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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.
10,833 Questions
Why were there apparently no synagogues in Philippi?
Jewish communities in Greece were not endemic. They had more to do with where Jews from the Judean Territories had settled in Greece and proselytized. It just so happened that Philippi was a city where the Jews had not established a large presence by the time of the New Testament.
Answer:
It has been speculated that the Jewish community in Philippi was very small, not large enough to warrant the building of a synagogue. We may assume that they prayed in a private residence, just as sometimes happens today.
Did ancient people keep track of time by ocean tides?
They found the sun and the moon much easier for days and months - and of course the tides are a function of lunar influence anyway. Easier to look at the sky.
How could Ancient Greek slaves obtain their freedom?
They couldn't unless they became a warrior or died
Themistocles.
Ancient greek city with a mythical lion?
The Nemean lion terrorized Nemea, which was a city in ancient Greece.
Who is a 8 letter soldier in Greek?
If you ask about the equivalent 8-letter word for soldier in greek, this is φαντάρος (fandaros). There is also another one with more letters and it is στρατιώτης (strateeotees).
Who is known through the works of his pupil Plato?
Demosthenes and Hyperides; the philosophers Speusippus, Xenocrates, and Aristotle; the great geometer and astronomer Eudoxus.
What famous philosopher was sentenced to death by poison?
Socrates was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock.
What happened as a result of Alexander the Great's rise to power?
Alexander didn't rise to power - he inherited the power from his murdered father Philip II of Macedonia.
After Philip's death, Alexander took over his father's expedition to conquer the Persian Empire. This he achieved over the next ten years. After Alexander's early death, his generals divided the Empire amongst themselves, forming their own kingdoms in Greece, Egypt, Syria-Mesopotamia and Asia Minor.
What happened to Spartan boys at age 7 20 and 30?
In ancient Sparta, boys at the age of 7 were taken from their mothers and went to live in barracks to begin military training. At age 20, they were declared fully-trained soldiers and put on active duty. At age 30, Spartan soldiers no longer had to live in the barracks.
At age 7, Spartan boys were taken from their mother and began military training. They lived in barracks with other boys.
Did the ancient Greeks do scientific experiments?
definitely. that is what there whole life was based on.
What happened to themistocles when he disagreed with the athenian assembly after the war?
He was exiled
What place rose to power after the Peloponnesian war was finished?
Sparta became temporarily dominent, Persia regained influence in the area and Thebes ovetturned Spartan ascendancy.
What specific steps did Themistocles take to build a strong Athenian navy?
He persuaded the Athenians to divert distributing a large silver discovery from distribution to citizens to building 100 warships, using the argument that, after the defeat of the Persian expedition at Marathon, they would return in force and a strong navy was essential to offset Persian land power.
Did Athens destroy farmes to starve Spartans into surrendering?
Athens did not starve Sparta into surrendering. In 404 BCE Sparta starved Athens into surrender by besieging the city and sending all Athenian expatriates back into the cityto speed up the starvation process.
What is The Odyssey a book by a Greek writer Homer about?
The Odyssey is about Odyssey(a greek hero) and his adventures.Is about 10 years...is about the Trojan war,about his love of his country and it's amazing!It has got a lot of fantasy,love,war and is just AMAZING!Everyone should read it!
What caused the Persian Empire to rebal?
The Persian Empire had no one to rebel against, it was the strongest power in the region until it was taken over by Alexander the Great.
Is Macedonia in the Roman Empire?
Of course it is. after Romans conquer all the Greek city states, Macedonia is found among them. Until 1453 when ottomans invade Byzantines, they also conquer the weak Slavic kingdoms of the north, Macedonia lies inside the eastern roman empire's borders, aka byzantine empire or Greek empire.
What is the significance of the olive wreaths awarded in ancient olympic games?
The men were awarded with olive wreaths because they were sacred in ancient greece. They showed power.
What city state was the main cause of the peloponnesian war?
The main cause of the Peloponnesian War was Athens' ambition and its success in promoting that ambition, which made the city-states in its empire resentful, and those not in its empire fearful of its dominant navy, which could strike anywhere.
There was a succession of cities involved in the lead up to hostilities - Kerkyra, Potidaia and finally Megara, the flashpoint. Athens decreed that Megara could not trade inside Athens' empire. This meant slow extinction for Megara which relied on trade. Its friends importuned Sparta to intercede: the Athenians were adamant, and war ensued.
The Peloponnesian War ended with the defeat of who?
Athens and its empire by Sparta and its allies, with financial support from Persia.
