Mycenaean Greece

form of government, as it allowed the citizens to create their own laws and dictate their own lives. The ways our different governments have advanced, even within the last century or so can equally compare to the advancements of democracy in Ancient Greece, especially because many of our modern democracies are based off of these ancient stepping stones. As Thucydides stated in his History of the Peloponnesian War, “Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a…

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…

Contributions of the Ancient Greeks Ancient greece was one of the most technologically advanced societies during their time. Many of their ideas are still being used to this day. Some of these include, democracy, theatre, and the Olympic Games. Greece was one of many helpful ancient societies. One of the many ways that ancient Greece contributed to society now. One way is with democracy. Democracy was first invented in ancient Athens by Solon, Cleisthenes, and Ephialtes. Unlike the…

Architecture: The Temples and Ideas Built by Ancient Greece Classical Greek architecture is an iconic part of Greek history. As Greece developed, so too did the architecture. The architecture became symbolic of the rise and success of Greek Society. All of western civilization can trace its origins to that of Greece. Thus, modern neoclassicism continued to be a symbol of western society and its drive to attain the ideal. Greece forever impacted culture by discovering that architecture is a…

CHAPTER 1 BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE FOOD OF GREECE Greek cuisine offers the traveler a rich and diverse range of different foods and beverages. Although Greek food has changed over the centuries as the country has been invaded and influenced by others, the names of food, cooking methods and basic ingredients have remained largely the same for thousands of years. Greece’s climate is perfect for cultivating olive and lemon trees, producing two of the most characteristic elements of Greek cooking…

They did not have the visions of Heaven and Hell as we do now. Specifically, the idea that living a good life will lead one to a pleasant afterlife and that living a bad or immoral life will lead one to an unpleasant afterlife. The ancient Greeks saw life after death as something only attainable through glory in their present lives. As Achilles said in the Iliad (1997 trans.), “If I hold out here and I lay siege to Troy, my journey home is gone, but my glory never dies. If I voyage back to the…

Plays began to become important in ancient Greece and two types of plays which were written and performed were comedies and tragedies. A comedy, in ancient Greece, was usually a play that marked or made fun of a certain topic, person, or group of people. One famous comedy writer was Aristophanes. He wrote the plays The Birds and Lysistrata. A tragedy, in ancient Greece, usually dealt with a moral or social issue, human suffering, and almost always ended in disaster. Three famous Greek tragedy…

were still one of the biggest nations of the time, the Persian Empire slowly lost their power and influence after the Greco-Persian war. After their defeat, the Persians were unable to expand their nation any further. They were not able to conquer Greece and weren’t even allowed to continue ruling Ionia and the Aegean…

Ancient Greek: Cleisthenes introduces democracy in Athens. Cleisthenes is considered the father of democracy. He was a noble Athenian. He was able to change the Athenian government by overthrowing of Hippias, who was the son of a tyrant. Ancient Greek: Cleisthenes introduces democracy in Athens. Cleisthenes is considered the father of democracy. He was a noble Athenian. He was able to change the Athenian government by overthrowing of Hippias, who was the son of a tyrant. Ancient Roman…

an Empire so large 44% of the world’s population called the Shahanshah of Persia their King. But, against the odds, they won, and unleashed a chain of events leading to an insignificant city state into becoming the hegemon, or first city, of all of Greece. There were more battles to be fought, and the young democracy…