Greece

like the Egyptians. So they adapted their settlement pattern to the prevailing geography and settled in small, independent city-states nestled in valleys between the mountains, many of which were located near the sea.”("Western Civilization I”). Greece was not physically a consolidated country quite yet, however they took measures towards unifying under one way of life. Greek political life was composed of a period of internal political reformations within their city states to figure out which…

The Greek and Roman empires has written their names in golden words in the world history and has brought huge legacy to humanity and they inspire almost of the world in one aspect or the other. The Parthenon and the Pantheon are two examples that portray how mighty those cultures were, with skillful artisans and avant-gardist thinker. Consider how the style and function (use) of each building serves as a typical example of its culture. The Parthenon was built 447-438 BC, by Iktinos,…

The Parthenon of Athens is over five hundred years older than the Pantheon of Rome. The Romans admired the ancient Greeks, who were as far removed from them across time as we are from Renaissance Italy. Although Greece and Rome were, and are different cultures, our concept of ‘progress’ is also relevant. The Romans were more modern, more globalized and more technologically advanced. This shows in their art, but not as much as in the architectural techniques and materials available to them.…

the Persians left to make a bronze statue. The Greeks were being more powerful and prosperity after the war, especially their naval power. The naval power of Athens was growing day by day. Athens ruled almost the entire Mediterranean region along Greece. Athens became the leader of the Dalian League. This made the Spartans became jealous. And a war between the two leading cities, Athens and Sparta, started. The war is called Peloponnesian war. The main reason for the Spartans to launch the war…

What do we know about the golden age of Greece? The golden age of Greece talks about the two popular city states of the nations which were Sparta, and the Athens. There was conflicts between these two city states at that time. Due to those two city states, or in other words due to the bravery or the guts those two city states had, they were able to bring the ancient world its theater, culture, and also art. Most importantly that humanism had a huge effect as well to the development of the Greek…

where both great civilizations, but only one was the greatest of all ancient greece. Sparta was a civilization that innovated and capitalized on its strong values. Athens was a pale imitation to what Sparta had achieved. Sparta had the superior civilization compared to Athens because it had a strong military, far less patriarchal, and had a healthier society. Sparta had the strongest and most well trained army of ancient greece. Boys were brought up to be the ultimate killing machines. The boys…

Of all the ancient city-states of Greece, Athens was considered one of the most widely renowned at the time. Its beautiful architecture, menacing navy, and early form of Democracy, are just a few of its well known merits. The city-state was named after the Greek Goddess, Athena, who served as a bastion for Wisdom, Strategy, and Warfare. This daughter of Zeus, became Athens’s patron deity as a means of protection and influence in decision making. Many sculptures, paintings, and other works of art…

Peloponnesian Wars were in the development of what came to be called the west, it becomes clearer that these two wars as well as the 50 years in between were essential to the "west." was due to the fact that ancient greece is the base of western civilization. The peloponnesian war was the downfall of greece. Thucydides the historian states that that the beginning started when all greeks joined to fight the persian invasion. Everything was great until one of the greek nation known as athens tried…

The building of roads is practical in that it facilitates quick and safe trading, as well as the transportation of troops across the empire. They also allow for the passing of information between places and positions. In ancient Greece, rulers understood the importance in maintaining roads to the various cities in the empire. John Fine write on the maintenance of roads, “Since it was essential that there be good lines of communication between these cities and various parts of the…

The Greek classical era sometimes called the Hellenic period was “the period between the Persian Wars at the beginning of the fifth century B.C. and the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.”(). The Greek classical era was a period of war, conflict, and development. The Persians were the greatest adversary of the Greek states. The era was characterized by series of wars between Athens state and the Persians. Also, there was rivalry and mistrust between Athens and the other members of the…