. The Greeks statues were of perfect people. The Romans statutes contained all the flaws of real people. The ancient Greek civilizations were…

In the History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides recreates Pericles’ well-known funeral oration that was given at the end of the first year of the war. Funeral orations were traditionally delivered to honor the fallen in Athen’s many wars and campaigns against other countries. Thucydides remarks on this tradition, claiming that, “[the chosen orator] makes an appropriate speech in praise of the dead.” (2,34). Pericles’ oration differs from the typical arrangement of Athenian funeral speeches,…

Titus Maccius Plautus was a Roman playwright who leads huge influence on theatre development. He mainly wrote comedies. His comedies based on Greek comedies and it’s fascinating because of its humorous. Meanwhile, Plautus was also engaging in social criticism because the five plays reflected some social problem of the Roman society. The first play of the five assigned ones is “The Pot of Gold”. The main theme of this one is the process that how Euclio changed to a good man, or the evolution of…

Thermopylae is the story of the Greeks fighting the Persians. The saga begins with the Persian army advancing close to the Greeks territory. Fearing the worst, the Greeks hold a conference to discuss their options. Interestingly, some of the Greeks where adamant about holding their ground rather than retreating despite the foes they faced. Around the time of the conference, a Persian spy lurked in the distance. Watching the Greeks, the spy looked with astonishment at what lay before him. The…