Olympia, Greece

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…

important to ancient Greek culture during this time, the games were original founded as a religious celebration to honor and celebrate the importance of Greek religion. The first founding of the Olympic games dates all the way back to 776 B.C in Olympia, Greece. Although there are several myths of who was the first creator of these games, the importance behind forming this unique festival was religion. In 776, Greeks all across Europe came together in a religious celebration to worship the gods.…

Ancient Greece has contributed a variety of subjects from poetry to philosophy, but what are the areas Ancient Greece had the greatest influence? Ancient Greece has been significantly influential to American culture, specifically in the area of political structure and science, although, entertainment is also noteworthy. In 508 BCE, Democracy begun (Doc. 1); a political system that introduced unbiased judgment and would be later expanded upon for the American political principles. Democracy was…

Alexander the Great was and still is considered one of the greatest military leaders of all time. He changed history and the way we think about it, through his exceptional ambition and many talents. His bravery, strategy, and decisiveness allowed him to expand his empire into Persia without losing a single battle. He had a reign of 13 years, starting at the age of 20 after the assassination of his father Philip II of Macedon. Alexander himself died at the age of 32 in 323 BCE and the division of…

Alexander the Great was the most successful military leader of his time. Alexander's first ruling started when his dad, Philip, went on a expedition and left Alexander in charge of macedonia in 356 B.C. Alexander first started reforming the colonies and making them prosperous and slowly started taking over new territory with his new found army. This was all able to happen because of his traits as a leader like being smart, courageous and heroic. Alexander the Great was a very smart individuals…

hearth, familiarity, and comfort. Hestia is the chief of all goddesses (“The Gods of Greece” 168). According to Plato, Hestia means 'the essence of things' (“The Gods of Greece” 168). Hestia is the goddess of the hearth. She receives the best in offerings (“The Gods of Greece” 168). Hestia is the least personal goddess and the most anonymous. She gave her throne on Olympus up for Dionysus. (“The Gods of Greece” 168) The Ancient Greeks believed that “Hestia's fire, her life energy, burned for…

When Philip II became king of Macedon after the death of Perdiccas, he was left with a crisis of many issues. This included threats from other powers and the issues of pretenders, economic problems, and the army’s losses. Philip overcame this crisis by securing his position as king and stabilising Macedon through reforming the army with new training and structure, dealing with the issues of hostiles through use of diplomacy and battle, and securing land and wealth to increase Macedon’s power.…

When trying to come to a date for the first Olympiad a decision was made by fixing a list of victors at Olympia, after which they counted backward in quadrennial units (Miller 2004, 20). The main concern with trying to figure out the origin date is if it is accuracy for the emergence of Greek athletics. Scholars have looked for the origin in older cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt as Greece had large, influential contacts in the Bronze Age (Miller 2004, 20) .The art of both Mesopotamia and Egypt…

coast of Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands. Greece has made a long lasting contribution in our modern architecture, literature, medicine, art and philosophers. The rise of Greek happened because of their geographic location, government, and political system. Also, the decline of Greek happened because of their differences opinions of political, economic and military systems. The Greek civilization started with the Minoans…

much to be learned about civilization during that time. How people lived, taught, and learn is still being improved upon. As well as the abundance of activities that ancient Greeks participated in such as sports, the arts, and politics. Classical Greece, despite having many smaller cities which were not nearly as active, updated, or wealthy, had two primary large cities. These were named Athens, and Sparta, although Athens was the larger of the two. The city was named after Athena, the goddess…