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The Greeks lived in city-states, eaach with its own constitution. They did ally themselves from time to time in defensive leagues, but di not want to give up their own independence and laws. Eventually the successors to Alexander set up kingdoms within which the city states continued to exist with limited independence. When the Roman Empire absorbed these kingdoms, they retained their quasi-independeence.
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Why did the Phoenicians never unite?
They established independent city-states, and like the Greeks, had no reason to give up their independence.
Why did ancient Greeks have the Olympics?
Originally the reason the Greeks founded the Olympics was to have a "family reunion". At the time, Ancient Greeks were scattered from Spain to North Africa, and from Ionia to Italy. This was a way to unite themselves every 4 years. Eventually it turned into a "which colony is the best" competition, and the model that we have today.
What caused the Greeks to unite?
Threat of annihilation by the Persian invasion
Why did the Greeks have to unite witht he Persians?
Most rational people think they fought them.
Why did the ancient greek Olympics?
Originally the reason the Greeks founded the Olympics was to have a "family reunion". At the time, Ancient Greeks were scattered from Spain to North Africa, and from Ionia to Italy. This was a way to unite themselves every 4 years. Eventually it turned into a "which colony is the best" competition, and the model that we have today.
Did Simon bolivar think Latin American could never unite?
No, he thought they could unite into the Grand Columbia.
What was the philp II's plan for the conqured Greeks and their city states?
To more or less unite them in the "Hellenic League" that would have him as overlord.
How long did the Athens empire last?
Athens never had an empire; Athens was a city-state. The Greeks themselves never had an empire. They were a collection of city-states, each with its own laws, religious rites, surrounding territories and allied cities. The closest the Greeks came to an empire was with the conquests of Alexander the Great, but even his territories did not meet the criteria of an empire and it fell apart at his death. The various Greek city-states, when not fighting each other, did unite against a common enemy, such as the Persians, but when the hostilities were over the unity was over and the various fighters/leaders returned to their own cities and went on with their separate lives.
What issues unite and divide the people of kazakhstan?
borat you never get this you never get this, but one day he got this...
What was the importance of Alexander the Great's many conquests?
His father had a dream to unite the city-states. Shortly after he died so Alexander was his heir. Alexander took his father's dream and tried to unite the Greeks, the Persians, and the Macedonians. He failed
How did the Greek empire come to a end?
Greece was never an empire. Greece consisted of little city-states united by a common language and traditions, but they were never united under one ruler. Each city-state had it's own king or queen. You are probably referring to Alexander The Great's empire? Alexander was Macedonian, not Greek, so his was the Macedonian Empire, not the Greek Empire. The Macedonian Empire (which included some Greek city-states) ended when Alexander died in in 323BC - with no heir, the generals fought amongst themselves and ended up dividing his hard-earned empire into tiny chunks. Alexander's Macedonian Empire spanned across Macedonia, Greece, Egypt and Persia. With Alexander being vain, he named cities after himself (Alexandria, etc) so people would remember him.
How does Olympics unite people?
They did not unite the Greeks - there was just a pause in their fighting each other while the games were on.
