Architecture of ancient Greece

agricultural economy to support their warriors. My first point of view is that Sparta provided their army whenever required. The article states that Sparta was even considered a protector of Greece. Being the protector of Greece means that you have trained so much you have earned the title to support Greece, or Sparta that many other cities’ warriors couldn't. The text also states that Spartans emphasize only on expanding their power and gaining control over other kingdoms and cities’. This…

Introduction The Roman people were the most successful ancient civilization. First of all, they had a very strong military and were able to conquer many other strong countries. Another reason is because of how advanced their government was and how their law system works. The third reason is their entertainment and how we even watch and enjoy things Rome did hundreds of years ago. Military Power First of all, Rome was able to conquer many other countries and civilizations with their…

most significant architectural piece of Greek culture is the Parthenon. The Parthenon was created by Iktinos and Kallikrates in 440 BCE. The building was created with columns and was symmetrical. The Parthenon was smaller than former civilizations architecture, but still big compared to humans. The building was created using different dimensions of rectangles and triangles. It also was created to celebrate the town of Athens, not the gods. The parthenon is also interesting because it follow the…

The Delian League, a military coalition composed of Greek states, was formed to combat against any further retaliation from the Persians after the end of the Persian Wars. Over time, however, the League strayed away from its initial objective. Under the leadership of Athens, the Delian League slowly evolved into what modern scholarships describes as the “Athenian Empire”. Soon after the League’s formation, Athens began to gain more control of the League through military might through examples…

In his play, “Persians,” Aeschylus depicts the Persian defeat at the Battle of Salamis as a result of the Persians’ confidence in their own numbers that caused them to underestimate the Greeks and their military skills and the hubris of Xerxes that arises from viewing himself equal to a god, which contributes to the Persian god bringing about the downfall of the army at the Battle of Salamis. Herodotus also shows the superiority of Persian military numbers and how the overconfidence in those…

In the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Israel, and the Greeks, there were communities run by the form of government, monarchy, or kingship. However kingship is different than monarchy as Merriam Webster defines kingship as “the position, office, or dignity of a king”. Monarchy is the family that rules, kingship also happens to be based of monarchy. There are good qualities of a king, and bad qualities; the bad qualities seem to form a pattern that prove flaws in kingship, however… In the play…

Although Pericles’ exact words of the famous Funeral Oration are not well known. We can examine Thucydides interpretation of the speech, a good friend of Pericles. During the fall of 430 B.C.E famous speeches like Pericles’ were common in Athens after the many battles during their time of war. These speeches occurred annually during the bloody years of the Peloponnesian war. The fallen are commemorated in honor of their valor and commitment to the public. Pericles’ was the general for the city-…

During the time of the Peloponnesian War, there was much turmoil in the city states of Greece. The two Greek main powers of the time, Athens and Sparta, were caught in a power struggle to be the main polis in control of the region. The turmoil sprung from the mutual distrust between the army centered Spartans and the naval centered Athenians: neither one wanted to lose to the other (Cartwright). Both powers were reaching to expand their empires in order to have a greater chance at defeating one…

In the past women were viewed as being slaves to men. They were meant to be obedient to their husbands and to not question their authority. Few deviated from this view, unlike Euripides. Euripides wrote a play called Iphigenia at Aulis; it criticized the expectations that are given to women that suggest that they are expendable. In the play there are three main women. Helen who has no speaking parts but is a very important part of this play, Clytemnestra who is the wife of Agamemnon, and her…

Empires have many different qualities. So, in some aspects they are advanced forms of civilization, while in others, they are not developed. This depends on which feature you are considering. Rome had many architectural advancements. In the “Engineering an Empire” video, we learned that Romans built aqueducts, which was the first system of running water and was a great feat of engineering. This allowed them to have public drinking fountains and public baths. A worksheet we read about the…