Dionysus

Her name is dripped with legend, power and seduction. She became the last in a dynasty of Macedonian rulers founded by Ptolemy and would use her powers of beauty and charm to seduce military leaders. Cleopatra, is quite known in popular culture as this divining figure, using her brains and beauty to rule in her way, portrayed by beauty icons in films and plays such as Elizabeth Taylor and Claudette Colbert. Everyone knows her legend but very few actually understand her true importance as a…

During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, Greece saw monarchies banishing of royalty, brutal political fights, assassinations, and dictatorships, wars that added neighboring territories and new population, but also brought economic devastation and poverty. After the defeat of Germany and the end of World War II, Greece joined NATO in 1952. Then, they experienced a hostile civil war between communist and anticommunist forces. In 1967, a group of military…

Pre-Reading: 1. My definition of world history is all events that have happened in the past that have affected today’s culture in one way or another. 2. I am interested in learning about the different cultures from history, but I am not looking forward to learning dates and time periods. 3. -8000 BCE to 600 CE: The Phoenician community came about, Jesus was born and lead, Sumerians lived, Egypt was thriving, China was secluded -600 to 1450 CE: more trading by water, new religions became popular…

The current governmental system employed by modern governments is based on the ancient Greek concept of the polis. In order to comprehend how the West adopted the principles of democracy in the early modern period, it is integral to build ones understanding of the ideas surrounding the establishment and maintenance of the Polis during the dark and classical ages in Greek history. For instance, prior to the development of democracy in Greek city-states, the poleis went through periods of…

Ancient Greece; a land of wonders. In this presentation, I will explain the social, political, religious, intellectual, technological, and economical aspects of Ancient Greece. You will learn how the Greeks lived, and what the Greeks did. Learn some of the inventions, philosophers, writers, and historians from Ancient Greece. There is also information about Greek social structure, government, wars, and trade. There is so much to learn about Greece! There were different…

Much like today, bread was a staple food in the Roman diet. Rather than making bread at home, buying bread from bakeries was commonplace as it is today. In most cases, these bakeries or pistrina made many varieties of bread and sold it in adjoining shops. Archaeological remains show a large quantity and a highly advanced number of bakeries throughout Pompeii proving their importance in everyday life. Likewise, thermopolia were important and very comparable to modern day dining. Thermopolia have…

Nothing Matters And I’m okay with that. Nothing. Matters. Which means that everything does. The irrevocable truth of the matter is that the wilderness of 2016 was simply a ride through hell and back. Trapped in the cyclical nature of suffering and hoping and suffering more, I fermented, transforming from juice to vinegar, with no state of wine in between. Siddhartha’s samsara rested in me dragging me through the years of suffering. I Dreamed a Dream became the anthem that played…

was. He knew Percy was in the sea of monsters. He was following Percy’s every move. For once, I was at lost for words, I couldn’t let Luke kill Percy, but i couldn’t go with Luke on his boat either. Maybe I should tell Chiron about this, or even Dionysus. “Come back at dawn with your answer. I’ll be waiting. Oh and if i find out anyone hears about this. You and your little friend will be Kronos’s breakfast.” He…

Asellus Australis has an orange-yellow color and about 181 light years away from Earth and its translation is “southern donkey”. Asellus Borealis is blue-white in color and 131 light years away, “northern donkey”, this two stars were thought to be Dionysus and Silenus donkeys that they rode into the battle of…

culture. Antigone, the sister of Polyneices, openly defies King Creon and gives Polyneices a proper burial, justifying it by claiming she was only following the divine law of the gods. Plays like this and many others were written for the Festival of Dionysus where Greek citizens would watch the plays as a way of attaining catharsis, or the purging of emotions. In Sophocles’ tragic play Antigone, Creon is the more tragic character because he adheres to Aristotle’s poetics the most, when compared…