Thebes, Greece

demise influenced one another through economy, architecture, and logogram. The Minoans originated on the island of Crete, and their palace and administrative center titled Knossos. The Mycenaean culture, on the other hand, flourished on the mainland of Greece, in the palaces of Pylos and Mycenae. Both cultures thrived from maritime trade, yet the sea influenced the Minoans much more. The Minoans traded with many other regions surrounding them. They oriented towards healthy commerce and peace,…

Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker (Νικόλαος ὁ Θαυματουργός, Nikolaos ho Thaumaturgos). He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, a practice celebrated on his feast day―St Nicholas Day (6 December Nicholas was born in Asia Minor (Greek Anatolia) in the Roman Empire, to a Greek Family, during the third century in the city of Patara (Lycia et Pamphylia)…

Ancient Greece Olympics Today’s Olympics have changed a lot. The Olympics in Greece focused mainly on the gods. The greeks made sacrifices to the gods on the first and third day of the Olympic Games (“Ancient Olympics in Olympia Greece”). That is not how they focus today at all. In fact, many people don’t believe in the gods being more than myths made up by desperate people in desperate times. The athletes have changed as well, there are female athletes as well as male athletes in today's…

The Greek culture had a polytheistic religion, belief in many gods. These so called gods had many features: symbols, roles(niches), powers, and relationships. The gods were used to explain anything from natural events to human conditions.There were many gods which include;Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, Ares, Athena, Hermes, Hephaestus. Zeus, the king of the greek gods, had the power to control the sky. Often referred to as the god with the most…

also helped ancient civilization by getting more people to go to the events, and probably giving more money to the Greek empire as well. One more than that it provide to the ancient civilizations would be providing entertainment to the citizens of Greece, or wherever the ancient Olympics are being held. The olympics could have had a good impact on children or teenagers for there entertainment also. The people…

Jackie Robinson said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Even mythological characters can impact lives. Not only do they have different stories but different purposes and different ways they were all created. One thing that they can relate is chaos and order. By reading myths of Poseidon, Olympian god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses, we come to realize that he has impacted our culture in many different ways. Poseidon has influence the business…

“The Greeks had their special religious holidays and festivals, but prayer, sacrifice, and other religious ritual influenced, often profoundly, almost every aspect of their everyday lives.” (Life 69). Religious beliefs are an important element of ancient Greek culture because literature such as Homer’s Odyssey offers evidence of these practices and beliefs. There are countless Greek beliefs and practices. The Greeks strongly believed that the gods punished them for unacceptable behavior. They…

The first place is the acropolis in Athens Greece. It has been in Athens, Greece for for 2,500 years and has been a major land sight it shows the achievements of the western civilizations and also the failures. There is a great marble temple that shows the Acropolis sight. The Greek term Acropolis means high city. It was built between 461 BC to 429 BC and has been standing ever since. I have not been to the Acropolis but it seems like a really cool place. I would like to go and see the acropolis…

Pythagoras of Samos was born around 570 BC on the island Samos in Greece. Little to no records or documents were written during his life, creating controversy and lack of reliable biographical information. Through the writings of students and followers of Pythagoras, historians have been able to create some understanding of his early life. Pythagoras is said to be the son of Mnesarchus and Pythais. He was raised on a small island off the coast of present day Turkey. His father being a merchant…

football games weren't like today, they had different rules and were played at Athletics stadiums4. 2-1-1 First era (8century BC - first century BC): The origin stadia back to the Greek era in the eight-century BC (776BC)4; the Olympia stadium in Greece was a stone stand with two separate entrances; one for judges and the other for spectator. It was elongated-U-shaped, has the three sides of the track, two parallel rectilinear sides (192 m long) and one bended side (32 m wide).the fourth…