Peloponnese

When reading this paper, it is important to keep in mind that many of the sources that were used were written after the events had already occurred. With saying that, one should still take into consideration that these pieces of written history are valuable and can shed some light on Roman history, culture, ideologies, and beliefs. Most of the information in this paper comes from the works of Polybius, who lived between 200 and 118 BCE, Livy, who lived between 59 and 17 BCE, and the Twelve…

The Melian councillors made a horrible mistake by not accepting the terms of the Athenians in 416, and because of their irrational decision, their entire population got decimated. The Melians people were delusional in their assumptions that everything would work out in their favour, and they expected that outside forces would come to assist them, and would help make sure their battle ended in a favourable outcome. If I was a Melian citizen at the time of this decision, I would strongly oppose…

fields such as in art, entertainment, math, science and especially in architecture. Greek architecture showed the development and the evolution of their society. This type of engineering came from the people who inhabited the Greek mainland and the Peloponnese, the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Greek colonies in Ionia, and Magna Graecia. It stretches from 900 B.C.E. to the first century C.E. The Greeks have provided us with some of the finest and most unique buildings in the entire Ancient…

How tall is the Great Pyramid at Giza? The Great Pyramid at Giza is “the largest and oldest” of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was originally roughly 146 meters tall (481 feet). However it has “lost about 10 meters in height over the millennia.” Now it stands at the height of approximately 139 (455 feet.) https://www.thoughtco.com/how-tall-was-the-great-pyramid-118066 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza 2. How many blocks of stone are in the Great Pyramid? The…

Athens and Sparta Ancient Greek rivals, the city-states of Sparta and Athens, were separated geographically by the Aegean Sea and a swath of land on the Peloponnese peninsula. Their respective locations on the map-landlocked Sparta and seaside Athens- influenced these two poleis in many ways and their differences are a result of this geography. The mountainous terrain made traveling and correspondence troublesome. As a result, each city-state developed independently and different from one…

Chadwick, J. 1958. The Decipherment of Linear B, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. In this article, Chadwick’s discussion is two-fold: I. Interpretation of the Linear B tablet founded in Crete. II. When the Minoan script of Linear A became extinct. As suggested in this article, Evans hypothesises the script of Linear B was a modified form of the Minoan script Linear A. Thus, this article deduces that the decipherment of Linear B is the most important piece of archaeological evidence for…

because they are a Spartan colony (5.106). This is just another excuse for them to depend on an outside source, rather than on themselves. They state that the Spartans will help them because of their loyalty, kinship and geographic location near the Peloponnese (5.108). The Melians number one objective was to rely on other sources for their power, and not themselves. The issue is not what the Melians promise of the Spartans; it is that they are making promises that they have no way of assuring…

Throughout history, there have been many wars where it can be argued who won. During the times of the ancient world, one of the biggest arguments that can be made is whether Athens or Sparta and her allies won the Peloponnesian Wars. While there is substantial evidence to prove either side won the war, there is more information supporting Sparta and her allies as the victors of the Peloponnesian Wars. Sparta and her allies won the Peloponnesian Wars due to the strength of the Spartan military,…

Back into the historical time, there was one of the major battle happened at the Second Persian Invasion from 480 to 429Bc. It was the battle of Salamis under King Xerses. There were several authors reported this battle with different view. Therefore, this essay will establish that, whereas Herodotus portrays the battle of Salamis as though it occurred directly after the capture of Athens, Aeschylus who fought at the battle of Salamis potrays it from the Persian viewpoint and provides different…

Introduction Nowadays, there is much talk about Greece’s bankruptcy because of failure to service its foreign debt. Internationally renowned economists, politicians, and government advisors have spent a great amount of time to analyze Greece’s economy, bankruptcy, and also indicating possible dates. Ottoman Period During the Ottoman rule, the Greeks, like other people of the Ottoman Empire were practicing their professions, worked their crafts and trades, and in some periods their…