Greek War of Independence

The Persian wars occurred during 499–479. There are many factors including Greek colonization of Asia minor, the rise of the Persian empire, and the Ionian rebellion that all played a part in the conflicts started these wars. The end results however are the most important thing because they laid the groundwork for the golden age. During the 11th century the Greeks had flourishing colonies established in Asia minor. They were independent from both mainland and the ancient near East. However the…

Rats. No Greeks” “We have not come to destroy, but to build.” (Meltzer) Dr. Chris Petrolas, President of the Greek Community of Chicago said this while addressing the subject of Greek Immigrants being persecuted in America. Greeks were forced to leave because of war, and an extreme economic crisis. Some also came to escape the Greek Orthodox Church’s laws. In this paper I will discuss Greek immigrant’s background, their experience of immigrating, and their experience in America. Greeks had a…

Greece is firmly rooted in its past. The history of Greece shaped the way the country is today. The Greek civilization began on an Aegean island of Crete about 3000 B.C.E (World Book 538). This culture was known as the Minoan culture. However, in 2000 B.C.E, villages began to develop in the mainland of Greece. These villagers called themselves Mycenaeans, after the powerful town of Mycenae in the Peloponnesus. The Mycenaean’s were in contact with the Minoan culture on Crete and adopted some…

During, 431 B.C. to 404 B.C. an ancient Greek war was fought by Athenians who went against the Peloponnesian League. This league was led by Sparta. In “Culture and Values it states Athenians were pioneers in drama and historiography, town planning and medicine, painting, sculpture, mathematics and government. Their contributions to the development of western culture became the foundation for later achievements, achievements which endured. Including, their importance and exceptionality is…

The Parthenon or “Elgin Marbles” controversy has had both Britain and Greece scramble over who has the most acceptable appeal regarding the statues ever since Lord Elgin removed the statues from the Parthenon. Yet, from a direct comparison between the two nations based upon the strength of arguments, Britain has the most valid claim to the Parthenon Marbles. Though the flaws and bias involved in the extrapolation of evidence mush be considered such as the lack of an original document provided by…

between Greek citizens. Economic instability that was prominent during these times, still persists currently. Political tensions in Greece began during the German-Italian occupation in 1941 when an Axis collaborationist puppet government exiled and replaced the Greek government. In response…

be American, Mexican, Greek, Egyptian or even Multicultural history that knowing your values from your own culture and from the culture that you live in. For me, I haven’t experienced any American history. I was born in Greece and I have experienced a lot in Greece about the Greek history. I have learned that Greek History from 800 B.C. – 500 B.C. which in that period was the ancient Greece with her poetry, the advanced art, technology and the most important the Greek political history like…

Herodotus and Thucydides are the first Greek historians credited for documenting history. Not only are Herodotus and Thucydides credited for writing the first accounts of ancient Greek history, but they each shaped the future of historical writing in their own unique ways. The Peloponnesian and Persian wars were both important conflicts that focused on independence. Herodotus earned the designation “The Father of History” because before his writings, the Greeks had no word for history in terms…

The Greeks were very influential to the development of our modern world. The city-state or polis was the main political unit of Greece in this time period. The two major city-states in Greece were Sparta and Athens; they were sometimes united in order to defeat a common enemy. However, there was much tension between Sparta and Athens during this time period; these two cities were the main competitors in the Peloponnesian War. These two city-states were different in the way they ran their…

was the Ottoman Empire which also consisted of many ethnicities including, Greeks, Bulgarians, Turks, Kurds and Serbs. This mixture of nationalities was a key reason for the collapse of the Empire, which began with the Greek uprising. The development of nationalism accelerated throughout the Ottoman Empire during the nineteenth century and in particular within the Greeks as the position of educated and privileged Greeks improved significantly and as a result began to feel its increasing…