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Each country has the right to preserve its history, that is sensible. From the possible human and logical point of view, the true owners of the great artwork no matter where they are now, are the people who built them. In addition, the natural framework of any work, enhances its majesty, if a piece is Greek it is because speak of Greek culture and the past of the nation, therefore must belong to it, especially thinking that there is a museum on the Acropolis where they will be perfectly…

Have you ever studied about ancient Rome and Greece? If yes, you probably already realize the similarities of culture between ancient Rome and Greece. Greece gave birth to one of the most influential civilization in the world. For which, many nation “borrowed” their ideas. When Rome conquered Greece, the Romans did not vanished all of Greece’s ideas, works, and people. Instead, Rome adapted too much of Greece’s culture. Greece’s influence on Rome’s civilization can be seen through Rome’s:…

Women’s Roles in Ancient Greece Women’s rights in ancient Greece varied from city to city state. However, most women in Ancient Greece had very few rights, and were usually always under the control of men. Women were not the dominant sex overall, confined to live in the shadow of men, but were undoubtedly the ruling sex when it came to work in a household. Urban living women sewed their family’s clothes, raised children, and often took up spinning and weaving. Greek women living in more rural…

monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy and talk about how they apply to Ancient Greece. These forms of government can be found in different countries all over the world and have existed for centuries. Like many other things, they have gone through many changes since their beginnings, and variations and even combinations of them have been implemented into governments for many years. Ancient Greece saw the rise and fall of all these forms. Monarchy According to Kostiner, a…

Why is it important to Learn about ancient Greece? A quote by writer Vadim Kotelnikov once said, “If you stop learning, you stop creating history and become history.” Ancient Greece is a huge part of history. The legacies they left behind have helped us develop into the society that we are today- advanced, modern and knowledgeable. We no longer rely on myths, gods or goddesses to blame or thank for our everyday lives. On the other hand, they certainly left incredible and valuable knowledge that…

Monarchy Between 2000 and 800 BC Greece was predominantly made up of monarchies. These monarchies were only ruled by kings as queens were not allowed. These kings were originally elected by their city-state and held the position for the rest of their life. As time went on, they kings were no longer happy with this arrangement and demanded that their sons be heirs to the throne. Their power encompassed the entirety of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches as well as religious…

their empire were the two countries of Italy and Greece, known for many successful advancements. Even though they were controlled by the same government, Greece and Rome (Italy) had many contrarieties such as politics, art and the role of women. But, they also had some common traits such as wealth, geography and complications. First, in terms of politics, Greece and Rome clashed with each other like two north poles of a magnet, this…

sanctuary assemble for goddess Athena. It was buit totally from Pentalic marble, despite the fact that parts of its establishments are limestone from a pre-480 BCE sanctuary that was never finished, on top of a slope called the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Due to how enormous and tall it is inside the Parthenon there was a colossal statue of the goddess Athena. Outside the Parthenon, high up on its four dividers there was a frieze. The frieze shapes a solitary, ceaseless band around the outside…

In the world we live in, the Greeks are known to be one of the most successful civilizations to ever roam the earth. Part of the reason why the Greek civilization has stood the test of time and still exists today is due to their extremely successful militaries. Even though they lost lots of battles and even lots city states completely, their militaries allowed them to expand their boarders at a fast rate. With that being said, this essay will focus on the factors that made the Greek civilization…

In the year 600 BCE to 600 CE a new civilization emerged. This new civilization was Ancient Greece which is present day Peloponnese Peninsula. Ancient Greece was made up of city-states, a sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories. These city-states developed governments and organized their citizens according to a constitution, a set of laws. Around the fifth century BC Athens developed democracy, a system of government ruled by the population. Ancient Athens wasn't…