History of Greece

Governments in ancient civilizations differed throughout, their societies strongly affected their types of governments. For an example the Spartan society was really into their military and their way of life was centered around it. They were an Oligarchy and their two kings led the armies. Athens were more centered around their rights as citizens. At the time this wasn’t heard of and they created a Democracy. While only men really had a voice they paved the way for democracies today. In…

The inhabitants of Ancient Greece believed in a very unique religion filled with mythological gods and goddesses. In this religion, these deities possessed the power to control numerous aspects of life on earth and were worshipped in sanctuaries and temples built by their followers. The gods and goddesses received sacrifices by those who wished to keep them at peace for distinctive purposes and some components of this religion are still prevalent in modern America. There are several concepts…

AND MORTALS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY The Greek mythology has been one of the most complicated subjects in the field of religion and mythology. This is due to the complex relations and interactions which exists in the history of the gods of Greece and the mortal humans who lived in ancient Greece. Different versions of the existence and the establishment of the superior beings which existed on the face of the earth were developed which at times create suspense to the readers on the way they…

more about Ancient Greece and that person is Thucydides. Thucydides is the author of the book The history of the Peloponnesian war. This book contains a big part of Ancient greece history but also Pericles speech, although cameras and recorders did not exist during that time one can not be entirely sure if Thucydides have written the speech down word for word or if he himself has rewritten the speech. This can cause a weak link to appear for anyone studying the Ancient Greece society due to the…

Salvaged in the 1960’s, the Flotilla Fresco was discovered in a building that had been obscured under volcanic ash. This was due to a series of natural forces. The painting is a Fresco, which is a technique in art where the paint is applied on plaster that has not dried yet. There are many speculations of what the painting is portraying. From a commemoration celebrating a new sailing period, military ships, or a transit from Akrotiri to Crete. This painting is treated as one of the most…

be small like the color of their flags or they could be major, like the way they are ran. There are also differences, the differences could be small like the number of citizens or they could be major, like the traditions and culture. Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire have many revealing similarties and differnces. Their architectural patterns, their government, and even art shared distinct similarities and differences. For instance, our text tells us about the Greeks Parthenon and…

Two of the oldest known civilizations in history are that of ancient Egypt and ancient Greece. Ancient Egyptian civilization is thought to have commenced around 3150 BC and persisted until the end of the Pharaoh rule in 31 BC. The ancient Greek civilization is assumed to have existed from 1100 BC till about 146 BC. The variances between them are plenty but there are several resemblances existing between these two civilizations in culture, religion, architecture, and other life foundations. The…

Wives of Greek The Athenian historian, political philosopher and general Thucydides said ones, “The greatest glory [for women] is to be least talked about among men, whether in praise or blame”. Most of the sources that survived from the Ancient Greece are written for men for men. According to the historian and novelist Helena P. Schrader, this is because, " There are surviving evidence about work of art featuring women, but just a few of information about their accomplishments and contributes…

difference between the Roman and Greek empire that printed a different architecture style and history around the world. The pantheon and the Parthenon are considered as old sanctuaries. The Parthenon’s history goes back before the pantheon almost six centuries. During the restoration for the pantheon in Rome, the Parthenon was made in Athens, the old lords of Greece. It was worked around 447-438 BC. Marcus…

left Herodotus named the “Father of History”. The impact caused by breaking from Homeric tradition, and instead regarding events though a process of investigation and facts, leaves a lasting influence on classics to come. These influences can be seen though the writings of Caesar, written almost four hundred years after the publication of The Croesus Logos. Caesar wrote firsthand accounts,…