Koine Greek

maximized its resources to achieve innovation. Operating within its bounded rationalism, the Roman Empire improved its architecture, developed aqueducts and some tools, such as the ox-power mechanical reaper, to improve its agrarian lifestyle. The Greeks and Roman Empire were societies of innovation; by taking advantage of the available resources, they improved greatly on their agricultural and pottery techniques and undoubtedly, revolutionized their eras. If one makes the mistake of judging…

idealistic depictions of powerful figures. However, while the Greeks grew to focus on the ideal human…

The rise, development, and the continuance of the Greek civilization was one of the most influential aspects of many other ancient and modern day societies. Although other civilizations undoubtedly have their own way of operating in their respective societies, Greek life was unique in the fact that they were not physically united as one. “The country's rough terrain and geographically isolated settlements prevented the Greeks from forming a highly centralized, inland empire like the Egyptians.…

Ancient Greek Civilization: The Golden Age I. Introduction At least 2000 years before Christ, on the Island of Crete emerged the first Greek Civilization. Under the leadership of a general name, Pericles, Greece reached its Golden Age or Classical Period, which was later believed to be among the greatest civilizations ever existed. During that period, the Greek culture flourished and the city-state of Athens became the world’s first democracy. Nonetheless, similarly to others, the Greek…

The Classical period of ancient Greece is known for the flourish of scientific, political, mathematical, and artistic innovation. The Classical period extends from the late 6th century to 4th century B.C. During this time the people of Greece saw a move towards naturalism compared to the art of the Archaic period that preceded it. Sculptures grew less stylized, instead they focussed on replicating the human form as seen in life. Depiction of figures on vases also became naturalistic; however,…

the essence of Greek society; we are often taught to appreciate the influence that the Greeks had on the development of the western world. Martin Bernal, in his work Black Athena, sheds new light on this matter, offering evidence that suggests our beliefs about the origin of Greek culture are misconstrued. Bernal successfully argues that, contrary to the widely believed and racism-laced Aryan Model, the Egyptians and Phoenicians played a significant role in the development of Greek society; this…

Ironically, the attacks arise from the idea that the refugees threaten Greek culture, while the natives of Skala have no real definition of Greek. The village has forgotten the disasters of Anatolian crisis and the history of Greece and Anatolia, who have shared populations for centuries. Myrivilis, aware of these contradictions, uses his novel to remind the world that rejecting Anatolian culture was ironically discriminating against Greek culture. Thus, the theme of memory becomes vital to both…

Xenophon captures the Greek world at the end of its oligarchic glory. His work, affectionately referred as “fussy” highlights the essential pieces that brought the decline of the hoplite warfare and an end to its ethos. The definition of autonomia changed following the beginning of the fourth century B.C.E. The role of the citizens no longer encapsulated the wellbeing of the community, but rather their wellbeing through the community. The question of the day became “what can my polis do for me?”…

education, and you are more useless than a white crayon. As I get older, you become more difficult to do just like trying to solve a rubik 's cube blindfolded. You should be banished from every single school in the world forever. Who even made you? The Greeks? They must of been partying too hard one night and accidentally created you. You are a plague worse than the Black Death and it needs to be cured quickly. I was very fond of math when I was young. I actually understood it. As the years…

Both Greek and Roman societies have interesting conceptualizations of sexuality. Greek society predates Roman society and definitely had an impact on Romans views on sexuality. It is evident that a system like Pederasty, to some extent, impacted Roman society, regardless of the fact that Roman society passed moral laws which further separated them from the Greeks. During the Archaic Age, dated around 6th century BC, there were big changes in Greek society. This time period saw the rise of…