Unlike other nations that are unified under one ruler Ancient Greece was separated into a variety of governments that made it function poorly. In 900 B. C. E the Greeks ‘civilization began to emerge. The little towns slowly became cities, and the city prospered. Especially in 800 B. C. E when the Greeks created the … Read more
1. What was required for an adult male to become a citizen of Athens? A Roman male? The requirements for an adult male to become a citizen of Athens was you parents had to be free-born Athenians and had to be completely educated and two years of military training. The requirements for Roman mate to … Read more
Greece, which is located in Europe, is one of the most gorgeous places to visit with beautiful beaches, great archaeological sites and cities, several historical monuments which have inspired some modern education and culture around the world. According to the 2001 census the population of Greece is home to 10,964,020 people. Greece has received a … Read more
Let’s take a vote: Are the Ancient Greeks impressive or what? Isn’t their organized government fascinating? Well, it’s definitely a unanimous vote in favor of the Greeks! By participating in that vote, you have just taken part of a Greek legacy. The government! One of Greece’s most beneficial contributions to the modern-world is our democratic … Read more
Herodotus was a Greek historian whose work encompassed Western civilization involving conflicts between Greece and the Persian Empire. There were many differences between the Greeks and the Persians. For instance, the Greeks struggled to find freedom during 480 B. C – 400 B. C. They were determined to train their soldiers, especially Spartan warriors, to … Read more
Legends of untold riches and beauty are popular with people because the possibility of achieving said greatness excites the masses. The lost city of Atlantis is one of the more popular legends, and it originated from a few pages in Timaeus and Critias, two of the famous “dialogues” written by Greek philosopher Plato in the … Read more
Greece consisted of many city-states, two of which were Athens and Sparta. Although they were both part of Greece, they had many differences in the types of people and systems of government for each region. Sparta, descendants of the Dorians, were a very war-like city-state. They obtained an over-populated region of Greece, and needed room … Read more
Greeks made many long lasting contributions to the Western Civilization. Not only in art and architecture, but in math, science, and philosophy also. The Greeks influenced many civilizations that developed after them. Societies today also have taken some aspects and ideas of the Greek government. Socrates stated the quote in document one. Socrates lived from … Read more
The two most dominating city-states in Greece of their time, Athens and Sparta, were great rivals with two very different ways of life. Sparta’s overbearing military and Athens’ impartial justice system and government are models for many modern day countries. Even though these two city-states differ greatly from one another, they share many characteristics of … Read more
Reporting today’s Olympic games is like a technological masterpiece. The athletes compete in many events, their times and scores are tallied and sent worldwide by satellites and high-tech computers within seconds. Each event is carefully watched and recorded with a sense of history. There was no such sense of history or records when the first … Read more
In ancient Greek times heroism was much different than it is now. Today, all you have to do to become a hero most of the time is rich, after you do this the media will take it from there. But in the time of the Trojans it took much more, thing’s that Achilles thankfully, was … Read more
Feminine equality and the need of a male female relationship, these two ideas are what many people believe in today’s society to have always been around since the beginning of time. But these people are wrong because both misogyny and homosexuality have been around for thousands of years and in this paper I intend to … Read more
When people think of ancient cultures and civilizations, they don’t think about the kind of influences they might have had on our society. One of those cultures having the most influence being Ancient Greece. The Ancient world of Greece is far from ancient in the arts, philosophies, ideas, architectures, governments, religions, and everyday life of … Read more
The two most dominating city-states in Greece of their time, Athens and Sparta, were great rivals with two very different ways of life. Sparta’s overbearing military and Athens’ impartial justice system and government are models for many modern day countries. Even though these two city-states differ greatly from one another, they share many characteristics of … Read more