Zorba the Greek

The Significance of Fossils in Greek Mythology Archaeologists believe that the Greeks used uncovered prehistoric fossils as the foundation for their Greek myths. Therefore, it is reasonable that the Deinotherium Giganteum’s bones found in Crete influenced the story of the cyclops. The idea of animal species impacting Greek literature is logical because Greeks received limited and biased education; in result, people were then given little to no factual information about the natural world. This…

theme because it helped understand that civilians can rise in war and in government, not just in education. Next, Hani’s project on the Battle of Thermopylae had the same theme as mine because the inspiration that the war gave the Greeks helped them rise. Even though the Greeks…

The Ancient Greeks have been recorded in history as one of the most influential cultures to ever exist. Their contributions to science, politics, literature, and philosophy are still being studied and built upon all around the world. The art produced by this culture is still on display in museums everywhere, and is heavily studied by an aspiring art historian. Greek art is divided into several periods, starting with the earliest geometric paintings and ending with the lively, theatrical…

A pivotal transformation that distinguishes the change between the Hellenic Greece and Hellenistic Greece is the Geography and the way it shaped out the communities. During the Hellenic period, the once-independent Greek city-states, which had expanded their influence throughout much of the Mediterranean basin, were conquered and united by the Macedonians. From then on the cities states became known as the Greco-Macedonians whose goal is to conquer the Persian Empire under Alexander. The name,…

1) Greeks were the people who thought human body is one of the best art. They were the first who made image of man. They were so into human body that they studies human body so well and curved into marble. They curved truly realistic human body that we can image. Making a man body was completely new no one ever had done this before in history. After few time they stopped making this sculptures because they thought this was not very interested. They wanted to come up with something very…

force of the Persian army from battling, Xerxes was not willing to sit back and watch his men get slaughtered. There was a secret pass at Thermopylae that would lead straight to the rear of the Greek forces, the secrecy of this pass was held in the hands of local Phocian forces; regretfully, not all Greeks are loyal (BHAG p. 148). Upon learning The Immortals were approaching his army from the rear, Leonidas dismissed his army and faced the Persian army with only the Thespians by his side (RGH p.…

Classical Greece, or Hellenic Greece compared to Hellenistic Greece have a lot of differences. The overall cultural and lifestyle changed significantly between the city states and the communities at the time of Alexander’s death in 323 B.B.E. The variety of differences in culture include the study of philosophy, and literary art. In the Hellenic Greece, philosophers, such as Plato’s republic, Aristotle, and Socrates displayed the importance of a citizen’s intimate relationship with the…

In the world of Ancient Greek Art and Architecture, and more specifically the Bronze Age Aegean, tombs were an important staple. A tomb could let others know your status in the world, and in terms of art history they can reveal a plethora of information on any given society. Some tombs that stand out from the Bronze Age Aegean time period are the following: The Grave Circles at Mycenae, The Treasury of Atreus, and the Lefkandi Heroon. Thanks to the discovery of these ancient tombs we were able…

Very old Greek warriors became the premier warriors of their classical world. Through intense internal war fighting, they perfected heavy infantry strategies, and when they were united, they were able to defeat a (sudden, unwanted entry into a place) by Persia, the super-power of their day. The heavily outnumbered Greek warriors, called hoplites, used superior strategies, training and arms to defeat two huge (sudden, unwanted entries into places). However, the Greeks returned to their constant…

assassinated in 336 BCE as the new ruler of Macedonia. Alexander the Great conquered so much territory that he created the largest empire in the world for its time. Because this empire was so large, Greek culture was not simply going to die out. After Alexander’s death in 323 BCE, three of his generals, each Greek, took control of different parts of the empire and spread their culture to their areas, from Egypt to central Asia. To me, the highlight of what came from this was the Alexandrian…