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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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How does ancient Greece affect our lives today?
Homer is an American from Springfield, he is not Greek.
How did pericles make sure even poor people could hold government?
The Greek city of Athens in Pericles' time has much later been called 'the birthplace of democracy'. But the democracy in Pericles' days was very limited, especially for poor people. There were a few mass meetings per year if a subject was important enough - a sort of referendum, really - and citizens would be entitled to do jury duty, in a jury that consisted most often of hundreds of people. Those mass meetings could decide on things like war and peace, or on appointing an army commander in times of war. And the juries - who were at the same time judges - could decide on life or death.
That was it. Even to participate in only those mass meetings, you had to be a free-born, male citizen. But all the executive Government jobs were always in the hands of a small group of rich and powerful families - and so never in the hands of any poor people. Also, there were no democratic Institutions like a Congress with power and constitutional rights.
How did greek sculptures differ from those of Egyptian sculptures and Roman sculptures?
Greek statues were naturalistic, while the Egyptian ones were stylised. Roman sculpture in the Republican period was highly realistic portraiture (busts). In the period of rule by emperors the Romans adopted full bodied statues and they were modelled on the Hellenistic sculpture of the Greeks.
What values and abilities does the Parthenon reveal about Greeks?
The Parthenon stands as a sterling example of Balance, Symmetry, Harmony, and Proportion.
Is sparse living accommodations a characteristic of Athens Sparta or both?
Sparta had sparse living accommodations. Sparta had boys removed from the family and living in dormitories. Spartan men ate to be strong warriors. They slept nude and were allowed to gather thistle down to add to their beds made of reeds.
Athens had simple homes. Art was seen as a public activity. The rich had tables and chairs made of wicker, wood, metal or marble. Beds had cushions of wool, hay, leaves or feathers.
How are people divided into groups in ancient Greece?
They are divided into city-states otherwise known as a 'polis'.
Yes and no. Sicilians are descended, in large part, from both ancient Greek and later Byzantine Greek settlers, however Sicilians are part of the Italian Republic, speak Italian, and are Roman Catholics, like other Italians. So they are Italians, but they also have certain distinct cultural traditions that have been influenced by the many different invaders and settlers from different lands that have come to Sicily throughout the ages. The Greeks were one of the major groups to have an impact on Sicily, both culturally and genetically. In addition to a generous dose of Greek blood, Sicilians also have mainland Italian ancestry from the indigenous Siculi (who gave the island its name), who came from southern Italy, the Romans, and from medieval settlers from northern Italy who arrived after the Normans expelled many of the Arabs who were living on the island back then. Thus, Sicilians also have Arab, Norman, and also French and Spanish ancestry, however Greek and Italian are the two principal ancestries of Sicilians. The Arabs were known as "Moors" or "Saracens" in medieval times and these were general terms for Muslims. Some of Sicily's Moors/Saracens were also Berbers and Spanish Muslims (Spain had been conquered earlier by Moors). The Muslim Moors repopulated various parts of Sicily after having taken Sicily from the Byzantines, and most Moorish settlers were men. The spread of Islam and the Arabic language during this time in Sicily was the result of two developments: A large influx of Moorish settlers who repopulated Palermo and other communities and the conversion of many native Sicilians (mainly of Greek, Roman, and Siculi ancestry) to Islam. Throughout the Arab period, many Greek-speaking Orthodox Christians remained on the island at rates of up to 50% according to many historians, and again, many of the Arabic-speaking Muslims were native Sicilians who "went Arab" in order to escape prejudice. The Normans (a French/Viking people from Normandy who were French-speaking Catholics) arrived in Sicily at the invitation of the Pope who wanted them to expel the Muslims. Although largely tolerant of the Muslim and Greek Christian communities, Sicily gradually became Latinized over time as a large influx of Italian settlers (many of these from northern Italy) repopulated parts of Sicily as many of the island's Muslims left the island. Sicily's population was thus radically altered under the period of Norman rule as many Muslims left or were later on expelled after repeated uprisings against the new Christian rulers under the reign of Frederick II, only to be replaced by Italian and French Catholic settlers who gradually brought Sicily under the Italian sphere. Some of the Muslims (and hence some people with Arab and Berber roots) remained in Sicily and assimilated into its increasingly Latin Catholic society, and the Greek-speaking Orthodox Christians did the same. Hence, today's Sicilians have a mixture of Greek, mainland Italian, Arab, Berber, French, Norman, and also some Spanish blood as small groups of Spaniards occasionally immigrated to Sicily during the later centuries of Spanish rule). A few other ethnic strains are present as well, in small percentages, such as Albanian, German, and Phoenician. Source: I'm a Sicilian-American who loves history heh.
No,Ι don't think so. According to some researches, Greek people work more hours per week, compared to any other European citizen. I think it's stupid to say that the Greeks are lazy. Greeks have a good time and even though they have an economic crisis, they try to spend their lives happily. Well, I don't think that we should call this''laziness''.
When did the ancestors of the Spartans first enter Greece?
The early Spartans, or Dorians, first entered Greece in about 1000 BCE. It is believed that they came in small groups, rather than a large force.
Which Greek wars? Did you mean the Peloponnesian War, which was fought by the city-states of Athens and Sparta(and their allies)? Athens lost that war. There was the Greco-Persian War, fought between some of the city-states of Greece and the Persian Empire. A stalemate was reached. These are two of the wars that Greece has participated in form or another.
How did greek tragedies and comedies differ?
Just the way you think. The tragedies are depressing and end up sadly, whereas the comedies are funny, satirical and upbeat, and end well. Read Oedipus Rex and Lysistrata to see what I mean--they are both great plays.
He is writing to Menoeceus to discuss the ramifications of the pursuit of happiness. The principle issue is the boundless oppertunities and temptations available in the world of luxury. Epicurus complements Plato's Republic with the notion of society losing its Virtue, Latin "virtu" meaning manliness and strength, in the pursuit of luxury.
Pyrrhus [Πύρρος] was a great general of the Hellenistic era, King of the Molossians [Μολοσσοί] of the royal house of Aeacid. He became king of Epirus and later of Macedon. He was famous for his battles that though victorious cost him heavy losses thus the term Pyrrhic victory.
Why did king Leonidas want to fight the Persians?
Because Persians came to Greece to conquer it and Leonidas and the other Greeks had to defend their country.
Who is the Greek writer who wrote no one willingly wears the yoke of slavery?
The quote is from the play "Agamemnon," by Aeschylus.
