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Greece vs. Persia The Classical age through the Hellenistic period was a time where politics, economics, and religion flourished throughout Europe. Two important empires during this time period ere the Greeks and the Persians, whose significance increased significantly after the Greco-Persian war. The politics and economics of Persia and Greece were different, but the religions were similar because they worshipped anthropomorphically, had an altar system, and weren 't strongly practicing…

empire that he formed, has been studied by people ever since his death. Alexander’s empire ruled over a large portion of land from Greece in the west to India, in the east. His actions brought an end to the long standing conflict that the Persians and Greeks had with each other, established multiple cities that bore his name across the land that he conquered, had a major influence on future rulers, and had remnants that lasted until the time of the Roman Empire. Alexander not only had a…

The Classical Greek period is known to have many significant individuals whom enlightened Greece and the modern world with streams of intellectual movements. An example of a prominent personality of Classical Greece is Herodotus, who holds incalculable importance. Herodotus gives an insight of his own conception of the world in which human psychology takes fundamental place. He is also known for contributing to the creation of what society now refers to as ‘history’; an essential tool critical…

conquered most of the east, from Egypt to India, the spread of Greek culture was inevitable. This came to be known as the Hellenistic period and it had many of the Rabbis in a perturbed state. In the novel, As A Driven Leaf, Milton Steinberg discusses the influence of the Hellenistic culture on the Jewish community. Throughout the novel a major discussion point has been whether or not a man should study other resources such as Greek literature. The prologue starts with seventy of the Sanhedrin…

Alexander’s rule became more Greek (Hanson 128). Alexander’s conquest played the role of shaping the 700 years following his death through culture, religion, and geography. As Alexander the Great pursued his conquest, his soldiers would settle down in the different parts of Asia, therefore introducing Greek culture in the different communities (Hanson 128). As a result of Alexander’s conquest, new trade routes were established, and continued after his death.…

the Greek people began to experiment with new political organization after the end of the Peloponnesian War, a type of federalism emerged that united groups of Greek settlements in several geographic areas including Messenia, Boeotia, and Thessaly. These federations, along with the remaining independent poleis and the rest of Greece, soon encountered a new issue resulting from the rise of Philip of Macedon to the north. While federalism was certainly a civilizational advancement for the Greeks,…

What made him a political figure? To answer the question “What makes Aristotle a political figure?” one must first define what political is. Politics is derived from the Greek word polis, which means a city, or a sovereign state. Political is also given many other definitions such as “of or relating to politics” and “being involved or concerned with politics”. Given these definitions, one can now tell if someone is a political…

transitioned to the Hellenistic era and leadership went from the Greeks to the Romans. (Frankforter & Spellman, 125) Alexander the Great left a great impact and laid foundations for the Hellenistic World. However, the world would not have been impacted by Alexander if he would not have become king. For one I think Greek culture would be weak because Alexander wouldn’t have conquered all the land he did when he was king. That would leave Greek culture not being so widespread. He would have never…

On images of the sculptures of “Kouros” and “Kroisos” it can be distinguish the influence of both Greeks and Egyptians cultures. During the beginning of the movement of naturalism, the little detailed sculptures such as the one of “Kouros” in 600 BCE changed to a “life-size” sculptures with a more realistic and detail figure such as the one of “Kroisos” sculpture of 530 BCE. However, the sculptures of “Kouros” and “Kroisos” present a certain difference based on a purpose, a reflection of an idea…

things Alexander has achieved, the name “great” suits Alexander perfectly. A reason why Alexander deserves the name “great” was because he changed Greece as a whole, and he colonized different cities, and polis’ to make those cities and polis’ more Greek. By doing so, he destroyed the Persian empire given a dominant figure of Greece, showing that Greece was stronger than them. By doing this, and fulfilling his father’s dream of defeating the Persians. War, death, and destruction breaks out.…