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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 was Archimedes born?

Archimedes was born in Syracuse, Sicily, about 287 BC, and died around 212 BC.

What is the site of a victory Greeks over Persians and the news of which was carriend by a long distance runner couering over 25miles?

Marathon, Greece .

Addendum:

The supposed runner Pheidippides carrying the message was already dead, dying of exhaustion after running to Sparta and back over 100 miles.

The run was by the whole Athenian army after the battle as they realised that the Persians had sent another force to take Athens in their absence.

all 9,000 ran back the 26 miles, arriving just in time. It is after them that the modern race is nameed.

What animals did the Greeks domesticate?

Donkeys, horses, goats, sheep, cattle, chickens, dogs, birds, and a type of ferret which they used as cats.

Who was the city state of Sparta characterized by?

It consisted of the Spartan citizens, the free non-Spartans (perioici) and the serfs. Spartan males, having the serfs to support them, devoted their time to military training, sports and religious activities. Spartan women also participated in sports and cultural activities. The serfs worked the land and delivered half their produce to the state in return for independent living. The perioici worked their land and delivered military service.

Who was the leading city in the Hellenistic age?

Alexandria, Egypt (named after Alexander the Great). The Hellenistic period refers to the time from Alexander's death until the time of the rise of the Roman Emprie. Other important cultural centers were Antioch, in Syria, along with Ephesus and Rhodes, among others.

A famous greek historian?

One of the greatest Greek historians was Herodotus. He was a historian that lived from 484 to 425 BC. He was born in Caria.

How you the ancient Greeks see their world?

That they were the centre and standard of culture and learning and that other peoples were 'barbarians'.

How did the ancient Greeks explain the change in seasons?

When Persephone would return from the Underworld and was reunited with her mother, Demeter, there was happiness and this half of a year became spring and summer.

Why did smaller city-states resent Athenian control?

The Delian League was formed under Athenian leadership to keep the city-states of Asia Minor and the Islands free of Persian rule. When peace was made with Persia, Athens kept the League going and collected the war funds each year, by force if necessary. Athens moved the treasury from Delos to Athens and happily spent them on beautifying the city, putting half its own citizens on the public payroll, and kept a strong fleet going to collect the funds from the cities.

Pericles, a leader of Athens, admitted that Athens had converted the league to protect against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own.

What is the name of the Greek tragedy that is still popular today?

There are several Greek tragedies that still exist, but the most popular might be the Oedipus cycle. The author is Sophocles.

What event was the turning point in the Peloponnesian War?

Persia began to give money to the Spartan alliance, which enabled them to mount a war fleet which could match the hitherto dominant Athenian fleet.

The Spartan alliance destroyed the Athenian fleet at Aigospotami, the Athenians were confined to their city wals and starved into surrender.

How is modern democracy influenced by ancient Greece?

We learnt the their model of direct democracy did not work. The gullible people were led astray by demagogues which led to great loss for the people. Our modern representative democracy, for all it's faults, puts a space between poor or self-interested leadership and impulsive action by the people.

When did the Greeks eat lunch?

(Assuming that by dinner you mean supper) dinner was at 2 p.m. It was the main meal of the day. The Romans had a light lunch at 12 p,m., which was the end of the working day. They then went to the baths and after that they had supper (cena). The Roman day ended at dusk because the working day started at dawn.

The children of the rich ate at the same time and in the same room as their parent (the triclinium, dining room). However, they sat at a table instead of eating on the klinai or lectus, the couches were the adults reclined to eat. Imperial children are reported reclining on the lectus imus below their father, or seated at the ends of the parent's couches, or seated at a separate and more rustic table with other young nobles. The couches were ranked as the highest (lectus summus), the middle (lectus medius) and the lowest (lectus imus);

The poor lived on the upper floor of tenement blocks (insulae) which only had overcrowded sleeping rooms and no cooking facilities. They went there only to sleep and spent their free time at the baths or outdoors and ate at outdoors eating outlets or at simple dining places.

Why did Tyranny decline in ancient Greece?

The form of this goverment was declined because the citizens of an oligarchy had very little say how the was run so slowy they to disappear (a stable oligarchy ruled only on city Sparta)

What is the best known example of classic greek Architecture?

The Temple of Zeus, The Temple on the Ilissus, The Temple of Aphaia