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Giannis Antetokounmpo Giannis Antetokounmpo? Who is that? Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of my favorite players in the NBA and is my favorite player from the Milwaukee Bucks. His last name has 13 letters in it! Did you know that Antetokounmpo is Greek? Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Greek basketball player who plays in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks. My goal of this paper is to inform you about Giannis Antetokounmpo, how hard his life was in his childhood, his talents, and why he has been “big talk” lately. He was born into poverty on the lowest rung of Greek society in Athens December 6 1994. He is 23 years old. His parents are Nigerian and were immigrants. He is the third out of five children, which are all boys. Thanasis, Kostas, Giannis, Francis, and Alexis are all five children’s names. As a kid there was barely enough food for all of them. They slept three to four in a bed growing up. As a kid he grew up playing soccer with nearby neighbors and of course his brothers. His dad was a really good soccer player. Since his parents were immigrants they were illegal, so as a kid he was especially worried about being deported and he was afraid of the police so he would try to hide from them. Giannis stated on the website espn.com, “You know it was tough. We didn’t have a lot money. But we had a lot of happiness.” Giannis tells people that you don’t need to have a lot of money or be popular to be good or…

Philomel Philomela was a the Princess of Athens and daughter of Pandion. Pandion was king of Athens. She was minor figure in Greek mythology. The Pandion had two daughter one is Philomela and other is Procne. Procne married Tereus. Tereus was king of Thrace. She went to live with him in Thrace. After five year, Procne wanted to see her sister Philomela. Thrace agreed, so he go to Athens for bring Philomela. Tereus see Philomela. Philomela is so beautiful that he raped her. Then he cut her tongue…

In spite of his stature as a historian, modern historians know relatively little about Thucydides's life. The most reliable information comes from his own History of the Peloponnesian War, which expounds his nationality, paternity, and native locality. Thucydides informs us that he fought in the war, contracted the plague, and was exiled by the democracy. He may have also been involved in quelling the Samian Revolt. Thucydides identifies himself as an Athenian, telling us that his father's name…

Odysseus is a greeks who made it back to his home. Odysseus was fated to wander the longest twenty years. Among the Trojan women Hecuba fell to him, an old harridan now who could not forgive the way Odysseus had thrown her grandson Astyanax from the walls of Troy. Odysseus' ships were hit by the storm raised by Athena and were blown to Thrace. Sick of Hecuba's insults, he and his men stoned her to death. In Thrace Odysseus sacked the city of the Cicones, sparing only a priest of Apollo, who…

Arguably one of the greatest, if not the greatest military leader in the world was Alexander the Great. The man who with a powerful army swept through the ancient world and united an empire that would stretch from Europe to the middle east, northern Africa, and the edges of eastern Asia. With such a grand conquest one might wonder how this man united an empire in so short of time, but also who was this man I believe with a combination of aspects in his life such as being an exceptional military…

Alexander III of Macedon also known as Alexander The Great, he rose to power after the tragic death of his father, and he became one of the greatest conquerors of all time. He is considered one the the greatest military geniuses of all time, and he was an inspiration for later conquerors. Alexanders upbringing created who he became. Alexander The Great was born in Pella the ancient capital of Macedonia in 356 BC. He was the son of Philip II the king of Macedonia, and his mother Olympias the…

Turkey’s early history is far different compared in todays’ generation. The name Turkey “Land of the Turks” referring to the differences of Eastern Europe (Thrace) and Central Asia (Anatolia). It was the Bronze Age and early Iron Age when Anatolia began to flourish as Greek civilization. It is also one of the oldest continually inhabited regions in the world and it has repeatedly served as a battleground for foreign powers. Coastal Anatolia meanwhile was settled by Greeks. The entire area was…

Greece Geography: About four-fifths of Greece is mountain which incorporate most of the islands around Greece. Mountain Olympus is one of the highest peak and was the legendary home of the ancient Gods. The four observable geographical regions that Greece has is Pindus, Epirus, Thessaly, and Thrace. Pindus divide Northern Greece into damp mountains while Epirus is in the West and sunny, dry plains and lesser mountain ranges. The Eastern region which is Thessaly is mainly all plains, and Thrace…

became quite the politician after his brother’s death. When he inherited the dangerously fragile position of king of Macedonia, he first used diplomacy, then force. He bribed Thrace into supporting his new position, then gave the Athenians the coast city of Amphipolis. This earned him powerful allies and destroyed opposition to his inheritance. After securing the east from enemies, Philip moved to the north once again to finally defeat the Illyrians by killing more than half of the Illyrian…

of the Greek mainland, the second invasion of the Greek mainland, and the Greek counterattack into the Persian Empire (Delian Wars). Ultimately ending with the Peace of Callias in 449 BCE, the Greek states ended the Persian domination of the region. First Invasion of Greek Mainland Following the end of the Ionian Revolt, the Persian Empire sought to invade mainland Greece. Pagden writes that “Darius now began to gather a vast army from all the peoples who owed him allegiance.” Speaking to the…