History of Athens

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    These contents are perfect for the celebration like symposium, the drinking party for every male and courtesan in Athens, because people would like to drink happily. The classical period is when Greeks had the most self-confidence that they admired and depicted people idealistically. The vessels themselves would be filled with water for producing wine. Besides the…

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    also one of the first sport any Olympiad played. Even though many sports have changed drastically throughout history discus hasn’t. At first discus was used in a pentathlon which consisted of discus, jumping, wrestling, running and javelin, and now it is its own event. “The typical discus weighed between 4 ½ to 13 pounds.” Discus was eventually added to the modern Olympic games in Athens around 1896. In the early 1900’s both single handed and double handed throwing came into play with a 4 ½…

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    When you think of the ancient Greeks, what do you think of? Do you think of the Olympics or democracy or grandiose city-states, such as Athens and Sparta? Well, what you may not have thought about that there was an aspect of everyday ancient Greek society known as misogyny, or prejudice against women. Ancient Greek women were usually stuck performing domestic labor in the household under the control of men. They could not participate in government, they did not have rights, and they had to obey…

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    The sculpture “Athena Battling Alkyoneos” relates to social context by the artist representing the original battle, the Pergmene victory over the invading Gouls in the late 3rd century. There is a second, smaller and less well-preserved high relief frieze on the inner court walls which surround the actual fire altar on the upper level of the structure at the top of the stairs. They depict events from the life of Telephus, legendary founder of the city of Pergamon and son of the hero Heracles…

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    well-known philosophers who ever lived. Plato was born in Athens Greece, and is believed to be born in the years of 428-427 BCE (Britannica). Plato died within the years of 348-347 BCE, and he is believed to have lived as old as eighty one or eighty four years old. In his life he became a student under Socrates teachings, and Socrates was one of the first philosophers known, who is also the first to have his ideas and thoughts written down in history by Plato. Plato went on to teach…

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    The grandiose course of human history has bared witness to many great wonders of the world. Whether it be the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, or the ancient pyramids of Egypt and Mesoamerica, human ingenuity has truly shown its ability to stand the test of time through its many architectural accomplishments. This essay will discuss the architectural accomplishments of two particular monuments of human history – the Greek Parthenon, and the Roman Pantheon. The Parthenon and the Pantheon equally…

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    The study of history is useful to the understanding of the recreation and leisure movements because it informs us how and why we have some leisure activities that we do today. When we study the history of leisure we can examine how leisure and its definition has changed over time and how some still exist today. An example is the Olympics; the Olympics was first recorded in Greece 776 B.C that lasted five days. These games, at that time, was organize to honor the Greek god Zeus. Furthermore, the…

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    idealism. With these beliefs they perfected the ancient Greek civilization, which influenced architecture innovations and various art techniques. Greek culture has been alive for thousands of years and continues to be important today. The Greeks have a history that is still respected and being kept alive today. They believed in ‘Humanism,’ which is the belief that humans are the “measure of all things.” That being said, humans were believed to be the…

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    Olympics through the century's The Olympic games was created originally in ancient Greece hosted in Olympia from 776 BC to 393 AD it took about 1503 years for the Olympics to take place again. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The Olympics started as a religious festival for Zeus at Olympia a ritual sanctuary site. All who competed where male and had the same language as well beliefs. Men would come from all over the Greek world from Spain to Turkey all…

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    The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Organised by the International Olympic Committee; held in Athens, Greece, from the 6th to 15th of April 1896. The World Bank estimates Brazil’s economy will shrink 2.5 per cent this year, and while it is still struggling to pay off its World Cup bills, the government allocated 9.7 billion US dollars from the public and private sectors to fund the facilities…

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