Greek War of Independence

Ideas and beliefs have proved to be an extraordinary force throughout all of history. Ideas in the enlightenment period leading to a new way of thinking, religious beliefs leading to war. For Italy, Germany and others it was nationalism which changed their history in the 19th century and led to wars for independence. Although nationalism helped Italian and German unification it also led to the breakup of empires such as the Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman. Nationalism is the idea that people of…

Jane Randolph Jefferson and Peter Jefferson. He was the third of ten siblings. Jefferson enjoyed playing the woods, practicing the violin and reading. He started his formal education at the age of nine. He attended a private school where he studied Greek and Latin. At the age of 14 Jefferson did further studies in classical languages, literature, and mathematics. He left for college in 1760 and went to the College of William and Mary. Thomas dropped out after only 3 years to study law under…

sculpture in Ancient Greek, displaying a moment of throwing the discus. Observing the exterior of the Discobolus, some features can be discovered. Discobolus’s lifting his arm, ducking down and bending knees form an “S” shape. The athlete shifts his weight to the right foot and uses left toe as the auxiliary supporting point. Man’s body has a trend of counterclockwise turning, which fulfill the concept of dynamics. At about 460 BCE, Myron created this great sculpture in ancient Greek. (The…

group of about 2,000 islands and covering more than 130,000 square kilometers of land. The country's official name was Hellenic Republic which is a historiographic term used for a series of councils and “Provincial Governments” during the Greek War of Independence. Greece shares borders with four other countries including: Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey. Greece has a strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to the Turkish Straits. Over sixteen thousand…

philosophical, scientific, and artistic. Like in the Helladic period, these achievements made what the Western European Culture is today. In 776 BC is when the first Olympic Games were held. The religion grew and developed for 1000’s of years. The Greeks believed in myths or folktales. They had Olympian Gods and Goddesses such as Poseidon,God of Seas, Zues, King of Gods, and Athena, Goddess of Wisdom. They believed and thought about these Gods and Goddesses. Athens became the birth place of…

The necessary evil committed by the human condition during the Peloponnesian war was unnecessary, at the growth of greed and power through the expansion of Athens Empire was heavily affected by the conflict in 431-404 BCE. The war between Sparta and Athens had begun with the escalated greed for control and power over the Greek world. Athens control over the Greek world seized to exist after the embellishment of their power, which the Spartans had done in their great effort to overthrow the great…

with mountains acting as a natural barrier and easy access to the sea, they were battle tested by the Persians. The Persian Wars tested Greek poleis’ on their ability to preserve their independence over other city-states. After the battle of Platea, Athens decided to form the Delian League of cities to continue to resist the Persians, ultimately liberating Ionia and its Greek settlements from Persian control. Athens was in desperate need of leader who could guide this powerful city-state, which…

Behind the postcards of the country’s famous architecture, it contains beautiful sunsets and golden, sandy beaches. The islands are the main characteristic of Greece’s morphology portion of the country’s culture and tradition. Greek sovereign lands include 6,000 islands and islets, which are small islands, scattered in the Aegean and Ionian seas, that have only 227 islands inhabited. This is a unique occurrence for the European countries. Within the 6,000 islands, in which approximately…

whether or not to break away from the super power that was Britian. Henry’s speech to the convention, and Paine’s The Crisis No. 1 were both pieces of work that urged the colonist to take up arms against the British and fight tooth and nail for their independence and while both have common themes of freedom and patriotism, they are both vastly different in the respects of their language and degree of success success. Both Henry’s speech and Paines The Crisis were authoritative pieces and a…

Not only have the Greeks brought forth many great ideas, they have also influenced other cultures. An example of this is the classical Greek architectural designs seen in government buildings. They influenced the origin of words that we use today, Military strategies as well as religion through the spread of Orthodox Christianity. Although Greece might have had an important role in ancient time spreading…