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Ancient Greece
The ancient greek civilization starts around 3200 BC with the Cycladic civilization [followed by the Minoan (2700 BC) and the Mycenean civilization (1600 BC)] and flourished from the 7th century BC to the 2nd century AD, especially in the 5th century BC with the city-states of Athens and Sparta.
10,833 Questions
How Alexander the greats empire were divided after his death?
The Ptolemaic, the Selecuid, the Lysimachian, and of course Macedonia under Cassander.
What did the Romans borrow from the Greeks and What did they develop on their own?
The Romans borrowed some Greek gods and linked their gods to the Greek ones, Greek myths, the three Greek styles for making columns (Dorian, Ionian and Corinthian), and Greek sculpture, philosophy, medicine, sports and siege machines.
The Romans developed their own architecture, using concrete, the simple (barrel) arch, the vaulted arch (vault), the underfloor heating system (hypocaust), the stone paved roads, and the Roman aqueduct.
Why are the Minoans not considered Greek but the Myceneans are?
The argument is muddied by different terminologies used by archaeologists - pre-Minoan/first early Minoan/Phase 1/Neolithic and others. So if you want to have something before Minoan, you can cherry-pick a particular word.
The Greek-ness of these peoples is also a matter of word use. What is 'Greek'? These early peoples were not the same as the peoples we call Greek. In earlier times, the Indo-European nomads who settled the Mediteranean littoral split up into peoples ranging from Latins in the west to Arcadians, Ionian, Aetolians, Dorians and other Hellenes (Greeks).
It is better to talk of groups such as Minoans, Mycenaeans, Aeolians etc rather that try to argue about what to call some earlier people with a fabricated name which we do not know what they were, other than Neolithics.
What is a greek hoplite warrior?
A Greek hoplite was a heavy infantryman. He wore a bronze armour and a bronze helmet. He used a round shield called hoplon. The shield was round so that soldiers in the same line could interlock with each other, making them better able to hold their line.
The hoplite phalanx was a revolutionary tactical system when it was introduced The phalanx was a deep formation with up to eight lines. The armour offered the soldiers better protection, but reduced agility and speed. To make the system effective soldiers had to be able to hold their formation tight when attacked. If they did this, an attacking phalanx would be so compact that it became like a crash force.
Which of these did the Mycenaean learn from the Minoans?
They learned how to work with bronze, build ships, use the sun and stars for navigation, and even how to worship the Earth Mother.
How did Darius improve the Persion government?
He made only minor frontier additions and concentrated on stabilising it, establishing 20 provinces under Persian governors. He introduced Aramaic as the lingua franca, established better communications with road building and sea transport, improved food production a d distribution. He also improved internal and external security to protect against internal and external threats.
The Greeks inhabited city-states in Greece, with the "classical period" beginning about 500 BC and ending in 146 BC when they were conquered by Rome.
What do Buddhists think about God?
Buddhists do not believe in a single, omniscient God. The Buddhist understanding of the universe includes a recognition that there are a lot of aspects of this universe, this reality, that we don't understand. Through analytical meditation and other practices we can understand the deeper truths about this reality; truths that can't be understood with our every day minds. When we reach enlightenment we will understand it, and until then there is no reason to believe that there either is or isn't a God. Buddhists aren't atheists, but they also aren't theists.
The Buddha himself indicated that there is no role for gods in mankind's achieving enlightenment. Each person must, over the course of many cycles of death and rebirth, find and follow his own path. The Abrahanic faiths' role of a god blessing, condemning, saving his followers is not part of Buddhism.
How were the ancient Greeks ingenious?
The ancient Greeks invented many items which impacted our lives (such as founding the Olympic Games)
The mycenaean kingdoms have giant stone walls, palaces, farms, and estates
How did the Romans takeover Greece?
Rome did not actually invade mainland Greece. It annexed it after 69 years during which she fought six wars. She was drawn into several wars to support her Greek allies in the conflicts between Greek states and, finally, to end the expansionist aims of the kingdom of Macedon, the largest and dominant state in mainland Greece.
Rome's involvement in Greece started because Philip V, the king of Macedon, allied with Hannibal, who was invading Italy, and wanted expand westward to the Adriatic coast (which lies opposite Italy). On that coast he attacked Illyria (which was under Roman control) and western Greece. The Romans fought the First Macedonian War (215-205 B.C.) with the aim of stopping Phillip's expansion close to Italy and preventing him from sending aid to Hannibal. They were supported by allied Greek states: the Aetolian League, the Kingdom of Pergamon and the cities of Sparta, Ellis and Messenia. The war only involved minor battles and was inconclusive. The Romans signed a peace treaty and withdrew from Greece as they had achieved their objectives.
Rome fought the Second Macedonian War (200-197 B.C.) because of Phillip's new wars aimed at conquering the islands and the Anatolian shores of the Aegean Sea. He tried to weaken the island of Rhodes, the great naval power in this Sea, seized Greek territories in western Anatolia (present day Turkey) and attacked the Kingdom of Pergamon, the largest Greek state in Anatolia. Rhodes and Pergamon asked Rome for help and allied with her. Rome sent some ambassadors to try to find a negotiated solution. They made their way to Athens to meet Attalus I, the king of Pergamon and diplomats from Rhodes. They found little desire for war among the Greek states along their route. However, Athens declared war on Macedon and the Macedonians attacked her territories. The Romans issued an ultimatum to Phillip V demanding him to stop attacking any Greek state. Philip ignored this and seized the city of Abydus in Anatolia. Rome declared war. She fought with the help of Greek allies: Rhodes, Pergamon and the Aetolian league. Rome gained the upper hand and this led to some cities of the Achaean League (which was an ally of Macedon) to defect and side with Rome. Since he had only few Greek allies left, Philip had to raise a mercenary army. He was defeated and had to sue for peace on Roman terms. He had to give up his conquests in Anatolia and withdraw from territories in mainland Greece. The Romans left Greece, but left garrisons in three key Greek cities for three years.
The next war Rome fought in Greece was the Roman-Seleucid War (192-188 B.C.) The Seleucid Empire, which was based in Syria, was the most powerful Greek state in Asia. After defeating Ptolemy V, the Greek king of Egypt, in Coele-Syria, Antiochus III, the Seleucid king, conquered all of Ptolemy's territories in Anatolia. He then moved on to Europe and conquered part of Thrace (to the northeast of Greece). The city of Lapsacus asked Rome for help. This lead to three years of negotiations which broke down when Antiochus offered to ally with Rome in exchange for retaining his conquests in Anatolia and Thrace. Rome rejected this and wanted that Antiochus to leave Europe and restore the freedom of the Greeks in Anatolia. Meanwhile, the Aetolian League ended their alliance with Rome, allied with Antiochus and wanted a war against Rome, claiming that Antiochus would liberate Greece from the Romans. In 192 B.C. the Aetolian seized the city of Dementria, but failed to take Sparta and Chalcis. The Romans threatened intervention if Demetria was not freed. This led Antiochus to invade Greece. He expected that Sparta and Macedon would ally with him. Instead, many Greek states allied with Rome: Rhodes, Pergamon, Macedon and the Achaean league. Only the Athamatians joined him. The Seleucids were defeated both in Greece and Anatolia and had to give up most of their possessions in Anatolia. The Romans gave most of these to her main ally in the area, Pergamon.
In 197 B.C. Philip V of Macedon died. His successor, Perseus, had expansionistic aims. He increased the size of his army and made alliances with the kingdom of Epirus (in western Greece), some Illyrian tribes (an area which was under Rome's sphere of influence) and some enemies of Thracian tribes allied to Rome. King Euemenes II of Pergamon accused Perseus of violating the laws of other Greek states. Concerned about their position in Illyria and of their Thracian and Greek allies and the balance of power in Greece, Rome declared war. She fought the Third Macedonian War ((171-168 B.C.) with the support of Pergamon. When the Romans won the war, they took Perseus and members of his court and the aristocracy to Rome as prisoners and enslaved 300,000 Macedonians. Some Macedonian cities and villages were destroyed. Macedon was split into four client republics and their political and economic contacts were restricted.
The Fourth Macedonian War (15O-148 B.C.) triggered by rebellion incited by Andriscus, a pretender to the throne who posed the son of king Perseus and wanted to re-establish the kingdom of Macedon. Andricus was defeated and two years later Macedon was annexed as a Roman province. In the same year (146 B.C.) there was the Achaean war. The Achaean League waged war against Rome and was quickly defeated. The Romans destroyed the main city of the league: Corinth (which lies on the narrow stretch of land which joins the peninsula of the Peloponnese in the south of Greece to the rest of Greece). Rome annexed the Greek territories south of Macedon in central Greece and the Peloponnese Achaea. The also annexed the kingdom of Epirus, in western Greece. Both were incorporated into the Roman province of Macedon.
How is Rome's geography similar to Greece's geography?
Rome's geography is similar to Greece's because they are both part of the Mediterrenean countries.
Although there are many differences-Rome & Greece both have parts in their countires where land is so barren you only have good enought soil for pasturage
~Nick4evr~
What jobs were there in ancient Greece?
Depending on which state, or polis, you lived in, there were many occupations for men in ancient Greece. Some commonly held positions included farmer, shepherd, fisherman, blacksmith, statesman, or warrior (most men of ancient Greece spent a portion of their life serving in the army). There were also a few more 'skilled' trades such as teacher, musician, player, etc.
The role of the woman in ancient Greece was as homemaker. A woman would look after the children, cook meals, and weave.
What body of water did ancient Greeks live by?
the greeks lived by this natural superstiton , as in other words thier gods , like zues and achilles , the god of fire,beauty,waters,dirt the list goes on , and of coarse their government system , which again was a huge part on their gods .
When was ancient Macedonia founded?
The ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia was founded in pre-history but came to historical record when Aigai (modern Vergina) was established as the Macedonian capital in the mid-7th century BC. The kingdom was initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties. Home to the Ancient Macedonians, the kingdom was centered on the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, being bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south.
What 2 things does theseus do to help the athenians in their conflict with minos?
Every nine years, Minos, who had defeated Athens in a war,
demanded seven young men and seven young women
to be fed to the Minotaur, a monstrous creature, half man and half bull,
that lived in the Labyrinth, a huge and devilishly complicated maze.
The third time the tribute had to be paid, Theseus voluntarily
took the place of one the male sacrifices, intending to kill the Minotaur
and stop this madness. Ariadne, Minos' daughter, fell in love with Theseus
the moment she saw him, and secretly gave him a ball of string.
He was to tie one end to the door post of the labyrinth and unwind
the string as he went deeper inside, so that he would be able to easily
find his way back out. He found and killed the Minotaur and managed
to escape from Crete with the other young Athenians, as well as Ariadne
and her little sister Phaidra.
Where did calypso live according to the ancient Greeks?
According to legend, a little paradise island where she could suffer alone.
What are some things that Greeks would make sacrifices to the Gods for?
Horses or bulls or any kind of symbolic animal
