Koine Greek

and government, help demonstrate the values that the Greeks had. While Greek values may not seem to be inherently related to one another, principles such as hubris and the Greek understanding of government directly reflect the collective desire to find a balance between two extremes and to understand one’s role and limitations. This common root is what links seemingly unrelated values across Greece. The Greek belief in the…

Alexander the Great Do you believe Alexander is Good? I believe that Alexander is good. Philip 2 left behind all his power to his son after he got murdered. Philip 2 ruled for 23 years. Alexander is a hero because he invented many things, The Egyptians crowned him Pharaoh, and Alexander’s army was so good Alexander was able to lead them into tough armies. This essay will prove to you that Alexander the Great was not bad, instead he is good. To begin with, Alexander is a hero because he…

The question that we are all trying to answer is How Great was Alexander the great. Is that really the question that we are asking I mean His name is alexander the GREAT. Well AS you have probably guessed I am in favor of Alexander the Great. I believe he was great. His Greatness brought Julius caesar to tears. He built a strong empire at a very young age, 20. He was born in the back woods, macedonia, so he did not have a great chance of being great. He fought and won many battles, that shows…

Alexander the Great expanded his empire and spread Greek culture throughout the realm. His empire was successful due to his strength, brilliance, and persistence. He unleashed changes that would ripple across the Mediterranean world and Middle East for centuries. His most lasting achievement was the spread of Greek culture. Alexander the Great’s empire was a great success. After Philip II was assassinated, Alexander took the throne. He was only 20, but he was an experienced soldier and was…

Peter the Great was an emperor of all Russia. He was born in Moscow, Russia on June 9, 1672. He was born into a very rich family in Russia. He was the 14th child. He first became emperor at the age of 10 because of deaths in the family. Once he grew up he became very tall at 6’8 and a strong man. His personality was if he wants to do it he is going to do it. And that’s exactly what he did. He was a smart warrior and spectacular fighter. He also did a lot for his country. Peter made schools in…

managed to pull success from these unlikely scenarios. Alexander was born on 353 BCE to the parents King Philip II and Queen Olympias in the city of Pella, the wealthy capital of the kingdom of Macedon. According to the writings of the ancient Greek biographer Plutarch, Olympias, on the eve of the consummation of her marriage to Philip, dreamed that…

he was a king. He was also a king that used military genius to unite the Greek city-states. He did so by changing the traditional military strategy. He used pikes that were 13 feet long and his formation was changed to be more forceful. He also used a catapult of sorts to be able to get past the walls that some Greek city-states were protected by. He used gold and silver from his conquests to move farther. He united the greek city-states except for Sparta. He was also a lenient conqueror that…

Historically the Romans actually followed the Greeks until they defeated them in 146 B.C.. Their idealistic differences are well known when comparing artworks. While the Greeks are more focused on God's and power, Romans use their art for decoration depicting reality and beauty. Romans were more likely to sculpt a well-known fit emperor while Greek sculpted an unrealistic beauty of what they imagined. Romans luxurious objects consisted of metal…

The two statues that I chose are from the Hellenistic period of Greek art. During the Hellenistic period of Greek art. Many artist were inspired by the artistic styles from the past. Artist of the Hellenistic period didn't focus so much on the intellectual and rational side of art like that of the classical period. Instead they focused more on fantasy and dream state of the subject. This often caused the art to have somewhat of a sexual overtone to them. The male statue that I have is a…

Dr. Ng, Thank you for your insights about Greek Epigraphy. I am very glad to hear from you that you are an epigrapher. I need to learn about it from you. Inscriptions were generally moved from their steady place with a reason of reusing the items in other constructions, and most probably, because of some catastrophic phenomena, such as earthquakes, battles, fires, and rebels, inscriptions had damages, and so the walls were reused with no historical reason. Historians need to interpret on…