Art in ancient Greece

Medea is an Ancient Greek play written by Euripides, which is set in Corinth. Medea appears to be the heroine of the play (partially indicated by the fact that she is the eponymous character), which was uncommon in the time it was written; male characters were usually the protagonists. Medea is not native to Corinth or even Greece; her difficulty in conforming to Ancient Greek societal expectations is in fact a significant theme in the play: she is not Greek, she is not passive, she is not…

displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and dates back to the Late Imperial, Gallienic period around 260-270 A.D. Its accession number is 55.11.5 and can be found in the museum’s Greek and Roman Art Gallery. This piece was brought to the Metropolitan Museum from a collection of the dukes of Beaufort, where it had been formerly displayed in the Badminton House in Gloucestershire. This highly intricate marble sarcophagus is an example of Roman funerary art; the sculptures on the sarcophagus…

Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Persian Empire. He allowed his people to keep doing their traditions which made his people loyal to him. When he died in 529 BC, Cyrus had already ruled the largest empire in the world. He had a son named Cambyses.When Cyrus died Persia rebelled and did not have an obvious leader. A man named Darius defeated all his rivals and became the next king. He called himself "King of kings", because he was very powerful. He organized the empire into twenty provinces…

In the Ancient Greek culture, honor was the most crucial virtue in their society. While honor might mean different things in different cultures; to the Ancient Greeks honor was an important part of their lives and culture. However, to the Ancient Greeks it was more than just honor that formed their identity. Arête as the Ancient Greeks called it consisted of honor, masculine virtue, physical strength, courage, success in battle and everlasting fame. Arête was the foundation of the family and the…

Hera is known for her many revengeful plots against Zeus’s many girlfriends. In the past, Hera is involved in the Trojan War, she sought to bring down the city of Troy because Prince Paris chose Aphrodite over her. A temple and many statues are dedicated to Hera for her importance in her cult following. Hera is the Greek goddess of childbirth, marriage and women. She is married to Zeus and has three kids: Ares, Hephaestus and Eileithyia. Her family includes her siblings Zeus, Poseidon, Hades,…

The Romans were good at engineering, although many of their inventions were improvements and/or modifications of older inventions and ideas. Roman engineering was also influenced by Greece and Etruscan ideas. Some Roman engineering achievements are aqueducts, bridges, roads, mining, and mills. Two other buildings are the Colosseum and the Pantheon. Materials The Romans mostly used brick, stone, cement concrete and/or marble. The Romans discovered that substituting the sand in concrete with…

Throughout history, people have been debating over who was more to blame for the Peloponnesian War and the thirty-year conflict between Athens and Sparta’s allies. Most people will argue that the Spartans will be more to blame because they are the ones who initially started the war. But, from the evidence I gathered from the book “The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures” by Lynn Hunt it claims that the Athens are more at fault for these problems. A reason that points the finger to…

What does four country have in common but also differ in? Economy! Ancient Greece; during the Classical Period and the Hellenistic Period, Ancient Israel, Rome, and the Persian Empire all had an economy that they had many similar aspects. Most of them traded with their neighboring countries. Agriculture was another common feature in the economy of these countries. But obviously, the four countries had their own ideas in helping better their economy. Too which they were much successful. There…

Ancient Greece was one of the most powerful regions in ancient times. Greece wasn’t an established country but was made up of small farming villages. As these villages grew larger some built walls but most built agoras or marketplaces. As they grew larger they became city-states some were very powerful. City-states would clash between each other and form alliances against other city-states or foreign invaders. Greek warfare includes armies, soldiers, weapons, tactics, and strategies. The main…

was crowned the following morning. The new king met with rebellions throughout his kingdom and quelled them each time. A major event in Darius's life was his expedition to punish Athens and Eretria for their aid in the Ionian Revolt, and subjugate Greece. Although ultimately ending in failure at the Battle of Marathon, Darius succeeded in the re-subjugation of Thrace, expansion of the empire through the conquest…