How was a boys's life in Athens differ from a boy's life in Sparta?
There life's was indeed very different. A boy from Athens use to live it life in a more "city" environment people from Athen was more the kind of a socialist oppose to Sparta which used to be like a "fortress". They was taking their child's in places like war camps with in the city at a very young age in order to be trained so they will grow and be strong proud warriors of Sparta.There they would learn how to fight and eat food which would taste horrible just to get used in case of wars the food name was (Μελανα ζομον) in greek.
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What are the derivatives of the word muse?
Museum is a derivative of muse
Muse means:
MUSE [myooz] _verb,_ *mused, musing* . To think carefully for a long period of time: _He mused about all the thingshe wanted to achieve before turning 21._
_noun, plural_ *muses* a source of inspiration: _The artist's muse was his wife, who inspired him to paint beaautiful women._
In the religion of the ancient Greeks, the _Muses_ were nine sister goddesses who each ruled over a different area of the arts, science, and learning. A *Museum* was, "a home of the Muses," meaning it would have things related to these areas of learning and the arts.
Who was the king of Greece and expanded his empire to Persia and Egypt?
Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) succeeded his father to the throne of Macedonia (there was no king of Greece - he became hegemon - leader - not king) in 337 BC.
He acquired an empire by invading the Persian one, picking off its components progressively - Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine and Egypt. He then captured Mesopotamia and Persia proper, finally reaching what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan.
He imagined he was taking over all the eastern part of the world, thinkng India was its limit. His soldiers revolted when he tried to invade India and he turned back - just as well as a bloke called Chandragupta was in the process of conquering northern India with forces which Alexander could not have stood up to.
On his return to Babylon, he began planning to take on the western Mediterranean, but his early death brought this to nothing. With no clear heir, his empire was partitioned between his generals, and these were gradually absorbed by the expansion of Rome in the second and first centuries BCE.
Which are accurate descriptions of the Delian League?
After the Persian invasion of mainland Greece was repelled, Athens led a coalition of eastern Greek city-states to counter Persian attempts to rule them. The Delian League had its treasury at Delos. When the Persia Empire gave up the struggle and made peace, Athens turned the League into an empire of its own, continuing to levy the war funds, by force where necessary, and spent the money on beautifying Athens and putting half its citizens on the public payroll.
What did they eat in ancient greece?
in ancient Greece the men were farmers, and they harvested crops, and they grew olives, figs and grapes. many people lived near the sea, so fish and seafood was popular. the females made their own wine for the families. people also knew how to make breads ou of wheat, and they kept goats and dairy cows for milk and cheese. also young rich men hunted wold deer for special occasions.
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What is the main unit of Ancient Greek currency called?
Prior to 2001/02 (when the Euro became the new Greek national currency) the "drachma" had been the main unit of Greek currency for almost 3,000 years.
All philosophers know that there is a limit to human exertion. It is part of their wisdom. They know that the seed has been sown, which only needs time and the nutrients of human social interactions to grow, bloom and ripen which will take sometimes centuries. That is why they all go contented and satisfied to their passing away. That is exactly why Socrates in his prison cell went contentedly to his death. He was condemned for standing against proclaimed principles of the State. His disciple in the next generation Plato founded the Academy, the learning at which institution the noble men of his times could not avoid for fear of losing their covetous place in the marriage market. And when it was the time of Aristotle, he was invited to teach Alexander, the son of King Philip in Macedonia. Within three generations, we see the picture of Socrates' ideas becoming the governing principles of the State. No one can resist an idea whose time has come. Philosophers are patient and can wait centuries for fulfillment of their mission. So not only Diogenes but they all rest easy now in their graves.
What did the Minoans and the Mycenaean's have in common?
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Who was a member of the polis who was not a slave or a resistant alien?
who was a member of the polis who was not a slave
As far as we know, Achilles was a fictional character in the Iliad, which was written around. 1260 BCE to 1180 BCE, base on modern estimates.
Born about 480 B.C., somewhere in the vicinity of Athens, Euripides, the son of Mnesarchides, was destined from the beginning to be a misunderstood poet. He presented his first tragedy at the Great Dionysia in 455 B.C., but did not win his first victory until 441. He won only five awards, and the fifth award was not awarded until after his death. This lack of recognition might seem a bit odd when one considers that Euripides wrote about 92 plays and was compared, even during his lifetime, to the likes of Aeschylus and Sophocles. But Euripides was ignored by the judges of the Greek festival because he did not cater to the the fancies of the Athenian crowd. He did not approve of their superstitions and refused to condone their moral hypocrisy. He was a pacifist, a free thinker, and a humanitarian in an age when such qualities were increasingly overshadowed by intolerance and violence. Perhaps that is why he chose to live much of his life alone with his books in a cave on the island of Salamis. Euripides was exposed early to the religion he would so stubbornly question as an adult. As a child, he served as cup-bearer to the guild of dancers who performed at the altar of Apollo. The son of an influential family, he was also exposed to the great thinkers of the day--including Anaxagoras, the Ionian philosopher who maintained that the sun was not a golden chariot steered across the sky by some elusive god, but rather a fiery mass of earth or stone. The radical philosopher had a profound effect on the young poet, and left with him a passionate love of truth and a curious,
A massive formation of heavily armed Greek foot soldiers?
They were called phalanx, often called greekers.
How much power did Sparta gain after the peloponnesian war?
It was the dominant power in mainland Greece, but was soon at war with its previous allies and Athens, and was decisevly defeated by Thebes three decades later, after which its series of losses of military manpower relegated it to a second-rate power.
What was the function of the council of elders in Sparta?
To carry out government, to call the assembly of citizens to vote on important issues, and implement appropriate decisions by the assembly.
Which city state was a military state?
All the Greek cities enlisted their military-age males into their armies in which they were part-time, called out when required..
Sparta had a class of citizen ('Spartiates') whose life was as a warrior - they were able to do so because they had a class of serfs who tilled the land for them, enabling the warriors to devote their time to matters military.
In ancient Greece why did boys get olives and girls get wool?
Where they worked - the girls wove cloth, the boys worked on the farm.
What geographic reason explains the success of Ancient Greece?
Greece is Located on the Mediterranean Sea.
Did the Spartans wear a curiass or linothoraxs at the battle of Thermopylae or both?
This is a matter of historical speculation but both 'styles' of the body armour may have been worn either as a matter of choice or necessity . Personally I think the cuirass was worn by the Spartan hoplite .
What do greek children receive when they go caroling?
These days, money.
Many many years before, usually sweets, eggs or dried fruits.