Thracians

Hermes, Hera, Athena, and Hephaistos also aided the Greeks such as protecting their favorite soldiers from harm. The Trojans too had an alliance with various people such as: the Lycians, Kikones, Kaukones, Maionians, Haloizones, Carians, Mysians, Thracians, Phrygians, Pelasgians, Paphlagonians, and the Paionians. The Greeks are not the only ones with strong soldiers from divine descent, for the Trojans have Glaukos, Sarpedon, Hektor, Aeneas, Phorkys, Rhesos, and Poulydamas; plus, the gods, Ares,…

by Greek philosophers and historians describing groups that were not from Hellenistic Cultures as “barbaros” (βάρβαρος) or known in English as barbarian. Referring in Western history from the Greek and Roman perspectives as the Celts, Germanics, Thracians, and Iberians. As today the term barbarian represents a group of people not part of any great civilisation, our interpretation of such cultures is tarnished by this representation from ancient sources. The process of representation of ethnic…

In his first fight he drove his armed force against Persian Empire and was successful, that day was an asking of a defeat of Persia. Amid his Balkan battle he defeated Thracians and Tribalians rebels. Alexander conquered Asia Minor, where he experienced the most resistance of the majority of the fights. In Battle of Issus, Alexander and his well-armed men battled with the Persians whom outnumbered them, Alexander succeeds…

The Mycenaean civilization, the first advanced civilization that arose in the southern and central Greece around 1600 BCE, flourished in the last phase of the Bronze Age. It extended its influence throughout the Peloponnese, across the Aegean on Crete, and the Cycladic islands. The Mycenaean Greeks were influenced by the Minoan civilization. It is likely that they imported Minoan culture, along with goods. The Minoan architecture, art, and religious practices were imported and later adapted to…

Taking a Look Into the Past, Understanding it Now American author Elizabeth Wayland Barber, who is an expert on textiles, wrote the book Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times in 1994, which takes the reader into the world as it was many years ago. In doing so, it enlightens one on how and why the women created textiles and eventually advanced and created other things. Today people know the clothes worn were made and the blankets used were created, but do…

surrendered and promised peace (Stewart, 37). Now with the support of his people and Greece, Alexander’s next move was to fulfill his father’s goal by conquering Persia. However, prior to that he needed to control his northern borders by conquering the Thracian Triballians. The Northern enemy put up more of a fight then Greece but was still beat by King Alexander quickly(Wihelm, 40) Alexander now had Macedon’s trust and they supported him as their king completely. While…

Hercules is known courageous acts and his god-like strength. Hercules was the son of an affair, between the Greek god Zeus and a human named Alcmene. Hera, Zeus wife was furious about the affair and hated Hercules because of it. Shortly after Hercules was born, she sent two serpents to his crib, as an act to kill him, but even as a baby he was able to strangle both of the snakes. Hera in her attempts to hurt Hercules, drove him mad, causing him to kill both his wife, Theben Princess Megara, and…

The modern idea of slavery is that of a racially based enslavement. The slavery of the United States in the 19th century was based upon the belief that blacks were inferior to whites. This white supremacy provided a justification to the slave industry. The beliefs that defended enslavement were not always this way. In Ancient Greece, the philosopher Aristotle viewed the institution of slavery through a different justification. Aristotle viewed slavery as a fulfillment of natural order and…

Justinian and Theodora, whom the majority of The Secret History’s plot revolves around, are wicked to say the least. Throughout the book, they have a massive number of murders committed for their own personal gain. Justinian, who is observed as taking a devilish form, amasses a huge fortune; but still desires more (Procopius 65). There is no question that their simple being on earth is revolting. However, Procopius particularly finds the dishonesty and cruelty aspects of their lives sickening.…

Victoria Stewart EUH 3412 November 12, 2015 Source Investigation Worksheet Plutarch’s The Spartacus Slave War 1. The Basics Identify the following information for the source: 1. Source Type a. Is this a history, biography, drama, love poem, graffiti, gravestone? i. This is a history of the Spartacus War, or the Third Slave War. It is also a biography on the Roman and Greek Generals from his work Parallel Lives. 2. Chronology a. What are the dates of events described (earliest, latest,…