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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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Explain the chief differences between the three main Greek tragic dramatists?
Well firstly you have Aeschulus who was the first of the three. He was much more traditional in his writing. He had huge chorus speeches lasting pages and pages. He was also a lot more frivolous with his words, saying something with many words rather than few.
Sophocles was the next one who made his chorus speeches a lot shorter but they were still relatively long. He was also a bit more relaxed with his writing but had the occasional long speech with huge metaphors and most of his writing still had a poetic feel to his writing.
The last one is Euripides. He has much smaller chorus speeches lasting a page at the maximum. He is still poetic but is a lot more straight forward with his writing.
If you want a comparison of them in how the ancient viewers read a comedy called The Frogs by Aristophanes.
Who were the educated slaves from Greece?
The educated slaves from Greece were those slaves who were schooled right along with their owner's children. The same for the Roman slaves. An educated slave was more useful to his master than an illiterate.
Why did the Greeks kill the deformed children?
They believed that imperfection would compromise their way of life.
What are elves called in Greece?
The Greek word for elves is ξωτικά.
The singular is ξωτικo.
Anglicised, it is s-owe-tiko.
Is there a living demigod or a demigodesses at the present?
Yes. I know a demigod, and their are thousands, if not more worldwide. I am actually a god, son of hestia and poseidon
Who was known as the greatest of all Greek kings and led the army against Troy?
Answer:
The Greek king who led the army against Troy was Agamemnon, the King of Mycenae. The greatest though Greek king to ever have lived was Alexander the Great.
Hope this helps.
What part of Greece did Homer live in?
He is known in some sources as Homer the blind poet of Chios, however many simply say Asia Minor/Anatolia. Even that is quite uncertain.
Four purposes of masks in greek theatre?
The purpose of masks in Greek theatre was so that the audience could see the characters' faces from far away. The masks represented characters from history and mythology, who would be familiar to the audience.
Why did rome conquer the greek city states?
Rome conquered mainland Greece due to having been embroiled in the instability of the area and the political conflicts and wars between Greek states, rather than a desire for or a design of conquest. Rome wanted stability in the region.
When Rome conquered peninsular Greece in 146 BC, this area was not exclusively composed of city-states. It also had the kingdom of Epirus which covered the west and the kingdom of Macedon in the north and part of the centre, which was the largest and the dominant state in mainland Greece.
Rome ended up conquering mainland Greece as a result of having made alliances with some Greek states during the First Macedonian War she fought against Macedon. She was then drawn into three more wars (a 2nd and 3rd war against Macedon and a war with a Greek state in Syria) because she had been asked for help by her allies during military disputes between Greek states. After the Third Macedonian War, Rome spit the kingdom of Macedon into four republics which were her client states to end the troubles this kingdom was causing in the area. A rebellion broke out in Macedon, leading to the 4th Macedonian War. At the end of this war Rome decided to annex troublesome Macedon. The Achaean league, a league of city-states in the Peloponnese, in the south, decided to fight Rome. The league lost and Rome decided to annex the whole of mainland Greece.
Why did phalanx attack followed by a cavalry charge at Gaugamela?
Darius had a much larger army and so Alexander couldn't afford to fight on the defensive, he had to go for the kill and hit the enemy.
The Macedonian Phalanx was a meat grinder, it only worked so long as it had momentum, so it hard to march forward, the Sarissa's whittling down the enemy front. The staggered line allowed Alexander to provide only a short attack for Darius, helping to preventing a flank attack. It, however left the right flank vulnerable which is why Alexander had to move out to the right to draw out Bessus, pin him and snap back to attack Darius which would cause either the death of Darius or Darius to leave the field, leaving the Persian's incapacitated. A cavalry charge is a frightening thing and not many people can stand against it, in Alexander's basic 'Hammer and Anvil' the Phalanx would push the enemy back and Alexander would push them back onto the phalanx, trapping the enemy infantry. Evident at 3 of this 4 set piece battles. It was a brilliant plan but one that had to be executed to perfection and for that, the great quality of the troops and able captains deserve credit.
How did athletic competitions develop in ancient Greece?
They were celebrations for the gods. The Olympics was for Zeus.
What are modern examples of doric order?
The only true doric style I could find, besides the ancient greek/roman temples to the gods, is the statue of liberty
They certainly look doric style on the columns but I dont know if that is designed with that specific order in mind.
Most of all the Washington DC monuments and other countries capitol buildings are either Ionic or Corinthian order
What were ancient Greek hospitals like?
yes they did because in the ancient Greek time their health was very important too them and if they didn't have any hospital then there would be no way to get medication or if a broken part in your body you would die
Are Greeks and Athenians the same thing?
Although Athenians were Greeks, not all Greeks were Athenians.
