History of Athens

Ancient Greece was divided into two nations. These two nations are Athens and Sparta. Sparta is better than Athens in many ways. Sparta was more fair and just, as well as being strong and smart. Sparta is far superior to Athens because their army was protective and also girls received education and women had more freedom compared to Athens. The Spartans trained their whole life to become military soldiers and fight.…

During the times of Ancient Greece, a symbol of the olympics was the flame. The flame was a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. Picture The olive wreath is another symbol of the ancient Olympic Games. It is a branch of an olive tree that formed a circle and is an ancient and sacred award for Olympic champions. An olympic athlete would only receive the…

Consequently, Athens demanded the surrender of Melians since Athenians were more powerful than they were. The Melians resisted and opted to die fighting (Perry, Peden & Von Laue, pp.76). Their decision to challenge the Athenians while suicidal was an attempt to protect…

The Athenian army got the Persians to the see which then was the battle at the Bay of Salamis which is located near Athens. The Greeks won that battle but most of their temples were burned and destroyed. The Greeks have been reconstructing the Parthenon since the late 400’s and are still working on it. Wealth was important to the Greeks and that is one of the reasons…

During the Hellenistic Period, the rise of one of the most famous ideas studied from the ancient world began: Greek philosophy. Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird expresses her knowledge of such philosophical strategies in persuasion through the closing statement of Atticus Finch. In the eyes of ancient Greeks, Atticus is a heroic speaker because of his uses ethos, pathos, and logos. By condescending to the level of comfort of the jury and treating them with respect, Atticus effectively uses…

During the 1950s and 1960s, tradition/custom and the fact that men overlie women when it comes to playing sport. While women like Dawn Fraser; gold medalist winner in 100m freestyle, were gradually accepted into almost all kinds of sport, history has shown that women have continued to struggle in getting recognition in sport. In addition, Dawn Fraser is known as a well-known athletic because she ranked so well in the games of the 1956 and the fact that the productions of Television were also…

Ancient Indian architecture Intro Indian architecture goes all the way back to 2500 BC. In the Harrapan period in northern India now called modern Pakistan The Harrapan’s built big cities with large stone walls around them huge public baths and large warehouses but after the Harrapan empire crashed in 2000 BC two thousand years went past before anybody in India built a big stone building again. What did they build back then? When Indian architects started building big buildings again they…

the Games were held every four years in Olympia, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Olympia is located in the western Peloponnese peninsula. These games were held to honour the God Zeus. The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280 participants from 13 nations, competing in 43 events. Since 1994, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games have been held separately and have alternated every two years. The Olympics in Ancient Greece It was in 776 BC that the first…

The Olympic Torch and the torchbearers visit many places and see many unique and interesting locations. The Olympic Torch Relay has a very intriguing history, includes fascinating people, and inspires many today. First, being the opening event of the Games, the relay is a great way to start watching the Olympics and has a great history to go along with it. The story of the Olympic Torch Relay goes back to the original games in Olympia, Greece, and is reflected in the modern Olympics. In the…

As discussed frequently in the previous weeks of the course, the Hellenic era or Hellenistic movement was extremely vital to the world the would form in Greece after the dark ages. The Hellenic era gave way to rich ideas on arts, architecture, politics, and society. The all would have a positive impact that helped to great some of the most prasied and studied works and ideas of that time. But just like any movement the impact is only as great the people who help to maintain and keep it alive.…