Greek cuisine

The Greek polis and the Sumerian city-state were both equally important to the civilization that it belonged to. Although they both were essentially the same thing, both differed in its operation depending on the civilization it belonged to. A Greek polis differs from a Sumerian city-state because a Sumerian city-state had ziggurats, Sumerian city-states relied heavily on agriculture, and Sumerian city-states differed in how they were run. Greek polis gradually advanced during a period known as…

These things were all made available for the Greeks. The Greeks were exporting classics such as wine, olives, and, as said, pottery. All these things helped spread the Greek culture all over Egypt, Asia Minor, the Greek mainland and islands such as Crete, Cyprus and the Cyclades. The starting of trade, well according the earliest written sources, were Homer and Hesiod. (GreekMythology…

No commander can win a battle, let alone a war by himself, this is distinctively true for the conqueror Alexander the Great. Alexander was and still is considered the greatest military genius in the known ancient world. He managed to conquer half of the known world in his time. His kingdom spread through Iran, Egypt, India and Pakistan. Alexander III of Macedon, known to many as Alexander the Great was born on the 21st of July 356 BCE and lived to the 11 of June 323 BCE. He was the son of King…

Alexander grew up watching his father, Phillip II, King of Macedonia, be able to transform Macedonia into a forceful and great military empire, there is no doubt that his father taught alexander a few things. As well as his father, Alexander’s tutor, Greek philosopher Aristotle, gave Alexander training in rhetoric and literature. Alexander had to mature at the raw age of 16 when his father assembled a large army to invade Thrace, and left Alexander with the power to rule Macedonia in his…

“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world,” stated famous Greek inventor, Archimedes . One of the city-states of Greece, Athens, used their adept shipbuilding skills to create the most powerful navy the world had ever seen. Using this great navy as a ‘fulcrum’ the Athenians protected their territory and fended off dangerous enemies like the Persian Empire. The main component of this great navy was a type of ship known as a trireme. The ancient…

Pericles was born around 495 B.C and soon became one of the most influence people in ancient Greece. Pericles name in Greek means “Surrounded by Glory.” His father Xanthippus had been a military commander for Athens at the battle of Mycale in 479 B.C. During the “Golden Age” Pericles was a statesman, famous orator, and general in the Athenian army. Pericles was liked so much some people even called the time the “Age of Pericles.” Pericles influence on Athenian society was large and lasting.…

enrolled in Plato’s Academy and proved to be an exemplary scholar. He received a request in about 342 B.C. from King Philip of Macedon to assist teaching is son Alexander. He began tutoring Alexander the Great who was thirteen years old at the time about Greek culture and its importance. Alexander soon went on…

Alexander the Great was born on July 20, 356 BC in Pella, Macedon, and died on June 10, 323 BC in Babylon. His biggest accomplishment was conquering lots of land in Asia and Europe. He was the king of Macedonia or Ancient Greece, and is considered to be one of the greatest military commanders in history. He was a king from 336 to 323 BC. His father was King Philip the II. He had a strong and united empire in Ancient Greece that Alexander inherited. When Alexander was a child, he was tutored in…

was a great conqueror. He united the greek city states and took over the Egyptians. Then he moved on and took over the large Persian empire. Even with all of these accomplishments, people argue over if he deserve the title “great”? I think that he does. I think that Alexander the Great deserves his title because he conquered vast empires and then managed to keep them together for his life time. One of the first accomplishments of Alexander was uniting the greeks. He had to suppress rebellion of…

Today, I will tell you about my two best types of pottery. These two types of pottery are called the Kamares Ware Jar, which originated from Phaistos, Greece and the Marine Style Jar, which originated from Palaikastro, Greece. These two types of jars or pottery were very popular during the Minoan time period especially within palaces and as based off of research they were the high points or most well known types of Minoan Pottery. The Kamares Ware Vases got their names from where they were first…