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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 did Archimedes benefit the world?
His advancement of scientific knowledge and the benefits arising therefrom.
How do you know so much about what all the Greek philosophers have said?
from all the book that were written then and discovered now
What was an influence on Western democratic thought first seen in ancient Greece?
Citizens can help make laws and govern as proud and free human beings.
How many teams were there in the Ancient Greece Olympics?
They didn't have teams then. The athletes competed individually - not even 'representing' their town/city.
Why was the battle of marathon important?
It was important to the Athenians in giving them confidence in their military ability and stoked their adventurous attitudes.
It was important to the Greeks as it demonstrated that the Persian empire was not invincible, and led the southern Greek cities to combine to resist the full-scale Persian invasion ten years later.
It provided an initial check to Persian dominance in Greece and demonstrated to the other Greek city-states that it was possible to resist the Persians. This encouraged them to league against the Persians ten years later when they attempted to subdue all of peninsular Greece.
The battle turned back a Persian attempt to subdue Athens, but brought on a later Persian expedition to subdue all of peninsular Greece. The success at Marathon encouraged enough of the Greek cities to believe that they could resist Persia, which they successfully did ten years later.
What are some National symbols for Ancient Greece?
Ancient Greece was not a nation - it was over 2,000 independent city-states - so there were no national symbols. They had symbols on their war shields, which were usually the Greek alphabetic first letter of their city's name.
King leonidas was the king of Sparta who led the famous 300 Spartans into battle agains the Persian army at Thermopolae in around 480bc. the Persian army was one of the biggest armys the ancient world had ever seen and was thought to consist of all the worlds warriors. the odds were tremendous but king leonidas and his 300 men managed to hold the Persians off for 4 days before sacrifising them selves to Sparta.
How did ancient greeks learn the will of the gods?
Usually through some sort of soothsaying, i.e. visiting an oracle or by reading "signs" like in Augury.
Who was the Greek god of encouragement?
the roman name is Diana but the greek god or goddess is Artemise
What did 18th century Americans learn from ancient Greece and Rome?
The importance of classical learning rested for Thomas Jefferson in the sole fact that they are 18th-century Americans chose to draw on antiquity in their political discourse. To a certain extent, the ancient Roman concept of "republic" was known, as imperfect as it was, and it was a model that 18th century political thinkers believed could be improved upon. !8th century thinkers found the Roman model to be a giant leap forward, and centuries later it was seen as an alternative to monarchies.
How does the concept of hubris from Greek tragedy apply to the Peloponnesian War?
Not at all.
The Athenians were self confident, not hubristic. They had a very real understanding of the extent of their power - in their fleet, their ability to use it to control their empire and disable efforts by Sparta and its allies, and the funds they had to support their activities.
The Spartans were anything but hubristic - slow to enter war and pessimistic about the effects of it.
The Athenian failure lay not in overconfidence or feelings of unweening superiority, but rather the weakness in a direct democracy of exposing the people to the traps of demagogues after Pericles' death early in the war, leading them into unwise and unsustainable actions, which reduced their military and self-sustainment capability.
What does erre es korakas mean in Ancient Greek?
"Go to the ravens/ crows!" which is the equivalent of "Go to hell!" / "Go to ruin!"/ "Go to hang"/ "Hang it!".
What did the oracle at delphi tell Hercules to cleanse of a terrible sin?
the oracle told him to to become a slave to a king. by this he completed his 12 labors and was then freed
Why is Ancient Greek religion considered mythology?
Because many people make the mistake of thinking mythology and religion are the same. Read this question for more info: Is_Greek_mythology_an_ancient_religion
And for more info on modern Hellenismos (Hellenic polytheistic reconstructionism): Discuss:Is_ancient_Greek_religion_dead
When did Pythia the oracle at Delphi live?
A number of women served as the Pythia in the almost four centuries between the 8th Century BC and 393 AD when the last prediction was recorded.
Why did the Persian navy have to thank the Greeks?
The Persians were not seafarers, and relied on other ethnics within their empire to provide their navy and trading fleet. The Greeks within their empire in Asia Minor and the Islands provided a significant part of this shipping and fighters which supported Persian security and prosperity.
