History of Athens

In Herodotus’ The History, Herodotus states the purpose of his writing as giving a report to the reason for why the Greeks and Persians went to war. After briefly reporting an account from Persian scholars, Herodotus notes that he neither believes or disbelieves the account. Instead, he rather finds fault with the man that he thinks first wronged the Greeks, Croesus of Lydia. Croesus, after succeeding his father in the rulership of Lydia, subdued and ruled the Greek city-states of Western Asia…

The castalian spring is where the water used to wash the temple of Apollo came from. This is where Pythia and the temple staff washed. The castalian fountain was built near the ancient route around 600-590 BC. The Delphi stadium was built in the 5th BC and it was used during the Pythian and Panhellenic games for the athletic events and music festivals occurring. The Delphi stadium could seat about 6500 spectators. The Delphi Theatre was built in the 4th B.C. The Delphi theater can accommodate…

DAY ???? Acropolis and Parthenon of Athens by Loren Jurkovic Year 11 (WHEN) 28th of July 447BCE (MAIN EVENT/S) Timeline of Events - 3500-3000BCE: Remains found from the Neolithic period indicate that there was a continuous settlement up the slopes in ancient caves. - 1600 – 1100BCE: The Mycenaean people of the Bronze Age built a large fortification wall with the perimeter of 760 metres at the head of…

There were many interesting statues inside the several museums that we visited. This is the reason it was difficult for me to pick a sculpture that I really connected with. The one that I particularly enjoyed the most was the Charioteer of Delphi, which is located in the Delphi Archaeological Museum. It is a very famous statue from Greece. It is a sculpture that Rob seemed to be very enthusiastic about, so he passed the appreciation on to my classmates and I. The sculpture was set up at this…

The Ancient Olympics was the most religious festival in ancient times held in Olympia, Greece to honor the gods by sacrifice, dedication, and victory. The Olympic games were played to recognize and respect the gods that the Greeks worshipped and they did this by sacrificing their valuable possessions to the gods. On the first day of the Olympics, a sacrifice of one hundred oxen was made to start off the Olympics. Not only did the Greeks devote their lives to Olympic gods but worshipped their…

The Olympics began centuries ago.The Olympics has changed history in many ways.There have been many sports and rules that changed since the Olympics started.The Olympics benefited ancient civilizations religiously and politically.This essay will inform you about how the ancients civilizations benefited from the Olympics. To begin with,the Olympics had different sports than the modern day Olympics.The old Olympics also had less sports than the modern day Olympics.The old Olympics had chariot…

decreed, that Athens should make no concessions to the Spartans except as provided by the treaty, and that a firm refusal of demands would result in treatment as equals. He drew attention to Sparta’s weaknesses such as limited resources, inexperience…

RUNNING CULTURE WHY ADOPT………….BECAUSE IT IS AN AXIOM FOR A GREATER HEALTH…………… Defining ‘culture’ often correlates with the term ‘society’ and while in general perspective there is no much difference in both terms, in sociological analysis this create a slight distinction. A culture represents the beliefs, practices and artefacts of a group, while society represents the social structures and organization of the people who share those beliefs and practices. A part of…

Istanbul, and Osaka. After the first round of voting it was crystal clear that Beijing would be the host of the 2008 Olympics; leaving the other potential hosts far behind, Beijing had a significant lead. Being the most watched Olympic games in history, the games attracted 4.7 billion viewers worldwide. During the crucial competition 37 world records were set along with 125 Olympic records. When Beijing was voted to hold the 2008 Olympics, it built many structures to hold events in and also to…

For this upcoming History Museum Project, My partner Sunday and I decided to do the Greek Amphitheater with the statue of the goddess Athena. The project took about three weeks to do. We chose to make this because we wanted to learn more about Greek culture and we both really admire the Greek Architecture, so we decided to make one of the most known ancient Greek Architecture, The Amphitheatre. The Amphitheatre was a theater, which provided many forms of entertainment such as politics, religion…