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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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Who did the Romans conquer in 146 BCE?
In 63 BC Rome was at peace but was in the middle of the conspiracy of Cataline. You could say that the Romans "conquered" the senators of the conspiracy and the rag-tag army that Cataline was supposed to have gathered. Incidentally, 63 BC was also the year that Octavian/Augustus was born.
Why was the Titanic named Titanic?
They named the Titanic ,Titanic because Titanic is a synonym for Enormous.
The Titanic was the largest ship that had been built up to that time.
The origin of the name Titanic came from the 'Titans,' who are powerful giants from Greek-Roman legends. The word 'Titanic' means,
- Having great stature or enormous strength; huge or colossal
- Of enormous scope, power, or influence.
What geographical feautures led the ancient Greeks to create city states?
Unite- Ancient Greece was never a united or unified country.
Divide- The rugged mountains and numerous bays divided Greece into small, isolated regions and city-states. Travel between the city states was difficult, so the city states didn't communicate much with each other, and therefore developed a system of governments.
What is a ancient Greek sword called?
The earliest Greek swords were made of bronze. In the time that Homer wrote about, Homeric swords were more advanced. One type was called chalcos and was made of copper. There were also the Xiphos, Phasganon, and Aor. These were made of steel that sometimes had gold and silver accents. The xiphos has a double edge. There was also a kopis which was a machete like blade.
What are characteristic not true of epics?
Epics are not typically characterized by brevity; they are long narratives that explore grand themes and heroic deeds. They also do not focus on mundane or everyday events, as their scope usually involves significant cultural or historical events and characters. Additionally, epics often employ elevated language and formal structure, which is not a characteristic of simpler or more casual storytelling forms.
What English words originate from Ancient Greek?
Up to the 19th Century CE, new words in English tended to be made up from Latin. However, due to the limited scope of Latin, it was then decided to use Classic Greek. So English is now littered with Greek prefixes and compound words. Example prefix: pan = all, hence Pan-American Airlines (All-American Airlines), Pan-Pacific Games (All-Pacific Games) Example compound word: tele = afar, phonos = sound, hence telephone (sound from afar) - think of other words starting with tele Single word: nike = victory, hence the brand of sportswear Clues: the Greek letters phi and psi give clues to borrowed words - so words with those sounds are obvious borrowings eg philosophy (philos = love, sophos wisdom, love of wisdom) and psychology (psyche = soul,spirit, logos = disourse, science of interpreting the human mind) are obvious borrowings. Think of all the words with logy at the end of them. Names: hippos = horse, potamos = river hence hippopotamus (river horse); philos = love, hippos = horse hence Philip (horse lover); philos = love, dendron = tree, hence philodendron (plant that loves to climb on trees). And so it goes on - tens of thousands of 'em.
Who was the greek god of trickery?
Dolus was the male god of trickery and guile.
Apate was the female god of deciet.
Who is known as the ''earth shaker'' in ancient Greek mythology?
Poseidon was called the earth-shaker in geek mythology because he caused earthquakes when he was angry.
How did Iliad and Odyssey influence the world?
These stories that homer wrote teached courage ,bravery,and life lessons. The illiad tells about the Trojan horse. The odyssey tells about a guy named Odysseus and after his army gives the the Trojan horse and kills all of those people the sails for 20 years just to try to get back to Greece, because the god Poseidon was mad at him.
Could slaves in ancient Greece write letters?
Yes, Roman slaves were allowed to read and write. In most cases the slave children were educated right along with the master's children. They had to be literate because much of the master's business was entrusted to slaves. In the master's absence the slaves ran his business, kept the accounts, and did the household purchasing.
What area are long term contributions of ancient greek and roman civilizations found in?
government and law
What was ancient Greece money used for?
ancient Greece money is made from gold, silver, copper, and and electrum
What did the poor Greeks eat for breakfast?
The ancient Greeks ate fish, and wheat for breakfast. But if they got thirsty, they drank beer and wine.
What type of democracy was practiced in ancient Greece?
Ancient Greece created the Citizens assembly which was made up of male citizens of Athens who voted on various issues. There was also a council that was responsible for the daily operations of Athens.
What were the geographic challenges in ancient Greece?
A geographic problem to one side is usually a geographic advantage to another.
As the Greek world comprised of city-states situated in the littoral of the Mediterranean Sea, and the Athenian side had an unmistakable superiority in warships, this amphibious threat swung things against the Spartan alliance.
The Spartan allliance's superiority on land was nullified by the walls of Athens and its port, and by its inability to project that land power beyond mainland Greece in the face of a waiting Athenian navy, which was financed by tribute from its empire.
Athens went to war on this basis, but became too adventurous in trying to reach out to Sicily, where it suffered heavy but not fatal losses. Otherwise it worked well enough until Persia provided the funds for the Spartan alliance to field a navy matching the Athenian fleet.
After its navy was defeated, Athens could not collect contributions to build and man another fleet, geography turned against it. Athens, shorn of its empire, became a single beseiged city with no chance of support from its few remaining overseas allies.
Who sat in the front row of a Greek theatre?
Funnily enough the peasants the front row was stinky & unsafe Whilst at the top you had a good view without any blood getting (or coming from) you.
Another view:
The magistrates and other self-important people. This gave the comedy writers the chance to have the actors take the mickey out of them as they sat wedged in the front seats, unable to hide or escape, even when the actors made statements like they had spotted someone from the back sneaking off to get the wife of one of them while he was away from home.
What is the story of the Peloponnesian War?
A 27 year war between Athens and its empire, and Sparta and its allies (known as the Peloponnesian League). Athens lost , was stripped of its empire, and became a second rate power in the Greek world.
In order to get more farmland the greeks?
tn order to get more farmland the geeks had to irrigate their land.
What were the leaders in Alexander the Great's Empire?
When Alexander was alive he was the sole leader and king (greeks never used the title emperor). After the death of Alexander his empire was divided to his generals (mainly : Seleukos, Antigonos,Ptolemaios,Kassandros,Lysimachos)
What is the meaning of the letters on the ancient greek Athena coin?
In Athens, the AΘE stands for ATHEÖN which means the people of Athens in Greek.
Conservative politician Thucydides son of Melesias was orstacised (exiled for 10 years) ending his struggle for political supremacy in Athens with Pericles.
In ancient Greece what were scientists called?
Thales, Hippocritus, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Aristarchus, Archimedes, Strabo, Ptolemy, and Galen are the best known scientists of ancient Greece.
How would you describe greek city-state?
In the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance, Thule was often identified as Iceland.
