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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 was the greek messenger who delivered the message in the Battle of Marathon?
The common story is Pheidippides. He was already dead, having run to Sparta to summon them to the battle, dying on his return from a 120 mile run.
In fact the news of the battle at Marathon was brought by the whole 9000 Athenian warriors who ran back to Athens after the battle to ward off a seaborne attack on the city in their absence.
Who is king of Macedonia who united with greek?
Phillip II, Alexander the Greats dad, unified the Greek states into one nation under Macedonian Hegemony.
What areas did the Romans copy the Greek?
The Roman were inspired by the Greek in all areas of culture.
How were people affected by the environment of Greece and how did they shape Greece?
The limited areas of fertile land in mainland Greece led to nomadic tribes settling on sections of it and forming independent city-states. These fecund peoples living on limited areas of land had to ship out surplus populations to seize new land and form new city-states for themselves. The sea was the highroad, and so they spread over 2,000 city-states around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals.
Greeks could be citizens of a city-state, not Greece, which was a word describing the Greek world, not a political entity or country. As a citizen of a city-state (eg Sparta, Thebes, Athens etc) they had political rights and duties in the city-state. Citizens were males over 18 years who had been accepted by the tribe they belonged to.
What was the primary body of water used for travel and trade in the Hellenistic Era?
mediterranean sea
What actions did Pericles institute and support?
Defence against Persia, subordination and taxing of the Delian League city-states, use of the taxes to glorify Athenian building and the arts, intrusions into the Peloponnesian League city-states, and ultimately war with that League.
When where the Greeks defeated?
Greeks were defeated (and won) over three thousand years. When exactly did you have in mind?
Rote learner
Why are Greeks called Noble Greeks?
Greeks are called "Noble Greeks" in translations of the Homeric epics, because they are epics about the Greeks and intended for Greek audiences.
What carrot relative are carrots confused with in classical Greek and Roman documents?
Daucus carota or wild parsnip.
How did Athenians train mind and bodies of boys?
Athenians believed that a good citizen had a sharp mind and healthy body. So education meant physical training as well as book learning. Until age 6 or 7, boys were taught at home by mothers or male slaves. From age 6 to 14, boys went to school. Teachers taught reading, writing, arithmetic, and literature. Books were rare and very expensive, so subjects were read out loud and the boys had to memorize everything. To help them learn, they used writing tablets. Coaches taught sports such as wrestling and gymnastics to strengthen students muscles. Boys also studied music. They learned to sing and to play the lyre.
At 18, Athenian men began their military training. After their service, wealthy young men might study with private teachers. These teachers charged high fees for lessons in debate and public speaking that would help young men become political leaders.
Unlike boys, most girls did not learn to read or write. Girls grew up helping their mothers around the house. They were taught to cook, clean, spin thread, and weave cloth. Some also learned ancient secret songs and dances for religious festivals. Girls usually married around the age of 15. Those from wealthy families married men chosen by their fathers. Girls from poor families often had more choice.
For their incursion into mainland Greece they first gained the support of cities and tribes in Thrace and then Macedonia and Thessaly, through which they had to pass. They also spread money lavishly around in central Greece and this brought in to their side Thebes, Phocia and other Boeotian cities, Locris, Malis, Thessaly, adding another 40,000 to their army.
The rest of the Persian forces were not allies as they were part of the Persian Empire (Egypt, Phoenicia, Mesopotamia etc), and provided military and naval forces as directed.
What is Solon known for in Greek history?
Solon, known to some as one of the seven wise men of Greece, came from a charitable, wealthy, Athenian family. Born in the seventh century BCE, he is the first Athenian figure known to historians by name, and he is said to have traced his lineage back ten generations to Hercules. Solon is renowned for his judicial contributions to Athenian law, and for such fame he now has a marble relief portrait outside the House of Representatives Chamber today. He instituted the seisachtheia or "the shaking off of burdens" in which his law nullified all debts and pledges of servitude, outlawed the enslavement of persons on account of their debts, and limited the quantity of land a man could possess. It was uncommon for such reforms to come from a man of aristocratic background, yet it is believed that he instituted these reforms out of a love for Athens' democracy and a fear of tyranny.
Most of Solon's known accomplishments are documented in Plutarch's Lives, the source of the preceding quote. Plutarch supplies the quote twice, saying of Solon first, "There is no doubt that he was a lover of knowledge, for even when he was far advanced in years he could still say 'I never cease to learn as I grow old,' " and again, later, he states, "Certainly, as far as leisure is concerned, his own verses tell us that he had plenty of it: 'I never cease to learn as I grow old.'" The wording of this quote, however, leaves room for interpretation, for didasko/menoj could be passive, "being taught" or middle, "teaching myself." Whatever the translation, this quote and it's context in Plutarch's Lives provide considerable insight into the personality of Solon.
Was Philip II a great orator who opposed the Greek attack on Persia?
On the contrary he united the Hellenes under his rule and planned an invasion of Persia as retribution for the Persian wars and to stop Persia who was oppressing Greek colonies in Asia Minor. He died however before this happened, and after his son Alexander III the Great reasserted his leadership of the Hellenes, he continued his fathers plan and conquered most of the then known world.
