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Socrates. Prior to doing so, he was a mason. The Academy was where Socrates established and invented the modern teaching style we use today known as Socratic Seminar-this encourages intelligent discussion of ideas, and looking at things in different angles
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What is an academy in Greek mythology?
An academy was no myth. It was an actual institution of learning. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, north of Athens,Greece.
What is the difference between Greek to Athens?
Athens is part of Greece.
What city was known as the center of Greek theater?
Athens
Is the reign of Pericles considered the most glorious in the time in the history of Athens or the Golden Age of Greek history?
It was golden not because of Pericles but because of the gold Athens mulcted as taxes from the 200 Greek cities of its empire. This money bankrolled the Golden Age, which came to an end when Athens lost this empire and its gold.
Who translated the Greek and Roman works?
Scholars
Which Greek city state is renowned for having established rule by the people?
Athens
Who has lost against the Greek god Plato in war?
Plato was not a Greek god, but a Classical Greek philosopher and founder of the Academy of Athens. Socrates was his teacher and Aristotle his student.
Is Athens a Greek island?
No. Athens is a Greek city, and the capital of Greece
Why is the Greek city Athens called Athens?
It is named after the greek goddess Athena
What is Greek drama?
it is from Athens greek
What is the Greek word for Athens in Greek letters music?
the greek word for Athens is Athena in greek Αθήνα and music is miousiki n greek μουσική
Which was the first university established in the world?
The Greek philosopher Plato founded An Academy in 386 BC which became a significant influence on western thought.
What is an academy in Greek mythology?
An academy was no myth. It was an actual institution of learning. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, north of Athens,Greece.
Which civilization was to have the first great democracy in the world?
It is believed that Democacy was first founded in Athens, Greece around 5th century BCE. The word democracy comes from Greek, 'Demokratia'. Some scholars believe forms of democracy were established before the Greeks in older civilizations.
Why if Florence considered to be the birthplace of the Renaissance in Italy?
Florence is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages. From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy, the migration of Greek scholars and texts to Italy following the Fall of Constantinople (Istanbul) at the hands of the Ottoman Turks.
How did the Turks victory over the byzantine empire contribute to the Renaissance?
After the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks, Greek scholars fled to Italy and taught Greek and Greek classics, philosophy and science there. This increased the influence of the Greek classics on the Renaissance. Knowledge of the Greek language and of the Greek classic in western Europe had virtually disappeared. Few Latin translations of Greek works survived. In 1397 the Florentine humanist Coluccio Salutati invited the Byzantine scholar Manuel Chysoloras to Florence in to teach Greek to a select group of scholars. Lorenzo de' Medici, better known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492) established the Garden of the Piazza San Marco which was a Neo-Platonic academy in Florence which attracted artists and poets as well as philosophers.
Who best example of Greek democracy Athens or Sparta?
Athens.
