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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.
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When did slavery end in Greece?
Slavery was considered a very natural part of life in ancient Greece. Every family in Athens owned at least one salve. Slavery did not end in ancient times. When the Greek Empire collapsed, the Romans continued to have slaves. Although some slaves were freed on an individual basis, for the most part, freeing of slaves did not happen until thousands of years later.
What is a Greek temple's importance to Greeks?
Because they were a place the Ancient Greeks went to pray, and their ancient religion was a big part in their gov. and society, at the time. Today, it is a tourist place with many historic meanings.
What did Priam do that paved the way for the Greeks to invade the city?
well he begged Achilles to give him the body of his slain son which as Achilles respected his wishes he gave him the traditional twelve days of peace which meant no one will attack a mans city or village for 12 days but thanks to that Agamemnon and his generals though of an idea to create a way in which was the Trojan horse which held about 20-30 men enough to open the gates and assassinate all the guards unfortunately though for the Trojans Priam did not listen to his son to burn the Trojan horse instead he kept it unguarded andunchecked in his city square but before it was fully built Agamemnon moved his fleet of 1000 full of his armies across to a different place close to troy so when the men had opened the gates all Agamemnon had to do was send his army in
What city was the center of greek culture?
Because of it's location, Alexandria became a prosperous trade center of the Hellenistic world. After Alexander the Great's death, Hellenistic cities (non-Greek cities sharing characteristics of true Greek cities) were thriving cultural centers for a while.
Where could you get olives in ancient Greece?
the olive trees. They had orchard or vineyard like places for olives. You would pick them from your trees.
What was the design objective of the art and architecture of ancient Greece?
To decorate buildings with highly colourful images of gods, heroes and heroic events.
The Peloponnesian War began as a commercial rivalry between Athens and?
There were several flashpoints - the disputes over Kerkyra (corfu), Potidaia and finally Athens' ruinous banning of Megara from trading within the Athenian empire. Sparta, at the behest of its allies, demanded lifting of this ban and Athens refused.
What did the greek charioteers wear?
Roma Charioteers were slaves so they wore basically the same as a household slave would, basically a tunic but it was coloured to determinate who the different racers were who owned the slaves. White, red, green, blue and black wer the most used colours.
What languages were spoken in ancient Macedonia?
Correct answer: A north western Doric dialect of Greek.
Livy wrote, "…The Aetolians, the Acarnanians, the Macedonians, men of the same speech, are united or disunited by trivial causes that arise from time to time …" (Livy, History of Rome, b. XXXI par. XXIX).
On another occasion Livy writes "…[General Paulus] took his official seat surrounded by the whole crowd of Macedonians … his announcement was translated into Greek and repeated by Gnaeus Octavius the praetor…". The Romans clearly saw the Macedonians as Greek speaking people.
Alexander gave an order that the inscriptions which were in a foreign language were to be explained in Greek, so that they would be comprehensible to his troops: - (Plutarch's Alexander, 69, 2)
and he also ordered that the troop of Persians "should learn the Greek language and be trained to use Macedonian weapons" - (Plutarch's Alexander, 47,6)
***The notion that the Macedonians needed translators is an entry found in livius . org that claims that "Eumenes needed a translator to address the soldiers of the Macedonian phalanx".
At that time, Greeks spoke more than 200 Hellenic dialects or languages, as the ancient Greeks used to call them. Some of the well-known dialects were Ionic, Attic, Doric, Aeolic, Cypriot, Arcadic, Aetolic, Acarnanic, Macedonian and Locric.
Nowhere in ancient sources can it be found that Eumenes needed a translator to communicate with Macedonians. Eumenes sent a Macedonian to speak to them in the Macedonian dialect, in order to win their confidence. In (Plut. Eumenes XVII.2-VIII.1) Eumenes has absolutely no problem to communicate with Macedonians. Or in (Eum. XIV.5) Macedonians greeted Eumenes μακεδονιστι τη φωνή. Therefore there was no problem of communication between Eumenes and Macedonians.
The text that alludes to Eumenes requiring a 'special interpreter' has been misinterpreted and is out of context.
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It was a dialect - Macedonian - which was so far removed that when Alexander gave orders, the Macedonians had to have a special interpreter.
What made the Greek city-states vulnerable to Macedonian conquest?
Greek cities were too busy fighting with each other that the Macedonians decided ot conquer. Greek cities were too busy fighting with each other that the Macedonians decided ot conquer. Greek cities were too busy fighting with each other that the Macedonians decided ot conquer.
No, Danae (Persues' mother) had no other children. She was kept locked in a tower (away from men) when an oracle predicted that her son would kill his grandfather (Acrisius, king of Argos). However, Zeus visited Danae by a shaft of sunlight (or golden rain) and soon after Perseus was born.
After Perseus and Danae were set adrift in a box by Acrisius, they were rescued by a fisherman named Dictys. Dictys fell in love with Danae, but there the myths do not report any children from this union.
The Ancient Athenians would have eaten a variety of food. A significant part of their diet would have been lacto vegetarian including varieties of hearth bread and fresh cheeses. Meat was eaten but not as an everyday dish and the remains of ceremonial meat offerings to the Gods may have been consumed by the religious class. Fish would have been much consumed as in present day Greece. Grapes were widely grown for wine making (the Greeks customarily watered down their wine at table and a specific pottery vessel , a krater, a large shallow bowl was used for this and is a common find on Greek archaeological sites.
Potatoes, tomatoes and chilli peppers were unknown as they originate in the Americas and great seamen though they were the Athenians did not cross the Atlantic. WHAT UP PEOPLES!!????!!!!!!!!!!?!????! THIS ISN'T THE PERSON THAT WROTE THIS BTW.
What were philosophers like in ancient Greece?
In Athens, philosophers were usually the sophists of the period. Philosophers such as Socrates were also highly unpopular because he got the youth to question their society and so created problems for the government. Other historians mention Socrates' dismissal of bathing and physical appearance as another factor in his social status.
Natural resources of ancient Greece?
Land - provided food.
Rivers and seas - provided transportation and fish.
Human fertility provid mor children than its incessant wars were able to kill, and so spread around the Mediterranean.
What are the main events of the Battle of Marathon?
Athens and Eretria on the Greek mainland gave support to the Greek cities in Asia Minor in their rebellion against Persian rule.
In the process, they overdid it by burning down the Persian provincial capital of Sardis.
When the rebellion in Asia Minor is put down, Persia decided to hand out a lesson to the two interlopers and mounts a punitive amphibious force to capture the cities and instal a local tyrant to keep them quiet in future.
The expedition captured Eretria. It then moved on over the strait to Athens, landing on the plain of Marathon.
The Athenian army with the suport of the allied Plataia, confronted the Persian force at Marathon, but stayed in the hills to avoid the superior Persian cavalry. Athens sent to Sparta asking for help, and the Spartans agree to come as soon as an important religious festival is over.
After ten days of standoff, the Athenians noticed the Persian cavalry being loaded on their ships. They took advantage of this, running down and defeating the inferior Persian infantry which was without its cavalry support.
When the fight was over and the Persian ships and cavalry had pushed off, the Athenians saw signls flashing from the hills and noted that the ships had turned south, and realised that they were being rowed around the cape to make a landing near Athens, to dash up to the city and take it through gates opened by traitors, as had happened to Eretria.
The Athenian army ran back the 26 miles to Athens and formed up in front of the city as the Persian cavalry was being unloaded.
The Persians gave up and went home, with only the Eritrian prisoner to show for it. The Spartans were disappointed to arrive too late for the battle, but marched out to view the site, congratulating the Athenians.
This was the first marathon run which is commemorated today. Today's athletes get it easy, not having to wear sandals and carry armour, shields and weapons as did the Athenians.
How did the emperor claudius's rule end?
According to most ancient historians Claudius was poisoned. However, different accounts tell different stories. According to some he died after prolonged suffering, while others say that he recovered and was poisoned again. Josephus described the murder accounts as rumours. Seneca the Younger said that he died of natural causes. The murder accounts point their fingers to his scheming wife, Agrippina the Younger.
Some modern historians doubt the murder theories and think that they were door to ancient historians being susceptible to rumours and gossip.
Why did the Greeks choose to govern themselves?
Any society needs government to function, build buildings, build roads, protect its citizens, keep water flowing to cities, and to provide a structure so people can live life. The Romans were very organized when it came to government. They had a basic city design and were able to build roads to connect cities. Each city had public baths, fountains for water, and in some cases water pipes in homes. Arenas were built for public games and events, malls were made for shopping, and each had a government center for temples, courts, and offices.
What are facts about ancient Indian art?
Aboriginal art- such as rock carvings and paintings started- meaning people created them- about 30,00 years ago
Did a direct democracy citizens choose a smaller group to make laws?
It is called a direct democracy. The USA has is a direct democracy, because we choose a small group of people to make laws for us. (ex. presidents, governors, senators)
(Oh and btw ignore the senators answer above this one because while they are right that a senator is in a direct democracy that does, by no means, answer the question asked.)
Was Alexander an important Greek philosopher?
Alexander, the conqueror, himself was not a Greek philosopher, but he was one of the best and famous students of a great Greek philosopher, Plato. Alexander's father, King Philip of Macedonia, wanted his son to be tutored by a great teacher and selected Plato for this purpose. Even though Alexander's atrocities the world over cannot be attributed to this great teacher, he certainly did create a great city named Alexandria to celebrate his victories and made the library of this city one of the best in the world in that time, which certainly was a respect to his master.
